New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-03
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CRESCENT OFFICE. No. 81 CAMP STREET,
Monday Morning. Sent. 2. SSfi6

1t previous days OF the week, however some few
!, boats were obliged to lay over on account of nc
:. receiving enough freight to justify them in leag
q ing, especially the packets of our lower tribpta
/, ries &
The John {Silgour for ST. Louis, had not finishe
!, , herrepairs She is now all ready and will Ieav
= positively Ibis evening fer Memphis Cairo and ST
i 7Leuis.
If We haze been requested by our steamboa
friends to call the attention of the proper author
q es to TIE fact that whenever their boats freigh
5 Is put upon the 1eyee there is a regular gang o
!; negro thieves which infest the landing for M
: other purpose than robbery, and as the dues and
port expense of their boats are very large, and
they pay any demand that is made upon them
we think that it is nothing but just that the police
men that are on the landing should be a little
more active and use more diligence than they
I'have done for the past two months, We have
noticed, in the past two three weeks that some
our packets have been robbed of large amounts
of produce, suchas kegs of lard barrels of pork
and barrels of -four. Wehope that we Will not
in future be Obliged to call to nstiee these robbie
ries on the landing. @,.sus
THE GEN; QuITMAN.-Steam was raised on Sat.
urdaylast on this magnificent steamer, and every.
thing found to work splendidly. Too much praise
cannot be bestowed upon Capt. W B. Richardson,
under whose constant care the repairs have been
made on the Quitman We will at future day
give full account Of the improvements and re.
pairs that have been made upon this fine steamer
She will commence running to Yicksburg and the
Bends on Thursday, Sept 18th, and she will be in
charge of the veteran Capt. J. NJ White.
The Carrie Poole and Lady Grace did not leave
ION Saturday as announced, for Red River They
are receiving, and the former leaves to-day and
the latter tomorrow
The officers of the Una. which arrived yester-
day, report that at Shreveport Red River had
risen twenty.seyen inches, but the rise was from
local rains. The Una is receiving, and leaves
again Tomorrow evening.
The Cuba, on account of an accident will be
obliged to go on the docks. She will, however,
be ready to leave for Shreveport on Wednesday
next.
BoATs DUE.-The Lizzie Tate from Red River.
and Grey Eagle from yick5burg, are due. The
Grey Eagle viii be receiving this morning. to
leave tomorrow evening. The Lizzie Tate is an
0ounced to leave on Wednesday next.
We return our thanks for fayors to the officers
of steamers Lafourche, Lady Gay, Una, Nina
simmes, Virginia and Lorena. ~
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES. 4
SHREVEPORT, Aug. 20, 1S66-The weather for
the past week has been wet and disagreeable Ii |
commenced raining week ago last Monday even
ing, and has keptit up night and day, with few 7
intermissions, to the present time of writing At |
times it poured down ia torrents rendering busi.
ness of all kinds impossible. Saturday, during
heavy Storm the thermometer stood at Ga de- |
month of August.
Since our last report the river opposite this
point has risen three feet, from the local rains
Last night, If anything it was on the decline If
the rains have been general above here, and we
have good reasons to think they have, it will not
be long before it commences to rise again.
Travellers report the Sulphur on the rise We
opinion.
The steamer Fanny Gilbert left her moorings on
Monday and went down the river a short distance,
for the purpose of towing up a barge. She viii
be in the ring in a few days
We learn by the grapevine telegraph that John
Roots aud the Lizzie Hamilton have laid up at JEFF
terson. Sorry TO hear it. In the way of items we
are the loser.
RATES OF FREIGHT.-From Shreveport to New
Orleans: cotton, q bale, s.; cattle, u head, SCI;
passage, $50. From New Orleans to Shreveport
dry, % Dbl, 81 wet, u bbl. 81 so. From shreve-
port 70 Jefferson: wet, y bbl,, 75c. @sl.
MEMPHIS, August 3l.-The weather yesterday
was cloudy. The river rose three inches in the
past twenty-four hours. The latest news from
Arkansas reports twenty-eight inchesin the Arkan.
sas to Little Rock. White river is falling, with six
feet 70 Duyalls Bluff, and four feet at Augusta,
Inc ONO was falling at Louisville yesterday, with
r. f5ef ieet IN the canal and FIVE and half feet on
lID1
and Cairo is falling, with eight feet to Cairo and
une feet between Cairo and this point.
BUSINESS on the landing yesterday was dull, with
but few arrivals and departures.
The weather was cool and cloudy with strong
indications of rain. X 5s7E= e
The steamers of the Atlantic and Mississinni
steamship Company will hereafter tow loaded
compete with the towing business.
The Nick Lougworth has been laid up until ne KIT
week or another rise, the present prospects being
for successful trips on the stage Of
CAIRO, Aug. 30-Weather clear and warmer.
Business fair.
The river declined inches to-day.
Z me Darling had q splendid trip. She Law here
freight. =
The Mollie Able added here 600 mules for New
Orleans, and left at P. NJ.
The Lizzie Gill; fully loaded, has no Memnbis
trelght. She will leave about midnight :
CINCINNATI, Aug 29.-The weather Yesterday !
was clear and mild, with the mercury at rs de-
grees AT Pittsbufg the river is falling with D, !
inches in the channel Here the river has faIIep !
inches during the past tWenty.four hours with :
l64 feeton the shoaest bars hence to Louisville
There is 5 feetin the canal.
ST. Louis. Aug 30.--The decline in the river !
since yesterday is considerably less than the two
previous days, but there is no doubt of a con. ;
nhued and steady fail for the next two or three
8eeaS, winch viii doubtless cause low water in d
many places. The fall rains which usually occur
IN october Is about as early as another swell can
pc Locked for, There is at present eight, feet of Z
water TO Caro- while the channel cuts out as the
river falls 50 that We hardly think it win get be-.
low SIX feet before the rise of October. !
The upper rivers are expected TO suffer most ~
from the decline OF the next three weeks. thew he
ing already low and hardly able to Withstand
much OF fall without being rendered unnayi >
gable
The stage ofwaterin the upper Mississippi is be.
coming less bydegrees every day, yet boats of all
draughts have thus far been able to run thronnh +
with more or less difficulty. The ST. Paul Pioneer {
q last saturday says the river is falling and the
larger packets have hard time 70 make regnlar n
trips kaposia bar is becoming unite bad again Il
Missouri and Illinois are both recedina at & rate !
that leaves no doubt of low water ia Both rivers
before long, se'A' - 20
= Business begins to show some signs of revival =
Ihe cholera Is rapidly disappearing, and country y
merchants are beginning to arrive To nurebase II
their allstoeks. The repoets from every onarteT !
speak eneouragingly of tie coming iii business
me crops are good and the grain trade, from h
above viii be unusually heavy, while there viii Ia h
l n Trade South il not a brisk one. s. 8
: 3itEFtvAL OF TRADE BELow--The Mempbis Rp1. Z
lehni o. Monday, speaks enc0nraginqlv of the 8
coming tsi trade on The lower Mississippi Ttsays
most Of the boats are brushing up for The com. !
~ season. aud will soon be on their respeetiye Il
I N as bright and clean as pewter buttons. q
lns Dis ernon starts for ViHksbnrg on Tuesday b
suu VIII 1e IN splendid ditio4t It,s,