The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-04

the wharf this morning ready to receive freight.
she leaves on her return trip las above) at Pm.
TO morrow.
The arrivals since Saturday evening were Csddo,
Capt. Barnes, from Shreveport, with 2lo head
cattle, etc.
Lizzie Hopkins, Capt Roots, with trip Of the
Irene, which consisted of 8 bales cotton, 267 head
cattle, lot of hides, etc.
Gov. Allen, Capt Smoker, from Argyle land:
ing, with 10 bales cotton, large lot OF fruit and
sundries.
Aloe, Capt. Radovich, from lower coast, with
ii barrels rice, etc.
National. Gross from Bayou Sara.
Hetty Gilmore, King, from Lsfourche.
Grey Eagle. from Bayou Sara.
The only departure since Saturday was the Ma
tional for Bayou Sara.
Messrs. Mcvsy and Porter of the Gov. Allen,
have our thanks for favors.
The A. G. Brswn made the usual excursion trips
to CarrOllton on Sunday evening. There seems to
be great falling of in the number of visitors to
this once popular place of public resort. THERE'S
apparently screw loose somewhere, and our
friend, Dan. Hickok, should try and hnd where
il is.
The regular weekly packet Gov. Allen, Capt.
John Smoker, leaves at P. NJ. to-day for Green
vile, Vcksburg and intermediate landings.
Messrs McVsy and Porter do the honors Of her
office. Two more courteous gentlemen would be
hard to find.
The lower coast packet A. G. Brown, Capt. W.
5. Bassett, leaves at noon to-day, going as usual
10 the Forts. Mr.. Oliver Canton, a courteous
gentleman, will be found in charge Of her office.
The regular semiweekly Natchez packet Wild
Wagner. Capt. Richardson, will be found at the
wharf this morning. She returns tomorrow at
5P.M.
The Annie wagley and ]. G. Blackford, from
Washington. will be found at the wharf this morn
ing ready to receive for their return trips. They
leave at P. NJ. to morrow.
The weather was rather threatening all day
Sunday, and this fact alone prevented the usual
81 susea laua
Many, however, seemed determined to brave the
elements, and the A. G. Brown carried numbers
Of delighted ones to Carrollton and back during
the afternoon.
81 so and 81 to Shreveport and 81 so and So to
Jefferson, are the rates which rule at present.
The officers OF the Lizzie Hopkins have our
thanks fer faVors.
The RICHMOND IN THE FIELD.-Not "another
Richmond" but Capt. A. p. Boardman's light
draft passenger packet is up for Jefferson, Shreve
port and all intermediate landings, to leave posi-
lively at P. NJ. to-day. As passenger packet
the Richmond has but few equals and no superi.
ors in the trade. She is as light as the lightest,
and above all under command of clever and at.
tentive officers. To those who intend travelling
we can only say: On to (the) Richmond.
We are reliably informed that Capt. Boardmsn,
at present the well-known and popular comman.
der of the Red River packet Richmond, and who
las commanded several as fine steamers as ever
p.Ougbed the waters OF "Old Red" has bought
an interest in the B. l.. Hodge No. 2, and that
son as tne water permits ne Will assume com
mand OF her.
The Cincinnati Gazette is informed by letter that
the Monsoon sunk in Red River about the middle
Of july" We are pleased to be able to inform it
that such is not the case. The Monsoon is now in
this port undergoing extensive repairs, preparato-
~ 10 entering the Red River trade as soon as the
Stage of water will admit
The following rates to New Orleans now rule
at st. Louis:
Flour 4Oc., corn &c.,, oats, bacon and lard $50.
per 100 lbs, pork 75c. per barrel.
The Pauline Carroll hence arrived at st. Louis
on the 30th.
From the Memphis Avalanche, Aug. I'd:
/. :" We have no Improvement in business on the
wharf. White river receding slowly, with eight
feet in the channel to Duvall's Bluff. The Arksn-
sas continues at low tide with twenty eight inches
in the channel from Pine Bluff to the mouth. Capt.
]. Slut Neal is at Cairo, experimenting the re-
pairs on the Richmond. She will ply in the Men,
phis and New Orleans trade this season, leaving
here on her first trip the second Wednesday in
September"
From the Louisville Courier, August /:
:" The w. +. Curtiss has been chartered at $1,000
per month to run between Louisville and Cairo in
connection with the John Kilgour which will ply
between Cairo and New Orleans. Up to ten
O'Clock Wednesday the Tennessee had risen ten
feet, and was still swelling at the rate Of half an
inch per hour. Fears were entertaine that the
fine crops and creek bottoms would be overlooked
and badly damaged. The rains Of Saturday and
Sunday nights were among the heaviest ever
known in that region. The Cumberland at Nash
vile is rising, with three feet on the shoals.
Heavy rains are reported above and all the tribu-
tary streams are full. Capt Norton's new boat
now being built at New Albany is ready for plank
ing. The following boats sre laid up at New Al
bany, nearly all of them undergoing thorough re-
pairs John Kilgour, P. W. Strader. Cora s., w.
Comet, Swallow, Grand Lake and Phil. Sheri-
dan.n