The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-20

feet in the channel. White river Is bank fuli, and
rising slowly at Duvail's Bluff Arriysls-Paaine
Carroll. st. Louis; Leonidas, Henry Amss,
and Westmcreland New Orleans; Lady Gay. It.
Louis; Belle Lee, Louisville. Departures-0iive
Branch, 81. Louis; Panline Carroll. Lady Gay,
wesimoreland and Belle Lee, New Orleans; Leon
1.-The river continues its rapid rise here aud Is
full OF drift. Tremendous rains are reported all
through Northern Illinois and Indiana, with
freshet in both White and Wabash rivers, and the
whole country flooded. The freshet in the West
ern rivers may prove disastrous TO the planters in
the bottom lands liable to overflow, and we would
advise the planters along the lower Mississippi 10
prepare for spring freshet.. The rains have
been general throughout the Southwest with all
the streams swollen, though as yet We a2prehend
90 overflow Of any consequence, as the most
dreaded streams, the Arkansas, Cumberland aud
Tennessee rivers, are falling"
\ From the Cincinnati Commercial, 18th:
The weather yesterday was wan aud cloudy,
with several hard rain storms during the day.
Special kilograms to the Daily Commercial last
night report the condition Of the weather, end the
Ohio Mississippi, and tributaries elsewhere. Here
the river has risen inches IN the last Il hours,
and is now stationary, with 80 feet inches IN the
channel, by the water works mark, and 81 feet @
inches under the Covington bridge for passing
steamers. There were no arrivals outside of the
regular packets. The Ednburg, for Wheeling,
was the only departure.
q PITTsBURG March l6-7 P.M-The Allegheny
river was rising rapidly at this point this evening,
with l93 feet in the channel. kilograms from Oil
City report il rising with Is feet and rainiog, and
a considerable portion of the country along the
river submerged. The Monongahela is about
at stand, but will doubtless commence rising
again tonight. Continues cloudy and sultry,
with frequent showers of rain. No arrivals. The
st. Charles is expected In tonight"
From the Memphis Avalanche, 18th:
weather clear and pleasant. The river Is still
swelling at the rate of foot per hour. At st.
Louis the river ia rising, with good stage OF wa
ter out 10 Cairo. The Ohio is rising from Pitts
burg to Cairo with seventeen feet ia the channel
At Louisville the river is rising rapidly, with ten
feet steamboat water on the falls. The lower
Ohio Is now bank full. The Arkansas is declining
at Little Rock, with twenty feet in the channel.
White River is bank full. and rising slowly at Da-
wallis Bluff. Arrived: Virginia and Dexter, from
New Orleans. and Great Republic, from St. Louis.
Departed Virginia and Dexter, for Louisville
L dy Gay and Great Republic, for st. Louis. The
wharf yesterday presented a dull aud quiet ap-
pearence, with freights for all points scarce.
There were bat few cotton shipments offering.u
"The heavy gale which prevailed along the
riveron Monday night proved very disastrous to
the Commercial and Lady Gay, which we're lying
at the wharf. Fort1nateiy for several steamers
| that were moorss~at the leVee. the wind was
| blowing on shore The ehimneys OF the Lady
| Cay were blown down, falling on Larry Harm
| stads wbarfboat with heavy crash, breaking
| through the roof Of the Wharfboat damaging II to
| the amount of eight hundred dollars. The dam
sand dollars. Her officers, after hard days
| work succeeded in rigging up pair OF stumps
| to enable her TO continue her trip. She backed
! out for New Orleans Monday night, with one.hal
| of her chimneys. during the hardest part of the
| gale. The hall stove was blown down, scattering
| Goals Of fire over the boat and for while IL wa:
feared the Lady Gay and the wharfboat would b
| consumed by fire, and were only saved by the ex
ira exertions of the officers Of ths boat. The
| White river packet Commercial also suffered
$500 damages by having her chimneys blowr
overheard and her guards Damaged, though the
| accident did not delay her. The Emperor, bound
| to this port from Cincinnati, met the storm a
Fort Pillow. She effected landing ia a safe hlr
Dor, with the light loss of the top Of her pilot
! house. The Dexter and Virginia passed uD yes
terday morning. The Dexter had on board 22i
| head Of Texas cattle.
From the Louisville Journal, March 10Th:
1.-The river rose Z inches yesterday, and Is still
rising At darl.there were IL feet 8 inches in thu
| canal. The weather was faIr and uncomfortable
warm during the greater part Of the day, but to
ward night il clouded up, with strong Indication
| of rain. At O'Clock P. n. the mercury stood a
76, and the barometer at 29:25. falling. The whar
| presented q very business like appearance OF
Saturday. but on Sunday il was just the othe
way-notbing doing. The magnificent Indiana I
advertised 10 leave to. day for New Orleans. Tn,
Emma No. from New Orleans TO Cincinnati
| due.n
The yicksburg Herald Of Wednesday ssys:
| "1be levee yesterday presented great deal 0
| ACTIVITY. IneIe were large nuUOcr OF arrlFal
and departures. and q fair amount of bushes
transacted. The river is swelling rapidly, havinl
risen about fifteen inches during Monday night
| Drift wood accumulated in considerable quantitie
around the wharfboat as TO almost break it lOos
from her moOrngs, and additional lines were p1
out for its protection. There is a vast acclmnla
ticn Of corn up the Wabssh awaiting shipment
and liable 20 overflow by high water"
For LowYR CoAsT.-The feet and popula
passenger packet, A. G. Brown, leaves as abOv
AZ noon to-day. Capt. Bassett commands, an
Mr.. o. Canton presides in her Office.
| FoR BAYOU SARA-The Iberyi.fe, Capt. Gross
leaves ss above At 10 A.. N. tomorrow.
FoR BAYOU LkFoURcHz.-The regular pseke
Nina SHINES, under command OF the veteran
Capt Greenhouse, leaves for all landings on tn
above stream at 10 A. N. to-day. Mr.. Jos. Da
feres is her attentive clerk, and though last, nc
least, our Old friend Thos. IRE will be found o
board ready to give his personal attention to q
freight iuirusted 10 the SHINES. $3.50
For CAMpEN.-The regular Ouachita packe
LotawAnns Capt. II. J. Brinker, leaves as sboy
at 9 O'Clock this evening. Messrs. P. A. WOr
and W. G. johnson are her attentive clerks.
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