The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-28
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Wednesday Morning. Oct rs. 1903

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CRESCENT orrIcx, No. "a Clnr sIsErr
Wednesday Morning. Oct rs. 1868
The weather yesterday was terrible, the sun
did not show itself during the entire day, and the
clouds, which obscured it, poured down tnelf
contents upon US from daylight to dark win
scarcely an intermission.
But little was done upon the landing yesterday
in the way of business, the rain lettering snip
pers from sending dewn freight.
The Cuba No. 2, yesterday evening transferred
her freight to the Lizzie Hopkins, Capt. Wiker-
son having chartered her TO Capt. Joe Aguader. !
The Cuba will leave here every Saturday under
his command for Alexandria and Grand Ecore.
We perdlct Capt. Aguader will meet with success |
beyond even his most sanguine expectations,
RECEIPTS OF COrTON.-Since our last 1858 Daies |
of cotton have been received per river steapesrr
The officers Of the Lizzie Tate rere.'. ned River
falling fast, with feet sent on the principal
bars. -
Oqachlfa river ELL continues to recede.
The river before the city is still falling: .
The Gen. Quitman was insured in Cincinnati
Offices for $50 900, as follows Enterprise $4,000;
and Western, Firemen's, Cincinnati. Central,
Buckeye, National, Citizens, Boatmen's, Eureka
and Union for $500 each.
The Grey Eagle. Capt V. B. Baranco, leaves at
5P. NJ. to-day for Bayou Sara.
ARRIyALs.-since we closed our last report the
| following named steamers have arrived: Pauline
Carroll, Capt. White, from st. Louis, with Ills
bales cotton. Mississippi Capt. Green, from 81.
Louis with ll3l bales cotton, etc. Sully, Swltzer,
| from Yazoo river, with III bales cotton. Hety
| Gilmore, Capt. King, from Thibodaux, with seven
bales cotton, eleven hogsheads new sugar, thirty
two barrels new molasses, etc. Lafourche, Capt
| Heno from Bayou Sara, with seventy nine bales
cotton, four hogsheads new sugar, eight 6arrels
| molasses and sundries. Lizzie Tate. Capt. Stinde
| from Shreveport, with 327 bales cotton, and 10
| head cattle. Gov. Allen. Capt Tobin. from Qua
| chita, with l25S bales cotton.
| DEPARTuREs.-The following named steamers
left port: Glide, Capt. Muse, for Grand Ecore.
Lizzie Hopkins, Capt. Roots, for Jefferson with
good trip. Tahlequah, Capt. j: W. Blanks. for
Monroe. with splendid trip. Lafourche' 0aPt.
| vich, for Lower Coast, and Robt. Z. Lee, Capt.
| Cannon, for Vicksburg.
The number of negroes upon the steamboat
| landing as rather small.
For NArcHEz.-The dashing Wild Wagner,
Capt W. B. Richardson. having completed her re-
pairs will leave for the above and all landings In
| Posey and Miller are her clerks.
! For OuACHITA RIvER-At P. N. to-day, Capt.
L. II. Patterson, will back out the splendid Low
water packet Lottawanna, for Monroe, Trenton
and all way landings on Ouachita and Black rivers,
Mr. p. A. Work, courteous gentleman. controls
her office.
For JEFFERsoN-The fine, light draft packet
Rose Franks, under command of that thorough
steamboatman, Capt. John w. White. leaves at P.
NJ TODAY for the above and all intermediate land
ings She was detained from leaving yesterday,
by the incemency of the weather, but Captain
White says that he will 60 sure today. Inc once
|
Jasper L. Russ, who is assisted by Mr.. @. I. Wal
lace, a corteous young gentleman.
| For MONROE AND TRENToH.-The ight-drat
packet LEM Leoti, under command OF Capt. v:
P. NJ. to-day, as above. Being OF hghtdrait sne
will go through without fail.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, Oct. "a:
yesterday was cool but pleasant. Business
was brisk on the landing. The St. Louis packet
departed with fair trip. The Memphis packet
received largely all day. New Orleans freight
moved lively"
1.-THE river was rising slowly yesterday, with
3 feet inches water in the canal, foot inches
water in the chute and AZ feet water on the Port
land bar last evening. rise OF inches since our
last report. Weather clear and pleasant. Bust
ness very dull. The Legal Tender, Capt. John
Roberts, is advertised to leave the Portland wharf
for New Orleans at O'Clock P. NJ. to-day. The
Argonaut No. will come of the docks this eve
ming, and will, it is said, load for Cairo aud Ne
Orleans. The Louisiana was due from New Or
leans, and doubtless arrived last night. She re-
turns to New Orleans on Tuesday,
From the Memphis Avalanche, Oct. 18th:
weather clear and pleasant. The river con
tinues to Decline with feet in the channel from
Cairo down. At ST. Louis the river is receding
with feet on the bars between that point and
Louisville, with feet inches in the canal and ~
feet on the bars In the Lower Ohio. The Arksn
sas is stationary, with 81 feet in the channel from
Little Rock out. White river is falling slowly
with Ga feet to Augusta"
From the Louisville Courier, Oct. 2sth:
1.-THE river was at a stand at this point yester
day, with feet inches water in the canal,
foot inches water in the chute, and Al feet wate
water on the shoaest bars in the Lower Ohio
At Rising sun bar there is scant feet water. TIT
9 weather yesterday was clear and pleasant. busl
t ness on the landing tolerably brisk"
r From the St. Louis Republican, Oct. 2oth
Q 1.-THE weather was beautifully clear and pleas
8 ant and in a most decided contrast with the pre-
J, yious days of the week. Business, as usual Of
d Saturday, was brisk, with liberal o1 ha
Q generally all the freight that was wanted on tn
l. present stage Of water. We have no materia
d change to report in the condition OF the Missis
/ sippi, or any Of its tributaries. we learn una
of the clerks having neglected to attach revenu
70 stamps to receipted freight bills. Clerks o
y steamers should bear in mind the necessity OF thu
stamping their freight bills, as the neglect render
the boat liable to fine. Capt. James H. Pepper
Of the Thompson Dean, has returned from ms WIS.,
to Cincinnati, and will probably commence load
ing bis monster boat next week, James A. for
goes out as chief clerk of the Continental, whic
I leaves this morning for New Orleans"
) Capt. d. N. Greenleaf has arrived from Ne'
ia Orleans where he has been on duty as genera
70 agent of the Mississippi Transportation company
le Burdeau. Since the 6rst of January there hav
" been 1872 steamboat disasters on the Western an
le Southern waters of which 81 proved total loss
a and IL BY fire. or the partial losses "a were b!
d sinking, 4 by fire, 2 by collision, by storm, D.
i. explosion The difficulty in regard to the posses
It sion of the steamer w. F. Curtis has been AMIGA
D. bly settled. Capt. Brown, her former commander
% has repurchased Capt. Powers interest. and wi
/; take charge Of her. The 6tonewal Capt. JiI
,f McKinney's famous packet, IL at the wharf load
q inc for New Orleans During her late retiremen
sr the stonewan has been locked end thorough
repaired, also newly painted. furnished and ou
Of fitted, and is now In every respect equal to tn
dav she Hret caue out The old officers gill b