The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-31
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OkssoAss OFFICE, 80. d OAzr BxKsst. 1
Friday Morning. july 81. 1883.

The weather yesterday was rather damp day
dawned with rain, and up to P. NJ. several heavy
showers fell. At that hour a stiff breeze from the
soutbweft came up. dispelled the clouds and gave
our friend, Old Sol. fair chance to get even, and
right well did he improve it his rays were per
fectly terrific, and we hailed his retirement with
feelings of unbouDded satisfaction.
In consequence of the inclemency of the
weather the lightning packet Lizzie Hopkins
laid over. She leaves weather permitting at
P. NJ. today for Shreveport, Jefferson and all
landings intermediate. Capt Jno. 7. Roots com
mands, and the ever smiling countenance of our
friend, Cbas. S. Hoffman, will be seen in the Office
The rain yesterday put quietus upon all bust
ness on the landing.
The officers of the st. Nicholas report having
passed the steamer Richmond, Capt. BOardman,
from Jefferson, ten miles below the mouth of Red
River yesterday morning. She will be found at the
wharf, foot Of Customhonse street, this morning,
ready to receive freight. She leaves tomorrow
at 8 P. NJ. on her return trip.
News items were rather scarce upon the land
ing yesterday.
Capt. Neal, from st. Louis, with a full freight I;
Legal Tender, Capt. Roberts, from Louisville,
with full load st. Nicholas, Capt. Dowty, from
Grand Ecore, with three bales cotton, eighteen
head cattle and sundries; National, Capt. Gross,
from Bayou Sara, with sundres.
The Gen. Quitman, due from Vicksburg, had not
arrived up TO the time we left the landing last
night She will be found ready to receive freight
this morning.
The A. G. Brown, Capt. Bassett, has reduced
her fare at least fifty per cent. to all points on
the lower coast. From and after this date her
table will be conducted on restaurant plan-that
is, meals will be charged extra and can be or
dered at any hour. The Brown leaves usual at
noon to-day for the landings on lower coast, going
as far as the forts.
The river continues to fall rapidly. We notice
that the apron of the upper steamboat landing. in
fact the whole wharf, is sadly ia need of repair.
The work should be begun without delay. No
better time than the present could possibly be Sc.
leeted.
Late sdvices report White and Arkansas rivers
falling, feet in the former and but in the latter.
The towbOat Kellogg and barges left St. Louis
for New Orleans on the 5sh. and the Ruth hence
arrived there on the 26th inst.
The Continental LETT st. Louis for this city on
the 9th inst.
From the Memphis Avalanche, July 29th:
There was little no business doing on the
wharf yesterday aside from the receiving of the
Commercial, for White river. and Mole Handle.
ton, for st. Francis river, which backed out with
fair trips considering the dali times. The Frank
Parg0nd passed down this morning, well ladened.
The Emma No. 3, en- route from New Orleans,
arrived in the morning and laid at the wharf unit /
near evening""
From the Louisville Courier, July 2Sth:
"A distinguished negro lady of st. Louis a
few days since went aboard of one of the local
packets and being thickly yelled and elegantly
attired, procured one of the finest staterooms on
the boat She had her meals served in her room,
and the clerk Of the boat did not discover that he
had q niger in his best room until she was
ready 10 60 shore. When he did ascertain the
fact bis French bloed rose TO boiling heat. Bob
Lodge, Esq. the feather weight clerk of the Rob.
mond, was in the city yesterday"
From the Cincinnati Gazette, July 2Sth:
Business was Gull on the landing as usual on
Monday, but up river packets had fair trips. The
river fell four inches yesterday leaving FIVE feet
one inch water by the metal marks. Recent rains
have caused slight rise above"
From the st. Louis Democrat, July 28th:
River declining steadily here, with nine feet
TO Cairo, three and half feet to Keokuk inter-
rupted navigation above, with river declining at
Dubuque after six inch rise. illinois river still
going down and the Missouri likewise declining,
with good stage Of water and rumored swell above
Omaha, from Platte etc. Weather pleasant, COM
pared with the insufferable heat of last week.
Business fair for the season. Our trade seems to
be at an end with the Ohio river, owing princi.
pally TO want of water in that stream. Messrs.
Baker, Young & Co. had on Change yesterday a
sample of ear corn raised at the mouth of Red
river. Two barge loads of it are on the way M.
The Ruth brought the sample here. This is one
of the notable shipments Of the times. and may
prove the precursor of many similar ones ~