The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-20

The majestic Belle Lee leaves under command
of the veteran Capt. Tom Leathers at P. NJ. to-
morrow for vicksburg.
Capt W. G. Harrison, with bis dsshing packet
Bart Able. will arrive this morning and leave as
usual at p. NJ. tomorrow for Vicksburg, Matches
and all way Standings taking freight and passen-
gers ct as lcx rates as any boat in the trade.
The river before the city was rising slowly yes
The officers of the regular Red River packet
Golden Era have our thsoks for fsvors.
The National. Capt. Gross leaves at 10 AN.
The U. 8. mail packet A. G. Brown, Capt. RADIO.
vich. leaves for Fort jackson at noon to-day.
The following named steamers are due to-day
Bart Able AID Gov. Allen, from vicksburg; Sue
cess and Leg Leot, front the Ouachits Celeste,
from Alexasdria; and Era No. 10, from Shreve-
By refereace to an advertisement IN another
column 1t will be that Capt. I. p. Leathers
has entered the Belle Lee-one Of the finest
steamers sfsat-in the trade between this city
and Vicksbyfg a. regular Saturday packet.
Messrs. AdsSphe Martin and Sam. Ayles, gentle
men well Known to, and highly appreciated by,
our merchants for their strict business qualiaca.
tloDs, are II clerks.
The following named steamers left port yes
terday:
Thos. Powell. Capt. Dinvant. for Donsldsonville;
Selma, Capt. Clarke for Shreveport; New Era
Capt. VI. Brinker, for Red River;. Magenta,
Capt. Hicks for Memphis Nick Longworth, Capt.
Irwin. for Louisville; Olive Branch, Capt. Jones,
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The following steamers arrived yesterday:
Annie Wsgey, Capt. Burton, from Washington
with 302 bales cotton. 426 sacks cotton seed, l70
sacks corn, 80 barrels molasses and sundries.
p W. strader Capt. Stein, fl ON Louisville with
fair trip consisting in part of 60 bales cotton.
Lulu d. Capt. Grace, from Shreveport with els
bales cotton,
Golden Era, Capt. Gus Hodge, from Shreveport
with SIS bales cotton, 229 sheep and sundries.
Thos. Powell. Dinvsnt, from Donaldsonvile with
&c barrels s,olssses, SO hogsheads sugar, etc.
]. M. Sharp, Capt. Aucoin, from Donadsonville
with bales cotton, l94 hogsheads sugar, S9s
barrels So alf barrels and 20 quarter barrels mo-
Frank Pirgoud, Capt White. from Point ChicOt,
with 267s hses cotton and 40l9 sacks cotton seed
A. G. brown, Capt. Radovich, from Lower
Coast, with good trip, part OF which was ~
boesheads;sugar.
Bayou sai ). with III bales cotton, 625 sacks cot
ton seed, SS barrels moasses, Is half barrels mo-
Iasses, sno l07 hogsheads sugar.
Caroline, Capt. johnson, from Shreveport. with
Ruth, Capt Pegram: from St, Louis, with full
freight in .udiDg 1920 bales cotton.
Peoria City, from ST. LOUIS, laden to the guards;
part of her load was 203 bales cotton.
Pauline. Carroll Capt. White, from st. Louis,
with &c bales cotton and sundries.
Dexter, Capt. Montgomery, from Louisville.
with good trip.
command of the attentive Capt. Albert Stein,
leaves at P. NJ. to-day, for Louisville.
The Era No. 10 leaves tomorrow, 2lst instant,
at5P NJ Tor Shreveport. Capt j. II. Kouns COM
mands, aud Mr.. Geo. Hamilton has charge of her
office.
The new, swift and fine passenger packet Dex-
ter, commanded by commodore j. Ed. MOntgom
cry, leaves tomorrow. Saturday, for Louisville.
1927 bales Of cotton arrived yesterday per river
steamers.
ing from Ouachits river. She leaves for Monroe
and Trenton tomorrow at P. NJ.
The Leni Leot will be ready TO receive freight
this morning for Trenton and Monroe.
The ligst draft passenger packet Success, under
commane of Capt. Geo. W. Res, leaves to-mor-
The receipts of sugar and molasses are increas-
ing daily and the lower landing ia literally groan.
ing under its weight Of sweetness.
Capt james M. Tucker, late commander OF the
iIl-faed Irene, arrived yesterday from shreveport,
on Capt. Gus Hodges Golden Era We sympa.
thise with Capt. Tucker in bis misfortune, bat
trust at an early day to see him n command
(should there not be water enough for the Mon
soon TO cbme OUT of some fine light draft boat.
The KATE KINNEY UNFORTUNATELY SITUATED.
The steamer Kate Kinney, bound hence to New
Orleans, on Sunday morning at IL o'clock. ran
hard aground on the grave-bar at Hat Island, over
one hundred miles below this city, and at latest
sdvices the utmost endeavors OF her crew had
failed 10 get her off. The City Of Cairo, bound
up went TO her assistance, but could not pull her
of and In the effort injured the Kate's side. She
abandoned her after bringing bargelor Hat along.
side. The Jacob Adams next came along and
took two fat boats to her. into which she trans.
ferred her cargo thereby tightening sufficiently
TO float of. The Jacobs left her at O'Clock on
Sunday evening. The Kinney's head was pointed
down stream, and she about 200 yards down
on what is generally known as dry portion OF
the bar. There was 9feet water on the Missouri
side of the bar and mark twain on the Illinois
side. The river was falling rapidly. This steamer
was aground in this river, Somewhat In the same
condition, same week, this time last year. Elk
perts ssy the Kinney ought TO have gotten Oh be
fore this time. BerthOund and Frame are her
pilots. She ran 80 hard aground that she had not
moved an inch, apparently. from the time she
struck up to the time the Jacobs left her, P. NJ
ISt. Louis Democrat, 18th.
New ORLEANS ORGANIZATION OF MISSOURI
RIVER BoATs.-The following steamers are in this
association, ten in number: Stonewall, Henry
Adkins. Post Boy G. B. Allen. Columbian, Cor.
nelia, Glawgow, Peoria City, II. s. Turner, Kate
For the accommodation of this line OF boats the
commodious "0n line wharfboat has been loca
ted Of foot Of Walnut street. This wharf is ar
ranged for the passage Of drays to and fro, which
is an important fact in connection with the ship
ment OF freiehts. The steamers are Of good
capacity and very light draft for New Orleans
packets. They are also staunch, strongly built
and have full passenger accommodations. Capt
e. Spencer, q gentleman OF fine reputation and
long experience in steamboat matters, has beer
engaged to act as general agent OF the line; office
No. City Buildings. The Columbian is announced
to leave to. morrow [St. Louis Democrat, 18th.
From the Memphis Avalanche, 18th inst:
Weather clear and cold. The river here is
swelling slowly, with twelve feet in the channel
from Cairo down. At st. Louis the river is re-
ceding, with nine feet on the bars out to Cairo
The Ohio is declining from Pittsburg TO Louisville
with i've feet three inches in the canal aud seven
feet ON the bars In the lower Ohio. The Arkansas
remains at low tide, with three feet in the channe
from Little Rock out and twenty inches above
that point. The splendid passenger steamer Mis-
sissippi. in command Of Capt. Nat Green, an ex
perie1ced eamboatmsn, will leave Of p. NJ. for
New Orleans and the bends, making all way land
ings. The Mississippi is the regular Wednesday
packet She has superior passenger sccommo.
dations and is a No. carrier, being complete in
all her appointments. The splendid passenger
steamer Henry Ames will enter the Memphis and
New Orleans trade as regular alternate Satur-
day packet, leaving here Saturday week on her
initial trip. Captain Boyd, her commander, will
pay strict attention to all way business.
The Cincinnati Gazette, Nov. 18th, says:
The weather was pleasant yesterday, but the
gathering clouds betokened rain. Business was
dull on the wharf, Notwithstanding three boat
wero announced for New 0reans and two for Ar
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