The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-19
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Tbs weather during the forenoon yesterday,was |
clear and warm About noon heavy cloud beg Az |
TO gather overhead, and about P. N. they burst
upon us, giving Us quite q heavy shower. Inc
remainder of the day was cloudy, with plenty OF |
thunder and very warm. At this writing we are |
threatend with more rain.
Business was not very lively upon the landing
yesterday.
roe laid over till this evening at O'Clock.
The Grey Eagle, Capt Baranco, leaves at 10 A.
NJ. today for Bayou Sara.
The Richmond and Caddo are due from Red
River. -.- 81 ----r----
The arrivals yesterday were as follows:
Bart Able Capt. Harrison, from Natchez, with
8 bales cotton, etc. .
Flicker, Capt. Aucoin, from ThbOdaux, with
81 bales NO and sundries.
The departures were A. g. Brown, Captain Bas-
sett, for Lower Coast with good trip.
Gov. Allen, Captain Smoker, for Greenvile,
Vicksburg etc., with fine trip.
John Kigour Capt Benson, for ST. Louis.
Flicker and Hetty Gilmore for Lsfourche.
The Bart Able brought in bales of cotton OF
the new crop.
Four boxes of candles were stolen from the
freight pile of the Gov. Allen yesterday. They
were tracked to one of the junk shops in the
neebborhood of the steamboat landing.
The levee thieves still continue TO ply their ne
farious avocatiOns with apparent impunlty. me
police force upon the upper steamboat landing Is
| totally inadequate to the task of guarding the
| large amount of property exposed thereon; AT
present there are but two officers, MI Jos. Mies
| and Jas. Z. Murphy. on this wharf, and although
they are good and faithful men, they lind them
selves utterly powerless to do any good; as u Is
| impossible for any two men to watch tne wharf
IS it should be watched, from Canal street 10
! Girod. And, moreover, If they arrest q freedman
on suspicion, which they have done time and
! again. and they know every thief upon the land
| ing unless they can swear that ne was caught IN
the set of stealing, tie over scrupuOus recorder
| of the First District discharges the case next
! morning. and they 1.-THE Oficers) openly
laughed at for their pains. dozen good oh;ers
on each steamboat wharf would save our steam
| boaimen hundreds nay thousands. of dollars every
season. Can you not spare that number out oil
/ your 875, Mr.. Chief
The following named steamers are at present
laid up at this port, majority oil them under
going repairs preparatory TO entering their re.
spective trades the coming season At the foot OF
Market street the Ouachita packet Vicksburg IS
reposiDg quietly. Repairs have not been begun
on her yet She will, however, be found ready 10
enter the trade between this city, Monroe and
Trenton on the first rise. just above her is Capt.
Tobin's clipper, the Frank PsrgOud. Rumor says
that she will in a week or two go in the trade be-
tween this city and the bends above Nlcks0urg.
Next il Capt Richardson's race horse, the famous
Wild WsgOner. large number OF mechanics are
at present busiy engaged IN repairing and paint
ing her. She is also receiving new and nand'
some pair OF chimneys. She viii be ready 10
| take her place as a semi-weekly Natchez packet
in a week or two. The Red River packet Ma
tional is next in line. This fine packet is under
1 gong thorough renOVauOn, ana mas HHu u ucH
pair of powerful engines put In. When she
comes out, which will be as soon as the water 10
"Old Red" will permit, il is expected that she
will make some Of the crack packets look to
their lsurels.
At the foot of Washington street we found the
Grand Ecore packet st. Nicholas, aud Jefferson
packet, Monsoon. The latter has just been locked,
and is now receiving thorough oTernauilng.
When the season in Red River opens she will be
found in | order. and ready to compete with
any boat in The trade.
Opposite the wharf of the Elevator Company,
we found the Cotile, now the property of that
company. 1t is their intention, we believe, to con-
vert her into floating elevator. At the STOCK
Landing the Froc and Iatan are quietly resting
Cd the lsurels they have won.
| Coming down the river We see first, Capt. Lee 4
last purchase, tie Enterprise. She has been tho
| roughly repaired, and is now receiving her new
boilers and smoke stacks at the foot of Lafayette
street; she will be ready for business in few
/. days.
/. We visited Algiers on the Opelousas ferry boat
e Porter, which is under command of that thorough
gentleman Capt. Freeman, and whilst there visit
ed the various boats laid up on the right bank
a Comm encing Just below the railroad wharf WI
boarded the Nina SHINES, and were warmly vel
coined by our friend Capt W. r. Greathouse, whI
took us all through his packet. We found tina
% during her sojourn amongst the Algerines she hat
: become so changed as to almost defy recognition
From her kelsom TO thehurricane roof she ha
q been overbaued and the repairs are OF the mos
substantial character, new furnaces, decks, cylin
| der tmbere, WDeeS, dDd-Weu we VIII not x
further until she comes to the wharf when we viii
II give a detailed account of the repairs placed upo
= her. Capt. Greenhouse informs US that 10 thu
Z course Of a week ten days ne will be ready To-
?, business. The B. l. Hodge is undergoing repair
u in the Southern dock; we failed to ascertain whe
9 she would be ready for business, but 1t will IN
. doubtedly be in time TO take advantage OF tn
d first rise IN Red river.
;, In the Ocean Dry Dock the Lizzie Hopkins wa
., being cauked and having her hull overhauled
% She will be placed in AL order. and in about te
days enter the New Orleans and Alexandra trad
a as regular weekly packet, under command o
!; Capt Jno. T. Roots.
"a The Lafourche is In the Good Intent dock, beln
s. repaired painted, etc.
u Just above this dock lies the Glide No ), Capt
Is A. ]. Dye. She has been placed in splendid re
!; pair, aud is, we are informed, soon to enter tn
~ Red River trade. Below her we found the Caro-
J. line She is being repainted and is also to go
q Red River. Down further, below the Second Dl
III trict ferry landing found the fairy Gosssmer
boat that looks as though she ought to run o.
Is aheavy dew-undergoing extensive repairs. Sh
% is an admirable low water packet, and we hope
D. see her at the wharf ere long.
IS Below the Gossamer the Ibervlle is lyiDE
slightly disfgured, relic Of other days. WIS
~ her owners intend doing with her we have bee
unable to ascertain.
8. The Lizzie Hopkins came of and the Ami
Wsgley went on the Ocean dry dock yesterday.
1he I. d. Hne is lying up near the barracks, o
J' this side OF the river.
T. CLEoNA FOR 0UACHITA RlvER.-Shippers an
a. passengers should bear in mind that this fayOril
o packet, under command Of Capt. L. II. Patterson
AZ leaves at P. NJ. to-day for all landings on Blac
. and Ouachita rivers, going high mp as the stag
At of water will permit. and as she makes clear col
AZ nections with the very light draft packet Carr
70 Poole, no delay need be apprehended by thos
c. who either slip or take passage on her. IT
Cleona has become fixture in this trade, AZ
| shippers can rely on her leaving this port evel
~ Wednesday at 8 P. NJ. rain or shine.
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