The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-25
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Saturday Morning. April Is, 1903 \

The arrivals since our last have been quite
numerous. All Of them brought in fine cargoes.
Quite number of packets are advertised to
leave this evening. Several were receiving
freely yesterday, among them the Vicksburg,
IdshOe, Cleona and Caroline.
We expect to see quite crowd upon the wharf
this evening, some of fast packets will leave
port.
The river at this point is rising slowly.
Mr.. G. Press Work, of the Vicksburg, has our
thanks for late paper.
Mr.. Cbss. Routh. Of this packet also, has our
thanks for special favors.
Our friend Charles Drown, of the Lafourche.
has, as usual, placed Us under obligations for
favors.
We are Indebted TO the officers of the Lsfourche
for the following memoranda:
"Sieamer Lafourche left Shreveport Wednes-
day, 22d at 4:30 P. NJ In port, loading for New
Orleans, Monsoon; for above the raft, Gossamer
and Dixie. Era No. S left on 2lst for Jefferson.
Net Bart Able on the 23d, at 9:45 A. n. Ga the
Path, met Lizzie Hopkins and Mittie Stephens 10
fog at Tunica. Met Ezra Porter at Plaquemiue,
same day, at 1890 A. N. Lafcurche leaves this
evening, at o'clock"
To Mr.. Geo. D. bite we are indebted for a copy
OF the following telegram received by him yester.
day. The dispatch speaks for itself:
"SHREvEPoRT, April 24-Arrived 10 minutes
past Friday morning-5S hours and 40 minutes.
Quickest time ever made by any boat from New
Bart Able"
The arrivals yesterday were as follows:
Olive Branch and Magenta, from st. Louis 2.
W. Strader, from Cincinnati; Lsfourche, Capt.
KOuns, from Shreveport; Gen. Quitman, from
Vieksburg; Thomas Powell from Lafourche;
Vicksburg, Capt. Blanks, from 0uachita City, and
Sarah, from Mobile. A majority of them had
fair trips-some few had heavy loads.
The departures were few and very far between.
The A. g. Brown, Capt. Bassett, for Lower
Coast; Nina SHINES. Capt Greenhouse, for La
fourcke and Iberville, for Bayou Sara, left during
the forenoon. The Swallow, for Cincinnati, got
off after dark.
The regular weekly Memphis packet Frank Par
goud will be. fond at the wharf this morning.
The W. r. Arthur left st. Louis for this port on
the 2lst inst.
Mir. ThOs. Howard, of the Magenta, has our
thanks for file of papers.
MIR. Frank Smith, the popular steward of the
Magenta, has our sincere thanks for his kind re-
membTaDce Of US.
The regular Bayou Sara packet Grey Eagle,
Capt. Baranco, will be found ct the wharf this
morning, ready to receive freight
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
The Louisville Courier of the 22d says:
The river was falling fast yesterday, with
thirteen feet FIVE inches water in the canal.
eleven feet five inches water 10 the chute, and
ten feet five inches water on the rocks, last even
ing, fall Of two feet one inch since our last re-
! port. The weather yesterday was bright and
/ beautiful. Business rather dull. Since the first
of January there have been seventy eight steam
| boat accidents on the Western and Southern
waters of which forty-fve resulted in total loss,
| of which thirty seven we're by sinking, two by
explosion, and six by fire. The famous Dexter
| went out last evening with fine trip of passen-
! gers and freight, and orders for considerable
| freight below"
/ From the st. Louis Democrat of the 22d:
We receive favorable reports of the condition
of the upper rivers. They are on the decline,
| however. Here the river is falling steadily, and
the presumption is the decline is equal all the way
| from st. Paul to the ocean. The weather is clear
and warm. Business was noticeably brisk on the
\ wharf yesterday. Boats from many parts of the
| Western rivers were discharging cargOes, and
those from the Missouri were remarkably bulky /;
the Peoria City, for instance, having arrived from
| ST. Joseph Monday evening with near 600 tons
| 5000 sacks-and spread 1t out literally on the
| wharf. And vet this enlarged steamer with that
cargo was drawing four feet three inches The
| Imperial, a small towboat from the North-Wino-
Da-had five barges containing $1,000 bushels
wheat mainly in bulk, and other steamers had
| corresponding cargoes."
| From the Vicksburg Times, April 9th:
1.-THE weather was cloudy aud unsettled yes
| terday, with every appearance OF more rain.
Business decidedly dull. The Orleans packet ar
| irving at noon. infused a little animation into
levee matters but the effect was only temporary.
! River still rising. though very slowly"
From Memphis Avalanche, 23d inst:
| weather clear and pleasant. The river here
| Is gradually swelling and has risen four and a
! hall inches in the past twenty-four hours. The
Arkansas is still recedng, with eight feet in the
channel from Little Rock out. White river is re-
ported stationary. The wharf presented rather
| a gloomy aspect yesterday with little movement
the discharging of the Clifton, which brought in
fair cargo Of merchandise from Cincinnati. The
| Frank Pargoud cleared for New Orleans, with a
| light trip. The Great Republic leaves st. Louis
this evening for New Orleans"
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, April 22d:
YESTERDAY was a clear and beautiful spring
day. The temperature was delightful. Wind
from the west in the evening. Thermometer, 81.
No. sr tftarrna N. tall ThA.A
were thirtythree feet in the channel last evening,
a fall of two feet in the twenty-four hours
| previous. Business was tolerably lively on the
wharf yesterday. Freight in fair quantities was
| Offering for all points below. There were several
arrivals, but no departures outside the regular
packets"
From the Cincinnati Gazette April %:
The Great Alaska, Capt Frank Cakes, leaves
| for New Orleans this evening. The Louisiana is
lying at the foot of Vine street, being unable to
pass under the BRIDGE"
For CAMDEN, PosITIvELY.-The ldahoe, under
command of Capt. ]. W. Blanks, than whom no
better stesmboatman ever commanded a steamer,
leaves for the above and all intermediate landings
on 0uschita river, at 10 A. NJ. to-day. Messrs.
! Breard and Morris, brace of as good clerks as
ever presided at desk, will be found on board
ready and willing to make their guests feel al
| home.
FOR Arkansas RIvER.-The Caroline. Capt. W.
d. Bateman, leaves at P. NJ, to-day for all
landings on the stream as high up as Fort Smith.
She will continue in this trade during the entire
season. Passengers and shippers will find Capt.
Bateman a thorough steamboatman. a perfect
gentleman, one, in fact, with whom it is plea
sure to transact business. She moves to the
minute.
FoR 0UAcHTA 'RIvER.-The unsurpassed pas
senger packet VicksbuIg, Capt. f. A. Blanks,
leaves as usual at P. NJ. to-day, for Monroe,
Trenton and all intermediate landings on Ouachita
river, taking freight and passengers for Camden
and Arkadelphia, connecting at Trenton with the
well-known packet Irene for the above mentioned
points. She also connects with packets for
| D'Arbonne, Bayou Bartholomew, Saline and
Beuf rivers. Messrs. G.. Press Work and Chas.
Routh are her clerks.
WEEKLY PACKET LAFoURcHE FOR SHRBvEPoRT.
This fast passenger packet moves at 5 P. NJ
to-day for shreveport aud intermediate landings
on Old Red Capt. Ben B. Kouns comm auds, add
Mr.. Charles Drown has charge Of her Office. The
reputation of this packet is such that volume OF
''puas" could add nothing to it. She takes
freight and passengers for Jefferson, and will
land them there safe and sound-at least twenty