The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-25
RireLynte diligence.
Cpr6xSr OFFICE No. y CAnr srEEEf
Sunday Morning. Oct %. 1903

Il The weather ontnues clear and pleasant.
,el Business wassery good upon the landing yes
I l tetoay Sixten steamers left port, several Oh
VI The wild WAGNER, from Natchez. arrived at
| noon yesterd1y. On her way down she met with
an accidentio the arboar1 engine, IN conseqaence
ming, and the Enterprise left with her Ireisnt.
she will be ready to resume her trips on Wednes
dsy next her regular day.
| The allowing named steamers left port yester'
day: Aloe. Capt Wood, for Lower Coast Hetty
| Giimore Capt. King, for Lafourche; Thos. Powell,
Capt Aucoin. for DoDaldsonville; Peerless, capt
Faguy, for sttakapas; Big Horn, Capt Giham,
for Yazoo River; Lafourche, Capt. Hind, for
B-you Sara Golden Era. Capt Gus: Hodge, Ior
Jefferson; Celeste, Capt Dowty. for Grand Ecore
Right Way, Capt. Noah Scovel. for Jenerson
Cleona, Capt. Splane, TOR Washington; OLve
Branch Capt. Jones. for st. Louis; Bart Able,
Capt. Harrison, for Vcksburg; Importer, capt
Williams, for Arkansas River; Vicks0urg, Capt.
! Gathers, for Vicksburg; P. W. Strader, capt.
Stein. and Pink Marble. Capt. Montgomeri, for
ouisville; Enterprise, Capt w. b. hicnaroson'
/ for Natcbez. -
The steamer Rose Franks. which arrived yester.
1sv from Red river brought 10 81 sacks OF corn
1 from Rapides parish. In times gone by I've hope
never to return) corn formed quite an item in the
| up.freghts of Red river steamers; now IL Is SHIP
| ned from that river-to New Orleans.
q hogsheads new sugar. and II barrels ne"
| molasses have been received since our last.
1906 bales of cotton were received yesterday
| per river steamers. .
1
| have arrived: Wild Wagner. Capt. w. b. kcn,
ardson, from Natchez, with SAG bales cotton ana
2S3S sacks cotton seed. Grey Eagle, Capt. baran-
, CO. from Bayou Sara with 24I baies cotton, IL
bopshead sugar, 3 barrels molssses and sundries-
Rose Franks, Capt. White, from JEFFERSON WIN
5l3 bales cotton, 81 sacks corn and sundrles.
, Hetty Gilmore Capt. King, from Lafourche, Win
10 bogsheads of sugar, Is barrels of molasses and
The receipts of cotton for the week ending at
p NJ Yesterday. were 10 AIS bales against ,ooS
Q bales the preceding week. showing . gam vi
~ The Grew Eagle, Capt. V. B. Baranco, leaves at
4 10 A. NJ to-day for Bayou Sara.
The officers OF the Rose Franks nave our .n pna
has our thanks for full file Of Jefferson papers.
!. The Rose Franks, Capt. Jno. White, leaves on
Tuesday, the 9th inst, at P. NJ, for Jefferson
a The Cuba No. was compelled to lay over last
evening on account of several shippers beng IN.
a able to complete their lists OF freight. she VIII
!: leave for shreveport and Jefferson al P.M' tues
r. day, Oct. 9th.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
ct From the Memphis Avalanche of Oct 23d.:
L; weather cool and cloudy. The river mere
continues to decline with seven feet In the chsnne
rs between here and Cairo. At st. Louis the river
ia receding with five feet large In the channel
The Ohio is declining steadily with three feet fou
inches in the canal, and five and hall feet on tnt
bars in the lower Ohio. The Arkansas is falling
with three feet in the channel from Little hocs
and half feet in the channel to Augusta"
{ From the vicksburg Herald sd inst:
le ssThe towboat Atlantic, Capt. LLOYD Belt wnlci
n. left St. Louis last week with tow OF three barge
ed for New Orleans arrived yesterday sII s.
nd about 4 o'clock. We learn from Capt. Belt tina
W. | in attempting TO come through Paw Paw ISLAM
W. on Thursday morning before daylight, he was 8
I'd | unfortunate as to ground both boat and barges
IN He succeeded in releasing his boat, but was un
al able 10 get the barges off, and came down to TIL
les port for assistance, having broken his rigging an
we capstan. The wrecking boat No. ~ VIII prot
IA ably 90 up to her relief. Capt Liss MuliiSen on
Iet of the pilots of the Atlantic, informs US that I'd
o. water has left the old channel and Is now dow
90 the sbute, thence being "mark twain, twain ]
NV that channel. We are informed BY Nal: Arm
let strong, the owner of the steamer Ida Norvei
which boat is at present under charter to partie
at the wreck of the w. X. Carter, VIII, wne
sss through. be taken to New Orleans and undergo
thorough overhauling. Her guards pe widens.
l23 both upper and lower and will receive an EMU
20 new outfit prior to becoming permanent pack'
''0' in the Vicksburg and Bends trade. Her presel
eO5 charter will expire in about two weeks.
SEA The Pittsburg Commercisllof the 10th insta'
10 contains the following interesting statements
md The wear 1913 was memorable one so TAR
'AN steamboating was concerned. We believe To-
=, greater improvements were made In that yei
ons than any year from that time 70 tne Presen
Ut. the J. NJ. White, the boat whose time from Ne
lue Orleans to St. Louis stands unrvaled DAYS,
eec.; hours and minutes. The same year was puiit
re- made the run from New Orleans to Cincinnati 10
p.s DAYS and eighteen hours, the best time ever m
II before or since. The same year was built Z
ssv celebrated Clipper, that MADE tne run irom ~
any hurg 10 Cincinnati and back, time out days
nus, hours: her running time was days ana nou
J. u This trip has never been equaled The same ye
anu Was organized the Pttsburg and Crnclnnau pacH
~ line that continued in successful operation un
the completiop of railroad communications ives
ree. liue that was composed OF the hnest ana iast
lev steamers that ever foated on the Western wate
ngs line that during fifteen years Of steady ru1ni
Oh never lost boat. The only one that received
al damage was the New England No. 2. and she
xtrs repaired at an expense Of $4,000. The compa
during the time Of its existence paid for insurar
, OK $3.50, 0O0."
~ 20, From the Shreveport Southwestern, Oct IS
AZ "Tbe weather yesterday was cold and damp
day, with north wind. The river opposite
,roa pont ia about on q stand, with twelve feet ADJ
ERA. the lowest water mark. We have no later ne
We | from Carolina Bluffs than that published yes
nav day-fsllipg fast. We have had no arrivals II
|, re Cypress bayou in the past two days, and nave
os repeat our last report-three and one feet IN
i 10 lake and thirty inches in Potato pend. from
officers of the Lizzie Hopkins we learn that u
vere are five feet on Grand Ecore bar and four an
Gao half feet on the falls. UP freights are now lam
here at high water card rates. Down-cotton
ding per bale, cattle IS per head and passengers o
20 b From the Alexandra Democrat, Oct. Il
"Tbe river is rising yet but very slowly. ri
mess above we have information that II has commen
ware to fall as low down as Grand Ecore. The wea
at the present writing indicates ram, Mnica
ates. keep il up at its present notch. Navigsuol
Hold perfect to the head of the beat and all the D.
90 down with good loads of cotton and b
}. for Freights now rule at high water rates."
;. for From the Cincinnati Gazette, Oct. q:
asks !" The wind was variable yesterday. At (
and the indications of rain were favorable. Bust
lions: was lively on the wharf, for Memphis and
retail Orleans and also for the. local packets The
not much Arkansas river freight IN the city.
which siderable Lower Ohio river freight was ship
me In much of which was at reduced rates Capt. n
prime Maratta it was thought yesterday, would take
Robert Burns out for New Orleans next "
Mount Heretofore il was supposed he would take ch
d the ~ The Swallow
loder- From the Louisville Courier Of October 22C
d it is take the following:
QUOTA The St Marys is aground at Flint Island U
3roxi. IN tbe extreme low water the Louisiana was
20 the PEELED TO abandon her trip to New Orleans
srties hauled down her single yesterday: Her fr'
es set will he Turned over to the Legal Tender, "
II ex boat was to arrive last night. The river i
viz changed at this point, with feet inches '