The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-22
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Friday Morning. Mag a. 1850 y


The weather yesterday morning was cloudy ana
very warm. About 9 o'clock light shower fell,
after which the clouds dispersed, and the sky was
clear during the afternoon
a day upon the steamboat landing as yesterday.
Up to II O'Clock there had not been dozen dray
loads of freight brought TO the wharf.
There was not a single departure from Ine
wharf Yesterday an unusual occurrence at TINS
The river at this point is rising slowly.
Mr.. John Sawyer, Of the MItte stephens mas
Messrs. Breard and Morris, OF the ldahoe, nave |
our thanks for favors. The ldshoe is receiving at |
the foot of Bienville street for Camden and inter-
The arrivals Yesterday were as follows: Aloe, |
Cant Radoyich, from lower coast; Thos. Powell |
and Flicker from Lafourehe; Gen. ltman, from |
vicksburg; ldahoe, from Camden 81. Nicholas
from Campte, and Vicksburg, from Trenton.
The officers of the IdAhOe report the Ouachlta |
falling from Camden TO Alabama Landing.
The st. Nicholas, Capt Dowty, leaves Tor
Campte and intermediate landings (golng through
| Cane riyer) al p. N. tomorrow.
The independent packet Idahoe, Capt j. W.
Blanks. leaves tomorrow evening at O'CLOCK Tor
Camden, Ark. and all landings intermediate upon
| the Ouachita. Messrs. Breard and Morris, gentle
| men with whom it is pleasure either TO travel or
transact business, have charge OF her once
| Capt Blanks is SO well known that words from US
| in bis praise would be almost supsrfuous.
| The fayorite Nina SHINES, Capt. W. X. Great
| house leaves at 10 O'Clock this morning for Lock
mort and all intermediate landings on the upper
coast and Bayou Lafourche. There are but few
| persons who have travelled during the past SIX
wears between Bayou Sara and New orleans that
| are not acquainted with Capt. Greathouse, or, as
| he is Familiarity called, the captain with the
| white hat" We are not prone TO hattery, but
can say sincerely that no more thorough oheer or
| clever gentleman ever trod the deck OF Mlssls-
| sippi river steamer. This, we know, VIII pc
| Endorsed by all who have ever had the pleasure OF
| travelling with him. In the management OF the
SHINES he is ably assisted by Capt. Joe Dalferes.
| Everybody knows Joe; and more attentive
| clerk or clever gentleman cannot be found on the
The yicksburg, Capt. Blanks, leaves at 5
O'Clock tomorrow for all landings on ouachita
Louisville, May, 81, ls6S.-To Sinnott &
| Adams: Leave here to-day. Leave New Orleans
| Friday, May 10th. r. E. Neal, steamer Indiana"
| Memphis Nay q, ls6S.-To Sinnott Adams:
Shall be down Sunday night and leave Tuesday
evening. A. McGill, steamer Belle Lee"
Shreveport May 20.-To Geo. ID. Hite, agent,
New Orleans: Steamer Bart Able left at IL NJ,
and will arrive Friday morning and leave New
Orleans Saturday, 23d, ats P. NJ. W. q. Harrison,
| master"
We are indebted to Capt. Bateman for copy
of the following dispatch:
feet in the channel above and feet below Little
Rock. Prospect of rise. Scott, Lawson q Co.
Tie two clippers Bart Able and Lafourche Will
arrive to-day and be ready to receive for ShreVe-
mort, They leave tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
The Lizzie Tate, Capt Nat Pickett, leaves at .
O'Clock this morning for Minden.
The Caroline, Capt. Bateman, leaves al P. NJ
10 day for all landings on Arkansas river.
The feet A. G. Brown, with Commodore w. 5:
Bassett in command, leaves at noon to day for all
landings on the lower coast. Mr.. OlVer canton,
one of the most polite and attentive gentlemen
we have ever had dealings with, has charge OF
her Office, and passengers will find that Captain
Bassett will leave nothing undone to make his
= | guests comfortable.
The fine passenger packet Mitne stephens
Capt. Kellogg, leaves at P. N. to day for Jener-
| son and intermediate landings. Messrs. EDpler,
Langhron and Dye are her clerks. Mr.. Eppler
will give his undivided attention to all freight in-
trusted to the Mittie. Mr.. Langhron will, we
know, see to the comfort of his guests, whilst
Mr. John Sawyer, her attentive steward, will see
that the inner man is supplied with all the deli
| cacies of the season.
The Frolic has concluded TO lay up.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
From the Vicksburg Times, May 10th:
1.-The weather continues warm and CLOUDY:
Business at the landing owing to the presence OF
g. FIVE local packets, was active. River rising a.
{ the rate Of an inch and half in twentyfoul
hours.
: From Cincinnati Gazette, May 18th:
"The weather yesterday was pleasant, and
therefore, favorable to business on the wharf, but
y being Monday, there was NJ DISAPPOINTMENT be
y cause shipments were light. The packets ONLY
!, did moderate business. Competition for freigh
!, will be brisk this week for all points. The rive
. Is inches IN the "a previous
8 last evening. At that time there were Al feet o
% water in the channel and 81 feet space under thu
bridge. The John Kilgour lay below the brdg
$ yesterday, taking down her chimneys. She goe
on the docks, and will afterwards receive Tor New
s. Orleans. The G. A. Thompson was yesterds
a, purchased by Capt. John Moss, for Kennedy, Nc
lntyre & Co., Pittsburg price, $500. she WI
50 be taken to Pittsburg for repairs, when Capt
=, Moss will take command, and probably put her ]
q the trade between Wheeling and ST. Louis. Tn
50 Alaska s announced to leave for New Orleans o
or Thursday, positively"
- From ST. Louis Democrat May 18th:
"A River falling here quite rapidly. Upper river
- | all on the decline. Business above excellent. W
" are advised OF boats being compelled to refus
- | large quantities of freight. IL is quite diferen
l - with our New Orleans boats here. The Bi'marc
.. has been compelled as others have lately, to d.
oa fer her departure from day TO day, on account
be dulness in shipments southwardly."
No The Republican, of the same date, says:
- Yesterday was the first really pleasant da
ne that we have had this month"; and II is to be hope
I. that fair weather will now continue. Busne
"a opened dull and is the first specimen OF real
AZ quiet day we have had since the opening OF nav
M cation, although the appearance OF the levee to
~ stranger would denote anything else but dullnes
~ The river at this point is falling steadily, and
-, fears Of an overflow. are set at rest:n
~" The Memphis Avalanche of May 10th says: -.
=, "Fine weather continues. The river at q
~ point is rising very slowly, the swell in the pa
, ,u twenty.four hours only amounting to about ht
yD an inch. ID is three and half inches below .
,m height attained by the last rise, fourteen inch
az below that of last year, and seventeen inches
w hind that of 1862. The towbost Boaz went doV
~, Yesterday with coal. The towbosts Dick Fult
,o' and Lake Erie passed down yesterday with &C
~ for points below"
u From the Cairo Democrat, May 10Th:
"a "The weather ia clear and pleasant, the tn
" mometer sbout seventy. The is rising slow
at this point, and is falling slowly at Louisvil
70 but 10 rising at Cincinnati at the rate of an in
an hour. The Mississippi and its tributaries 8
49,, falling. Business is dull. The Talisman brou1
yeS l2s hhds tobacco for reshipment South, and u
$50 Oogs corn o oNt to Ns Orleans ths evening
=. the Belle Lee is due from Louisville, bound to
I Is same port. The Bismarck will be followed
~; the Ruth. The Louisville has gone into
40 'stump choking business" at the falls.