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Tuesday Morning. May 10, 1888

peIling the clouds and rendering the rest of the
day very pleasant indeed. Up TO noon yesterday
several light showers fell, and at this writing 1t Is
again raining.
Business on the Landing yesterday was as dull
as we ever saw It. 1t was regular "Olue Mon
day."
The A. G. Brown made her usual excursion trips
| TO Carrollton Sunday evening, and as matter OF
course the CRESCENT had a representative on
| board. Nothing Of special note occurred during
| the trips. We can only say that every one who
travelled on her left perfectly satisfied.
The Lizzie Tate, Capt. Nat Pickett, leaves at
| 5P. NJ. tomorrow for Minden.
The Rose Franks. Capt. JOS W. Carleton, came
| forth from her retirement yesterday, and "a re-
ceiviDg at the foot Of Customhouse street for Cam
| den and all intermediate landings on 0uachita
river. She leaves on Saturday next, May %, at
Pm.
The Gov. Allen, Capt. jim White, leaves at
| O'Clock this evening for Greenville, Vicksburg
and all intermediate landings. Messrs. McVay
| and Hull are her attentive clerks.
The popular j. NJ. Sharp, under command OF
Capt. John White, leaves for Jefferson, positively,
at 5 O'Clock this evening. Mr.. Jasper Ross,
clever young gentleman, does the honors OF the
Office.
The Richmond, Capt. Slut Neal. backs out at
O'Clock this evening for Louisville. Passengers
bad better make early application to her clerk,
Capt. ]. S. voolfolk, as she will De sure to have
a cabin full Of people.
The famous A. G. Brown, Capt. W. s. Bassett,
leaves at noon to-day for all landings on the lower
coast. Mr. Oliver Canton will be found at his
desk and will be ready ID do the agreeable to all
who place themselves under his charge.
The lightning packet Lizzie Hopkins, under
command of the popular Capt. Jno. T. Roots.
leaves at o'clock this evening for jefferson and
all landings intermediate. In her Office will be
found Capt. Sam Lawson, her chief clerk. who Is
ably seconded by our friends Messrs. Hoffman and
Lancaster.
We are Indebted to Messrs. Snnott Adams for
a copy Of the following telegram, received by
them yesterday evening:
BATON ROUGE, May lS.-To Siuuott & Adams:
Will arrive tonight. Leave Tuesday. Will at
tend to all Vicksburg, Greenville and Bend busi-
ness. ]. s. Neal, low.pressure steamer Rich.
mond.n
EThe arrivals since our last were as folws: Gov.
Allen, Capt. White, from Greenville Iberville,
Capt. Gross from Bayou Sara; Nina SHINES Capt.
GreatbOuse, Thos. Powell and Flicker, from Bayou
Lafourche; Irene, from Camden Grey Eagle,
Capt. Barahco, from Bayou Sara; Aloe, from
lower coast, and Crescent. from Corpus Christi.
None of them had anything like a trip of freight.
The departures were Lady Gay, for st. Louis;
Nina SHINES, for Bayou Lafourche, and Ibervlle
for Bayou Sara. The SHINES had a rousng trip.
The river in front OF the city continues as last
reported.
The officers of the Irene report the Ouachita
falling from Camden to Monroe.
The towboat Kellogg and barges left ST. Louis
on the 18th instant. The Pauline Carroll, hence,
arrived there same day.
The Belle Lee arrived at Louisville on the 18th.
The John Kilgour arrived there on the l4th.
The regular weekly Monroe, Trenton and New
Orleans packet Cleona will be found at the wharf
this morning, ready to receive freight She leaves
at O'Clock TO morrow evening.
PROM OUR EXCHANGES.
From the Memphis Avalanche, May l6th:
The Arkansas is falling, with five feet in the
channel from Little Rock out. White river is
again rising slowly at its head. The st. Francis
river is reported falling slowly. The rise in the
upper streams continues. The river here rose one
inch in the past tWenty-four hours and has risen
altogether since Sunday four and half inches.
The tow-boat Dick Fulton, with ten barges of
| coal for Natchez, and the tow-boat Simpson
Homer, with eleven barges of coal for Vieksburg,
| left Louisville on Wednesday. Business on the
wharf is about played out, with no movement in
| freigbts worthy Of mention"
From the Cairo Democrat, May 18th:
1.-THE weather was cloudy and dark until noon,
| when the clouds grew thinner and the sun shown
| out clear and warm. There is now q prospect of
| clear weather ahead. The Ohio is on the decline
above, and there is indications that il will soon be
falling here 1t has risen four inches in the last
| tWenty.four hours.n
From the Cincinnati Gazette, May 18th:
Business was considerably better than on the
previous day, still II was not good. We note one
departure for Memphis, one for Pittsburg and one
| for Marietta-nOne of them with very good trips
| There we're no arrivals outside the regular pack
| cts. Quite feet of boats were expected, how
ever, which will be found at the wharf this morn.
| for New Orleans, although there are four at the
| wharf.n
The St. Louis Democrat, May 18th, says:
We are satisfied that fears of a further rise
| OF the rivers at present may be dismissed The
river is falling here, and we think those above are
| all on the decline. II was not only a dull bust
ness day, but dull Friday. Nearly the usual
number Of boats arrived with good cargoes, but
| the departures were few in number-ony ten
| altogether"
| From Louisville Courier, May 10th:
1.-THE river was falling slowly yesterday, with
| IL feet water in the canal, Is feet in the chute
| and IL feet on the rocks-a decline of six inches
| since our last report. Business on the wharf was
terribly dull yesterday. The John Klgour has
| abandoned her trip, and will lay up for few
days. The Belle Lee will take her freight and
also that received for the Louisville. The Legal
Tender will follow the Belle Lee to New Orleans,
leaving this port Tuesday. The P. W. Strsder
will leave the city wharf at IL NJ. to-day for New
| Orleans. The towboat Lake Erie, with ten boats
| of coal, left early yesterday morning for New Or.
leans. The new United States snagboat ]. j.
| Albert, up to the 9th inst. had removed ninety.
| three sDags from the Mississippi river, between
Cairo and st. Louis. They are all doing good
| service"
From Cincinnati Commercial, May l6:
| THE weather was mild and cloudy yesterday,
with light drizzlng rain nearly all day, with the
| wind from the southwest last night. Here the
river has fallen six inches during the twentyfour
hours ending last night, with thirty seven feet in
| the channel by the Waterworks mark and sixty
five feet under the Covington bridge for passing
| steamers"
| From st. Louis Democrat May Is:
| There is a remarkable redundancy of New
| Orleans tonnage, as will be seen by the fact that
| under the prevailing compromise " arrange
| ment, the Commonwealth, which arrived on Wed.
| nesday, will not commence to load until two
| weeks after next Monday, there being in port to
| load before her those large steamers Bismarck,
Ruth, Olive Branch, Arthur and Great Repub.
| lic."
The Memphis Avalanche Of May 18th says:
| weather cleudy and sultry with rain as usual.
| The river rose one and three.quarter inches du.
| ring the past twenty-four hours, up to G P. NJ.
Total rise since Sunday last, FIVE and three quarter
| inches. There was fair amount Of business do
| ing on the wharf, with good list of arrivals aud
| departures. The Richmond passed down at noon
| with good trip. She received here some freight
and passengers, with a company Of Uncle Sam
| uel's boys destined for Vicksburg. The Indiana
passed up at O'Clock yesterday morning. The
| Lizzie Gill passed up at P. NJ. with good up
| stream tip. The Arkansas is falling, with four
feet in the channel from Little Rock out. White
river is receding at Duvsl's Bluff. The st. Francis
| river, at last accounts, was receding slowly.
| Freights along the lower Ohio are very scarce,
and boats for New Orleans are taking TOBACCO at
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