The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-09
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which we all stood in need OF good, heavy
rain. At ii p. N. regular thunder storm burst
upon Us, and the long looked Tor rain began 70
fall 1t didn't do anything great, however, ~
less than an hour the stsrs were again visible, ana
old mother earth, parcned, aye almost Darnt up,
as she was, must have been awfully DISAPPOINTED.
Yesterday IL was as not as usual, ana 81 tnis
writing there is no prospect Of rain.
The A. O.. Brown made her usual excnrsien
trips 10 Carrohton sunday, ana was crowded eacn
way with debghted pleasure seekers. vi cousre
Cspt. hsssert aud Ohver canton oId thelr pest 10
make every one on board feel perfectly az home.
Business was better on the landing yesterday
than II has been on Monday for long Tune
Several OF the steamers advertised TO leave THIS
evening were receiving freely.
The river before this city Is still az stand.
Capt. Jas. Tucker, OF the magnificent Red
River packet Monsoon. has our thanks for fayors.
To the officers OF the Gov. Allen we are IN
debted for courtesies.
News items are becoming intoleraby scarce
upon the steamboat landing.
The Loiawanna' capt brinker, Is up for Cin-
clnnau ana intermediate labQlngs on the missis-
spp and ONO rivers. me has splenoid accom-
modauons Tor passengers Is fast, aud under COM
msnd OF clever ana ATTENTIVE omcers.
The arrivals since our last issue we're as follows;
Monsoon, Capt. James tucker, from JEFFERSON,
with lO3 bales OF cotton, Isl head OF cattle, 80
sheep and suDdries Lotswanns, Capt. Brinker,
from Camden, with suDdries. New Era, Capt.
Gross, from Bayou Sara, with sqndries. MICA
SHINES, Capt. W. b. Oreatnouse, from LocKport,
with good "trip for the season. Aloe, Captain
Rsdovich, from Lower Coast. Gov. Allen, Capt.
White. from Greenville, with 70 bales OF cotton,
$500 sacks OF cotton seed, etc. Lafourche, Capt.
Kouns, from Shreveport, with So bales OF cotton,
l4O head OF cattle and sundries.
Charles Drown, engineer OF the Lafourche, has
cur thanks for fsVors.
The gallant A. q. Brown, Capt. W. 5. Bassett,
leaves at noon to-day for the lower coast; Mr.. %.
Canton is her attentive clerk. The sccOmmods
tons OF this packet are second to none IN the
trade, and her officers are gentlemen with whom
it is q real pleasure TO do business.
The regular New Orleans, shreveport and JEFF
ferson packet Monsoon, capt James M; rncker,
one OF the best men tnattever rod the hurricane
roof of a steamboat, leaves this evening at
o'clock. Her passenger accommodations are I'M
eqaaleo Dy any Dost In heo RIVER ana hef reputa,
ton carrier is second to none. Her rates will
be found as low as those of any boat in the trade
Mr.. Ferd. V: Cellos has charge of her office.
The regular weekly shreveport packet La
fourche. Capt Ben. b. kouDs, leaves this evening
at O'Clock, taking freight and passengers for
Jefferson and all points on upper Red River with
privilege OF reshippng at Shreveport. she Is a
good boat, and her officers are clever and accom-
modstlng. 49,.
this evening al O'Clock for Camden. Mr.. Z. A.
Work has charge OF her office
For JEFFERSON = independent fdcHet.-rnls
evening, at O'Clock, Capt d. Kellogg viii back
out the favorite passenger steamer Mltue Ste
phens for the above and all intermediate landings,
taking both freight and passengers at a. low
rates as any boat In the trade. Freight to Jefer-
son, Zoe. and 81 per barrel. Messrs. Maurice
Lsnghone and H. r. EpPler have charge OF her
ottce, and ner larder Is IN charge oil that prince
Of caterers, Mr.. John Sawyer.
The new, fast, and we may say unequaled, pas
seDger packet Gov. Allen, Capt. Jim White,
leaves u. hSr ususl hout 70 =. MI D,uay Iyr
mes In her ofiee the genial countensoee of onr
friend Cant AIex McVsy will be seen. ready. a.
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which has won for him the respect we NAV even
saw the admiration. of each and every person
who ever either travelled or transacted business
with him.
The Nina eimmes Cant Creathonse left last
evening. at & O'Clock. for Lockport. with a good
trim.
fbe New Fra. Cant. Gross left az the same
hour for Bayou Sara with rather light trip.
"Memphis. Nav g. ls6S-To Sinnott a Adams:
| Will be down Wednesday morning.-A. McGiI,
| steamer Belle Lee.D
The Grey Eagle, Capt. v. B. Baranco, from
Bayou Sara, j. q. Blackboard and Annie Wagley,
| from Washington, and Flicker, from Bayou La
fourche, will be found at the landing this morn.
| ing.
! The Bismarck, Mohawk, Kellogg and Pargoud,
| hence, arrived at st. Louis on the 4th inst.
The Robert Z. Lee, hence, arrived at Cairo in
| three days and six hours from this city. Pretty
quick, considering the freight she had on board.
Captain James II. Peppers mammoth steam
| boat Thompson Desne, was successfully launched
| at Cincinnati on the 5th, land now floats upon
| the water paragon of river architecture. She
| has q capacity of 5000 tons, being greaser than
that of any boat on the Western or Southern
rivers.
Late arrivals from Red River report that stream
falling slowly from Shreveport down.
We have nothing later from the Ouachita.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
r.or0 r;,o;rro,; Enon;rer lima en-
..Tha a,na,has $1,000 Vac cias, and vs,v
~ .hs.,,,on,sssr rsI,;ns =, ~ tn r;vsy
49,. si",I ns.,o,5s1 ana vos ,hoa,b. 80
10 ahoD, a. s,snd LAT svsn;nS vban tbsrs var
,wen,v fsst IN the channel 6v the bridSa niar
| maxi Moderate quantities OF freight were NOV.
ing down 10 different steamers loading yesterday.
| but business wss not notably brisk 70 any point.
The famed New orleans packet John d: Groes'
oeck, captain Dan Maratta, Is announced 70 leave
today at 7, M, posluvely. Japan AN stein,
OF the Z. w. Strsder, srrved from Louisville yes
| terday. The Argosy departed Tor New Orleans.
| The Fanny Gilbert arrived from New Orleans"
| From Louisville Courier, June eth:
| 1.-The river Continues to rise slowly at this
| point. with seven feet three inches water in the