The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-08
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signs of revival. The arrivals were numerous
and most of them brought fair loads
Our tobacco trade seems TO have received
sudden impetus; 697 hhds. were received yester-
The party who left trunk on board the Nina
SHINES is hereby informed that 1t Is still ABOARD
The weekly packet Bart Able, Capt. Harrison
is receiving for Shreveport. She leaves at p NJ
The Vicksburg. Capt. Blanks leaves at o'clock
tomorrow for all landings on 0uachita river.
The officers of the Vicksburg, ,Nstionali ana 81
Nicholas have a usual with them, placed THIS re-
porter under obligations for favors. -,
The Independent packet ldahoe. Capt ). W.
Blanks leaves this evening at O'Clock, Tor Cam'
den Ark, and all landings intermediate upon tne
Ouaehita. Messrs. Breard and Morris gentlemen
with whom it is q pleasure either to travel or
transact business WITH have charge OF her ONCE.
Capt. Blanks is well known, that words from US
| in bis praise, would be almost superhuous:
The regular weekly Shreveport packet National,
Can't Sinnott, leaves at P. NJ. 10 day, ana mere.
after will leave every Friday for Shreveport and
intermediate landings. Mr.. Florence Findren has
the ibervIe, Capt. Gross. leaves at 10 A. NJ.
this day for Bay on Sara and all landings iaterVen'
| ing ON the coast .
The feet A. G. Brown. Capt. W. s. Bassett,
leaves as usual at noon to-day for all landings on
| the lower coast. Her reputation Is so well estao'
| lisbed that we are unable to say aught Wnlch
would add anything to it. MIR. U. Canton presldes
| in her Office.
|
house leaves at 10 O'Clock this morning for Lock
port and all intermediate landings on the upper
| coast and Bayou Lafourche. There are but rev
| persons who have travelled during the past six
| years between Bayou Sara and New orleans that
are not acquainted with Capt. Greenhouse, or, as
he is familiary called, 4" the captain with the
white hat" We are notprone to hsttery, but can
say sincerely that no more thorough officer or
clever gentleman ever trod the deck OF q Misss
sippi river steamer. This we know will be in.
dOTsed by all who have ever had the pleasure OF
travelling with him. In the management OF the
SHINES be is ably assisted by Capt. Joe Dalteres,
and as everyone knows Joe we will not attempt to
give expression TO our feelings on this occasion.
The public are hereby advised that the regular
Arkansas river packet Caroline, Capt Bateman,
will arrive in time TO leave on her return trip next
| Wednesday.
We were threatened with rain several times yes
teTday. None fell, however. good shower
would be thankfully received, as the dust Is get
tiag intolersble on the levee.
The arrivals since our last embraced the Alice
Dean, Capt. Maratts, from Cincinnati, with full
Vicksburg, Capt Blanks, from ouachita City
J with 56 bales OF cotton and sundries.
Gen. Qutman, Capt. Leathers, from Vicksburg
, with 227 bales of cotton.
Bee and barges. Capt. Gall, from st. Louis.
Indiana. Capt. Neil, from Louisville, with an
immense freight, consisting in part OF bales cot
! ton, 1863 hogsheads tobacco, III ,579 sacks corn
1890 empty barrels, etc.
st. Nicholas Capt. Dowty, from Grand Ecore
with "a bales cotton, 200 head stock, etc.
National, Capt. sinnott, from shreveport, IA
, | bales cotton, l42 head cattle and sundries.
. Belle Lee, Capt. McGill, from Louisville, part o
which was 52S hhds. tobacco.
, A. G. Brown, Capt. Bsssett, and Aloe, frou
. Lower Coast; ThOs. Powell aud Flicker from
The John Kigour, Pauline Carroll and Bee AM
barges, for st. Louis, were all the departures.
Our kilograms received last nighs report thu
Ohio rising rapidly at Louisville on the 7th' and
| IA down "a
"LoUIsNILLE, May 6.-To Sianott q Adams
Leave here tonight. Jno. T. Roberts, clerk O
steamer R. Z. Lee"
The officers of the Belle Lee have our thank
for a copy of the Belle Lee Journal.
u River at this point still on a stand.
! We anticipate lively time upon the landin
= to-day and tomorrow.
!, FROM OUR ExcHASGEs.
From the vicksburg Times. May It'll:
l. 1.-The weather was warm and cloudy. A hig
3 wind prevailed throughout the day, making leve'
q business exceedingly disagreeable. Business wa
l. n ade TO look active by the large number OF o
rivals and departures. River unchanged"
n From the Cairo Democrat, May 9th
1.-THE weather has been clear at intervals du
~ ing the forenoon, with very hot sunshine, aud Il
S. thermometer standing at So degrees in the s6ad
g The Mississippi is rising from st. Louis to Cali
~ and Memphis. Business is uncommonly dull. 81
As Cairo will compare favorably with other place
: as the complaint is general"
u The st. Louis Democrat, May 9th, says:
"A freshet of the rivers appears more imm
IS nent than at any previous time this year. III
a, persistent rains along the course of the uppt
= streams have added great volume to the alreac
IA deep waters, and, consequently, we hear
40 towns inundated on the upper Mississippi, and
rapid swell and threatening danger along the III
'53 Dois The rise continues steady here, and Il
he swell is expected to be more rapid. AlthouQ
O. the roads are universally in bad condition, v
lr are informed that boats bound down the uppt
b. rivers have TO refuse freight at many points.
e. yond the loss OF another mountain boat, we haV
RI learned nothing of Importance from the Missouri
at Business continues active on the wharf, and u
weather was clear last evening.
a "ATrived yesterday: Magenta, from New
d. leans. Departed Continental for New Orleans
K. From the Cincinnati Gazette, May 5th: =
at Monday is always dull day on the whal
Is but Yesterday was, to some extent, an excepti'
AZ to the rule. The receipts of freight by up-riv
s packets, including that reshipped by boats fro
Is. below, were fair. Nashville and New Oriea
steamers did a good business for the seaso
rs Rates to the latter point are tending upward al
8, a steamer advertised, with two more such day
re would depart with good trip. The river rose
to inches yesterday. Last evening there were
IL feet water in the channel and 7s3 feet space u
ed der the bridge.n
tie From Louisville Courier, May 5th:
1.-The river continues 10 rise at this poll
e. and the falls are now navigsble for ascend
90 boats. Last evening the marks indicated Gig
feet four inches water in the canal. six feet 70
inches water In the chute, and five feet four inch
water on the rocks rise of six inches since 0
ct last report. The Legal Tender, capt. Jonn 10
20, erts, will leave for Cairo. Memphis and New {
Of leans from the city wharf, at O'Clock this aft
so noon. The towboat Peytona went over the IA
with three hay barges, and will load them bel
re for New Orleans. A dispatch from the r.
80 Strader stated that she would arrive last mig
ay She has ninety head Of cattle for New Albany
il.