The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-04
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Wednesday Morning, Nov. 4. 1868


The weather yesterday was clear and cool.
There was very little business transacted yes
terdsy, and the packets that left port had light
trips.
steamers since our last.
DEPARruREs. following named steamers
left port yesterday: Robert Z. Lee, Capt. Csa-
non. for Vicksburg; A. @. Brown for lower coast,
and Thes. Powell for Donaldsonville.
The Dashing Wild Wagner, under command of
Capt. w. B. Richardson, leaves at P. NJ. to-day
for Natchez. Messrs. Leblanc, Posey and Miller
are her clerks.
The regular Memphis packet Magenta, Capt.
Frank Hicks, leaves positively at P. n. to-day
Memphis and intermediate landings.
The Grey Eagle, Capt. V. B. Baranco, leaves at
5 P. NJ. to-day for Bayou Sara.
The Era No. 9, Capt Geo. L. Kouns, leaves at
5PM today for Jefferson, Shreveport, and inter
mediate landings. Mr.. Chas. Drown has charge
of her Office. Mr.. Ed. Mclaughlin, her steward,
Will see to the wants OF passengers, and he knows
how TO do IL.
Since our last the following named steamers
Continental, Capt. Greenough, from st. Lonis,
with l23 bales cotton, etc.
Molle Able. Duble, from ST. Louis, with full
freight, consisting in part of Ss2 bales cotton.
Big Horn, Capt. Wallace, from Greenwood, with
Sis bales cotton.
Hetty Gilmore, Capt King, from Lsfourche,
with 20 hogsheads sugar, 20 barrels molssses,
etc.
Lsfourcbe Capt. Heno, from Bayou Sara, with
Lightwood, Capt. Scott, from st. Louis, with q
fine trip.
wldwsgoner, Capt. Richardson, from Nstchez,
with 435 bales cotton.
The Wild Wagner arrived yesterday evening
minus her smoke stacks. She will be furnished
with new pair today and leave at P. NJ. for
Natchez.
The landing yesterday presented regular
summer appearance but few steamers left port,
and the arrivals we're like angels visits-few and
far between.
The Golden Era and Lulu d. from Red River.
and Leni Leoti from Ouachits river, are due to-
day.
The officers of the Wild Wagner have our
thanks for favors.
= The Idshoe. Capt. Keeling, leaves at s p. NJ.
to-day for Trenton and Monroe.
The Lulu D. will be ready to receive freight this
mornir for Jefferson and Shreveport. She leaves
The river before the city is still falling rapidly.
Repairs upon the upper wharf were approaching
completion.
The Magenta will be receiving at the foot Of
Poydrss street this morning.
From the officers of the Wild Wagner we
learn that the cerpet-baggers and scalawsgs left
Donaldsonville on the I'd instant for parts IN.
known. The voting at this place yesterday was
all one-sided, white and black voting Tor Seymour
and Blair.
Tie Thompson Dean, Capt. Pepper. and tow.
boat Shark, Capt. Gall, lett ST. Louis on the 3lst
ult. for this port.
From the Louisville Courier Of October 81:
The river remains stationary at this point with
feet four inches water in the canal Is inches in
the chute, and 3 feet large on Portland bar. The
river has been rising slowly at Cincinnati for sew
eral days, but the only effect at this point has
been TO check the decline In the river. Business
on the landing, yesterday, was very dull. The
prolonged seige of low water has very dlsneart-
enipg effect upon stesmboatmen, and they are
talking of bringing out their low water boats. As
usual tie Cairo trade Is the fsyorite, and several