New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-09-28

Of the Iron City will be occupied by Messrs. Byron
Pomeroy and Emmett Strange.
The White Cloud No. 2, Capt. Ash Hopkins, ar.
rived yesterday from New Orleans. The Cloud
towed to this port from Cairo the hull Of the
Mepham Bros new Arkansas river packet Fannie
Scott. 1t will be finished at this port. Capt Hop
kins will start the White Cloud for New Orleans
on Tuesday.
LoUIsvI1l1E; Sent 22.--The river was at stand
at this point all day yesterday, having, contrary
to general expectation, risen only lew inches
during the night previous. IN the canal there
| were ii feet inches water by the mark The
weather has suddenly turned very cool, with the
thermometer down in the fifties all day, and fears
of frost last night. 1t was quite cloudy all day,
but if it cleared of last night there will certainly
| be a visit Of frost to record in the morning.
| On the falls last evening there were but feet
steamboat water down the Indian chute, and the
river about stationary. For ascending boats in
the middle chute there were fully 6 feet water.
The magnificent steamer Indiana came up over
the falls yesterday, and was loaded at the city
wharf, foot of Fourth street, where she was re-
ceiying freight for New Orleans last evening
The Indiana, Capt. R. 3. Neal, takes her de-;
parture to New Orleans direct, on her rrst trip OF
the season, on Wednesday next, the 26th inst
Her accommodations for passengers and families
are unsurpassed, and her decks for stock are the
roomiest on the river, and the best adapted for
choice live stock, horses, mules or beeves, Of any
boat now in the trade The clerks of the Indiana
are Charley Schultz and Harry Walker. Both are
known for their attentions and courtesies.
The river at Pittsburg was at a full coal boat
tide yesterday, III feet water in the channel, ris
\ ing. A large feet of coalboats and toWboats had
started south on the rise yesterday and the day
| previous, and full supply may be expected. .
| The river at times yesterday was pretty well
| filled with drift, including vast amount OF corn
| stalks, fresh and green. The debris of the Miami
| bridge was looked for, but one entire span of it
had beeh caught at Madison.
\ At tCinennati the river was at o stand at noon
| yesterday, though at good high tide, with fully
| twenty-six feet water in the channel.
The old gunboat Carondelet that had been
| lying perdu at the foot of the falls for ever so
1 long got up steam yesterday, and walked up over
the falls. 1t was hard fight, bpt she won it, and
designs continuing her upward career to Pitts
| burg, where, probably, new boat will be built
| from the debris.
The Kanawha river was falling at last accounts,
| with three and half feet water in the channel,
and the Kentucky river is only at moderate tide,
are evidence that the rains, We're heavier on the
! north of the Ohio than on the southern side.
1 PITTsBURG, Sept. 21.-The river rose three and
a half feet at this point during the past twenty
four hours and this evening the pier mark ind-
Gates thirteen feet and still rising.
| The Allegheny is reported rising rapidly above,
and rise of some importance is expected in the
Monongahela. The amount of coal taken out by
tow-boats the present rise will reach three and a
half million bushels, and large amount will go
I forward ON floating floats.
/ Capt. J Smith has traded his interest in the
new steames Quickstep to Capt W. B. Donaldson,
for the Spray. Capt. Donaldson will place the
Quickstep in the Pittsburg ana Cincinnati trade
until the Great Republic is finished.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 25.-The weather was cloudy
1 and rather cool yesterday morning, but only an
occasional light shower fell until about O'Clock
P. NJ, when heavy rain SET in with thunder and
lightning, which continued for something like an
hour, when the streets were flooded with mud and
water, preventing many of the theater goers from
their popular amusements. The rain however. did
not prevent the business on the levee from pro
crossing with more than usual Tigor. Boxes, bar
rels, sacks and every species of merchandise were
Iheaped and piled in grand array upon the bank
and in the wharfb0ats
The river yesterday was "booming." 1t rose
about six feet from daylight to P. NJ, and was
still on the rise. The rise since the lowest ebh
has been about fifteen to sixteen feet and PROB
ably this morning will be twenty feet. The chan
mel has been covered with debris Of all kinds
during the last forty-eight hours. The bar oppo
lferryboat yesterday ran over the place where 6
day or two ago beautiful green island reared its
head-noW nothing but desert Of water ab0unds
"A sternwheel boat, with two barges in tow
j with boat and barges heavily laden, passed down
on Sunday. We think the 5arges We're those oi
Captain Sterritt, intended for running in the
/ bayous of Texas. The boat did not land here,
but put off few passengers in yawl. Wagons,
Iplows and sich 'fappeared to De her cargo, but
she may have had lot of nipsn on board.
/ JOHN KILGOUR--Aercfld1lts and Peoples Line
for ST. L0atis.-This evening, at o'clock, the
favorite, fast and splendid st. Louis packet John
Kilgour, leaves as above. The cabin arrange
ments of the Kilgour are of the best character,
and no better boat floats on our rivers. We ad-
wise passengers to call on board and pay this
steamer visit of inspection, and we are sure
| that they will engage their passage before leay.
| ing. Capt. Henry SWitzer is in command, and
Mr.. W. s. Foster does the honors of the office.
/ LADY GAY, U. S. MAIL BOAT, ATLANTIC AMI
1 MISSISSIPPI STEAMSHIP CoMPANY's LINE.-Ihe
regular, elegant and popular passenger packet
| Lady Gay, Capt John Fl. Burk, commander,
and Mr.. John a. Tatam, clerk, leaves this
evening at o'clock, for Memphis, Cairo. st. Louis
and all way landings, making connections with the
railroads for all points East and West. The Lady
Gay is one of the feetest, largest and most costly
of our river packets, and has no superior in all
that pertains to comfort and enjoyment. She is
an ornament to this great line, and the pride Of
| her owners. The high reputation of her officers
and the vigorous discipline known to exist on
board are the pledges of safety offered by the
Lady Gay.
| MARY FOR MoBrLE.-The splendid new low pres
sure passenger packet Mary, Capt. A. L. Myers,
| commander leaves as above from the lake end Of
| the PontchaEtrain railroad at ?. n. to-day.
| Agent. g. Harris, corner of Camp and Common
streets.
/ NINA SHINES, EXPRESS PASSENGER PAcKET FOR
BAYOU SARA.-This fast and splendid passenger
Ipacket, in command of Capt. W. r. Greathouse
with Messrs. Troxler and Millern the Office leaves
| at 10 A. N. to-day for the above and coast land
lngs, Passengers for the coast will find the SHINES