The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-02
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The weather was very warm yesterdays
regular sumner day. Scarcely breath OF air
was felt upon the landing, and not a single cloud
interviewed between the suns rays and mother
earth. .tA-aa y D 20 .t''r- fa
All of our local packets continue to bring in
voters from the country, who will nc doubt have
an opportunity TO vote early and often. They are
daily offered good homes by parties DESTROYS OF
obtaining plantation hsnds, but they prefer to
wait for the election, after which they expecs to
become the happy possessors Of mules aud lacds.
Business was rather lively on the landing yes
terday and the regular packets LETT with very
By a telegram from Capt. Montgomery, steamer
Dexter, to her agent, Ihos. Keeffe, we learn that
her time to Napoleon was AZ hours and IS minutes,
and to Memphis two days Ia hours and 80 minutes.
Capt. Tom Leathers has, we understand, pur-
chased the famous Gen. Quitman. She Is now re-
ceiying, and will leave at P. NJ. on Saturday next
for Vickshurg and all intermediste landings In
place of the Magenta.
The favorite (sidewheel) passenger packet
Starlight is receiving freight at the foot OF Canal
street tbeow the ferry landing) for Jefferson aud
all landings on Red River. She leaves at P. NJ.
to day. Captain Cal. Hayes commands, and our
friend Mr.. ThOs. NJ Heatherton has charge Of her
The Emma No. 2 transferred her freight 70 the
Frank Pargoud yesterday. and will lay up for the
present. We hope to see our friend Capt. Frank
The fine steamer Mittie Stephens will be found
at the landing this morning, ready to receive
freight for jefferson and all intermediate landings.
She leaves to- morrow at P. N. We shall have
more TO cay in regard to this packet in our next
Issue.
By q telegram to Capt w. NJ. surls. agent, we
learn that the Judge Fletcher left Monroe yester-
day. She will arrive to-day, and leave on her re-
turn trip Saturday nexpat s P. NJ
There were but two arrivals yesterday. the
Ruth, from 81. Louis, and Silver Spray, from Gin
cinnati.
The departures were as follows:
Wild Wagner. Capt Goddin, for Natchez, with
| the best trip of the season.
The Bart Able, Capt. Harrison. left for shreve-
port with the best trip that has left this city for
The Starlight, Capt. Louallier, left for Washing
| ton, with good trip.
The j. G. Blackford left for Washington with
| light trip. ~.
a splendid "Trip OF both freight and passengers.
| The Aloe for Lower Coast. and Hetty Gilmore.
| for Lafourche, had good trips.
The Camden packet Lotawanna leaves on the
| Sd INST. at P. NJ.
| The ]. W. Garrett and barges, hence, arrived at
| Cincinnati on the 18th ult.
The W. z. Arthur and P. W. strader left Mem.
/ phs on the 30th ult., for this port.
The Belle Lee left Louisville for this city on the
TIE Olive Branch left St. Louis for this city on
the 18th nit. =, +, u. ..s-.. ~. .rr ,--g-sl|,
LOUISVILLE, April l.--River falling steadily.
The favorite Nina SHINES is receiving. She
leaves for Bayou Lafourche at 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
Capt. Greathouse commands. and Mr.. Jos. Dali
feres is her attentive clerk-a strong team.
The Vicksburg, st. Nicholas, National. Mittie
Stephens, Magenta, and A. g. Brown, are due.
From Louisville Courier, March 30th
"Tbe river was rising yesterday at the rate Of
an inch per hour. with upwards Of 20 feet water
in the canal. and il is now at higher stage than
was attained at the last rise. The Nick Long
worth and John Kilgour are at the city wharf with
signs up for New Orleans"
The Vicksburg Herald, Of the Slst ult., says:
"The weather was clear and pleasant yester-
day. Business was quite dull on the levee. The
river is rising slowly at this place. The Dexter
arrived here at three minutes of o'clock last
j evening, having gotten here in twenty-nine hours
and twenty minutes, the fastest time by two hours,
since the close of the war" lt-7.F
Z. From the Memphis Avalanche, 3lst ult:
's Weather clear and pleasant The river here
declined two inches in the past twenty-four hours.
Arkansas is again at low tide, with v, feet in the
channel from Little Rock out and two feet above
there. White river, which has been at high tide,
is declining rapidly, and before the end of the
week we will have to report the same of the Mis-
sissippi The Cumberland aud Tennessee rivers
are at low tide. Capt. l.. B. Durham has taken
command Of the Nick Longworth- Captain Irwin
refires from the river on account Of bad health.
The levee presented a lively appearance yester-
day, with a good list of boats in port receiving
and discharging." oaa SOD fsk
Prom Cairo Democrat March 3lst:
''The weather yesterday was clear, calm and
delightfully."- pleasant. Business was rather better
on the wharf than for several days past. The
river continues TO fall slowly at this point and had
fallen eleven inches in the twenty -four hours end
| ing yesterday evening"" I'D tl ~
From Cincinnati Enquirer March 30th:
/ "Since our last report the river here has con-
tinued steadily rising, and at good rate, consid.
| eripg its high stage. 1t rose eighteen inches in
4 the twepty-four hours up to last evening. with
forty-eight feet In the channel and ffty-four feet
under the bridge for passing steamers The high
est point reached by the food last spring was
ifty-six feet. Boats arriving from above yester-
day report the river out Of the banks in many
places, and rising from Pomeroy down. II viii
not rise much higher here, it is thought"
From the st. Louis Republican, S0th ult.:
The weather yesterday was beautifully bright,
clear and pleasant. The wharf wore an unusually
lively aspect for Sunday. Contrary 10 all expecr
tatons the river is again on the decline. Rates
of freight: To New Orleans by boats. -four 40c.;
pork &c.; corn &c.,; oats 35c.; pound, 25G75c.
BY barge, -four S5ci pork Ode; corn 27sc.; oats
S2sc.; pound, 22tc." rtt
FoR MENPHIs.-The favorite packet Gov.
Allen, Capt John Smoker. leaves for the above
and all intermediate landings at P. NJ to-day.
Messrs. Jno. T. Hall and Ed. Shaw are her atten-
tive clerks The reputation OF this truly splendid
packet is too well established to need praise at our
hands. and besides we feel unequal to the task OF
finding words TO express our opinions of her.
er fare end accommodations are unsurpassed,