The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-25
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Sunday Morning, Oct Is. 1868

81 Sunday Morning. Oct %. iooo } Il
Il The weather t5ntinues clear and pleasant. |
I'll Business wassery good upon the landing yes
tsrday. Sixtsn steamers left port, several OF
, ID. "a with god trips.
The wild sssODer, from Nstchsz. arrived At
noon yesterdfy. On her way down she met with |
an accident the larboar1 engine, In consequence
which she was unable to leave here last eve |
niug and the Enterprise left with her freight.
-he viii Be ready to resume her trips on wednes'
dsv next her regular day.
The allowing named steamers left port yester'
day: Aloe. Capt Wood. for Lower Coast Hetty
Gilmore, Capt. King, for Lafourche; Thos. towen'
Fa'guy. for Attskapss; Big Horn, Capt; Gilham
for 'Yazoo River; Lafourche, Capt. Hind, Tor
you Sara; Golden Era, Capt. Gus. Hodge, for
Jefferson Celeste Capt posty Tor franc 1 nco,e
Cleons, Capt. splane. TOR Washington; Vnve
Branch. Capt. Jones' for st. Louis; Bart Aole,
Capt. Harrison, for Vicksburg Importer, capt
Williams for Arkansas River Vicksourg' capt
| Gathers for Vicksburg; P. W. Srader, Capt.
Stein. and Pink vsrble, Capt Montgomeri !, for
ouisvie Enterprise, Capt. W. b. Richardson
for Natcbez.
| 0sy from Red river, brought 10 81 sacks OF corn
I from Rapides parish. In times gone by we nope
never TO return) corn formed quite an item in the
mn freights of Red river steamers; now II Is SNIP
| ned from that river to New Orleans.
~ hogsheads new sugar, and Fl barrels new
molasses have been received since our last
1906 bales of cotton were received yesterday
Since our last the following named steamers
have arrived: Wild Wagner. Capt. w. b. hlcn,
| srdson, from Natchez, with 546 bales cotton and
| 233S sac ks cotton seed. Grey Eagle, Capt. baran
| CO. from BAYOU Sara, with 247 bales cotton, IL
hogshead sugar, barrels molasses and sundries.
Rose Franks, Capt. White. from Jefferson, WIN
5I3 bales cotton, 81 sacks corn and sundries.
Hetty Gilmore, Capt. King, from Lafourche, win
10 bogsheads of sugar, Is barrels oil moiasses anu
sundries.
u O 11Q haQa AGAINST IL .UO3
, bales the preceding week, showing gam oil
The Grey Eagle. Capt. V. B. Baranco. leaves at
loA M to-day tor Bayou sara sara. have our thank,
: for fayors. Her attenttse clerk Jasper L. Russ
has our thanks for full file OF jefferson papers.
: The Rose Franks, Capt. Jno. White, leaves on
Tuesday, the 9th inst, at p NJ ior JEFFERSON
4 The Cuba No. was compelled to lay over last
d evening on account of several shippers beng IN,
able to complete their lists OF freight. she VIII
leave for shreveport and Jefferson at P NJ, Tues'
!. day, Oct. 9th.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
It From the Memphis Avalanche of Oct. 2Sd.;
:; .Weather cool and cloudy. The river here
continues to decline with seven feet In the channel
10 between here and Cairo. At st. Louis the river
ia receding with five feet large in the channel.
J. The Ohio is declining steadily, with three feet Tour
inches in the canal, and five and half feet on the
bars in the lower Ohio. The Arkansas Is faIilng,
out White River is declining steadily, with seven
and half feet in the channel to Augusta"
! From the vicksburg Herald 23d inst:
e "The towboat Atlantic, Capt. Lloyd Belt which
h. left St Louis last week with tow OF three barges
a for New Orleans, arrived yesterday afternoon
"A about O'Clock. We learn from Capt. Belt tina
<. in attempting to come through Paw raw Isisno
'. on Thursday morning before daylight he was &c
"A Unfortunate as to ground both boat and barges
h. he succeeded in releasing his boat, but was un
a able to get the barges of, and came down to TIL
a. mort for assistance having broken his rigging ant
We cspstsn. The wrecking boat NO: ~ VIII prop
N ably 90 MP to her relief. Capt. Liss Mulliken. ont
ct of The pilots of the Atlantic, informs as that I'M
o. water has left the old channel and Is now dow
a the shute thence being "mark twain twain Il
w that channel. We are informed by MAJ; Arm
which boat is at present under charter TO parte
at the wreck of the W. r. Carter, will, VINE
sss through. be taken to New Orleans and undergo
~" thorough overhauling. Her guards be widened
IFS both upper and lower, and will receive an enur
10 new oniit prior to becoming permanent packe
80 in the vicksburg and Bends trade. Her presen
9O5 charter will expire in about two weeks"
e. The Pittsburg Commerciallof the 10th instau
IL. contains the following interesting statements
nd The wear 1913 was q memorable one 80 TAR a
-N steamboating was concerned. We believe tha
N. greater improvements were made IN snas yea
Jus was the year of building fast boats For nstanc
~. the ]. NJ. White, the boat whose time from Ne
no Orleans to st. Louis stands unrivaled; days,
leu Cincinnati the celebrated Duke Of Orleans, thi
Ise | made the run from New Orleans TO Cincnnau IN
ps DAYS and eighteen hours, the best time ever mad
~ before or since. The same year was pun o. :.
NY burr TO Cincinnati and back, time out days 81
u.s. hours; her running time was days and 8 hour
y This trip has never been equaled. Inc same ye
anu was organized the Pittsburg and Cincnnau PACK
&c line that continued in successful operation un
=. the completion of railroad communications Wes'
le.. lise that was composed of the finest and taste
o steamers that ever fioated on the western water
nee line that during fifteen years OF steady runnii
y. never lost boat. The only one that received 81
:. al damage was the New England No. 2: and she W
S,a repaired at an expense OF $4,000. Inc comps
during the time Of Its existence paid Tor nsuran
OK $3.50, 000."
,a nO, From the Shreveport Southwestern. Oct lst
DO. "The weather yesterday was cold and damp
day, with north wind. The river opposite u
nee point is about on q stand, with twelve feet aoo
80 | the lowest water mark. We have no later ne
We | from Carolina Bluffs than that published vest
nav day-fallipg fast. We have had no arrivals III
re Cypress bayou in the past two days, and nave
O5. repeat our last report-three ana one teet 10
10 lake and thirty inches in Potato bend. From
officers of the Lizzie Hopkins we learn that tns
rere are five feet on Grand Ecore bar and four anc
Gao half feet on the falls. Up freghts are now land
here at high water card rates. Down-co.'o 90
Ing per bale, cattle IS per head and passengers ~
% 3 From the Alexandra Democrat, Oct. 81:
"The river is rising yet, but very slowly. FIR
ness above we have information that 1t has comment
are. to fall as low down as Grand Ecore Inc weat
at the present writing indicates rain. which
ties. keep it ND at its present notch. Navigation
od. perfect to the head of the beat and all the DO
90 down with good loads of cotton and pu
for Freights now rule at high water rates."
for From the Cincinnati Gazette, Oct. %:
asks 1.-The wind was variable yesterday. AT d
and the indications of rain were favorable. Busin
ons. Was lively on the wharf for Memphis and
etail Orleans and also for the local packets. Their
not much Arkansas river freight in the city. {
hich siderable Lower Ohio river freight was shipI
ne In mnch Of which was at reduced rates. Capt FIR
rme Maratta, it was thought yesterday, would take
Robert Burns out for New Orleans next We
ount Heretofore it was supposed he would take cha
the If the Swallow" a.
oder From the Louisville Courier of October I'D
II Is take the following
uota- The Al Marvs ia aground at Flint Island. Ov
roxi- n tbe extreme low water the Louisiana was c
, the PEELED to abandon her trip to New Orleans
rites, hauled down her single yesterday. Her fire.
8 set | will he turned over to the Legal Tender, WI
ex- boat was to arrive last night. The river is
viz; changed at this point, with feet inches "