The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-05

Mr.. Jasper Risk, will Re found ready to attend TO
both passengers and shippers.
FoR NATcHEz.-The famous Wild Wagner
Capt W. 3. Richardson, leaves as above ats p. n
today. Messrs Lpano, Posey and Miller are her
clerks. She leaves TO the minute. I" A word to
The wise is sufficient
FoR BAYOU SARA.-The Grey Eagle, Captain
Bsranco, leaves at P. M. to-day as above. Mr.
Leo Bayhi Is her clerk.
The Annie Wagey leaves at s O'Clock this
evening for Grand Ecore
The Gen. Quitman, Capt. Lesthers. leaves at
P. NJ. to day for vicksburg.
As many students OF the Louisiana State Semi
nary are about TO rejoin their classes, we recon
mend TO their consideration the weekly Grand
Ecore packet Annie Wagley. Her accommods-
tons are unsurpassed, and fare equal to any
packet upon the river.
No class OF our citizens patronize more freely
places Of public amusement than do our steam
boatmen, and we have 10 doubt but that they will
be reJoiced 10 hear that their favorite resort the
Academy of Music. will throw open its doors on
Tuesday next, the 6th inst.
The Richmond Capt. Boardmsp, from Shreye-
port. is due to- day.
We were more than pleased to meet last even
ing our friend. Oliver Canton, Jr., the well known
and deseryedy popular clerk of the Lower Coast
his bed for week or two, and his numerous
friends will be. We are sure, glad TO hear that he
has recovered his health.
From the Louisville Courier, I'd inst:
" The splendid steamer st. Mary, which has
been lying at shippingsport for some time. has
been thoroughly repaired and reprinted, and will
enter the New Orleans trade about the 10th inst.
Capt. Sweeney will command her. The Table
quah will enter the New Orleans and Red River
trade Tor the season as regular packet. The
Tahlequah is announced to leave on Thursday for
Red River. Capt. A. McGill and A. Martin. of
the steamer Belle Lee, left this city on Monday
night for Cairo. The Belle Lee will leave that
port on the 18th inst. for New Orleans. The
Legal Tender, Capt. Roberts, is loading for New
Orleans, and is advertised to leave Portland at
8 r. MI s.ai
From the Cincinnati Gazette of September Ist:
1.-The Era No. 8. a new boat built at Madison
expected here last night She is intended for the
Red River trade, in the K0uRtz line. The Era
No. 10 1--WE suppose they will call her that will
arrive here next week some time. She was also
built by Vance Armstrong, at Madison, and will
form part OF the same line. and be commanded
by Capt Isaac Kountz. She Is l35 feet long, 30
feet beam, 81 feet hold. III feet hold. The guards
on her boiler deck are feet wide, and she is CAL
culated TO carry 1900 bales cotton. She will be
completed on the 10th. and will not be launched
until completed. 1t was reported yesterday that
Capt. Richard Mcguire was going to purchase the
Cottage No. for the Ouachita River trade. A
new hull is to be built for her,"
From the Memphis Avalanche, Sd inst:
There was no business whatever on the wharf
yesterday, with no arrivals up to dark. The Com.
mOnwealth is due up. The Bismarck is due from
s.. Louis, en- route to New Orleans. She is prob.
ably laying hard up to a sand bar between here
ard Cairo. The Celeste, Maggie Hays and
America are due from the Ohio river. The two
letter steamers will probably be found at the
wharf to-day. The Mollie Able leaves st. Louis
to day for New Orleans. The Shark and barges
are aground between here and Caro-. The heavy
rains which we have experienced here for the
past two days have extended along the water
courses. and an Improvement in navigation is an
tcipated in the various streams"
From the st. Louis Republican, Sept.2:
/" The Bismarck going down broke her fore and
aft bog chains, and after the mishap took on board
at Cairo 300 tons freight. She had about 2400
barrels -four engaged which she did not take, and
will be picked up by the Mollie Able"