The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-13

80 VIcKsBURG May 12.-To Sinnott q Adams:
Viii arrive Wednesday; leave Faursday. Jdo
W. Cannon. captain steamer X r. Lse
"sHREvEPoRT, May IL, ls6s.-To G. l.. kouns
& Bros, SO Common street: The Lafourche arrived
here at IL O'Clock n. Monday night-htty-four
hours ard fifty-two minutes from port to port.
Made seventeen freight landings, aud beat the
Bart Able four hours and twenty seven minutes
Ben. B. Kouns, captain steamer Lsfourche."
The regular weekly Monroe aed trenton packet,
Cleona, leaves positively at P. NJ to day, taking
freight and passengers for all intermediate land
ings on lack and 0uschits rivers Captain L. H.
Patterson commands, and Mr.. Il. ,. Greeniee mas
charge Of her office.
The National Capt. Richard Sinnott, leaves st
P. NJ. to-day for Shreveport.
The Grey Eagle, Capt. Baranco, leaves az P.
NJ. to-day fer Bayou Sara. Mr.. Leo bAyhI Is her
C ERIK.
The famous Wild Wagner. under command of
Captain w. B. Richardson, will leave at O'Clock
this evening for Natchez and all way lapdings
Messrs. Llbano, Posey and Miller have charge OF
her Office.
The Annie Wagley, Captain Gus. f. Louallier,
leaves at p. NJ. to-day for Washington. She is
good boat and commanded by clever and atten-
tive officers. Mr.. NJ. Kennson is her clerk.
The J. G. Blackford, Capt @. @. Pickett, leaves
today al P. NJ. for Washington.
:" The following paragraph is from the 81. Louis
Dispatch. Nonsense is no name for ii. The first
assertion is entirely erroneous ii it refers to this
Journal and it is probably the only paper that has
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to st. Louis. But the Dispatch may rest easy.
No danger of visit from the Champion need
be apprehended: Some of our lower river ex-
changes are talking very loud about the K. E. Lee
coming to ST. Louis, aud go SO far as to assert
that her superiority would be sure to gain her q
great success. We can't see it in that light. As
far as superiority Is concerned, st. Louis can
boast of at least half dozen steamers that are
superior in every particular. The Mollie Able.
for one, surpasses her in every particular, and
especially in her carrying capacity, while her
speed and elegant passenger accommodations, are
equal, if not superior, to those of the Lee"
l9ieksburg Times, May 18th.
In our opinion, the individual who pennsd the
above extract is far better fitted for cell in some
insane asylum than he il for a position a news
paper. We grant that the Mollie Able is a good
freiSh.er, aaa IL :rath very nice steamboat; at
the same time we assert that to compare her in
point Of "speed and elegant passenger accom-
modations" with the Robert Z. Lee is worse than
folly.
The fine. fast passenger packet Monsoon, un-
der command OF the popular Capt Jas. NJ. Tucker,
(late of the New Ers) leaves this day, at P. NJ,
for Shreveport, Jefferson and intermediate land.
ings. Her accommodations are unsurpassed, aud
her officers clever and attentive gentlemen. Mr..
Ferd. Cellos, gentleman well known to the mer-
chants Of this city aud Shreveport. and whose
business qualifications are unsurpassed, has
charge of her office.
The river commenced to rise yesterday.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
From Vicksburg Times, May 18th:
al The weather on Sunday was clear and pleas
ant. but very heavy shower occurred at an
early hour yesterday morning. AID still another
during the afternoon. AS the streets of the city
| had become greeably dusty the rain was in
| every way acceptable. With the arrival of four
local packets, business at the landing was exceed
| ingly brisk. River unchanged"
From Memphis Bulletin, May 18th:
Weather yesterday was warm and sultry
| NTH I'M of ain ha riv ini
| still remains about stationary"
From the st. Louis Republican, May 10th:
"The weather yesterday morning was again
| bright and pleasant, but towards evening wore a
| very unsettled aspect. Business was moderately
active, as is generally the case on Saturday. The
rise in the river at this point continues, although
| not at lively rate as some days since. The
Magenta left yesterday for New Orleans"