The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-24

Special Correspondence Of the New Orleans Crsscent
ST. LOUIS. March Is, 1868.
"Saint Patrick's Day in the Morning" was
ushered in yesterday with bright sun and clear
sky. The air was considerably cooler than for
several days previously, and high winds prevailed.
Our Irish citizens turned out in large numbers and
celebrated the day 10 an orderly and appropriate
manner. The streets were crowded with men
" wearing of the Green" A long procession
composed Of different societies, among which
were the Hibernian Total Abstinence, Shamrock,
United Sons Of Erin, Stone Masons. etc., marched
through the principal streets with bands Of music,
and then repaired to St. Patrick's Church, where
an appropriate address was delivered. The
Knights of st. Patrick gave banquet last night
at the Southern Hotel. Speeches were made by
the Rev. Edward J. Fitzpatrick, Judge Daley,
DR.. Brennan and Others aud the occasion was a
most animated and happy one.
Monday night we were visited with first
class hurricane, accompanied by torrents Of rain
and thunder and lightning. The wind blew great
guns" tearing down awnings, unroofng houses,
demolishng chimneys, uprooting shade-trees, aud
raising. the devil generally. The storm lasted
more than an hour and did a great deal OF dam
age. Ii only required few dozen earthquakes
TO render the night as lively as some they expe-
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ling house on Morgan street was struck by light
ming, the roof torn of and the furniture badly
damaged By rain. One end of Col. Barclays
house on The Of Hickory and Dillon streets.
was blown down and the whole house badly ia.
jured by the wind. A great deal Of damage was
done on the river. The Naples packet Belle of
Pike was caught in the storm little above Alton,
Ill. Her chimneys were snapped of and swept
into the river, half of her pilot house was knocked
into cooked hat" her cabin somewhat dis
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the river, stoves upset, etc. She finally managed
to make fast 10 the bank and her trip was trans
ferred 10 the steamer Illinois. II will cost about
$1,000 10 repair the Belle. The Sam Gaty was
blown plumb across the river TO the Illinois shore
where she was found next morning. The Adam
Jacobs about to leave for Memphis, parted her
chimney guys and remained over. The Colum-
bian and Ekh0rn both lost their chimneys also.
No doubt reports of further damage done on the
river will reach us by tomorrow.
Business on the landing is moderately active.
with q large excess Of tonnage, and freight rates
ruinously low-four Csc. per Dbl. TO New Orleans !
Just think Of IL. There certainly can be nc money
In il. Yet in order to successfully compete with
the barge line, steamboats, have to come down to
those figures. Several meetings Of steamboatmen
have been held with the view OF etfecting some
arrangement for organizing line OF big boats to
load in regular turn. The boats proposed for this
Inc were three or four Of the largest in the Al
lantic aud Mississippi line, and The Republic
Bismarck, Commonwealth, Mollie Able ana
l. zzie Gil but nothing definite has yet
been determined on. The Able and Gil are an
bounced to leave to-day, and the Bismarck TO NOR
row. Among the boats FIRST due from New Or
leans are the Ru,h. Olive Branch and Mississippi.
The following New Orleans guests were regis
tered At the hotels yesterday: Southern. G.
Mckelow. J. h. Hedges, U. s. Lavienn, @. Curry.
Paschsll-Billy person.
Amusements are toIerably well patronised this
week. At DeBar's Opera House the Florences
are putting in the last week Of their engagement,
and playing TO fair though not crowded houses.
:. lDshavoene, or Wearing Of the Green.r was the
the bill for Monday and Tuesday nights, and was