The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-13

-Four feet In the lakes and rising slowly. Time
from Jefferson to New Orleans, four days and two
hours. The Hopkins will leave for Jefferson
direct, positively on Saturday. ats o'clock ?. N.
The river ct this point continues to rise slowly.
Yesterday IL was nine feet eleven inches below
high water mark Of ls62-a rise Of one inch in {
Bears DuE.-Th st. Nicholas, from Grand
Eeore National, from Red river Caroline. from
Shreveport; Alice V, from Cincinnlf; Mich.
LoDgworth and Richmond, from Louisville; Ruth.
from St. Louis (; Magenta, from yicksbarg; and
Yicksburg from Trenton and Monroe, are due to-
day. .ar. .,....-'.-...f tgr lsr
fhe arrivals since our last were as follows:
Lizzie Hopkins, Capt. Roofs from Jefferson, with
fine trip, part Of which was zoos bales Of cotton.
A. G. Brown, Capt. Bassett, from lower coast,
with good trip. Nina SHINES, Capt. Great
house, from Lafourche, with a good freight
Louisiana, from ST. Louis. with light trip Dsx-
ter from Louisville. Stonewall, from st. Louis
full trip p. w. Strader. from Evansville, with q
| full load.
The following steamers left this port yesterday:
| Olive Branch, Capt. Jones, for Sc. Louis; vir-
| gipia, for Louisville; Henry Ames, Capt Hicks.
| for Memphis; J. NJ. Sharp and Lulu D., for Red
| River.
From the vicksburg Herald, llth inst:
1.-The weather was mild and sultry yesterday,
with continued indications of rain. Business was
| moderately active on the levee. The river con-
| ,inues to rise opposite this place. The Argosy
| and barges were grounded some twenty-four
hours at Paw Paw Island, and passed down yes
Lettueft yesterday
| purpose Of having new Natchez butt for him.
| He says he will have the fastest and finest boat
| ever built on the Western waters, and that he
| will leave New Orleans with Saturday papers and
afford our people the opportunity of reading them
| Sunday evening-inside Of twenty foar hoursl
This veteran Of thirty-two years. Identification In
| the Vcksburg and New Orleans trade has seen
more service than any other steambOatman In IL;
and what he don't know about a steamboat Is not
worth knowing. Mr.. Charles Grice will command
the Magenta in the absence of Capt. Leathsrs."
From the Memphis Avalanche, llth instant:
1.-THE weather yesterday was cloudy and sultry,
with fair prospects of more rain The river here
il swelling rapidly and has risen feet together
since Saturday. White river is rising slowly, with
good stage 10 JacksoDport. The Arkansas is
rising steadily. with feet in the channel. There
was fair amount of business doing on the wharf
yesterday. The Richmond did not pass down IN
vii yesterday. The Emma No. passed up from
New Orleans for Cincinnati with 400 tons Of mis-
cellsneous freight. She added here 256 bales of
cotton. The Bismarck is due from New Orleans.
The John Groesbeck passed down from New Or
leans last nigbtheayily freighted. Arrived: Rich
mOpd from Louisville, John Groesbeck from Gin
cnnsti, Emma No. aud Gen. Qaitman from New
Orleans. Departed: Emma No. for Cincinnati.
Richmond and John Groesbeck for New Orleans"
From the Louisville Courier. 10th inst:
arrived yesterday, Jno. Kilgour, Alasks and
| Louisville, from New Orleans. Tue river was
| rising rather slowly yesterday, with eight feet
| seven inches water in the canal by the mark, in
| the evening. During the previous forty eight
hours it has risen four inches at the head of the
| falls and twelve inches at Portland. The
weather Sunday delightfully."- clear and bright,
andspring like. During the night it clouded up,
| followed by q very hard rain, which continued
| till morning. II was cloudy yesterday and warm,
the Thermometer ranging as high as TO- On the
falls last evening there six feet seven inches
water in the psss down the Indian chute. aud the
| river swelling very slowly. The stern-wheel
| steamer Louisville from New Orleans, after
long and tedious trial. succeeded In ascending the
1 L.. 4 C.....
| Peytopa. well freghted, walked up over the falls
| as thing of life, the swift current being i'm
| pediment 10 her progress. The John KilgOur is
at the Portland wharf, and Is advertised to return
| to New Orleans this evening""
From the Cairo Democrat, llth inst:
The weather yesterday gave Us a fair spsci-
| men Of an old fashioned rainy day. Yesterday
| morning, from four O'Clock until daylight, the
rain fell heavier than il has for several months
past. The thermometer ranged at IS deg. in the
| morning and 80 deg. in the evening. The river
| here is crawling up the bank IN fine style. Rose
| at the rate OF nearly an inch an hour, last even
| ing, and had risen 20 inches 10 the previous "a
hours. There is every indication now Of freshet.
The Kilgour was detained up the Ohio by freight
| engagements and did not get in on time last
night She may be expected certain, this even
iug.. The Mississippi added considerable freight
for New 0rleans.n
From the Cincinnati Commercial 10th inst:
arrived: Alaska from New Orleans. The
weather yesterday was damp and cloudy, with
ice at Pittsburg. but it is not heavy. Special tee-
grams to the Daily Commercial last night, report
the condition Of the weather. and the Ohio, Mis-
sis-ippi, and tributaries, elsewhere. Here the
river has receded three inches during the past "a
hours. with % feet In the channel by the water
works mark. and 70 feet under the CoviDgton
| bridge for passing steamers"
From tie st. Louis Democrat 10th:
| Arrived yesterday-Corneiia, from New
Orleans. The Great Republic and Common ealth
| arrived Sunday night Rain drops fell yesterday
without intermission until the sound became
monotonous. Rain fell thick and fast for at least
| fifteen hours after the bright of Sunday had
set-a soaking, old-fsshoned rain. OF rain there
has been large stock in the Northwest of late
all the Northwest, until az latest accounts all
the rivulets and rivers were yexed even to the
extent OF overlooking. River business is yet
quiet Tonnage In port heavy; nearly forty
steamers at the bank, and but half dozen or
| so doing business. Owing 10 the RAIN the wharf
bore q dreary aspect, and no relief from ennui
was found on change. The favorite Common
wealth, we are informed, loads to-day aud leaves
for New Orleans to morrow. The Pauline Carroll
4 is loading for New Orleans"
For LOUISVILLE The 'unrivaed Dexter, Capt.
Montgomery leaves for the above aud all interme-
date landings at 5 p. N. to-day.
For LoUIsvmLE.-The favorite Louisisns, J. NJ.
| Phillips master. leaves for the above and all in
t.rmsdiate landings at o'clock this evening.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The Nick LOngwOrth, Capt.
Irwin, leaves as above at p. NJ to-day.
| For. LOwYR CoAsT.-The A. G.. Brown, Capt
Bassett, leaves as above at IL o'clock NJ. to-day.
| Mr.. o. Canton is her attentive clerk.
IBERvILLE For BAYOU SARA.-This unsurpassed
passenger packet leaves as above at 10 A. NJ. to-
day.
For BAYOU LAFouRcuE.-The Nina SHINES
| Capt. Greenhouse leaves at 10 A. N. to-day for all
landings on the above stream. Mr.. Jos. Dalferes
has charge Of her office.
ROsE FRANKS FOB JEFFERSON new and
unequsled passenger packet leaves for the above
ard oil intermediate landings at 5 o'clock this
evening. Capt. Harvey @. Heth, an old and we'll
known steamboat commander, has charge OF this
| packet, which we feel assured is q sufficient gear
antee TO shiI pers and passengers, and when we
mention that mat well-known gentleman Mr.. ].
Carleton, has charge of the Office, shippers and
passengers will feel assured that any business
iniTusted TO the Rose Franks will be promptly
| attended 10.