New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-18
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/ We have passed the dullest week this summer.
The weather continues warm and seasonable. with
frequent showers, which render the evenings very
pleasant On Saturday it was exceedingly warm
and unpleasant About dark, however, we were
visited with a heavy rain, and yesterday it was
degTee or two cooler than we have had it here for
some time.
Business during the week has been dull, with
the exception Of Saturday The departing
steamers left with good trips, especially the Ma
tional for Red river, which was obliged to refuse
freight. The Fletcher for Guaohita had a splen-
did trip, and the favorite and splendid Magenta
was crowded with passengers.
/ The Julia was the only departure yesterday.
The steamers Lizzie Gill and Ruth, from ST.
Louis, Qutman from Yicksburg, Alabama and
Starlight from Red River, will all be receiving to-
day. The three former leave tomorrow and the
two latter on Wednesday.
! The passenger packet P. W. Stader, from
Louisville, and Nina SHINES, from Bayou Sara,
viii be receiving to leave again on their return
| trips this evening.
The steamer White Cloud No. 2, Captain A. G.
Hopkins, left st. Louis on Saturday for this port.
we learn through telegram to Messrs. Stevenson
u Douglas.
The steamers Grey Eagle and Lafourche have
lain up forrepairs. The Grey Eagle will resume
her place in the Vicksburg trade on the 26th inst
taking the place of the Quitman. The Quitman
will then lay up for the purpose of putting in new
boilers and general repair.
Our young friend John G. McFauI has resigned
the position of first clerk of the Lady Cav, thus
depriving the A. and M. s. s. Company of an eff
cient and popular officer. We have not learned
the name Of his successor. Mr.. McFaul will 90
into business on shore at st. Louis.
MEMPHIS, June 15.-The weather was excessively
hot yesterday, the mercury standing at % in the
shade, and scarcely breath of airstirrng, making
it, to say the least, uncomfortable. Business was
extremely dull on The leEee, though there is a CON
siderable amount of freight piled up along it, We
are pleased to see that the landing committee have
at last determined to try and do something to i'm
prove the landing, as they are bringing down
gravel for that purpose and covering up the sewer
emptying into the river at the ST. Louis wharf
boat, which has so long been an eyesore to all
beholders. The river s rising rapidly here and
during the day it rose7 inches. This Is doubtless
from the rise in the Missouri.
The Cairo Times OF the 18th says: The river
at this point is still rising, with good stage of
was warm and cloudy nearly all day, with an occa
sional shower of rain, which cooled the atmos-
phere considerably, so that we still live and
breathe. Business, owing to the number of
steamers at our leyee, had an upward tendency. .
The Evansville Courier of the 18th SAYS: The
weather continues WarIn-nay, even hot the
SUMS rays failing almost vertically and with in
tense ardor. Il pleasant breeze yesterday modi-
lied the heat to some extent ID the shade but still
it was sweteringy hot The river Is rising steadily
but slowly from to inches in "a hours Ii will
soon come to stand, however, unless we have
copious rains.H
The Cincinnati Gazette Of Tuesday saws: The
weather yesterday was quite warm the thermom.
eter in the shade indicating a temperature of 93
degrees, above zsro. During the afternoon it be-
came cloudy, the wind raising clouds of dust on
the wharf AZ PIttsburg, at noon yesterday, the |
river was rising slowly, with feet 10 inches of
water in the channel with clear weather, at tenn
peratnre Of ~ degrees above zero BY the marks |
lt the waterwOrks, the river had fallen 10 inches |
during the "a hours preceding O'Clock yesterday |
morning, at which time there were 10 feet Z |
inches of water inthe channel. Theremainder of |
,he day 1t continued to decline slowlyn
The Louisville Courier of Wednesday saVs. The
liver was falling slowly yesterday, with 5 feet !
nches water in the canal in the evening by the
mark. During the previous "a hours it had fallen
inches at the head Of the falls, and inches at
Cortland The weather was excessively warm
hough tempered at times with breeze, the ther-
nometeF ranging as high as 50 in the shade. There
we're two showers Of rain during the day, On
he falls last evening there were feet inches in
he pass down the indian chute, and the river
lowly falling. The dispatches from Pittsburg
we're unfav0rable for a Ruceessful coal beat tide |
hough still further rise was expected from the
1Onongaheia.
YIoKsBUEG.-We learn that the cutoff has been
made through Davis's Bend. 1t is now said to be
1ne hundred and fifty feet in width and over ff-
zen teet IN depth. The distance across is about
i've hundred yards and around, aboHt twenty-five
niles. The channel OF the river viii doubtless
mako for the head of the chate at Big Black
sland, which will create another out,oH and
hoFsen the distance about ten miles more in all
lbout thirtY-iVe miles, These eut-ofs will be Of
considerable benefit to the plantations along the !
iVer Immediately above here, as swells Of the
iver hereafter wilt shortened several feet
Herald, 18th
CNonaATI, June l2.-The weather was clear
nd warm yesterday with the mercury ranging At
0 degrees at noon. AZ Pittsburg last night the 7
iver was riaing, with feet in tue channel Here
reoeded INCHES during the "a hours ending last
ight, withI feet on the shoalest bars hence 10 : :
ouisyille. There is feet in the canal. There is
feet in the lower Ohio. The Cumberland is I
sing, with feet on Harpeth Shoals. There is
set and falling in the Kanawha. 7
fITTsBuRG, June ll.--rhe river continues TO rise !
.eadiy at this point, with feet inches in the /
aannel By the Monongahela pier mark this eve !,
lng. telegram from Oil City about noon to-day -
spoftea the Allegkany rising again. with So inches II
llie enamel. lhe Monongahela has not risen
auh as get put rise IN that stream is expected.
hefs mas not been single arrival or departure
'-aayl ASIDE from the regular packets The fol
wing toSboats left for Cincinnati today: Fear
ss with AZ ,O0O bushels coal, Venture with As 600
sshes coal, Valley 55 coo bushels coal for Louis n
lls, sam Roberts $4,000, Stella 10000, and John a
, ~ Siosef9Ve With $4,000, making total of 3I4 GOO "
aSnes that nave already started Other boats are =
isking preparations and quite number viii gof O.
4 Tomorrow, val 5'S
+ fARKsRsRuRa June II The river il six feet and
eihss ~ nose hambletOa passed down atg
z ana inc Emma Floyd down at 8 An. "a
: oslh'o1' N; n June 1.-THE river has risen two ",
!, in9 Aainoqrgh passed up, and the 20
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