The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-16

q Dbl. boxfreight, l5c. q foot. Down-Cottsn.
81 e bale; cattle, IS e head. Passage-s2ogsL9
Mr.. Culberson, of the weekly Shreveport pack
ct Bart Able, has our thanks for q late paper.
Our young friend Charles Drown, Of the regu.
lar Saturday Shreveport packet Lafouiche, will
accept our thanks for polite attentions.
The Bart Able, Capt. Harrison, arrived yester.
day morning from Shreveport, with As bales oil
cotton and sundries.
The Magenta, Capt. Hicks. arrived from st.
Louis, with 10 hhds. tobacco, 34l6 bbls Hour et9.
The Lafourche, Capt. kouns, arrived from
Shreveport with $50 bales Of cotton.
The Caroline, Capt. W. d. Bateman, arrived
with 81 bales cotton and sundries:
The St. Nicholas, Capt. Dowty, leaves at P. NJ
The Bart Able. Capt. W. C. Harrison. leaves at
p. NJ. to day for Shreveport and all intermediate
landings on Red River. The Bart Able will con
tinue 10 Ies<e this city for Shreveport every Sat.
The favorite passenger packet Lotawanna. Cap.
tain Brinker, leaves at P. NJ. to-day, for Camden
and all intermediate landings on 0uachita river.
Mr.. p. A. Work has charge OF her Office
The famous Wild Wagner, Capt W. B. Rich
ardson leaves at P. NJ. to-day, for Natchez and
all way landings. Her passenger accommoda
tons are unequaled, whilst her officers are all
thorough steamboatmen, and as matter Of
course courteous and attentive. Messrs. J. q.
Libano, JEFF Posey and H. H. Miller are her clerks
The Gen. Quitman, Capt. Leathers, leaves al
P. NJ. to day for vicksburg.
The regular weekly Shreveport packet La
fourche, Capt. Ben Kouns in command, leaves to-
day at P. NJ, taking passengers aud giving clear
bills ladiDg for Jefferson and all points on upper
Red River. Mr.. Cbas. Drown has charge OF her
office.
The Magenta, Capt Hicks, leaves at O'Clock
this evening for st. Louis and intermediate land
nEs.
The regular Ouacbita river packet Vcksburg,
Capt. +. A. Blanks, leaves promptly at . P. NJ
to-day for Trenton and Monroe, taking. freight and
passengers for all landings up TO Camden, with
privilege of reshippiDg on the fine steamer Irene
ct Trenton. Messrs. G. Pres. Work aud Charles
Routh are her popular aud courteous clerks.
The Lizzie Tate, Capt. Nat. Pickett, leaves at
P. M. to-day for Minden.
The j. NJ Sharp, Capt. ]. NJ. White, leaves for
Jefferson and all intermediate landings ats o clock
this evening. Mr.. Jasper Russ does the honors OF
her office, with credit to himself and the boat.
The Dexter, Capt Montgomery, leaves this
evening at p. NJ. for Louisville.
We find the following in the Memphis Avalanche
THE river item grabber of the st. Louis Re-
publican goes for our contemporary Of the CREs.
CENT in this wise Scissors, of the New Orleans
CRESCENT, is everlastingy blowing about some
one stealing his items. Now, we've invested in
en extra pair Of specs on purpose to tind items
in the CAEscENT, but blast en- we can't
DO it, -
We are sorry for "Sam." The purchase of that
extra pair of specs" has doubtless deprived
| him OF sundry drinks. We have quit trying to
6rd anything of interest in the Republicans river
| column, and do not think that we could do so
| even by the aid of Dolhonde telescope-much
| LEES by pair Of "specs.'
! The Agnes, Capt. ROlfs, arrived from Barataria
wiih.90 tons iron.
The Mohawk, from St. Louis, came in about
| dark, with 77s5 bbls -four, SAIL sacks corn 2S04
sacks oats, bales cotton, and other freight. The
| Mohawk met with an accident which disabled one
| of her engines during the trip.
| The Dexter arrived from Louisville with fine
cargo, part of which was 1881 sacks corn and 81
| hogshesds tobacco.
The Grey Eagle. Capt. BarancO, from Bayou
| Sara, with sundres.
The Wild Wagner will be found at the upper
landing this morning, ready to receive freight.
/ The Caroline is receiving at the lower landing
| for Arkansas river.
PROM OUR EXCHANGES.
| From the Shreveport Southwestern, May 10:
since our last report the river opposite this
point has risen feet, making the rise in all 10
! feet. within 80 feet of the last rise. We have
had but one arrival from above the raft during the
/ past week, though as we write the Gossamer is
| looked for every hour. The Dixie came in from
/ Fulton last Saturday, three and half days out.
As she went up she encountered a fall all the
! way inches at the head Of Long Prairie and
feet at Fulton. Business on the landing is dull
| and confined principally to the receiving OF up
| freight. The down trips, generally speaking,
! amount TO nothing. The Gotten is nearly all out,
and the cattle have not commenced arriving in
any numbers"
From the Alexandria Democrat, May IS:
The river has taken sudden notion to rise
since our last, and has gone up at least two feet.
! At present writing.it is still rising slowly
/ From the Vicksburg Times, May IL:
MATTERS at the wharf were decidedly dull.
/ River rising slowly"
From the Memphis Avalanche, May IA:
1.-The weather continues cool and cloudy The
river here rose one inch in the past twenty-four
hours, and has risen two aud half inches since
Sunday, up to last evening. The st. Francis
river is falling White river is declining steadily
The Arkansas river is rising, with twelve feet 10
the channel from Little Rock out. Yesterday was
another dull day on the wharf, with small list CT
! arrivals and departures. The Clifton backed out
for Cincinnati with l49 bales of cotton, five tons
of iron and large list Of passengers. The
Frank Pargoud cleared for New Orleans with a
slim trip, and we much fear she will have 20 with
draw from the trade on account Of the dull
times"
From the Cincinnati Commercial, May 49,:
"Tbe weather was cloudy with a steady rain, at
times very hard, all day, with the wind from the
southeast. Here the river has receded twelve
inches during the twenty four hours ending last
night, with tbirty-six feet in the channel by the
water works mark, end sixty-six feet under the
Covington bridge for passing steamers. The
Alaska which arrived from New Orleans Monday
night, was only nineteen days on the round trip.
The P. w. stra6er departs for New Orleans to-
day. The Groesbeck and Alaska are both load
ing fer New 0rleans.n
From the ST. Louis Republican, May 18th:
"Col. c. W. Thomay, depot quatermaster, will
receive proposals for the transportation of army
supplies hence to New Orleans ard way points,
for the twelve months, commencing June lst."
From the ST. Louis Democrat. May IS:
"The river rose rapidly during the forenoon,
and moderately since. The weather cleared up,
! end was charming last evening The Illinois has
overlooked its banks, but was falling at Peoria
when Jake Hazlep left with the Pekin. The Low.
er Missouri is in good order. The Upper Misss-
sippi is high from st. Paul to anywhere South; q
! little too high at numerous points for comfort.
Business wSs certainly brisk yesterday, else we
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