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Thursday Morning May T. 1865.
The departures yesterday were numerous and
the landing exhibited more signs of business than
we have witnessed for some time past. Ten
packets got OF during the day, all with good trips.
The Mittie Stephens and Lizzie Hopkins left for
jefferson with all they wanted.
Yesterday was about as disagreeebe day as
could well be imagined; the heat was oppressive.
Ate NJ. the mercury stood at "a in the shade,
and the dust was kept in constant motion by
hot, sultry south wind. News items were scarce,
not even rumor greeted us in our perambulatl0ns.
The arrivals were few and the amount of pro-
duce received small indeed. Both the upper and
lower landings at dark presented dell, summer
appearance.
Wild Wagner, Capt. Richardson, for Natchez,
with good trip.
Lizzie Hopkins, Capt. Roots. and Mittie Ste
phens Capt. Kellogg, for Jefferson; Aloe for
lower coast, Annie Wagley, Capt. Louallier and
JIG. Blaekford, for Washington; Grey Eagle, for
Bayou Sara Cleons, Capt. Patterson, for Mon
roe and Trenton ]. d. Hinde, for Attakapas.
Peerless, Capt. Reasoner, for Arkansas River.
The arrivals since our last were:
Bart Able Capt. HsrrisOn from Shreveport.
Nina SHINES, Capt. Greathou ouse, from Lock
port.
John Kfgour from Louisville.
Frolic from Jefferson, and Iberville from Bayou
Sara.
The A. g. Brown, Capt. Bassett. will be ready
to receive freight this morning. Shel leaves for
the lower coast a. noon tomorrow.
The Nina SHINES is receiving freight for the
coast and Bayou Lsfourche. She leaves as usual
on Friday at 10 A.. NJ.
The Bart Able will hereafter leave this port
every Saturday at 5 P. NJ. for Shreveport
There is only one steamer advertised in the
CRESCENT to leave this evening, the John K1gOur
for Louisville. and In fact, she is the only one
likely to get of. She leaves at 5P.M
The Idahoe has deferred her departure till to-
morrow evening. she leaves, positively, then for
Camden and all intermediate landings.
The officers of the Bart Able have our thanks
for the following memoranda of steamer Bart
Able from New Orleans to Shreveport:
Bart Able left New Orleans 27 minutes past
P. NJ. Tuesday, April 2S landed at Baton Rouge
wooded at Lobdell's; landed at Hogg's Point,
Mouth Red River, Barbin's, Norman's; wooded at
Pineyile; arrived at Alexandria half past l
o'clock Thursday morning; passed Grand Ecore
Is minutes passed 10 A. NJ; landed at Campte,
| Couchatta, Eureka; wooded at Bienville Landing
landed at Gillespie's; arrived at Grand Bayou Is
| minutes past o'clock P. NJ. Landed at MurrelPs.
| Grand Lake, Turner Birdwell's, Willisms's, Pow
ellis, Geo. Robnsons, Templeman's, Marshsll's,
| Wood Lawn; arrived at Shreveport minutes
past o'clock Friday morning, May lst. Time
| from New Orleans TO Shreveport 90 hours and 50
minutes"
The river before the city continues station
ary.
The Belle Lee, Indiana and towboat Bee and
| barges are due from the West.
The Belle Lee, Indiana, Lizzie Gill and Alice
Dean. left Memphis on the 4th inst for this city
The Ruth and Mohawk from this city, arrived
at St. Louis on the I'd inst, and the Olive Branch
| on the Sd.
The towbost Bee and barges, from st. Louis
will be found at the levee this morning. She has
a heavy consignment, viz l7l54 bushels wheat
in bulk; 10 ,303 bbs. -four, 1926 sacks corn, 34l5
sacks oates, 300 sacks bran 6l0 sacks wheat, l6l
tierces lard and sundries.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
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weather was extremely warm and sultry yester
day. Business was brisk on the levee. The river
| continues 10 rise."
From the Memphis Avalanche, May 5th:
weather warm and cloudy. The river here
declined inches in the past fortyeight hours
ATksnsss is declining from Fort Smith down. will
Is feet in the channel from Little Rock out
White river is receding slowly. The Indiana
Belle Lee and Alice Dean passed down last eve
ming for New Orleans. The Belle Lee and Franz
PaTgoud will lay up here this season, when Iht
Ohio gets too low, and will enter the Memphi
and New Orleans trade next season. Capt. Nc
Gill says he built the Belle Lee expressly for th
Memphis and New Orleans trade. Several Othe
fine steamers will summer here, including tn
Richmond and Rob't E. Lee. There was a fai
amount of business doing on the wharf yester
day, with large list Of arrivals and departures
though We have no Improvement to report il
freights.n
From the st. Louis Republican, May Sd: Z" 4
/ Lightning, was experienced during Friday night
but yesterday the weather was beautifully clea
| and pleasant the sun shone out with unusua
brillisncy as il determined at least TO give a
idea Of his power. Business, as is generally tn
case on Saturday, was very good, although tn
steambOatmen persist in crying out dull times
The Father OF Waters Is looming up the banks a
q steady and somewhat lively rate, although a
the Ohio is falling, we do not think the Souther
people need be alarmed on account Of an oveI
flow. The Upper Mississippi is also rising. Th
wild Missouri, however, is falling, with the chan
nel in most wretched condition. Capt. John I
Douglass assumes charge OF the freight bushes
Of the Compromise steamer Mollie Able, h
huge capacity rendering il utterly impossible fc
one clerk to attend to all the duties of the Office.
From the ST. Louis Democrat. May 4th:
"The Peter Balen, from Gslena and Dubuque
had 9 full load, including 2ll4 sacks oats and |
Casks bacon for shipment TO the South. Tn
steamer is succeeding well 10 her new trade. Tn
nver continues to swell here, and will probabl
come up three or four feet more.n
From the Louisville Courier, May 4th:
The river was rising rapidly yesterday. wit
seven feet ten inches water in the chute, and fOU
feet ten inches water on the rocks, rise OF q
teen inches since our last report. The weathC
yesterday was warm and cloudy, with heay
rain commencing about FIVE o'clock in the sfte
noon, which bid fair TO continue all night. Thel
was but little business transacted on the wha
yesterday. The towbost Peytona took an empi
barge 10 Rising sun yesterday. She will take
tow of 1000 tons Of Hay to New Orleans to day.
From Cincinnati Gazette, May4:
The weather continues warm, with shower
of rain on Saturday, but none yesterday. La
evening there was a prospect Of more raj
| Business was not as brisk on Saturday usu
on the last day of the week, and departing stesr
: ers only had moderate trips. There we're i've al
half feet more water in the river here last eve
, \ inc than on FridaV evening-the time of our Ia