The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-20
4irer yntelligenre.
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cr1soE: r.s os.,el no r1 :. OF .. ia
s;,.e nm, Last the FEATHER has not undergone
anv notshIs change. Sunday was warm and
cicyuav Yes,erdsy morning. the air was rather
chilly but towards noon HeIiosImade himself felt
stmosnhs,e The remainder of the day was close
"a snItrv Da,k cIouds stil hover Der the north
est ho,;von forebodnr rain and with II cool
"eslner. , ,hs landing has bsen since our
last report confined exclusively to the dischsreins
Of the numerous steamers tnat nave arrived SINCE
our last issue: u ..,-,
The Irene, capt James M. iucAer, .eceisinE
for Shreveport, JeIerson, Oaronps Dsuns snu al
way landings ana Piantauons. She 'es'es 'o-mor'
row, list INST, ~ ~ srd1, Can't ioh, w wh.s
to his agent. N. o. Donohue. ESQ.,, We learn that
the fine light drsIt PASSENGER packet rose FRANK
VIII arrive on Ihgrsoay' z1us ano ,eeve on ne III
turn UP Ioi 1eneIson On os.urosy neA., -f'u
hsf: Tine tnrougn, iour Gays WE'VE nours.
Inc irene aI.seu yes'epusy morning tv
Shreveport with the banner Red River trip OF the
season. one va near iun vi co'son snu ossao'
ana nsa erel MY Sspin pasre.nse.. ,nsS ssna
graduate Capt. Tucker uponIhis continued sue
cess, ana can only wish MN many moio suon
trips.
Inc rlver before inc CITY conuoues " .eos ;s:
II mas iaiien ABOUT - Inches M 'he ''''
hours. VT, s,...s. hrorrh. dawn
Inc nina SHINES yeste.usy unousms ~ nnn'
hogshesds new sugar from the plantation OF Dun
can r. henner: .ne mrs. 2, ane seaso1 Lh,oh
on Une ,eves IL cnrsed are the freedmen's
hotels, or cheap eaung sa.ovnsVp'soes 9uu'
everything, Iiom s0iuine "a ia
grown Misslssppi catnsn, ~ cookea anu solo'
There are seven OF tnese insuluuons IN .ne a a
date vicinity OF the Canai street Terry iaaulng,
and the e1naiations rom Inem are nos enaosy as as
pleasant as night Dloomng Cereas VI VIC
balm Of tn1nssno n Sor nnmhsrs 81 Worthless
OF gensis IA naS. ~ he caarsS away M the no.
Zee as public nnisances. or possibly they may be
taken in charge by the Board of Health at any
rate we cannot see why they are allowed to OBJ.
struct gspqways. or take up room which is needed
by stesmbosts in dischareing and receiving freight
Our friend Mr.. Charles Drown, of the Era No. 9,
has our ' thanks for a late aie of Shreveport
papers,
Our thanks are due to the courteous clerk Of
the Enterprlse Mr.. Charles T. Howard, for q late
cow of The Alexandria Democrat.
river falling at the rate of one inch per hour at
Monroe.
The officers Of the Irene report Red River fall.
ing at Shreveport, and on q stand below that
point.
Can't. Ferd. " Cellos, of the Irene has our
thanks for favors.
The tugboat Belle Darlington, owned by Messrs.
McCloskey 4 Mason, well-known coal dealers of
tbis citv Was destroved nv fire early Sunday
morning whilst living at the foot of Robin street.
Two coal baroes' one the propertv of the New
Orleans Gas COMPANY. the other of Messrs McC
\ M which were living Alongside the ting. were
nartallv destroved. This will not. we feel
assured. interfere with the steamboat business of
the firm, as her place was Immediately filed with
a nowerful tugboat.
large nu9ber Of steamers ara dina TO-DAY.
amongst them are the Gov. Allen. Cant. John w.
Tobin, from Ouachita city !: T. %. Hine. Can't. l..
n Patterson from Trenton. Importer Can't
Wisms from Fort Smith: Cuba No 4 Capt.
Wilkinson. from Shreveport: Big Horn Capt.
Cant. -. from Louisville: Magenta, Can't. Hicks,
from Memnhis. Right Wav' Cant. Scoyell. from
Red River. and wild WAGNER. Capt, Richardson,
from Natchez.
There we're but two departures Yesterday viz:
The Nina Simmes Can't Creatbonsa' for Ravon
sara. with a good trim. and the j. M. Sharp. for
the coast and Bavou Lafourche. with a light trip.
The peerless Robert E. Lee. like her illustrious
namesake still hears off the honors She arrived
last night with the largest cargo of the great sta
ME that has been received this season. 1884 bales
cotton. In addition TO this she had 1870 sacks cot.
ton seed. and A large lot. of suudries. She win
leave wiihont fail az p'M' today.
For three weeks mast. between Zoo and GOO bales
of cotton have been living upou the wharf at Vicks.
bnro awaitno the arrival al boats of certain line
that had agreed 10 carry il at one dollar per bale
In the meantime the cotton market has been grad.
ually going down, and the parties VII controlled
this cotton were at last forced to ship by regu
lar racket. The Robert e. Lee brought in the en-
tire lot last night. Moral-Parties in Vicksburg
who have the control of cotton will always benefit
not only themselves but the owners thereof, by
shipping by the regular boats, and not by waiting
for regular ~ Cairo packets which are generally
fully laden and have to refuse freight. word to
the wise, etc.
RECEIPTS OF CoTToN.-659l bales of the great
staple have been received since our last issue.
The officers Of the Robert E. Lee have our
thanks for favors.
The Wild Wagner, for Natchez; T. d. Hine and
Gov. Allen, for Ouachita river; Magenta, for Mem.
phs; Importer, for Arkansas river; Era No. 10,
and Irene, for Shreveport and Jefferson Big
Horn for Yazoo river, and Grey Eagle for Bayou
Sara, will be ready to receive freight this morn
ing and leave for their respective destinations at
P. M. tomorrow,
The following named steamers arrived Sunday
Bismarck, Capt. Eutricken, from st. Louis, with
full load, consisting In part of $50 bales cotton;
Enterprise, Capt. Lee, from Shreveport, with 23l
bales cotton, 256 head of cattle and sundres |;
Era No. TO- Capt Kouns from Louisville with q
full freight; A. G. Brown, Capt. W. 8. Bassett,
from lower coast, with 81 bbls and 20 sacks rice,
etc. Lotawasna. Captain II. j. Brinker, from
Ouachits city, with l27 bales cotton; towbost