The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-24

tn. ,;vsr here is declining steadily with twelve
feet in the chanel to Cairo. At 81. Louis the
river is rising. with the Weather moderating ana
with six and half feet In the canal. The Lover
Ohio is in fair condition. The Arkansas Is recsd-
Jog, with four feet Of water in the channel TO
Little Rock and two feet above there.
The bill just introduced BY Congressman Eliot.
prohibiting the carriage, as freight on passenger
vessels. Of petroleum, nitro glycerne, or otner
explosive substances, Is eminently proper eno
timely. We hope ii will pass and become the
law and GO into effect Is soon as possible n nas
bibition. The mourning hearthstones made DESC
late BY the recent petroleum disaster on the ONO,
in mute eloquence proclaim the necessity Tor sucn
II Is ascertained from correct source that dur
ing the present year there have been shipped
down the Tennessee river and its tributaries, 10
Chattanooga, Of the crop OF 1867, 10000 bushels
of corn. Up the river, from the country below
Chattanooga, TO the same point. so O0s busneis:
During the same period there were received a.
Chattanooga from middle Tennessee, over the
Nashville and Chattanooga road, IA GOO bushels
making over million and half bushels OF corn
received at Chattanooga and sent South curing
The period mentioned.-lM Memphis AVALANCHE
Dec %.
urdsy loaded almost fat Pilots, David hines
ST., and Samuel Williamson. -.
The r. G. Gray, for New Orleans, had near 400
TONS and engagements at Jedersonviile Tor %
tons, at Madison for 500 boxes starch, at Vevay
for a lot of potatoes, apples, etc;
From the Cincinnati Gazette, December 2lst:
River slowly falling, with 81 feet water to
Cairo. and very little ice. Steambosting is in
very muddled condition here. Up to the latest
hour in the evening IT Is impossible TO learn
whether some eteamboats will leave before next
morning or not. Freight did not seem abundant
yesterday for any point, and boats did not NIL out
as rapidly as had been expected. Weather still
mild, with strong breeze blowing from me
south. The wind was favorable to boats coming
| up stream, but otherwise to those bound down.
| The river at Keokuk and below has fallen very
| much of late, and is frozen over a. Montrose
There are probably not over feet OF water to
| Keokuk.n
From st. Louis Democrat, Dec. 2lst:
The steamer MARITIME is in port and leaves on
Tuesday for Red River. She was built by Capt.
Morris, of Hannibal; hull las feet long, beam ~
| feet, hold 81 feet. She has small cabin The
machinery Is out of mill cylinders inches di-
| ameter, 20 inches stroke. She was owned by
| Messrs. Sherman Il Shoemaker, OF Quincy, who
| sold her for 5000 TO Messrs. Rector, Psrvin
| Sherry, of Texas and will ply between Shreve'
port and Jefferson. Her officers are Capt. Rec
Tor. Engineers Russell and Cabbell, and Mate
| Beach.
Pauline Carroll for New Orleans. drawing Eve
feet: has barge IN tow. Henry Adkins nsans, iOr
where Dearly all Southern bound boats go. Az a
late hour the departure Of the Antelope and Post
Boy was in doubt.
| The John hngOur departed lOl Nc" OIicau1
yesterday, with 225 head of stock and moderate
freight list.
The Dexter, for New Orleans has between $50
and 400 head of mules engaged.
The Mary Houston, Capt. l.. b. Danhams new
| boat will leave for New Orleans on her first trip
to morrow. Harry Welker, clever and courte-
Gus gentleman, goes in the Office.
The river commenced swelling slowly at this
point yesterday, and up to dark had risen two
inches, with five feet eleven inches water IN the
canal three feet eleven inches water In the chute
and two feet eleven inches water on the rocks.
Kentucky river is running out rapidly. At Pitts
burg yesterday the river falling, with six feet
water In the channel. The weather here yester-
day was clear ard pleasant. Yesterday being
Sunday, but little business was transacted on the
wharf. At Portland some little animation was
visible.
Our dispatches inform that the propeller
Valiant exploded boiler at Henderson yesterday
instantly killing the engineer and slightly inlurinG
others Of the crew. She arrived at Henderson
Yesterday with a tow from Evansville, and had
lust started back when the disaster occurred
The Dexter arrived from New Orleans yester
day with her wheels badly broken by the Ice, anC
was compelled to lay over until M. to-day, II
order to have them repaired. She will positively
leave at p. NJ. for New 0rlesns.-Louisvill'
Courier-Josrnal Dec. 81.