The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-15
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The weather has again gone back to the heated
term which prevailed last week, and the Their
mOmeter ranged up to seventy degrees yesterday
in the shade. The atmosphere was very oDpres-
siVe the whole day.
Business on the landing was not as active as we
had anticipated, but little freight in transit to
the boats, and four took their departure in the af
ternoon on account Of the scarcity Of freight, bat
let our river friends not be cast down. They
should endeavor TO do all in their power TO sustain
the river interest and lose none Of their energy.
Better times may not be far of.
The steamers Victory, New Era, A. G.. Brown,
Wild Wagner and Ezra Porter were the only ar
rivals, and the departures we're limited to the
steamers Dexter, Gray Eagle, Right Way, Vic
tory, New Era and Rose Franks.
The steamer Ezra Porter left Jacksonport on
the 9TH, and reports the Arkansas river falling
fast, with three feet water at Dqvals Bluff. She
brought in full load of cotton.
The fine passenger steamer Henry Ames. Capt.
Hicks, having been repaired throughout, will be
at the landing this morning ready for business.
She will leave this evening, taking freight for
Memphis and all intermediate landings. Capt I.
L. Crawford attends 10 the affairs in the Office.
Capt. Frank Moore, one of our most energetic
young captains, having chartered the fine steamer
Emma No. 2, will run her during the season in the
Ouachita river. We besPeah for capt. Moore and
the Emma No. 2, liberal patronage from our
merchants and the travelling public.
The J. G.. Blackford, for Opelousas, having been
detained from leaving yesterday, is receiving and
will leave at O'Clock this evening.
The ElnorV having been put in tip-top repairs,
is now at the landing looking bright and clean.
81 is receiving and will leave for Red River this
evening. Capt. James F. Muse is in command and
Mr.. W. n. Gaines oiiciates in the Office.
The Mississippi for Cairo, Mollie bic for st.
Louis, Sherman for Cincinnati and Caroline for
Red River, were all detained from leaving yester-
d.y. They are receiving and will leave as an.
u1ced.
under date Shreveport, Jan. l4th, states that the
Lotus No. 2 bad left for this port, and that the
river was stationary.
We learn from Capt. Kounz that the new
steamer Era No. 8, from the Ohio river, passed up
Red river on Sunday night last, with barge in
tow, bound to Shreveport.
The new steamer Dexter left yesterday for
Louisville with light trip OF freight and passen-
gers.
The telegraph lines to the Western cities were
all out of order yesterday, and therefore we are
without our usual dispatches.
The towbOat Kellogg and barges are advertised
TO leave for Cairo and st. Louis to morrow after
noon at o'clock. Capt. Burdeau, No. AZ Fulton
street, is the agent.
The ST. Louis Republican of the 18th inst. says
the weather continues bright and clear, but with
no moderation in the intense cold. The ice in
the river IL floating past in dense masses, which
renders steamboating entirely impracticable.
The decline in the river was more rapid and the
river is closed at Princes Landing, short dis
lance above Cairo.
The weather at Memphis on the 18th was cold
and cloudy, with light fall of snow. The river
continued to rise and is bank full TO Cairo. The
White and Arkansas rivers were falling. Steam
boat business was generally dull. Cotton offer
ing literally for points the Ohio river, but
scarce for New Orleans. The ruling rates were
81 so TO all points. The steamers Vicksburg and
Virginia, for New Orleans, passed down on the
18th and the Mary Alice aud Pauline Carroll
the 18th. The Silver Spray, Starlight aud CONT
mental hence had passed mp. The current in the
Mississippi is so strong that the Continental was
obliged 10 leave her barges at the mouth of
Viii river.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-THE weather was quite
mid last evening, but there are no hopes of a re.
sumption. of navigation for several days, and
when il does resume, business will be found TO be
as dull as IL was few deyssuce. The river rose
eight inches on Thursday night, giving rise to the
notion that gorge had occurred below here; no
body knew where. The river was stationary yes
terdsy. There were but three steamboats, at the
wharf.
Tire old channel down the Cahokia bend, on the
Illinois eide, was closed with ice on Thursday
There is niue feet water In the chute on the west
ern side of the island.
CAIRO, Jan. Il--weather clear, with q slight
improvement in the temperature thermometer
ranging about 26 degrees.
Business lively More boats were receiving and
discharCing Yesterday than for several days past.
The Ohio is still swelling steadily here, and its
banks up and down ia front OF the city, lined with
large steamboats,, waiting for something to turn
The Tacony brought moderate trip for New
Orleans, reappesred on Laurel Hill, found gorge
at Goose Island, and the river frozen over thence
to Cairo; ice so thin and sharp as to cut her bow
badly, two planks nearly cut through. No ice
passing Cairo, and the gorge becoming stronger
every hour by the accumulation of floating ice
from above. 1t is thought 10 be impossible for
any boat TO break through now.
The Laurel Hill is still here, but leaves in the
morning only half loaded at poor prices and slim
prospects for any thing below.
The Virginia and tow boat Boaz, for New Or
!, g passed down.
The severe cold snsp which set in Thursday
night, was very opportune to prevent big, and,
pei hsps, disastrous food in the Ohio. the river
l. at very high tide, but is falling above, and
co rnencsd receding at slow rate here yester
day morning.
Tie weather here continues cold.
The Cincinnati Commercial says: Capt. G. G.
Russell, superintendent of the Mississippi Valley
Transportation Company. passed through Cincin.
matt yesterday on his way to Chicago, to confer
with Capt. Joab Lawrence relative to the Sioux
City and Fort Benton packet line
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