The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-21

Orleans, Il dscharRing 1850 bags corn at the foot
Of Fifth street. She flls out and departs for
Pittsburg tomorrow. The Leonidaa arrived from
Pittsburg at P. NJ, and will ct out and depart
for New Orleans tor morrow.
Business was moderately active along the levee
yesterday. The Nightingale was receiving largely,
and will doubtless get on for Nashville to day.
The Silver Spray is also filing up pretty fast,
Emma No. 3 engaged considerable yesterday, in.
GLIDING one lot Of 1000 barrels pork and nearly
200 ceeks bacon, and departs for New Orleans
tomorrow. Parties telegraphed here for boat
10 come TO Evansville and take load OF corn for
New Orleans at l5c. per 100. The offer being too
low was declined. Now that navigation has been
resumed in Wabash river considerable grain win
be moving both up and dsvn the river, the bulk
having been sold for New York to make whisky.
PIr1sBURG, Feb IL, s P. .M.-The river is about
at stand this evening, with four feet three inches
10 the channel. Continues soft and unsettled,
mixture Of rain and snow falling at intervals.
Thermometer 36 degrees nearly all day. The
Glendale has arrived. No departures aside from
the packets.
The ST. Louis Democrat Of the 18th has the fol-
lowing:
Another warm day yesterday, and the fee
bridge finally departed, starting at 3 P. NJ, and
moving out Of sight in the gentlest aud quietess
manner possible. There was no violent Earring
of boats, none Of that rapidity Of motion, noise
and confusion sometimes exhibited In the break
up of ice gorges. There was no rise. The seuth
wind and sun did the work the ice was honey
!. combed through and very slushy. The gorge at
Carondelet gave way at noon, and moved away
quietly as did that here, and no steamboat OF
barge, we are informed, suffered the slightest In
jury. On Sunday and yesterday forenoon the ice
gorges here moved on different occasions few
hundred feet. A cake Of ice, during one of these
short stages, struck the barge Lowrie belonging
TO the Peoria packet, lying at the bow OF the
steamer Suly. and cut hole In It's SIDE II filed
with water but was still sfoat last evening. II
h.. ~ tr-fl he doc a -1au for
Boats are about to load for New Orleans, vicks-
burg Memphis, the Arkansas and the Ohio. A
rise and break up in the Missouri Is anxiouly
looked for. The Illinois will soon be uncovered,
and boats will depart regularly for Naples aud
Peoria.
The Lady Gay will be the frs. boat for New
Orleans and may begin 20 load to-day. She Is 30
be commanded by that universally popular and
successful officer, Capt. B. R. Pezrsm, formerly OF
the Ruth, Olive Branch, etc. We learn that Henry
Dietrich will take charge Of the Office.
Captain John Mcdonald has resigned command
Of the snperb steamer N. S. Mepham.
New Orleans papers OF last Saturday are unin-
teresting.- [St. Louis Democrat.
II the river news column of the Democrat is 10
be taken as an example, we should say that the
St. Louis papers have been decidedly unnterest
ing lately. --. r-.... -..-r-
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The splendid steamer Legal
Tender leaves to-day at P. NJ. for the above port
taking freight and passengers for all intermediate
landings. When we inform the public thst Cape
| j. W. Roberts commands, and Mr.. Condf Ia.
charge of the Office, they will feel assured that all
business intrusted to this steamer will be attended
| TO carefully.
FoR OUAcH1TA RIvER.-The Emma No. 2leaves
this day at P. N. for ell landings on this river as
| high up az Camden. Capt. Mclaughlin, perfect
| steamboatman, commands, and Mr.. Frank Moore
does the honors of the office, and is ably assisted
by Mr.. Gullett, the affable second clerk Of THU
| packet.
FoR BAYOU SARA.-The 1berville, Capt. Gross
leaves as above at 10 O'Clock this morning. Capts
Landry and Heno are her attentive clerks, and al
business intrusted TO them will be promptly at
| tended to.
For SHREVEPORT. = The light-draft steamer
| Caroline, Capt. Batemsn, leaves as above at P.
NJ. to day. Mr.. Compere presides in the Office.