The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-24
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| rendering out door exercise healthy and agree
able.
Business has not been very active on the wharf
during the past two days. The arrivals have
been quite numerous, yet, with but few excep-
tons. they had light trips.
There 10 one fact, which Is very evident to all
in our community having business with steam
boats, and that is, that the amount Of tonnage ct
present afoat upon the Mississippi river and its
tributaries is largely in excess of the demand.
| We are Informed, by Messrs. Douglas & Dons-
hue, that frst.class steamer VIII leave this city
Tor Little Rock and all intermediate landings on
the Arkansas river, within the next two or three
days.
We are glad TO see that our merchants are max
ing exertions to regain this trade, which used to
be Of the best and most lucr alive of all tribu-
tary trades.
The river is still rising at this point. Yesterday
the surveyors mark indicated four feet three
inches below high water mark of ls62, rise of
nine inches since Saturday evening.
The following named steamers have arrived
since our last issue:
The peerless Robert E. Lee, Capt. Cannon, from
Vicksbnrg with 593 bales cotton, 1901 sacks cot
ton seed and sundries.
Judge Fletcher, Capt. Keeling, from Camden,
with good trip.
Ezra Porter, Capt. Lee, from Jefferson. arrived
Nina SHINES, Capt. Greathouss, from Lock
pert, with fair freight.
Era No. s. Cspt. Kouns, from upper Red River,
with SCI bales cotton.
Aloe. from lower coast, with an average trip.
Frank Pargoud Capt. Tobn, from Alabama
Landing, with 305 bales cotton and sundries.
National, Capt. sinnOtt, from Shreveport, with
479 bales cotton.
Iberville. Capt. Gross. from Bayou Sara, with
fair trip.
In. Sharp, Capt. Lang, from Jefferson. with
light "trip.
Henry Ames, from Memphis. with $3.50 bales
cotton.
The feet A. G. Brown. Capt. Bassett, arrived
early Sunday morning, from the lower coast with
good freight. She left at 3 O'Clock Sunday
morning for New River landing. came into port
again at O'Clock yesterday, having good trips
both ways. We have no doubt but that the Brown
will soon become as popular on the upper coast
as she already is on The lower.
The departures yesterday we're "a follows:
Towboat Mohawk and barge for st. Louis.
Cuba No. 2, Capt. Wilkinson, for Upper Red
W. A. Caldwell for Arkansas River, with good
freight.
Nina SHINES, Capt. Greathouse, for Lockport,
with splendid trip.
Iberville for Bayou Sara. with full freight.
We are indebted to Mr.. A. Mcyay, of the Robt.
Tho officers Of n National and Ezra Porter
have our thanks for favors.
The Lizzie Gill, from st. Louis for this port,
left Cairo on the 18TH The Richmond and Leoni-
das, hence, arrived there same date.
rne MvllIe Able left Cairo on the Goth for New
Orleans. Also the Indiana from Loui sville The
P. W. strader and Stone waIl hence had arrived
TIE Olive Branch, hence, arrived at ST. Louis
The l. uisville left Cincinnati for this port on
tn 18th INST.
The ri, er was rising at Cairo on the 2Ist.
The low pressure Richmond was advertised to
leave Louisville for this port on the 2lst inst
The following steamers were advertised to leave
8 Louis for this rort:
Tow ,oat J. N. Kello ", to leave 2lst inst.
stea ner Ru b, 6witz u, to leave 2ttn last.
Steamer Bismarck Enhicken, to leave 2lst inst
By . dispst,h to W. M. Saus we learn that the
lightning pa, ket Lizzie II ,pkins, Capt. Roots, will
arrive to-day and leave to morrow, 18th inst, for
Jefferson direct.
By q telegram to A. Britton 4 Co. we learn that
the Monsoon will arrive in time to leave as adver
tised for Jefferson and all intermediate landings
The independent packet Idahoe, Capt. Blanks
g receiving, TO leave tomorrow at P. NJ. for
Camden.
The Judge Fletcher leaves to-day at P. NJ. for
Camden and all intermediate landings on the
0uachita river. sr T-set
The magnificent Frank Pargoud il ready to re-
ceive freight for all landings on the Ouachita as
high mp as Arkadelphia. She leaves to-morrowat
5P.M.
Capt. Leavenworth will back out the Dora at 5
P. NJ. today for Camden and all points on the
Ouachits. Messrs. Les7enworth and Aassie are
her attentive clerks.
From Vicksburg Times, fist:
" Cool, bright days continue TO be our portion.
Leyee matters rather quiet. River still rising
From Cairo Democrat. 2lst:
Yesterday was clear cool aud pleasant, with
a fresh braeing air. and q me breeze from the
north, prevailing oil day. The Indiana passed
dow yesterday al P. N. with 1880 tons OF -ignt
81 New Orleans. The cost of the steamer Great
Republic-St. Louis and New Orleans independent
line boat, built at Pittsburg-has been definitely
sscertained; the amount is s2S6, 600; large sum
to invest in one steamboat.
The Mollie Able came out Of the Mississippi
with 1000 tons freight, and added about l50 tons
here. The river was still swelling slowly last
evening, and had risen about eight inches during
the previoas twentyfour hours"
From the Cincinnati Commercial of the 2lst:
" The weather was cool and cloudy yesterday,
with few stray fakes Of snow during the after
noon, ard high wind and mixture Of snow and
rain last night. The wind was from the north vest
all day. The river has fallen IL inches in the last
"a h0urs, with 40 feet in the channel, by the
waterworks' mark, and 90 feet under the C0viug-
ton bridge for passing steamers.
"flTTsDURG, March 20-8 p. M.-Our rivers are
still receding steadily at this point with Is feet in
he, Allegheny and Ia in the Monongahela. IL has
turned quite cold and will doubtless freeze to-
night. telegram from Oil City reports the Ale
gheny falling with IL feet"
From the st. Louis Democrat of the 2lst inst:
River not yet on stand The rise is very
slow, but has been steady, 80 tar. Upper rivers
al the decline, excepting the lower part OF the
Missouri. and that viii soon be dwindling. Weather
very tine and COOL"
From the Memphis Avalanche, ed:
Weather clear and pleasant River Is still
rising at the rate of one-inch per hour. Arkansas
and White rivers are falling steadily, with fair
stage in each. Business the wharf yesterday
dull, with little movement in cotton. Freights
for all points were scarce. The Indiana passed
down al PM, for New Orleans. heavily freighted.
TIE mollie Able passed down for New Orleans At
p. NJ, with splendid freight and passenger trip.
She had 1000 tons, and added here loo bales of
cotton.n
From the Louisville Courier. fist:
"lhe river Continues falling steadily, and up TO
noon yesterday il had fallen altogether twenty
one inches at the head OF the falls. The weather
was disagreeabe and cloudy sll day, particularly
in the morning, and though chilly there was no
fall of frost. The low pressure steamer Rieh-
mond, Capt. J. S. Neal, was telegraphed from
Evansville. early yesterday, and was due last
night. The Peytona takes tow of nine barges
IN New (lrieane with uDWarda of 2100 TINS of