New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-17
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Fort and. On the falls there were but three fet t
nine inches water in the pass down the Indiana
chute, the only channel of communication with
the lower river.
The Arkansas river, in twelve hours, ending
Thursday morning, rose FIVE feet. The rise was
checked at 10 A, NJ. of that day. Terrible storms
had taken place,
The St. Francis river was rising at Wittsburg,
down.
The Emerald reports the river rising little at
Natchez when she passed.
At Cairo, on Thursday, the river fell eighteen
AT st. Louis the river is steadily falling, as upon
all the upper rivers
The Ohio is falling all the way, with fourteen
feet from Cincinnati to Louisville, five feet ten
inches IN the canal, and good stage thence to
| Cairo.
During the twenty-fours ending the night of the
| 10th, the Ohio had fallen two inches at the head
of the falls, and six inches at Portland. The canal
was closed Thursday for the purpose of cleaning
out the locks The mud in the canal and locks had
| accumulated to a very considerable extent, but as
long the river kept at good stage the necessity
| for cleaning it out was obyated. Now that the
stage of water is less than six feet, the dredge
boats can be successfully used, while at the same
| time the mud prevents all but the lightest boats
/ from working through. The Amazon, for New
Orleans was detained at the head of the canal all
| day Thursday. The Alice Dean, for this port was
| tightening. AT this time last year there were
heavy rains all the valley and the Ohio rising
rapidly, with fifty feet of water in the channel at
Louisville.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND PEOPLES
LNE-FoR ST.. LoUIs.-This large and commodi-
GUS passenger packet, Captain Jos. Lloyd, COM
mander, and Mr.. J. K. Boyles in the Office, is the
regular packet for Cairo, St. Louis and Memphis
to-day, leaving at P. NJ, connecting with the
railroads for all points East and West. Remember
the Commonwealth leaves as above.
CAMELIA FOR THE WATERING PLACES This
new, fast and splendid low pressure passenger
packet leaves the lake end on the arrival of the 3
A. NJ. train of cars for the above. Capt. A. P.
Boardman is in command and Mr. John 0tway is
the efficient purser.
For THE WATERING P1AuEs.-The fine, fast low
pressure steamer Creole, Captain Charles Walker
commanding, and Mr.. Sam. Green, clerk, leaves as
above to-day on the arrival of the A. NJ train of
cars, Pontchartrain railroad. Agents, Leach &
Perkins, corner of Carondelet and Gravier streets
FRANCES FOR MoBILE-The splendid new low
pressure passenger packet Frances, Capt. Thos.
Forbes, commander, leaves as above from the
lake end Of the Pontchartrain railroad at Al P. NJ
to-day. Agent @. Harris, corner of Camp and
Common streets.
ATLANTIC MAIL BOAT FOR ST.. LOUISA. d n
S. S. Company.-The large and favorite passen-
ger packet Atlantic, Capt ST. Clair Thomasson,
commander, and Mr.. Frank Smith in the office,
leaves for the above at o'clock this evening,
connecting at Memphis and Carlo with the rail.
roads for all points East and West. The Atlantic,
is beyond doubt, one of the most elegant and desi
rable passenger packets in this celebrated line.
Her officers are gentlemen of well known courtesy
and obliging dispositions as well as thorough and
efficient steamboatmen.