The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-04
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Wednesday Morning. March 4. i58. :


weight of produce piled upon ii. Strangers ar
irving would scarcely believe that our city was
Iaboring under an attack OF depression OF
business
We sought in vain yesterday for news from Red
River, and were unable to hear Of single rumor,
which is rather singular. We can only account
for it from the fact that they dust drove all the
sensatoniss of the levee.
We are informed. by cur friend. Mr.. winburn,
of the firm Of Winburn Lord, that the regular
Tensss and Bayou Macon packet Cleona, will ar
rive to-day, and leave as advertised, on Friday,
the 9Th instant.
We are advised, by a telegram from Baton
Rouge, dated yesterday, that the regular Jener-
son packet, Lotus No. 2, has passed that point.
She will be found ct the landing this morning
ready to receive freight and leaves to morrow, the
We are Indebted to the following named parties
for copies Of the annexed kilograms:
To yessrs Peterson. Hill Elliott:
MONROE, March S.-victory viii leave to-day
Csifned) CHAMBERLAIN FIEBLENANN.
To Messrs. winburn 4 Lord, 6s Grsvisr street:
Leave to-day for New Orleans with full load.
j. N. GRACE Capt steamer LuluD.
The river in front Of the city continues 60 rise
steadily. The rush of business yesterday on the
landing did not seem to decrease the number Of
idle negroes who daily infest the wharf. bat they
rather seemed to have increased. The cold vic
tual dealers who, as We previously remarked,
make daily practice OF obstructing the cross
II Is leading from the front streets TO the wharf,
we're out in full force. Whist on this subject we
would ask whether the police have not the requi-
site authority to enable them to arrest, or other
wise remove the crowd Of idlers who make the
| Canal street ferry a place of rendezvous. This
por ion Of our great levee is often rendered al.
| most impossible by crowds of idle whites as well
as freedmen. The ofense Is rank one and
| calls aloud for a speedy remedy.
| The arrivals yesterday were as follows:
Gen. Quitmsn, Capt. White, from Memphis with
Belle Lee from Louisville with fair trip.
Lady Gay, Capt. Pesram, from St. Louis With a
| good load. 49,
wild wagner, Capt GOddn, from hatcher
| with % bales cotton and cabin full OF passen-
The Annie wsgley, Capt Louailier. arrived on
time from Washington, and leaves as usual at
| p. VI. TO day.
The J. q. Backford from Washington.
The Irene, Capt. Underwood, arrived from
Shreveport with a fine trip, part OF which was Cos
bales cotton.
cargo Of plows, glassware, etc:
The Lafourche arrived from Bayou Sara with
| good trip for the season.
The A. G. Brown, Capt Bassett from lower
| cosst arrived. She leaves at noon 10 morrow.
The Aloe and Hunter, from the lower coast,
complete our list.
We sre indebted TO the officers of the Wild
| Wagner for favOrs.
| Passengers and shippers viii bear in mind that
the B. L. Hodge leaves to morrow for Shreveport
without fail.
A dispatch was received here yesterday, (which
will be found in another column announcing
| large fire in jefferson, Texas. A greater por ion
| of the business houses in the town were laid in
ashes. yet We trust that, phenix like, they may
Yesterday being regular packet day, quite a
crowd assembled upon the wharf to witness tie
departures which were as follows:
Robt. E. Lee, J. w. Cannon master, for Vicks-
burg; Starlight for Jefferson; Rightwsy, Cap.
Scoyfll, for Red River; Emma No. for Cincln-
natl; Cornela and Continental for st. Louis In
diana, Capt. Neal, for Louisville VIM. Butler,
Capt. Austin, for Camden; National, Capt. SIN
mott, for Shreveport.
The Hetty Gilmore left yesterday for the pur-
pose of taking on her freight left at Bonnet Care
Point and finishing her trip. She will be back IN
time to leave ON Saturday next for all landings
the Lafourche.
THE NEW STEAMER FRANK PARGoUD.-As we
have on several occasions promised our readers
description of this truly superb steamer, we will
venture now TO keep our word, yet we are at q
loss for words TO express our opinion OF her, aad
almost sorry that We ever made the promise. .On
approaching the Parg0ud one is struck with her
grand appearance, and the impression at once
fasteus itself upon tue mind that IN looking over
her they will be fully Iepsid for their trorble, and
will leave with the knowledge that they have
behed the finest specimen of marine architecture
that ever foated upon the Father of Waters. IL
the practical observer, the first thing that pre-
sens itself is her hull, which we are assured by
many old steamboatmen, Is the best ever ouilt
will not be the only one mistaken on that point.
In the construction of this steamer Capt. FobiI
: has spared neither mouey nor pains, and has tn'
proud satisfaction Of knowing that he command
as fne steamer as ever turned wheel Sh'
|. was built expressly for q cotton boat and from
: the space between decks and her large ROOM
: guards, we will venture to assert that she vii
1 carry more Of the great staple than any boat o
{ her inches afoat. This magnificent steamer wa
designed and constructed by those old and well
Q known boat builders, the Howards Of Jefferson
2 vile, Indiana. The dimensions OF The Parg ju
p are as follows: Extreme length 245 feet, bean
1 Al feet depth of hold feet inches. Extren
& width (ncIudng guards.) ~ feet He
machinery is masterpiece OF work
J. Her cylinders are 32s inches in diameter with
J. feet stroke. Der water wheels measure SO fee
a in diameter, and buckets l5S feet in length an
! 26 inches wide. her engines lack great deS
of the fancy work which we have seen on othe
o steamers, and this simple fact convnces one tha
. they are intended for work, not show. Her stesI
}. power is ample, consisting OF seven doubl
a fued boilers, Is feet in length and 50 inches ]
10 diameter. She has also doctor boiler IL zee
y long and Sc inches in diameter. Her engine
e were made BY Dennis Long, Of Louisville, and th
D. boilers (of the best Tennessee iron) were mani
It featured by John Mitchell / Co., OF that cit
~ The cabin and upper works correspond in eli
eance of finish with the lower parts Of the boa
" and we cannot do better than 10 copy the follow
Il ng description Of it from the Louisville Courier
r s.Ibe cabin aud upper works of the steams
IT are in unison with the perfection OF the supe
G. structure and The machinery, and II Is Dut fal
Is praise TO say that the cabin is superior in wor
D. nansbip, design, durability and beauty. to an
c. craft yet built and can DO compared to no othe
The style is Of course peculiar to our WesteI
r steamers, ell of which have saloon upper dec
e cabins with the usual long array Of stateroOn
D. on either eide; but the great excellence OF u
H. boat lies in the fact that it was deliberately In
or the hest material used aud nothing sighted. A
or ceilings are lofty the sides artstcsy and elab
or rately designed and executed, and each stater0O
u, inside and out, is as perfectly constructed an
" finished as the main cabin. The rooms are {
9. panelec in and the roof double ceiled or psnele
Q. and each state.Ioom has skylights, or transo
L., windows outside and in. while all the rooms in q
% ladies' cabin are twelve feet deep and nine fe
by wide, the largest rooms Of any boat IN the We
and we can add, the most comfortable and rich
furnished and fitted. A glance at the cabin wi
its arched and gilded ceilings, beautiful stsiae
glass skylights, pure parian pillars, marble bass
rosewood doors, rich Turkey carpets, solid TO:
m wood furniture. elaborate and costly god-g
S5 chandeliers. immense Frennh plate glass miro
8 extending from floor to ceiling, contrasted wi
10, the diamond shaped mosaic flooring of the soc
IS hail. or Isain entrance; the whole relieved BY