New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-24
9iuer Sntelliqellte.
CRsgoENr OFFICE, No, 81 Camp St


among the pedestrians on the leyee. Business
was not as brisk as we could wish. owing to the
low waters in the upper rivers. The Mississippi
came down freighted with large cargo, portion
/ ofwhieh was reshipped from the Julia at Cairo
the Julia having returned to St. Louis. Thousands
taking advantage of the splendid weather visited
the levee il the afternoon to bid adieu to their
friends who were about to leave on the elegant
| Yicksburg packet Robt e. Lee, among whom were
two well known and esteemed bridal parties. The
Lee was well patronzed with freight and the
cabins crowded with passengers.
The steamer Mary n. Forsyth, from st. Louis,
viii be in this morning ready to receive cargo and
leave on Thursday at 5 7. N. for St. Louis. She
connects atMemphis and Cairo with the railroads
east and west.
I BY d dispatch received we learn that the regu.
lar steamer T. A. Homeyer from Red river with
/ $40 bales Of cotton, will be at the landing this
morning and leaves again for all landings on Red
river on Saturday next, ats P.
The fine steamer and punctual packet Mittie
Stephens, Capt. Langhorne, is row receiving
freight and leaves for Shreveport at o'clock
this afternoon.
The Caddo, one Of the most faEorte STEAMBOATS,,
will leave for Shreveport tomorrow afternoon at
5P.M. Shippers, send down your freight it will
landed At its respective places of destination in
/ good order.
i We return our thanks for favors to the officers
of the steamers J. D. Hinde, st. Nicholas, MssE-
/ sippi, Lotus No. 2 and Idahoe.
There is clerk on the levee this morning re-
eeiyipg for the great Quitman. The Quitman
leaves for Greenyille and the Bends tomorrow
| evening
The Lotus No. ? is receiving, and leaves for Red
| river on Friday next.
The favorite Sontherner, Capt. Dick Mason, will
be at the landing this morning receiving. She is
announced for departure this evening for Memphis
and the Bends.
MEMORANDA OF sTEAaEE ALEX. SPEER,-Left
Jefferson on Thursday Oct. 18th, at 10 O'Clock P.
81. Cypress Bayou very low and falling, there
being only two feet waefat the barin front of the
town landing, two and half feet at Potato Bend
and thirty three inches in the gate at Soda Lake.
Left Shreveport on Saturday, 10th, at IL O'Clock
". Met Lady Grace at John Picketts plantations;
met Irene at Madame Blossoms plantation. 2lst-
Met Elnora at Madame Lamay's; met Lizzie Tate
at Prudhomme bar. 22d-Met Cuba at Glover
barr Pioneer Era athead Grand Point. River fall
ing fast from Shreveport to the mouth with four
feet water on principal bars.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
ST.. LOUIS, October The Mississippi is slowly
but steadily falling, but as the channel cuts out
we have better stage of water to report to Cairo,
than some days ago There is now six feet in the
channel, but as yet the channel is very close and
requires the closest management and utmost skill
in navigating boat. The Missouri is falling
steadily With seant four feet in the lower river.
The Illinois is falling rapidly especially the lower
part, where the water is drawn offby the Missis-
sippi.
We understand that good many of our steam
boatmen are talking seriously of giving up the
river and taking to d farmers life. Captain E. A.
sold out his residence III this city and purchased
splendid farm a few miles back Of Alton.
The Olive Branch is the Atlantic and Mississippi
Steamship packet for New Orleans at 10 a. N.
The steamer Virginia Fitzgerald hence had ar
rived, and the John KiIgour, switzer, and Stephen
Decatur, Capt. Jones, left St. Louis for this port
on the 2oth inst.
At Memphis, on the 2lst, The Avalanche states
that the weather was clear and pleasant. The
river here, as well as ut st. Louis continues to
decline, with six feet from st. Louis to Cairo and
eight feet scant from Cairo to this gpoint. The
Arkansas is reported falling, with eight feet in the
channel. White river is low, there being scant
five feet to Augusta. The Ohio is falling, with
-four feat at Pittshurg. At Cincinnati and Louis
vile it is rising slowly with eghtfeet in the canal
Business on the levee yesterday was quite active
The Cincinnati packets left full of cotton, and the
localpa for below departed with full trips
There were 1900 bales of cotton on the landing
last evening, waiting shipment East per steamers
Silver Spray and Robert Burns.
The Tigress and Mohawk, towboats, and the
Silver Spray, from New Orleans, arrived at Mem.
phis, and the Welcome and Pauline Carroll, from
st, Louis for this port, passed down On the Goth
inst.
| The steamer White Cloud No. 2, Captain Ash
Hopkins left Memphis On the 21st for New Or
leans, as advertised.
The Continental, Captain Fowler, was noticed
To leave Memphis on the 22d for this port
The Memphis Avalanche, Or the 2lst., in noticing
the fayorite steamer Henry Won Publ, says:
The palatial passenger steamer Henry Won Phul,
Capt. Hicks, win leave The wharf today ut 2 r.
NJ, for Cairo and llsway points. The Won Phul
Is a No. packet. Mr.. joe Bantil a courteous
gentleman, has charge OF the Office; She will re-
turn here Monday evening to load for New Or
leans, and leave on her regular day, Wednesday,
GAIRo, Oct. 2l.-The river DIT This point hasrisen
eight inches,
The weather was variable yesterday sunshine
ana clouds alternately the ascendant, hntno rain.
Ia the evening it was almost clear, but there were
sill Indications Of rain. business remains about
Tiie Ohio i still falling steadily ut Pittsburg,
with four feet in the channel 1t is alsofalang ait
Cincinnati and Louisville, with Ave feet sig inches
onstlle falls
This decline IN the Mississippi Missouri and Ilii-
nois gees on steadily and surely, There is only
five feet len inches,toS ST. Louis foBr feet 70 Aeo-
kak four feet in the Illinois, and three and half
feet in the Missouri.
We have no later news from the Cumberland or
Tennessee.
/ The atonewail has good load, as she adds all
ahe wants here, aud leaves at an carly hour this
4 morning,
MI LOUIS Oct %. The Atlantic and Mississippi
steam,ssnp Company steamers are getting along
\ az West AZ Gould be desired, Each Of them takes q
light barge fr0ni here as a precantonary measure
| Inc splendid, INSURE ased steamer John Kilgonr,
| Gapts Henry switzer, will leave at four o'clock
this afternoon for New Orleans, w s. Foster,
Esq presidas ia the Office The elegant md
fayerite steamer Olive Branch, Capt Belt, MI,
JOHN Hinton clerk willleaY for New Orleans pre-
cisely a. 10 tomorrow morning. She will not be
/ delayed
Gapt. I, IT. Jones has place the Stephen Decatur
/ Ia the trade batween This CITY aud Columbus The
/ Decatur sill Leave OF heg afst ttip tHls evening
We understand t4s pus grlead Sgland has Brousit