The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-26
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Tuesday Morning. Nay %. 1865

train Railroad. and our Carrollton excurs on
packet, the A. G. Brown, was crowded each trip
with pleasure-seekers. A trip to Carroilton on
this comfortable packet Is, in our opinion, one OF
the mos: agreeable ways of spending quiet ho1r
or two on Sunday. Many OF our citizens have
heretofore Stunned excursion packets, especially
on Sundays, not wishing to travel on small and
crowded boats, nor TO mingle with naired crowds.
The first objection is now Cancelled By having such
a boat SIS the Brown, ard in regard TO the second
we can assure our readers-and we speak from
personal observaton-tbat whilst on board moth
ing will be seen or heard to shock the feelings
even of the most fastidious. Yet this piece of
information is needless to those who knoE
the officers in command Of the Albert G.
B. We made one trip to Dan Hickoks landing on
her Sunday and left better pleased than ever.
On her last trip down, at the least calculation,
she brought to the city four hundred passengers,
and moreover, each and all were comfortably
seated, If we except q number OF legal gentlemen
who were on board. We took them for lawyers,
as they all seemed to know how to practice at the
bar; and as we Razed upon the quiet looking
youth who presided over its destinies our heart
went pity pat We feel inadequate to the task
Of entering into further details, and in conclusion
advise all our readers to try one trip to Carrolton
next Sunday evening. and if upon their return
they dissatisfied, well, they WILL in opinion,
be very hard to please-that's all.
The steamer otile was sold yesterday to the
elevator company OF this ctyfOr about $4,000.
The officers of the Gov. Allen, Belle Lee, Mon
favors.
The Idahoe has deferred her departure to to-
morrow, May 9th, when she will leave positively.
The favorite Shreveport packet National under
command Of the well known Capt. Richard Sin.
mott, leaves at P. M. to-day for Shreveport and
all landings intermediate on Red river, taking
freight and passengers for Jefferson, with the
privilege of reshipplng. Time through three
days. Mr.. Florence Findren, clever gentleman,
has charge Of her Office. In future the National
will leave this city every Tuesday evening at
P. NJ. Shippers may rely upon her containing
weekly packet as long as the stage Of the river
will admit.
BY reference to her advertisement IL will be
seen that the favorite Shreveport and Jefferson
packet Mittie Stephens, Capt. Kellogg, leaves at
P. NJ. TO day. without fail. The Mittie is a favor
tie passenger packet, and ought TO be while she
numbers among her crew such officers as Capt.
Kellogg, Clerks Maurice LanghOrne, II. r. Eppler
and A. J. Dye, and then her larder Is controlled
by Mr.. John Sawyer, and If he does not know how
TO provide the substantals, as well as the delica-
cies Of life, then we are mistaken.
The Belle Lee, Capt. McGiil is the packet for
Louisville to-day. She sails positively at P. NJ.
In point of speed, safety and comfort she stands
second to none.
The gallant A. G. Brown, Capt. W. 8. Bassstt,
leaves at noon to-day for Fort Jackson and all
landings intermediate on the lower coast. She is
O fine boat, and richly deserves the liberal pat.
ronsge bestowed upon her by our merchants.
Mr.. Oliver Canton, as clever a gentleman as ever
DTeelOGO OluCc, Is UcE uTbL Cl6Tk, duQ Dy MS
quiet and courteous manners has made for himself
legions Of friends, both in this city and on the
coast.
The Gov. Allen, Capt. Jim White, leaves at
O'Clock this evening for Greenville, Vicksburg and
all intermediate landings. Messrs. McVay and
Hull are her attentive clerks. The accommoda-
tons of this packet are unsurpassed and her
officers are without equals.
The Rose Franks, Capt. ]. W. Carleton, leaves
at 5 O'Clock this evening, for Camden and inter.
mediate landings on 0uachita river.
The Monsoon, Capt. James Tucker arrived yes
terdsy, from Jefferson, with good trip cOnJist-
ing in part Of 200 bales cotton. She is receiving
10 leave tomorrow at P. NJ.
The Annie Wsgley, from Washington (; Ceona,
from Trenton, and Bismark, from St Louis, are
due to-day.
The Belle Lee arrived Sunday evening from
Louisville. She brought the largest cargo Of to.
bacco which has been received at this port since
the termination Of our late little unpleasant
ness" viz: 1853 hhds.
The j. d. HDde, from ST. MartinsviIle: Nina
SHINES, from Lafourche, and Iberville, from
Bayou Sara, also arrived Sunday.
The following steamers arrived yesterday:
Gov. Allen, Capt. Jim White, from Vicksburg,
with GA bales cotton and neatly 5000 sacks seed;
Monsoon. from jefferson; Lotawanna, Capt.
Brinker, from Camden, with Ia bales cotton and
sundries. She leaves on Thursday next at P. NJ.
The Grey Eagle, Capt. Baranco, from Bayou Sara,
with sundries. Aloe, from lower coast, with sun.
dries.
y. ". BlackfOr0, from washington.
The following is the memorandum Of the Mon
soon: "Left Jefferson at 6A O'Clock Thursday
evening; lost two hours at cattle pen and arrived
at Shreveport at "a O'Clock Friday evening; lay
ten and q half hours at Shreveport, and left at
P. M: landed at Elm Grove, Grand Bayou, Cou-
shatta, Briar Bend, Grand Ecore and Montgom.
cry. losing in all those landings one hour and
thirty minutes arrived at Pineville at 3 O'clock
lost in wooding and freighting two hours and
thirty minutes arrived at mouth Of Red River at
q ofa nAawT lOof In ~
freight, etc., four hours; left wharfboat at A.
NJ. and arrived at Stock Landing al 5:45 P. NJ,
making the run from Jefferson in so hours aud Is
minutes, and from Shreveport in 80 hours and As
minutes"
Business has been very dull upon the landing
since our last report. The prospects, however,
are good for the present week.
The departures yesterday were: p. W. Strader,
for Louisville; Nina SHINES, for Lsfourche, and
lberville, for Bayou Sara.
A clerk will be on the landing this morning,
ready to receive freight for the regular weekly
Ouachita packet Cleona.
The Peerless is receiving for all landings on
Arkansas river as high up as Fort Smith.
PROM OUR EXCHANGES.
From the 81. Louis Democrat, May 70:
SLOW business yesterday; dull movements on
wharf and steamers. New Orleans packet Ruth
getting only few carpet-sack loads of freight,
and bsrges not much more. Few boats arrived
few departed. Matters were quiet indeed. Even
the passenger agents, who love the steamers well,
were fugitives from the wharf at an early hour,
leaving it with feelings Of scorn and disgust
The rattle Of but few drsys could be heard, the
usual fiocks Of pigeons were absent, and the very
air was too still TO kick up q dust. If only ell
the boats that were due had arrived, II would
have been q blessing. Rivers declining. The
Ruth, Capt. B. r. PegraIn, will leave this after.
noon positively for New Orleans"
The Memphis Avalanche, of May 24th, says:
weather pleasant. The river here rose II
inches in the past twentyfou hours, aud is now
q inches above the mark Of the high stage at
tanned in April. II will come to a stand by this
evening, as the river was falling rapidly as far
down as Haile's point on Friday. The Lady Gay
passed up for st. Louis yesterday morning. The
Legal Tender passed down for New Orleans well
freighted. Business on the wharf yesterday was
not very animated. Freights for all points con.
tinue scarce. White and st. Francis rivers are
falling steadily. The Arkansas is recedng, with
63 feet in the channel from Little Rock out and 3
feet from there to Fort Smith. The palatial pas
senger steamer r. f. Lee, Capt John W. Cannon
will leave the wharf this evening at o'clock for
New Orleans and the bends. The Indiana. Capt
Rute Neal, is due from Louisville, bound for New