The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-19
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Sunday Morning, April 10, l86a

| been sent down to the numerous packets which
| left during the evening.
Business was tolerably active, despite the rain,
and the packets noticed in our last issue to leave
| yesterday, left with very good trips
The river news editor OF the Vicksburg Times In
bis issue OF the 18TH gives quite interesting
count OF bis visit TO this city, We regret the fact
| Of not having made his acquaintance during his
fancy for him, caused by daily perusing his al
ways interesting column.
The Black CroOkites were in full force on the
| landing yesterday. Each and every one OF them
wore a solemn look as though the fate of an em
| pire rested upon their shoulders.
We met with about as much success as usual in
| our endeavOrs TO obtain some item of interest.
| We expect this 10 prove lively week on the
landing. Several of our favorite packets are due
| and many buyers from the country who have
kept at home lately, in order to vote at the late
election, will now have an opportunity to come
to town.
The departures yesterday were as follows:
Wild Wagner, Capt. Goddin, for Natchez, with
fair trip.
Gen. Quitman, Lsathers for Vicksburg.
St. Nicholas, Capt. Dowty, for Grand Ecore.
Lafourche, Capt. Kouns, from Shreveport, with
| a cabin full of people aud q good freight.
Frank Pargoud, Capt. Tobin for Memphis.
National, Capt. einnott, for Shreveport, with q
fair trip.
Hetty Gilmore, Capt King, for LafOurche.
Aloe. for Lower Coast.
Mississippi, for st. Louis.
| Vicksburg. Capt. Blanks, foS 0uachts River,
with splendid trip.
The arrivals embraced the Caroline, Capt. W.
D. Bateman, from Fort Smith, Ark, with Gle
| bales of cotton, 1000 sacks Of seed, etc.
Hetty Gilmore and Thos. Powell from La
| fourche.
| I. Idahoe, Capt. Blanks, from Camden.
Wild WsgOuer, Capt Goddin from Natchez
Waloon from Ricelsnd.
Hunter from POinte-a-la Hache.
The Moe Able, from st. Louis, had not made
| her appearance up to dark.
The A. G. Brown, Capt. Bassett from Lower
| Coast will be found at the wharf this morning.
The ldahoe is receiving freight. She leaves on
Wednesday for Camden.
The Starlight for Jefferson, and W. A. Cald-
| well for Arkansas river have deferred their de-
| parture TO Monday, the 10th, at P. NJ.
meeting of the Black Crook brigade was held
at an early hour yesterday morning, at lunch
house No. l, on the upper steamboat landing,
and the following preamble and resolutions unan-
! imously adopted:
WHEREAS, Ding to the scurcity of steam.
boats, We reVolVe these revolutions, which am as
| follows;
"Resolred, Dat from en- srter dis da we will
not work fos eny bote owned by wife trash.
| "ReSOlUed, Dat en- konsederation OF de lection,
we will sport de kOnstitushun 'dopted by Mr..
| Warmoth en- de trends of de cullerd race"
A heavy shower came up at this moment, also
several carpet baggers, the first induced mum.
Der Of the brigade to seek shelter under tar
paulins and the latter carried several Of them of
under their umbrellas to the polls.
The Mittie Stephens will be ready to receive
| freight early on Monday morning for Jefferson.
| She leaves on Tuesday next at P.
Messrs. Bresrd and Morris, OF the fayorite
packet ldahoe, have, as usual, placed US under
| lasting obligations for favors.
The officers Of the Caroline report Arkansas
| river falling from Fort Smith down, with four
feet water on the principal bars.
We received copies OF the following kilograms
yesterday:
"sHREvEPoRT, La, April Is, 1868.
"To Geo. D. Hite, Agent:
! Arrived on time will leave on schedule time.
Will arrive in New Orleans Monday, aud leave on
| Tuesday. 2lst at o'clock-my regular dsy-for
Shreveport. Receive freight.
! "w. c. HARRISON,
Captain Bart Able "
"vicksburg, April ls.-To. A. Britton & Co.:
Steamer Swallow will arrive Sunday night. J.
| McCarty, captain"
! 1he Lizzie Hopkins, Capt. Roots, is the next
| boat due from Red River.
The Judge Fletcher, from Ouachita river, is due
| to-day or tomorrow.
The river in front of the city is about 3
| stand
We had occasion few days ago to complain of
| the Memphis Avalanche taking items from our
columns, and failing TO credit US for them. In
their issue of the 18th, they credit the CRESCENT
with an article 10 regard to the Dexter which, we
believe, originated with the Vicksburg Times We
| would father the paragraph in question were il
ours but believe In giving credit where credit is
| due.
From st. Louis Democrat. April 10th:
| 1.-THE weather continues until this writing per-
sistenty wet. The rain is so familiar thing that
the boating business goes on seemingly uninter-
rupted. The river here has risen two feet or more
| In two hours yesterday it sweed six inches
The Illinois is rising rapidly and the upper Missis
| sippi and the Missouri are already on the rise
The rains have been among the heaviest remem.
bered; therefore, swell of four or five feet was
not unexpected. The Magenta is announced to
load at once for New Orleans, and will probably
be accommodated with cargo at regular rates.
| All the good trades seem to be taken up, and
boats unprovided with place will find the times
hard. Receipts continue and the business Of the
rivers lie pretty active on the whole. Tonnage is
| ample, and two more steamers have gone out OF
existence, one in the lower Mississippi and one
| bound TO the mountains"
| From Vicksburg Times, April 18th:
1.-The weather has become settled once more,
and is now as pleasant and seasonable as anyone
could wish for. No change in the river since last
| Ieportn
From the Memphis Avalanche, April 18th:
weather sulry and cloudy. The river is rising
slowly, and has risen two inches In the past TWEEN
| ty-four hours White river is at high stage, but
stationary. Yesterday was another quiet day on
the levee, with little movement in freights. The
disagreeable weather and closing of few OF the
snack stands has tended to decrease the numbers
of the black brigade. The Louisiana passed up
of the waters, the r. Z. Lee, Capt. James White
will be at the wharf tomorrow morning to receive
for New Orleans and the bends, and leaves at p.
NJ. she will continue in the trade, making weekly
trips, leaving here every Saturday. The Bismarck,
Capt Entriken, will leave the wharf to-day at )
p. NJ for New Orleans"
The Dubuque Herald April H. says:
1.-THE river is swelling slowly at this point, but
was falling above when the last boat left. The
Key City came in late on Sunday night, and was
busy loading until yesterday afternoon, when
she cleared with 1000 sacks Of wheat and oats
800 of which was consigned TO New Orleans and
the balance to st. Louis houses"
From the Cincinnati Gazette, April 10th:
| "FOr New Orleans we have three boats receiv
ing, but only one received much freight. 1t was
reported Of her, but we think. without fouada
ton, that she was taking freight for all points
and at any price. The other two are certainly
holding out for rates. Considerable activity wa:
displayed in the vicinity Of the Nashville packet
which had laid over from the previous day. Bust
ness for St. Louis continues dull. Rates to New
Orleans may be set down at 25630c., and TO Mem
phis 30Q35c. One New Orleans steamer is re
ceiving freight"
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, April 10th