New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-12
girer 5ntelIigente.

| We were pleased to meet on the streets yester-
day Capt. John A. Boiinger, superintendent of the
Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Company. He
has Just arrived from St. Louis on business of the
| line.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
ST.. LOUIS. July 7-Although the river continued
swelling yesterday decline is expected to com
mence to-day or tomorrow, based on the fact that
the Missouri and upper Mississippi have been fall
ing for some days, and the absence of the prob
ability of a swell for some time in the Illinois
which is at present down to a low stage. There
ia plenty Of water, high stage out from here to
| Cairo and the delta, but rapid decline TO low
| stage is at hand.
| Business continues fair for the season, but re.
| Ceipts from the North are diminishing, the old
| crops of grain having become exhausted, and the
new yet to be harvested. The new crops are
| abundant.
| Rocky MOUNTAIN Region RIVER BUsINEss.--If
| rumor be correct-it seldom is in any instance
| the upper Missouri river trade has proved, this
| year, for the steamboats, that are engaged in it,
| as rich as that which made celebrated the ar
| goses of ancient Greece. The amounts of net
| profit realized by some of those Rocky Mountain
steamers which have returned, are, according to
common rumor, as follows: ST. Johns, not incu
ding considerable sum for government services,
$1,000 Mole Dozier, $50 100; Tacony, $l6-
GOO; W j. Lewis, $40, 600; Deer Lodge, $4,000 :;
Peter Baen, trip of ninetysix days $50 900, Only
Chance and Gold Finch, profits not ascertaned.
Those interchangeable citizens, M. S. Mepham &
Bro. are said to have gained cool one hundred
thousand from the voyages of their three steam
ers, Peter Balm Gold Finch and Iron City. Those
who, like u.s. are constantly among boatmen, hear
many regrets uttered by owners of boats that they
did not " load for the mountains There will be
a larger number of boats announced next year for
the gold regions of the Upper Missouri than ever
before. 1t is believed that competition for freight
and passengers will be 50 active that rates will be
very low and many of the boats will lose money.
hs1 mo . Ia l~n- 40
perienced for the voyage, in the matter Of water
There were but few accidents to the large Feet
which left this city, and in few days the most of
them will be in port, Some were on the way
down, and were turned back in government ser
vice, for which they are paid $3.50 per day
a sum, we presume, very satisfactory to the
owners of said boats just ct this time. AS
general thing, the trip 10 and from Fort Benton
without unusual interruption, is made in seventy
to ninety days. distance run, $3.50 miles. We
have noticed that sickly persons making the Yoy-
age are entirely restored to health, and that the
hardy and sun Drowned boatmen, previously ex-
posed constantly to the weather, gains flesh, and
becomes dark as an Indian This season the St.
Johns was the first boat to reach Fort Benton Just
about one hour ahead of the Deer Lodge. Capt.
Pat. Yore, commanding the latter lost suit of
clothes on the result Of that race. After writing
the above, we met a cautious OLD boatman, the
owner of one of the fortunate boats of the Noun,
tain feet, and asked him if he knew what were the
profits of any of the voyages. Oh,p says he,
Ihals NOT NJ lot the papers, Ou1 you LllghG say
from ten thousand TO 1orty Thousand dollars each
boat" He could have told us moro, but didn't.
oatur9ay mas smuns alJulu az ain' auu yuse as
Poat fo Nav 6rIeans Tbis ,norifa
tao III iaoya Iyitbont fail +n-Jog of ~
o,cIocT p " from, foot of Market street aes,rdrg
one II the hast onnortnnitips In travalers Tbee
veteran and accornIisbed cantain IAsse = Enr5
commands and M. b. Cnndiff Esa her nonnlar
CLERK ia in attendance at the desk.
The Magenta has laid up at the lower end of the
citv she viii have her guards nrenared In cot,
ton. a new roof, be repainted and innroved and
be ready to resume business in about 1--WE weeks,
Il is said She will run between Memphis and New
OrIeane in fine fall She ia a fsmnus boat and
hasn't done her best vet.
The superb Henry Ames, Captain Crawford
will have fnll load of produce on board this
evening, and viii then, or at 10 tomorrow morn
ing, leave for Vicksburg New Orleans and wav
noints The experienced and attentive George A
Williams formerly of the New Orleans and Vicks-
burg trade, has charge of the office.
CI>c1uysrr INV The weather cortin,,o,
lo ia bt ;tb Tho rercTr rari t jt
oti, aalu io, ~ piy.h az
fa1ing TvitS ,fonr inches in the obonnoI
Hara fba ,;vaT hsa raceded tweiva ;ncbaa 5rrn
~ ost t,,ont,, fonr borrs lin 4an fsat ~ as
soo ost bSrs hsgce to Tonsy;IIa Thare ore On to
and 5oif faet n lie canal There are aiabt fae
tor IN ,ho ioyrar Nbio frba CnmbarIonS 10 toiI
lin, ~ s snI,r Faet M 9ornetb shoals 20
ins W,.n i TI loes M III ~, 80 t
will q mr. off nf n
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MI 4or :, ,orro ord ,oosort 18th ,1rb+
Ane mea 20 - IN "uu Pi0"s""'' MIL snSnV
showers oil ram.
PITTsBuRG, July B,IRiVer twenty-five inches
and falling. Weather clear and warm.
me Lumlnary came IN WIN tair trlp OF treignt,
added some mere ana went on rejoicing She
took the place OF the Atlantic
Cumberland river continues to fall with about
four feet water on Harpeth shoals.
The Tennessee is still falling, with less than
thirty inches on Colbert shoals.
we learn that Mr.. IL. u Henry, who purchased
the cara Dolsen al auction o lew days since, has
succeeded IN getung possession OF the steamer.
S Nm r. aaHs ~ e. anu WI" prooapiy ieaVe
~ a,9" TrIa M ssi,,o. ro,
stni 0uJ 81, an itser was lats very
in ~ Nun vJ ieeT mater IN tne canal
bnrss III bad Ie II ~
@ @ sSIrs II na4 laleh only an men az the
8gu u w. As, ana thfee lnehes at Portland
~ ny u mSasnea mss eAneeulnslY warm yesterday,
th sba5a ;t q. nSoh tunnhg up TO ninety IN
e,ie shauS' ~tsu seouus threatening ram and