The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-09

A. NJ. with just such trip as she deserved
guards to the water aud cabin fuh OF people:
The regular Bayou Sara packet Iberville, Capt
Gross left at her usual hour with good trip.
[ The Thomas Powell, for Bayou Lstourche' hsd
fair cargo.
last
Lizzie Gil, Capt o'Nen from St. Louis, with
fue freight, consisting 10 part OF 4O9S barrels OF
-four. 80
Lafourche, Capt Kouns. from Shreveport, with
1888 bales cotton and sundries.
Judge Fletcher, Capt. Watts, from Camden,
with t3 bales of cotton-a regular summer trip.
The regular weekly Shreveport PACKET La
fourche, Capt B. B. konRs, leaves at . P. NJ 70
day, for Shreveport and all way landings. She
takes freight and passengers for Jefferson aud
above the raft with the privilege OF reshipping
On the Kouns linz" Of lightdraft steamers, vita
which she makes regular connections MI. Chas.
Drown. a clever young gentleman, mas charge OF
be- Office.
The Independent packet Idahoe. Capt. J. W.
Blanks leaves this evening al 5 O'Clock, Tor Can
den Ark, and all landings intermediate upon the
Ousobita. Messrs Breard aud Morris, gentleman
with whom it is a pleasure either 10 travel or
transact business with, have charge of her ONCE.
Capt Blanks is so well Known. that words from as
in bis praise. would be almost superfuo1s.
The Gen. Quitman, Cap I. 2. Leathers, leaves
for Vicksburg at P. NJ TO day.
The ST. Nicholas, Capt Dowty, backs out for
Grand Ec0re, Campte and all intermediate land
iDes, at O'Clock this evening.
The fne fast passenger packet Bart Able,
under command Of the ever popular Capt. W. q.
Harrison, leaves positively az 5 o'clock this even
ing for Shreveport aud intermediate landings,
giving through bills of lading to Jefferson. the
Bart Able WILL in future, leave here every Sstur'
| day at Pm.
| the well known and popular w. b. Richardson,
| leaves for Natchez at P. N. to-day. Messrs.
| Libano Posey and Miller are her attentive clerks.
| Passengers will find her fare and accommodations
uDeQualed, and her officers clever ana attehSNe
| gentlemen.
The Belle Lee, Capt. McGill, leaves at P. NJ
| to-day for LouisVille.
The unsurpassed passenger packet Vicksburg,
| Capt F. A. Blanks leaves as usual At p. NJ. To-
| day for Monroe, Trenton and all intermediats
landings on 0uachita river, taking freight aud
| passengers for Camden aud Arkadeiphia, connect
ing at Trenton with the well known packet Irene
for the above mentioned points. She also con-
| meets with packets for D'Arbonne, Bayou B-r-
tholomew, Saline and Bout rivers Messrs. e.
Press Work and Chss. Routh are her clever and
attentive clerks.
The fine passenger packet Indiana, Capt Neal,
leaves At O'Clock this evening for Louisville aud
| intermediate landings.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
From the Memphis Avalanche, May 9Th:
Weather warm and suliry. The river here de.
clined sn inch In the past twenty four hours, and
has declined altogether since Friday ak inches
The Arkansas is still declining, with seventeen
and a half feet in the channel. White river i
bank full, but falling slowly. We have nofm
provement TO report in business on the wharf
Freghts for all points remain scarce. The cotton
season is al an end, and ia consequences business
| of every description Ia falling of. The Arthur
passed up yesterday morning at O'Clock. The
Dexter passed up at noon, with 500 tons OF rail-
road iron and 400 head OF Texas CATTLE"
From the Louisville Courier, May 9Th:
The recent heavy rains have been general
and the upper streams are sising. We expect e
see the rIver al this poiat rising TO day. Tn
| weather was very warm yesterday. In the after
noon there was heavy rain and hail storm, 80
companied gwith thunder and lightning, which
cooled the atmosphere slightly. AT dark the IN
dications for more rain we're favorable. Business
was extremely dali on the wharf yesterday, ther,
being but few arrivals and departures. The Z
| w. Strsder will 20 the ways at CINCINNATI 10
repairs after which she will return TO New Or
leans. dispatch from the Dexter, states ths
she will STRIVE Thursday and leave for New Or
leans Friday. The Legal Tender will turn owe
her freight 10 the X. F. Lee and will be the mex
boat for New Orleans"
From the Cincinnati Gazette, May 9Th:
"At6P. NJ. yesterday, the barometer indicate
| 30 Is and falling. and the Thermometer 50 degs
, | with the wind from the southwest heav
| shower fell during the afternoon. Business va
| only moderate on the wharf. st. Louis steame
departed with slim trip. The river roe l
O'Clock last evening. At that time there wer
pa feet water in the channel, and 773 feet spac
under the bridge The Dora, from New 0rlean
came over from Gaylords foundry yesterday
where she had beeh dischsrging a large porto
Of her freight. We are not advised of her fatur
| movements There are 4S steamboats, ia tn
Upper Missouri trade this season."
: From Cincinnati Enquirer, May 9Th:
Z "Captain Aft. Stein telegraphed here yesterda
= that the p w. Strader would arrive this mornn
and commence receiving for New Orleans At one
number of steambOatmen, insurance men an
} coal dealers, including Captains John Kyle, A.
l. Ross and James Bachelor, representing the VI
rious interests opposed to a short span bridge
were TO have LEFT for Columbus last night in e.
/; | pectation that the matter will come M before q
legislature again to-day. Captain Ed. Evans a
| nounces that the Westmoreland will depart 4
/ | New Orleans tomorrow evening without IA
. The splendid steamer John II. Groesbe0k, Cap
Dan Maratta. is advertised for New Orleans,
V leave Friday"
> From the st. Louis Democrat, May 9th:
!, 1.-The river came 10 q stand here yesterday.
ia falling below Keokuk and rising sb0v
e whether we ave to have very high water he
!. this season epends almost entirely upon VII
sort Of June swell there will be ia the MissOu
D ONLY three feet four inches water is reported
tween ST. Joseph and Omaha. There ia q
- boating stage Of water between St. Paul and Ne
!, Orleans. The weather WAS exceedingly wal
7, Yesterday. Freight continues Offering to boats
9 the upper rivers in liberal quantities. Ca
, Charles Stnde, of New Orleans. Is going to O
y cnnati 10 contract for a new Red River paekel