The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-17

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News items have been scarce on the landing
during the last forty eight hours.
The number of negro ioafers on the levee 10
still increasing. Their number has been augmen-
ted during the past two or three days By numbers
of the fair ser Of newly enfranchised.
The Frank Psrgoud. Capt. Tobin viii be found
at the wharf this morning ready to receive freight
She leaves on Wednesday, the 18th inst, ct P. N.
for Monroe and Trenton.
The Mollie Able and Lady Gay. hence, arrived
at St. Louis on the 18th inst. The Pauline Carroll
left same day for this city.
The Indiana and Silver Spray, from New Or
leans, arrived at Louisville on the 18th. The
Belle Lee left for this port the same day.
The Gen. Qnitman left Memphis on the 18Th for
this CITY, with 400 bales cotton and 200 tons other
freight. .y1ss
9Re Frank Pargoud arrived last night from
0uschita City with 755 bales cotton.
Memphis seems to be suffering the same plague
on her steamboat landing which we have spoken
OF frequently OF late, as being one OF the worst
features of our landing. We copy as follows from
the Avalanche, of that city
"The ievee presented a dull appearance yes
terdey, with little movement In freights. Levee
rats whe are the intelligent radical voters OF Ten
nessee, monopolized the wharf. They were
pariaking OF the innocent amusement. so noted
amongst the species known as monkeys" 49,
The towbost Grand Lake, with 10000 bushels
coal in tow. and the v. F. Wilson, with 100 900
bushels, left Pittsburg on the 18th for this city.
The Memphis Avalanche of the 18th says:
Arrived yesterday, w. r. Arthur, from New
Orleans. Weather warm and cloudy. The river
is gradually coming up, and has risen ten feet al
together. The Arkansas is bank full aud rising
slowly at Little Rock. White river Is at high tide
and still rising. The steamer John Kilgour, Capt
John Benson, will leave her wharf to-day at p.
NJ. for New Orleans Mr.. Bailey. clever gentle
man, presides in the Office. The Belle Lee viii
leave the wharf tomorrow at p. NJ. for New Or
leans. Mr.. Constantine Miller, the veteran river
editor of the Cincinnati Commercial, is passen-
ger on her, accompanied by his family"
From the Cairo Democrat 18th
yesterday was clear, bright day, almost too
warm for comfort. The thermometer ranged
at 20 degrees in the morning, 7S degrees at noon,
and 73 degrees in the evening The sun shone
warm all day and the mud has almost entirely dis
appeared. The river rising steadily last even
| hours. Business &C the wharf was moderately
brisk. The Mississippi is rising, with upwards Of
| II feet from st. Louis 10 Cairo. The John Kill
gour passed down yesterday morning. well laden
and refusing freight One item Of her cargo was
| Is 600 sscks of corn. Arrived Pauline Carroll,
from st. Louis, TO New Orleans; John Kilgour,
| from Louisville, for New Or'eans.n
From the ST. Louis Democrat l4th:
Rates OF freight to New Orleans had an as
founding fall yesterday, whereat merchants on
| 'Change were rejoiced. The agent Of the Bis
marck, one Of the immense freight boats recently
constructed with view TO barge competition, re-
| QueeteQ enlppeTS 70 nOlQ over tnelf AeW OIleaus
lots till Monday, wher, the Bi,marfkbeing here,
rates would be lower. G. G. Russell, of the barge
| line, took the alarm and reduced the rates by
barge to- foGr per bbl, 25c., oats 223c., corn zoe
and pound freights l5c. Capt. Donaldson adopted
these rates for the Great Republic, in order TO Sc
| cure load, and as consequence that boat was
very busy ell afternoon, her agents having made
numerous engagements. The agent OF the Lady
Cay, of the Atlantic line, received freight at the
1 following rates: Flour $780,, oats, 30, corn 20
| pound freghts zoe. The river rose but one foot
during the "a hours ending at P. Total rise SO
| far about feet. There Is good stage OF water
in all the upper rivers, and all the way below here
| The Continental, from New Orleans, arrived yes
terdsy. The Great Republic leaves for New
| Orleans, tomorrow. The Illinois, from Peoria
was to have left last night for New Orleans
with two barges in tow, containing bulk grain and
! 10000 sacks corn. The Lizzie Gill should be at
| the wharf this morning. and the Bismarck is due
to-day. The Continental loads after the Lady
l Gay, snd will no doubt lead at Bismarck rates.
From the Louisville Courier l4th inst.
The river was rising very fast yesterday. with
III feet inches water in the canal in the evening
by the mark. During the previous twenty fou
hours it had risen 20 inches at the head Of th'
| falls, and fully feet at Portland. On the fall
last evening there were 81 feet steamboat water
down either the Indian or middle cbutes, thougl
the pilots did not report over feet up strean
water in the middle chute. The river at Cincin
| natl yes erday had risen feet, and the bridg
was butting the boats chimneys down In nm
| etyie. II II great lbfcuuOu lOE tncctuou WuI a
ers. At Terre Haute the Wabash was TisinI
rapidly, at last accounts, and was within A fee
of the great flood marks in that stream. Dis
patches were received here yesterday Offering tn
Indiana, bound for New lOreans IL, 900 sacks 0
corn alta point forty miles up the Wabash. Tn
rate and the freight were declined. The Memphi
Avalanche reports the Lizzie Gill only stuck II
the 'outlets.' Since she has been reconstruetes
the old channels Of the river are not big enough.
From the Cincinnati Commercial, l4th inst:
"The weather yesterday was warm and pleasant
Special kilograms to the Daily Commercial, las
night, report the condition Of the weather, ant
the Ohio, Mississippi, and tributaries elsewhere
Here the river has risen feet inches duri0g th'
past "a hours, with 374 feet in the channel BY tn
Water Works mark, and 643 feet under the Gov
ington bridge for passing steamers. Arrived
Silver Spray, from New Orleans"
For vIcKsBURG-Erpress Pdcket.-The peer
| less Robert E. Lee, under command OF that we
| and favorably known commander. Cept. j. "
Cannon, leaves as above at o'clock this evening
| The Lee Is q complete steamboat from her keso
to the top OF her chimneys. Mr.. A. McVsy doe
the honors Of her office, In which he is sbl
assisted by Mr.. Dinwidiie. She leaves promptly
CLEoNA FOR TENsAs AND BAYOU MkcoS.-Thi
regular passenger packet, under command OF tbs
experienced steamboatman, Capt. l.. III. Psttel
son, leaves as above at 8 P. NJ. to-day. As th
| Cleona is the only packet running at present
this trade, shippers had better hurry down the
freight, as she moves 10 the minute. She wi
give through bills to Floyd, Monticello, Jone
Bayou, Delhi, and all intermediate landings
Being Of light draft the CleOna will 90 throug
without detention. Aessrs. Winburn d Lord al
her agents.
A. G. Brown FOR LOWER CoAsT.-This fal
passenger packet, under command Of Capt Ba
| eett leaves as above at p. NJ. to dsy.