The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-12
Biuer 5ntelligenre.
CREscKNf OrrIcE. No. ~ CAny srRzsf
Saturday Morning. Oec IL. 1853

'efefosy was busy Gay upon the landing
True the arrivals were not numerous, but the
stesutsrs which arrived the day before were
busils sogsged 10 getting of their freights, and
someSof them taking on board the freight which
the Feather Of yesterday prevented from being
sent s. the landing.
TtE weather yesterday was actually superb.
Not cloud fecked the sky. and the air, though
cold---sye, extremely cold-was healthy and in
vigofiitipg. and was calculated to gladden. the
bearSeveD OF missnthrope.
Tbs regular alternate Saturday Mem phis packet
HEMP Ames. under command of Capt. George w.
BoyE one Of the most careful and attentive Off.
GERS IN the river, leaves ct p NJ to-day for Mem
phs sasd ell intermediate landings. Mr.. J. s..
SedoAo. one Of the most popular clerks we know.
has esiarge Of her Office.
Tbs fine liRht draft passenger packet Golden
Era, Under command of that whole soued gentle
msnl Capt. Cos: Hodge, leaves at P. NJ. today
for Jefferson and all way landings on "OId Red"
payisg particular attention to all plantation bust.
ness: In the Office Of the Golden Era will be
foun4 those clever. courteous gentlemen Messrs.
J. WI Bryant and ]. w. Spear, two of the most
iiablE young gentlemen that ever grsced steam.
boats or any other office.
Tn regular weekly passenger packet vicks.
bure5 under command Of that socIable gentle
man Sand competent commander, Capt. @. Press
Woris leaves for Monroe and Trenton ct P. NJ.
to-day. The fare and accommodations of the
VicAtburg are unsurpassed.
Tbt Cornelia, Capt. J. w. Blanks, leaves at
P. MI to-day for Camden and all way landings on
will leave regularly every ten days as above. la
poins OF passenger Accommodations and freight
oaps'ities the Cornelia stands without an equal 10
the trade.
Ths, dashiug Wild Wagner, Capt. W. B. Richard
son, leaves as usual at 5 P. NJ. to-day for Nstchez
and sll way landings. Messrs. Libsno. Posey and
Miller are her clerks.
Cspt. Halliday has disposed of his interest in
the Golden Era to Capt. Gus Hodge, aud has 10
consequence retired from her office. Mr.. J. W.
BrydLt succeeds him In 1t. and q more courteous
gentleman or better clerk we have never met.
TIE Belle Lee. Capt. T. p. Lesthers, leaves for
Vicssburg and all Intermediate landings at P. NJ.
TIE P. W. strader. Capt. Albert Stein, leaves
at o'clock this evening for Louisville.
The fine passenger packet Dexter. Commodore
j. Ell. Montgomery, master, takes her departure
At o'clock this evening for Louisville.
TIE Idsboe leaves on Tuesday, 18th inst. for
CanIden.
Ctpt. Lees fine passenger steamer Enterprise
leavts at o'clock this evening for Jefferson,
ShrSveport and all landings intermediate. 7. J.
Howard has charge of her Office.
Ca! ien. nun
W. have no late advices from Ouschita or Red
riys3s.
fro1 Red River. Some of them have been due
for keversl days:
CELESTE. Capt. Dowty, from Alexaudria.
ksnsoon, Capt. James Tucker, from Shreve-
G,,de, Capt. Muse, from Grand Ecore.
A'ad Judge Fletcher, Capt Phelps, from Shreve-
ne vicksburg, for Monroe and Trenton, will be
fousf this morning at the foot of Crossman street,
resLy to receive freight.
1xe Pioneer, Capt. Gillem. leaves at P. NJ. to-
dsyfor Jefferson, Shreveport and all way land
ipgf
/. Tue departures yesterday were as follows:
Ersnk Pargou5, Capt. White, at 2 p NJ, for
vitsssburg end the bends. with a fine trip-one
worthy Of herself and her gallant officers.
Nina SHINES, Capt. w. Il. Greenhouse, for
4, G. Brown, Capt RadOvch, for the lower
cosst.
Arkansas, Capt Shaw, for Arkansas river.
Lizzie Tate, Capt. G.. w. Snnde. for Shreve-
port with foil freight and her cabin crowded
with people.
satiopal. Capt Gross, for Bayou Sara.
The Big Horn left the wharf yesterday evening
for Algiers, where she will be thoroughly re sired
and in few days be ready for business, and in tip
Ste gal ant Bart Able left the wharf yesterday
to isy ny. Upon the first rise in ''0ld Red" Capt.
HARRISON will, we are informed, enter the ring as
a regular weekly Shreveport and New Orleans
pacsst. As to how che will oil the bill we refer
our;readers to her triumphs of last season.
Since our last the arrivals consist of Belle
Les, Capt. Lestbers from Vicksburg, with 273I
balls cotton and 1858 sacks cotton seed.
p. w. Suader, Capt Stein, from Louisville,
cotton.
Dexter. Capt. Montgomery, from Louisville,
wi.h fine rip, portion OF which was 1899 sacks
corr and 81 bales cotton.
Iicbmond, Capt. Boardman. from Shreveport,
with 1881 bales cotton.
I:afoorche, Capt. Heno, for Bayou Sara. with
goSd trip.
4. C. Brown. Capt. Bsssett, from lower coast,
witt 81 hoesheads sugar, Isl barrels molasses and
fuH0ries.
PROM OUR ExOHANGEs
Yesterday was cloudy and cold. and altogether
decidedly unpleasant. Business opened very we'll,
and continued active throughout the day. The
river ia swelling slowly. The Agnes arrived from
New Orleans with follower" broken. Mr.. Jno.
ksiu. of the firm Of Heno, Smith 4 Tappsu, took
the job 10 hand and will have the Agnes 10 good
shape TO proceed on her trip this morning.
Iyicksburg Times, Dec. 10th.
Weather cool and cloudy. The river here ia
rising slowly, with IL feet in the chanue. The
Ohio is Using. with feet In canal. The lower
Ohio remsins in good condition. The Arkansas
IL reoediDg. with ~ feet in the channel from Little
Rock out, and feet above there. The Magenta
backed out for New Orleans with light freight
trip, but full Of people. The Rnth arrived from
Ne " Orleans last evening aud leaves on Saturday
with a return .-tMemphis Avalanche, De-
cember l0sh.
Snow fell nearly all day yesterday, but in light
quantities The wind was strong and cold. Ii vas
the coolest day of the season. Business was not
unannouuced for positive deya arturo, were
compelled to lay over. Rates remain unsettled.
The river was about stationary yesterday with %
feet water In the channel and 80 feet space under
the bridge. The MonoDgshea is falling. the Ale
Rheny stationary and the kanswha rising. The
Belle Vernon, from Pittsbury TO New Orleans,
pasfed down yesterday. The hull Of the burnt
steamer United States will be raised to day. Tue
new tow boat aver. built at Pittsburg for Capt.
Park. arrived yesterday, and departed Tor Florida
J ast evening. she wants 10 take TOW of hay be-
low for New Orleans. The following coal ship
ments were made from PittsOurg last evening:
For Cincinnsti--Cosl Valley, barges, 5000
bushels. For Louisville-SAm. Roberts, G bsrges,
for Cincinnati IS 600 bushels; j. 5. Neal 6
bsrRes, IS 900 bushels. The inclement weather
compelled the Empire 70 lay over till to-day. She
leaves for New Orleans this evening positively.
Capt. John Carroll q well known pilot 10 the
Memphis trade, has command. The Alaska will
leave for New Orleans this evening. The r. Q.
Gray will reshp her New Orleans freight-about
GO tops-on the Alaska."-[C Cincinnati Gazette,
Dec. 10th.
A stiff wind from the west on Monday night, aud
freeze at the same time but the sir still
yesterday, and the sun shoue warmly out OF
clear and beautiful sky. River stationary here.
That expected rapid decline has not begun. There
"a aiohf tan wafar M Cairo h;0h atao FIJI