The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-14
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CkxscEEf OFFICE 80. u oiny sssus, 4
Sunday Morning. June Il, l8ca

good trips. and one or two had as much as they
could stand up under.
We have no change to report in the weather, in
| fact, we have big disgust whenever we think on
the subject. There is no immediate prospect OF
rain, but as all signs are said to Z" fail in dry
weather" we will not risk our reputation by stat
ing the exact time when the next shower will
| come off.
Quite a number of our citizens visited the levee
yesterday evening TO witness the departure of the
packets. They left in the following order:
Punctuslly at O'Clock the Quitman backed out
| followed in q few moments by the Wild Wagner
Tor Nstchez the st. Nicholas for Grand Ecore,
came next, and the others followed in the order
named below:
Grey Eagle for Bayou Sara, Frank ParVoud for
81. Louis, Bart Able for Shreveport and Idahoe
for Trenton.
The Aloe for lower coast, and Flicker for
Latourche, left during the forenoon.
The ldahoe had splendid trip, both of freight
| and passengers
The arrivals yesterday were like the visits of
angels, few and far between. the J. II. Groesbeck
| from Cincinnati and the Wild Wagner from
| Naichez, filed he bill.
Capt. J. W. Blanks and Mr.. Charles Breard, late
| OF the ldshoe, left yesterday evening on that
| packet for their homes on the Ouachta We wish
you pleasant trip, gentlemen, and trust before
| iong to have the pleasure Of seeing you engaged
In the trade between this city and Camden.
We always bad penchant for steamboats, land,
as natural consequence, for steamboatmen) from
our early boyhoOd, when we used TO amuse our
selves by sailing paper boats in a basin Of water
not the Old Basin. Up to the present this feeling
has grown with US, and has taken such deep Roots
IN our mind that we find it impossible to shake il
(H) on IMAM. Our av0catiOn cOmpels US, how
ever, to remain on Ian (d) and cast ter the winds
al ideas OF ever running boat. Yet wherever
we wander, through hill or Dale, there is one boat
that VIII ever live in our memory, and that one is
the Lizzie Hopkins. A better boat never ployed
the waters Of Old Red, and her worthy comm ,nder
Capt. John I. Roofs, certainly deserves the very
HpetaI patronage bestowed upon by our mer.
chants and those OF Jefferson.
capt. Maurice Langhorne has retired from the
once OF the Mittie Stephens, and our frend-and
We feel proud of the honor of calling him such
MT ID. X: Eppler now presides over its destinies.
De is assisted by Mr.. Charles L. Gipn The Nit
tie leaves positively on Monday next for Jefferson
and all intermediate landings.
The "A. q. Brown, Capt. W. s. Bassett will
wind and weather permitting, make her usual
excursion trips 10 Carrollton to-day, leaving the
foot of Canal street at l. 3 and P. NJ In our |
opinion, and we speak from experience, this IA
one OF the most agreeable ways of spending a |
pleasant evening, and those who go once are sure |
10 be found on board the following Sunday A |
hne band OF music will be on hand and those who |
thirst for spiritual consolation can obtain It at
the bar, on Tor rather in which there is always |
plenty OF water even for those of heavy draft.
The peerless Robert E. Lee Can't Jobn W |
Cannon, will arrive to-day, and leave tomorrow |
at P. N. for Louisville.
The great Richmond, Capt. ]. Slut Neal. will
leave on Saturday, June 10th, for Louisville. A
plan of her cabin can be seen and rooms secured |
by early application to her agents. See adyer.
tisement.
The feet Dexter, Capt. Sam MONTGOMERY.
leaves on Tuesday, 10th inst, at P. NJ. for Louis,
her agent, ThOs Keeffe.
The Lizzie Hopkins, Capt. Jno. T. Roots leaves
90 Tuesday at P. NJ, for Jefferson. Messrs j.
Lancaster and Chas s. Hoffman are her clerks
The Nina SHINES, Capt. ". R. Greathouse, will
fO-Qa and az : n |
Loekport, taking freight and passengers for an
sndlngs on the coast as far up as DOnaldsonville
Tue tleksbnHg Times says of the return otour
Ilend, Capt. McVay, to the Gov. Allen: I'VE
scarcely expect II will be disagreeabe news 10
nan, woman or child that has occasion 10 trans
Ict any business with the boatn -
Inc river 10 front OF the city has commenced TO |
ecede. Yesterday il was by the surveyors
marx feet below high water mark of 1851
From the Memphis Avalanche, June 18th:
" The Richmond passed up at P. NJ from New
'rleans, for Louisville, with a tremendous trip
nd IN fact, the largest trip of the season, having
10 CABIN passengers, 200 deckers, $50 tons freight
nd 600 head Texas cattle. The Richmond ne
1es the walk and is the champion in a financial
ray. she has made money all the season. and
be and her officers are deserving Of success, The
oWboat Dick Fulton left Louisville on Tuesday,
Dr. Natchez, with tow of coal and the hull Of
he Laurel Hill which will be used az that point
5 a wharf. boat"
The same paper, of the 18th, saws:
weather clear and warm. The river here Is
ling slowly. The Ohio is falling from Pitts.
lrg 10 osro' win fifteen feet in the channel at {
nennan, and six feet five inches in the canal, |
esterday was an extremely dull day on the !
T CinoinBati.n ''N--'
From Louisville Democrat, June lila:
." The river is still falling slowly, having re-
ded some three inches in the past twentV.four n
urs the mark at dusk last evening showing fonr e
et IN the pass, three feet over the rocks and Il
ieet In the canal. Business decidedly at a i
indstlll. Weather unusually cool for the sea.
d, the thermometer ranging at about so de- =
ees al noon in the shade.n
From Vicksburg Times June 18th:
- esierdsy was delightful day for this sea.
D of the year, it being none too warm for com
u, nor too cool for good health. Business mat
g IN the vicinity of the wharf were rather dull
ring the forenoon, but were tolerably brisk
er the arrival Of the New Orleans packet p
e river Is declining more rapidly than we have :
en- able TO report for months, the fall in twenty n
IT hours ending al dark last evening amounting y
two iuches.n -
from the Cincinnati Gazette, June Sth: I
The weather was cool and pleasant Yesterday. "
nsldering the scarcity of New Orleans freight
5 surprising that we should have three boats
ewing for that point at one time. A large
inter OF persons visited the monster steamer
Impson Dean, at the foot of Ludlow street,
1erday" -
rom Cincinnati Enquirer, June 18th: 1
Inc weather yesterday was clear with de.
luul temperature, the mercury ranging at r.
nd from the northeast. The river here is still
ing, With thirteen feet in the channel last
nlng. Il fell foot in the twenty.four hours
'lous. IL viii commence rising here within
next twenty-fOur hours. Matters on the wharf
terday were far from being lively. Shiomeats -
e very light TO ali points. There were no de. II
iufes outside the packets. The splendid steamer
stmorelans, Capt Ed Evans, is filling up fast
New Orleans. Inc Swallow, Capt. McCarty. 90
dyertlsed for New Orleans, to leave Slturday''j
rom the 81. Louis Democrat, June 8:
BUSINESS, for this season OF the year, or any
son, is brisk, and gives little or no sign of de-
ase Not only the freight business but travel
leayy on the Missouri and the upper Missis. II
u, and fast New OreaBspaekets and the Mem
and St Loss packets bound north, have no
on TO complain Of a desrth of passengers.
steamers are IN for low rates TO New Orleans ee
rder TO secure cargOes speedily; their action
the confusion Of the barge company. which
the most OF the business byreason of the lower
arrangement. Whether they will slip the
$ under the present figures remains 70 be seen. i.
Frank PargOud sailed lafa nm q. urdav n