New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-08-29
Rluey ,SnteltlQeNce.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No, N CAN'T 81
NndnnsdAN Mnrning. AngnBt 20.


again.
Business was tolerably brisk on the levee and
the departing steamers left with fair trips.
The Alex. spee- had not made her appearance
when we left the landing. She will, however, be {
in this morning. She will at once commence to
receive for a return trip to Red River.
Merchants and passengers for Bayou Sara and
the coast to-day must bear in mind that the O. s.
mail packet Lafourche, Capt. V. B. Baranco, will
commence to-day running under her new schedule,
She leaves this evening at 5 o'clock and again on
Sunday morning at o O'clock continuing to leave
throughout the season regularly on the above
days.
We return our thanks for favors to the officers
of steamers Mittie Stephens, Lafourche and e. A.
Homeyer.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
MEMPHIS August 25.-The weather yesterday
was cool and cloudy. The river here rose four
inches in the past twenty.four hours The Llnnle
Drown reports twenty-eght inches in the Arkan-
sas to Pine Bluff. The river atSt. Louis and Cairo
is rising slowly, with nine feet in the channel to
this point. The Ohio is rising at CINCINNATI ana
Louisville with five feet water in the channel and |
six and half feet the bars in the lower Ohio |
White river continues to decline, with six feet at
Duyals Bluff.
Business on the landing yesterday was light,
with fair number Of arrivals and departures.
There was very little doing aside of the receiving
of the local packets and discharging of the Marble
City. .... 49,
The late rise has improved navigation from ST
Louis to this point There is now nine feet on the
bars at Plum Point and 0sceola The Ohio is also
improved. There is six and a half feet reported
on the bars in the lower Ohio.
The Cincinnati packets can now come through
without detention.
The Memphis freight company received char
fhr fFOO ithitV dAdS' Yesterday, The vote
was seven against with eight in favor. Farewell,
draymen. Won't it be nice to cut up the levee
with railway tracks ~ @
The splendid passenger steamer Commonwealth,
| CAPTAIN Lloyd will leave the star wharf boat to-
day at 6 P. NJ, for New Orleans and all way land
| ings.
| The W. H. Osborne passed down yesterday at
| noon with big triP. One of her deck hands
died between Cairo and this point, and was buried
| at Madrid Bend.
The new steamer Dan Able picked up snag a
few miles above GreenVille, on her trip up, which
| tore up her arboard guards and boiler deck. She
will have her repairs finished IN time to leave to-
morrow.
The steamer Nicholas Longworth passed up at
noon with fair trip.
| The Olive Branch passed down for New Orleans
| from St, Louis, with all she could carry on the
water.
CAIRO, August 25.-The weather yesterday was
bracing, with few flying clouds, and the wind
| from the north. .--.t
Business on the levee quite brisk. Reshipping
| was heavy, and as a general everyday occur
renee, we can safely say there is more reshipping
and forwarding done at this point than at any
other city of its size west of the Allegheny Noun
tains, by one hundred per cent. .
The river at this point is about on stand.
In the Tennessee, to Johnsonville, there is scant
four feet. River stationary.
| The Cumberland is low, with but fifteen inches
on Harpeth's Shoals, and but one foot on the race
track. rsssts s.Es -z tx saF Hs-Tra
The Mississippi at St. Louis is swelling slowly
with seven feet large at that point.
The Ohio at Pittsburg yesterday was two feet
4 seven inches on the Monongahela ridge mark.
4 River falling slowly, Weather cloudy.
AT Cincinnati yesterday the river was about on
a stand, with six feet scant to Louisville and four
feet and half in the canal. River falling, with
four feet large at this point.
We learn, by the steamer Mepham, justup from
New Orleans, that there is but sevenfeet at Island
81, and seven feet large at Plum Point, with the
river at a stand at Memphis.
The Arkansas has thirty three inches to Little
Rock. River stationary with threatening clouds at
Little Rock on the 10th inst.
White river has three and a half feet to Duval's
Bluff, with the river declining slowly.
Good news! The steamer Mepham pulled of
the David White, and the Dave went along her way
rejoicing. sR
The Mepham reports the steamer Underwater
alongside of the Messenger, and from appearance
about to raise her.
i The freight from the Messenger has been placed
upon the bank, and everything had the appearance
of business.
There were no deaths on the Mepham on her
way up. This accounts for keeping boat clean
4 TO prevent disease.
The submarine boat that mas been at work over
the steamer Pringle up in the bend for the past
few days dropped down to the wharf yesterday
and delivered quite lot of freight in better con
dition than was expected, considering the time
that the Pringle has been sunk. The "sub" re
turned and is at work again this evening.
ST.. LOUIS, Au THE river was stationary
| Mt goc ov Thare 10 siT feet T.
kuk, and fair stage to St. Paul, but declining.
The Missouri is stationary with five feet to St
Joseph Hence to Cairo there is eight feet o
water.
Business was very quiet on the wharf yesterday
Epidemic excitement all over. Freight is begin
ming to accumulate along the Illinois and Uppe
Mississippi and will soon be undergoing shipmen
to this point. Weather cool and pleasant,
| The Lizzie Gill came to the wharf at foot o
Walnut street, and loads there for New Orleans
The Virginia leaves for New Orleans this evening
The John D. Perry was sold to Louisa Byers, o
. Memphis, for $4,000. The Perry was built il
March, 1858, 'and cost $4,000.
John G. Sinnott, of New Orleans, was tn
purchaser here of one-eighth of the Magenta, 70
i $4,000.
5 We have to announce that the magnificent maj
i packet Lady Gay, Capt. John Burke, will leay
= this evening for New Orleans. She loads at tn
big wharfboat foot of Market street.
= CoTToN.-We see by the Nashville papers tha
o the Cairo and Johnsonville packet company pre-
: leans in eight days, and at $3 30 per bale. Som
3 contracts have been made with Nashville shipper
| at these rates
n LoUIsYILLE.-The river was still rising slowl
o last evening with Eve feet water in the canal
l. the mark.
On the falls last evening there was three fee
water in the pass down the Indian chute, an
.. swelling slowly.
A. On the bars along the Lower Ohio there al
n from six to eight feet water, the most water ben
- on the bars above Evansville. The total rise
the river at the foot of the falls has been some
feet-not more. Owing, however, to shiftiI
,r sands, and boats grounding on the bars, the
were but three and half feet water, scant at tha
- reported on Flint Island, Scuf1etown and Walker
bars.-[Courier, 23d.
II The steamers Caddo and Sonora were detaint
from leaving yesterds on account of the raj
u They will both leave this evening positively f
Red River,
u SoRoRA FOR RED RIvRR.-Those who may
q, desirous of safe, speedy and pleasant trip
Or Shreveport, or any of the intermediate point
lv should bear in mind that the beautiful and unql
:. passenger packet Sonora, Capt. H. 81. Broad, cor
~ mRnder, will leave this evening at ocloc
III Those who wish to enjoy pleasant and comfort
BILE trip, cannot fail to do SO by taking passage
IN the Sonora Messrs. A. P. Trousdale and j.
Reeder are the clerks of the steamer.
CADDo FOR RED RIyER.-This complete al
newly repaired passenger packet, in commaI
Is Capt. Thornton Jacobs, with Mr. Thomas Jacol
is in the office, leaves this evening at 5 o'clot
n for all landings on Red River as high as Jeffe