The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-14
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| Friday Morning. Feb. a. 1858.
Yesterday was, indeed, delightful day, one, in
! fact, with which no one could possibly find fault.
The weather clear, and the rays of the very
pleasant, rendering it very comfortable for all on
| the levee.
We had the pleasure Tin compliance with an 10.
| vitation from our old friend Maguire) yesterday
Of being present at entertainment given at the
opening Of a new reading room, over the " Hole
in the Wall, - on Delta street, and spent an hour
| there very sgreeably. The original " Hole in the
Wall' has always been terror to Mississippi
| steambCatmen, but we can assure them that they
| can always pass Macs " Hole in the WALTZ with.
out any detention. Yet We surmise that but few
OF them will ever be able to pass without stopping
| to wood up.
Business was rather lively yesterday and all of
the out going steamers seemed to have paying
trips.
The regular Ouachlta packet Walter B. Dance,
Capt. Livingston, arrived with 1910 bales cotton
and leaves again for Camden and all landings on
the Ouachita river, to morrow at P. NJ.
The Louisville packet st. Charles, Capt HOl-
croft, arrived and leaves this evening on her re-
turn trip.
The steamer Lulu D., Capt Grace, arrived from
Shreveport with 1912 bales cotton. She returns
Saturday next at 5 P. NJ.
The Mittie Stephens Capt Marshall, arrived
from Shreveport with 1898 bales cotton, aud
leaves for Jefferson at O'Clock to morrow even.
ing.
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Bayou LafOurche with 80 hogsheads sugar, As bar.
Tes molasses and sundries, and left at P. with
fine trip.
The departures yesterday included the Henry
Ames, Capt Hicks for Memphis; Lotus No. 2, for
Red River; Dora, Capt. LeaVenworth, for 0uachits
river A. @. Brown, for lower Coast; Annie
Wagley, for 0pelousas SOutheTner, Capt. Ma.
son, for Louisville, and Victory, Capt Daferes,
for Bayou Lafourche.
Mr.. White clerk of the Mittie Stephens, reports
feet water in Red River from Shrevenort doyyn
and falling.
To Mr. W. b. Clarke, the courteous clerk of
the Walter B. Dance, which arrived last evening
from Champagnolle, we learn that Ouachita
river was falling fast, with no prospect Of
speedy rise.
We are indebted to Messrs. E. Conery & Co.
for the following information received by them
from Louisville yesterday.
" The new steamer Frank Pargaud will cross
the falls to-day. She leaves on Monday next for
New OTleans.n
The Frank Pareaud will enter the Ouachita
river trade immediately on her arrival, under
command of Capt. John Tobin, as a regular
weekly packet, going as high as Alabama Land
ing.
The Belle Lee, Capt McGn, left last evening
for Louisville with good trip.
The b. L. Hodge, Capt. Montgomery, Fe7d.
Cellos, clerk, leaves for Shreveport on Saturday
at p. NJ
We are under obligations to Mr. Ben Fulton, of
the steamer Lulu d, for copy of the following
memoranda:
Steamer Lulu D left Shreveport Feb. sth; in
port, for Carolina Bluffs, steamer Independence;
for Jefferson steamers Pioneer, Dixie and Flicker;
tie Iron City, Right Way, Cuba No. 2, Gossamer,
Fannie Gilbert and CaddO were above. S,h-Met
Frolic in Eagle Bend, Elnora at Garceys, Rose
Franks at Geo. Robinson's, Era No. at Jones's.
9lh-Met National at Ben. Lees. Caroline and
Irene ct II. W. N. McNight's, st. Nicholas at In
dian Bend, and Ezra Porter at Meats. River at
Shreveport at a stand.
We are indebted TO VIM. Surls Esq, for a copy
SHREVEPORT, Feb. Is.
viii leave tomorrow with all the cotton we
want. River low. c. F. HAYES,
Steamer Starlight.
CAUTION TO STEAMBOAT MEN-The numerous
thieves who have recently infested our city,
seemingly tired Of operations on shore, yesterday
morning made raid upon the levee. One of the
officers Of the Mittie Stephens had his watch and
chain stolen from under the pillow in his state.
room, whilst absent but a few seconds, and we
are informed that passenger on the Lulu d.
lost a watch about the same time.
The river in front of the city is still on a
stand.
At Vicksburg, on the 1lth, the river was
falling.
AT Louisville, on the sth, the Ohio was falling.
with four feet three inches in the canal. On the
9Th it commenced TO rise, and on the evening of
that dsy there was four feet nine inches by the
mark in the canal.
The Louisville Journal, of the 10th, says:
having ceased showing. The thermometer stood
at % at 4 p. NJ
There was nothing dong on the levees Satur.
day, the river being gOrged both above and be-
low. There will be nothing doing on the levess
until the georges" are broken up and the heavy
ice disappears. There was some floating ice in
the river yesterday evening.
There have been no arrivals or departures at
this port since last Thursday, and the consequence
is that everything in steamboat circles has come
TO a stand still, though the rain which commenced
TO fall last Saturday evening and continued inces-
sanity for eighteen hours, causing the river to rise
very rapidly, will, in all probability, break up
the gorges" above and below, and restore free
and uninterrupted navigation to and from this
port.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE weather was cloudy
and cold yesterday, with the wind from the north
IN the morning. east at noon, and northeast last
night. Here the barometer indicated rs 81 at
A. NJ, 29.7l at II NJ, and 29.70 at P. NJ, while
the mercury ranged at 20 at A. NJ, 80 at II NJ,
and % at P. NJ.
Boats due-Alice v, Mary Davage and barges,
J. II. GIOesbeck from New Orleans.
The Mississippi fell two inches at Cairo on the
10th inst.
The weather at st. Louis, on the 10th, was cold
and clear.
MEMPHIS. Feb. lO.-Tbs Ruth left yesterday for
New Orleans. She took 100 bales of cotton on
board here.
The Republic is receiving and leaves to-day at
5 P. N. for New Orleans.
Ire Laurel hll, from LOUISVILLE, was hard
aground at Hurricane Island in the Ohio, last Fri
day.
Capt. Donaldson, Of the Great Republic, stopped
Of here and left for Cincinnati last Saturday.
The Memphis Appeal thus notices the arrival of
the General Quitman at that port on the llth inst
"Old lhunderbolt'' came in last evening from
New Orleans, with the remnants of a splendid
trip. What her way business may have been can
be judged from the fact that she had on arrival
here seVenty.fve cabin passengers, 1877 sacks Of
coffee, and 247 hhds. sugar, well as other mis-.
cellaueOus freight that we can't enumerste. Capt.
jim White, however, never fails to get all ia sight.
The Quitman leaves again on Thursday for New
Orleans, with Howard and Benedict in the office.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The steamer St. Charles,
Capt. W. r. Holcroft in command, with the ever
smiling Geo. Williams in the Office, leaves at P.
N. to-day, for the above and all intermediate
landings. She leaves promptly.
FoR BAYOU SARA.-The splendid passenger
packet Iberville, under command of Capt. h. F.
Gross. with Captains Landry and Heno in the
Office, leaves at noon to-day for all landings on
the coast up 10 the above point.
Ill.