The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-06
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| Thursday Morning. August 6. lsea !
We noticed q slight Improvement in business on
the landing yesterday. several packets left port
| with good trips.
There has been no material change in the
| weather since our last report.
The Mittie Stephens, Capt. Kellogg. arrived yes.
terday nom Montgomery landing, on Red River.
| She found only - feet Of water on o. X. bar, in
Consequence Of which she was unable to proceed
further on her trip. She stored her freight ct
Montgomery.
We were pleased to see our friend Mr.. j. c..
Libano, chief clerk of the famous Wild Wagner,
out on the landing yesterday. He Is rapidly re-
covering bis health. and we trust in q short time
10 see il fully restored.
The Continental arrived last evening from ST.
Louis.
The Caddo Capt. Barnes, having been una.
voidably detained. leaves positively at s O'Clock
this evening for Jefferson and all way landings.
The following named steamers left port yester.
DAY; Wild wagner, Capt. w. B. Richardson, for
Natchez; Ceona, Capt. Patterson, for Monroe
aud Trenton Grey Eagle, Capt. V. B. Baranco
Tor Bayou Sara; Aloe. Capt. Rsdovich. for lower
coast, and J. G; Blackford, for Washington.
evening from Jefferson.
The lightning packet, Lizzie Hopkins, Capt.
John i. Roots, leaves positively at P. NJ to day
for Jefferson, Shreveport and all landings inter.
mediate.
The st. Nichalas, Capt. Dowty, from Grand
Ecore, and Gen. Quitmsn. Capt. feathers, from
Vicksburg, are due to-day.
The A. G. Brown, Capt. Bsssett, arrived yester-
day evening from the lower coast. She leaves
Advices received yesterday report Red River
still falling.
Messrs. Eppler and Glpiu. of the Mittie
Stephens, have our thanks for favors.
Memorandum Of steamer Lotus No. 2:
Left Jefferson July Both. and Shreveport
August LIST. 2d-Met Lulu d. Tightening over
Dixie bar. 3d-Met Rose Franks hghtering and
pulling over Grand Ecore bar. 4ih-Met ST.
Nicholas at Alexandra. Irene at Madame Dsvids,
and latan at mouth Of Red River. 5th-Met Rich
mond at Donsldsonyille. Thirty inches on princi.
pal bars, and river still falling"
The Annie Wagley transferred her freight yes
terdsy to the J. g. Blackford, her owners having
decided TO lay her up for repairs.
The captains of the Red River packets at pres.
ent in port agreed yesterday evening upon the
following rates of freight, and we will remark
that the advance in rates is owing to the present
stage of water, and that they are not at all unrea
sonable-in fact, barely living prices: To Shreye.
port 81 90 to 50 for dry and 81 TO IS for wet bar.
rels; to Jefferson, "a for dry and Sc for wet
barrels.
The steamer Bismarck and towboat Shark and
barges left st. Louis the lst inst for this port
The Commonwealth left on the I'd.
The Mississippi was at last accounts falling at
ST. Louis.
The telegraph reports the Ohio rising at Louis.
vile.
The Importer is undergoing extensive repairs
at St. Louis preparatory TO entering the trade be.
tween this city and Arkansas river.
From the Memphis Avalanche, Aug. 4th:
+" The W. II. Arthur passed up yesterday for
st. Louis. Captain YOre was much irritated in
regard to the compliment paid him on his down
trip by our contemporary of the Appeal. The
cases OF Sam, Barr and Captain W. B. Donaldson.
OF the steamer Great Republic. are continued to
the ne xt term, on account of the absence of ali
the important witnesses. The absentees are ne
groes, and they have forfeited their ecOgnizances
Bars lawyers are anxious TO have the witnesses |
return. as they feel confident that the testimony
will acquit their client. Barr is on $40 900 bail |
meantime, and Donaldson remains in Jail. There |
was fair amount of business doing on the wharf /
yesterday. The city wharf boat was sold at auc. |
on yesterday, and was bid in by Capt Fitzgerald |
Tor the Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Com. |
pany. Price 500. Capt. L. B. Durham has con. |
racted at Louisville for the hull of one thousand /
ton freight steamer for the New Orleans trader
From the Cincinnati Gazette, August 3D.:
=" business was brisk on the wharf-that is, brisk /
for the season of the year. Fair rates prevail TO
nearly all points. A Memphis steamer de parted |
with 200 tons, 300 of which we're for New Or /
leans. Her whole trip averaged about 40 cents
IL is possible that the huge steamer Thompson
Dean will go over the falls on the present rise.
II was reported in steamboat circles yesterday
that Capt. Frank Cakes would load the Alaska for
New Orleans, to 60 out on the present rise."
From the Louisville Courier August 30: "The
ArgoDsut No. and barge left for New Orleans
asst evening with all she wanted"