The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-07

over 1700o0. She uas owned By N. 8. Mepham
aud brother. Der insurance value Ia 1866 was
$50 900, and 10 1868 t45 900. Der repairs at st.
lars. She was insured for the total sum Of forty
thousand dollars IN Cincinnati Offices. The office
o1t6ts Of both steamers, includin( Dome books and
papers. shared the general destruction. Hard
freeze on Monday night and yesterday morning.
the river steadily but slowly on the swell, The
Rath leaves to-day ct p. n. for New Orleans.
Capt. Terrell win load the Henry Adkins for New
Orleans, and on returning will load for the noun
Tins, taking . matter Of three or four hundred
tons. The Stcnewali VIII leave at 10 o'clock this
morning for New Orleans. Capt. Wiloughby
talks Of making trial trip with the Ida to New
Orleane.n va
From Louisville Courier, March lth: I
Arrived, 3d-Steamers Legal Tender and N.
Longworth, from New Orleans. River still Using
at this point During the previous "a honrs Il had
risen little over three inches at the head Of the
falls, and ten inches at Portland. The weather
has cleared of. but continues cold, with the Their
mometer below the freezing point all day. Ga
the falls last evening there were five feet four
inches water in the pass, down the Indian chute,
and the river rising slowly. The Nick Longworth
Is advertised for return trip to New Orleans this
evening. She Is at the Portland wharf. The
Legal Tender has arrived at New Albany and laid
up. The low pressure Richmond is due from New
Orleans with a big trip Of freight stock and peo-
pie, making IN all upward OF 600 tons. She Is
advertised 10 return to New Orleans tomorrow,
The Cincinnati Commercial, of the 4sh inst,
:. The weather was cold and calm yesterday,
with the wind ffom the northwest. At Oil City
the mercury was "a degrees below zero yesterday
isssoo .espendsd By heavy running ice from
Pittsburg TO Wheeling. The Monongahela river
Is swelling, however. which may prevent the Ohio
from gorging. The Ohio has risen fourteen inches
n In Ia fv-f0 A
Pittsburg IL was at last accounts on a stand. At
Nashville the Cumberland was rising last night,
with six feet on Harpeth Shoals. The Tennessee
is sing. The Wild Duck and barges arrived
from New Orleans yesterday. The Silver Spray
and Alaska are due from New Orleans" ~
FoR TEEsAs AND Bayou MAcoS.-The regular
packet Ceona, under command OF that old and
well known captain, L. II. Patterson, leaves at
p. N. to-day for Floyd. Monticello. Joe's Bayou
Delhi, and all intermediate landings on Macon and
Tensas. Capt. Lou. Greenlee, veteran in this
trade, will be found board. This OF itself viii
no doubt influence many 70 take passage on her.
Being Of light draft the Cleona will go through
without detention. Messrs. Winburn h Lord are
her agents.
Fox GRAND EcoRE.-Tbe st. Nicholas, Capt. j.
G. Dowty, leaves as above at P. NJ. to-day.
For VIcKsBuRG.-The regular packet Magenta,
Capt. 7. P. feathers. leaves as above at O'Clock
this evening. Mr.. Sam Ayles Is her attentive
clerk.
DORA FOR CAMpEN.-This splendid sidevhee
passenger packet leaves az Eve O'Clock this even
ing for the above and all intermediate landings
on 0uachita river. Capt. N. b. Leavenworth Is
in command, ably assisted lin the ofice) by those
genial gentlemen Messrs. j. II. Leavenworth and
Gus Massie. The Dora takes freight for Saline
and Bnuf river, Arkadeiphia and Bayou Bartholo
new, with privilege Of reshipping. She goes
sure.
For ALABAMA LANDING, TRENTON AND MoS
RoE.-The regular packet Vicksburg Captain F.
A. Blanks, leaves as above this evening at five
O'Clock. She makes close connections with light
draft steamers for Camden and Arkadelp hia; also
for all the tributaries of the 0uaehita. The rep
utstion of the Vicksburg for speed. safety aud
con fort, IL too well known to need any notice
from our pen. Mr.. G.. Press Work will as usual be
found in the Office, and will endeavor to make all
on board feel at home.
BART ABLE FOR RED PIvER-Slnce her re-
cent retirement this wel known aRd favorite
packet has been put In the most complete order,
and as We remarked a few days ago, looks Is
bright as though Just from the builders hands
She leaves OF P. NJ, for all landings on Red
River ss high up as Shreveport. Capt. W. G. Har-
rison one Of our best known and most popular
steamboat commanders, will be found 10 com
msnd, and Mr.. w. Culberson, courteous gen.
fleman has charge of the Office. With two such
officers the Bart Able ought certainly to win
golden opinions from all sorts of people. Re-
member the hour, s Pm.
For NArcHEz-Ezpress Passenger Packet
The. famous Wild Wagner. Capt Goddin, leaves
IS above az p. N. to-day. The fame of this
packet has spread far and near, and as semi
weekly packet between this port and Matches
she has become an institution-such one as we
have long needed. Messrs. Lbano, Miller and
Posey are her stten.ive clerks.
FoR CANDkN.-The unsurpassed passenger
packet Judge Fletcher, Capt. Frank Keeling,
leaves for the above and all landings on the
Ouachita at P. NJ. to-day. Capt. II. l.. Watts will
be found in her office.
For ST. LOUIS Independent Pdcket.-The
NJ W M Hi1marCE-
command of the favorsbly known Sam. En-
triken, assisted by Mr.. A. D. Armstrong in the
Office, leaves for the above port this evening at
o'clock. The Bismarck is really ine steamer and
her officers deserve success.