The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-09
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Thursday Morning. July 9, 1853
The landing presented quite busy appearance
yesterday evening. Considerable freight was
brought down, and the few boats that left port had
very good trips, one of them-the CleOna-wss
loaded TO her guards.
No change in the weather, il is still "awful"
hot-if we have had q warmer day this season
than yesterday was, we have no recollection Of
the fact.
The river before the city is still rapidly reced-
ing.
The Lizzie Hopkins from Jefferson, will arrive
to-day and leave as advertised.
Up to l P. NJ. yesterday there had not been
steamboat arrival at the wharf. The arrivals from
that hour up to dark were as follows:
Nina SHINES, Capt. Gresthouse, from Lock
port.
New Era from Bayou Sara, and A. G. Brown,
Capt. Bassett, from the lower coast
The following named steamers left port yester.
day.
Mollie Able for St. Louis.
Wild Wagner for Natchez.
Monsoon and Lulu d. for Jefferson.
Cleons fer Trenton.
JIG. Blackford and Annie Wagley for Washing
ton.
The Cleons for Trenton, Monsoon for Jefferson,
and Wild Wagner for Nstcnez, had splendid
Trips.
The John KIgour having been unavoidaby
detained, leaves this evening at 5 O'Clock for
Louisville.
The Nina SHINES, Capt. Gresthouse, leaves at
and intermediate landings, and they are not a
few.
The A. G. Brown, Capt. Bassett, leaves at noon
TO morrow for the lower coast.
The towbOat Shark and barges, hence arrived
at St. Louis on the 9Th inst
From the Vicksburg Times July 7th:
Sunday was warm day. In the evening we
had fine rain, which was very refreshing. The
weather yesterday was shOwery, With indcations
oil more rain as we close our report. Business
for the past two days has been dull but VITA our
feet of packets at the wharf to-day, we NAV
expect 10 see things pretty lively. River falling
steadily"
From the St. Louis Democrat, July 9Th
1--WE are sweltering under the hottest sun and
weather of the year. The heat is almost unbear.
able. The river is just about stationary. Slowly
low water is encroachng upon the arrangements
Of steamers and packet companies. Only five
and half feet hence to Keokuk."
From the Cincinnati Gazette, July 6:
1.-The river fell inches in the twenty -four hours
ending at P. NJ, Saturday, remained stationary
twelve hours, and rose inches in the twelve
hours preceding O'Clock last evening, at which
time there were feet IL inches of water in the
channel by tie metal marks at the water works.
The Emma No. 3, which left for New Orleans
Thursday night, when Just above Vevay, at Log
Lick, on Friday morning, burst one of her cyin.
ders. II was brought there Saturday morning by
the Major Anderson, and G. T. DumOut & Co.
secured a force Of workmen at extra pay during
| the day and night Of the fourth, aud up to 3
| O'Clock Yesterday afternoon, when it was ready
for Shipment the Camelis was expected to take
il down to the boat bat Captain Dean declined to
wait until il could be put aboard, which would
have detained the Camelis several hours. The de-
| tention caused by this accident TO the Emma will
amount to four or five days, which, in connection