The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-23

about "keeping hoteln ID not worth knowing;
We can readily recommend the Mississippi and
Der oicers to our readers and the public as large
% one of the best packets ahoat.
The great low.pressure passenger packet kicn'
mond, under command OF tnss oesefvedy pvP'
tive clerks Messrs. Voolfolk and Lodge 10 tne
Office, leaves positively ct o'clock this evening
for Louisville and all landings inter
The Richmond beyond doubt the oes. scfss
patronage from the travelling public. Her rare Is
pronounced BY even epicures to be unsurpassed,
ana her ststerooms We believe to be the largest
and best furnished on the river.
The regular alternate Tuesday packet LIZZIE
HOPKINS ieft port last night for Jefferson Win ,ne
beat Red River trip of the season. When We ieIt
her, att p. NJ. yesterday, the Father OF mssers
"Come rest on this BOSOM" and the amorous
guards Of the fair Lizzie appeared TO DC "nnps w
The regular Camden packet Cornslis. Capt.:
W. Blanks, leaves at P. N. 70 MORO" LUZ
The B. L. Hodge No. 2, Capt. ". B. B,rsnco'
leaves for Bayou Sara at p. N. to-day Messrs.
Bsyhi and Hodgkinson are her clerks. -,
The following named steamers nave sin'eu
Lsfourche, Capt. Heno. from Bayou Sara, with
SO bales cotton, 207 bhds. sugar, 5s4 bbls. moas'
| ses and sundries. IA, 90
hhds. sugar, liz bbls. molasses, and sundries.
New Era, Capt. Dugas. from Donaldsonvilie,
with 267 hhds. sugar and sundries.
A. G.. Brown, Capt. Radovich. from Lower
Coast. with 7s hhds sugar and 2lS bbls. molasses
Aloe, Capt. Wood. from Lower Coast, win LOO
hhds sugar and 237 bbls. moIasses. -,
PsynsWick, Capt. Clark, from Lockport, win
Annie WaeIev. Can't. Burton, from Washington,
| with 1868 bales cotton, lao bbls. molssses, etc.
Wild Wagner, Capt. Richardson, from Natchez,
with ass bales cotton, 965 sacks cotton SEED, ~
hbds susar So boi' mo,assss, ssca nn ~;sb
TIE 6rsAxBoAr LANDING Both the upper and
rh S ere Il ~ VIM ar Ssy Ss %ads
The following named steamers left port yester-
a. G. Brown, Capt Radovich, for Lower Coast.
Lizzie Hopkins, Capt. John 7. Roots, Tor Jef'
Robt. E. Lee, Capt. Cannon. for vicksburg.
Alaska, Capt. Cakes, for Cincinnati.
Belle Vernon Capt Darrah, for Pittsburg.
Glide, Capt. Muse, from Grand Ecore;
New Era, Capt. Dugas, from Donaidsonvlie.
Thos. Powell, Capt. Dinvant. for Donaldsonvie.
Lafourche, Capt. Heno. for Bayou Sara.
The number of idle vagabond negroes upon
the steamboat landing is daily increasing, YIN
consequence of the repeal OF the vagrant iaw,)
and becoming an almost intolerable nuisance.
The Mittie Stephens. Capt. Il. Kellogg, leaves
at P. NJ. to-day for Jefferson.
The Lizzie Tate, under commend OF Capt. .; w
stipde. arrived last evening from the wreck OF
The Era No. 10 with 200 bales cotton and lot Of
doors. sash, etc. The Tate will be ready to leave
on Saturday next, 18th inst, for Jefferson.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
We copy as follows from the st. Louis Republi
| can Of the 18th:
weather mild and pleasant. Business moder
ately active. River falling steadily and the ict
rapidly disappearing. Hence to Cairo " i've feel
in the channel" is the highest estimate.
Hat Island has become perfect terror Z
| efaamhoatmen At the latest accounts the steam
ers Lady Gay and Mohawk were there In dir'
trouble
From the Jefferson Jimplecute, Dec. llth:
"Since our last il has clouded up and cleare'
up about Q dozen times, with Q sprinkle OF ran
and streak of snow, and cold all the time. Las
, night was killing cold and this morning awful
The earth ia frozen forty feet down to-day. Tn
river il still falling and water getting rather scant
but prospects good for rise. Capt Chas fassit'
of Clarksville,, writes Russell Co., under date
the sth, as follows: Red River bank full at Ro
land and rising We learn also that all tn
| streams above are booming.
From the Shreveport South Western, 10th inst
Since our last weekly report tne .iver opp p;s
ing last night ct the rate of six inches In twenty
four hours, with ten feet above the lowest waite
| mark of the season. We first felt the rise her
Saturday night. we have no iater lnIormauo
!. daily of yesterday, viz: A rise Of fifteen feet
3 Dooley's Ferry aud fall of three feet up
last Friday. TIE water was very RED, SHOWN
It was Q heac Use. The Mollie Fellows ha
!, ton, and gone back after another. at the earnei
solicitation of the planters, who were AFRAID %
9 Arkansas militia would burn 1t. We learn froI
the officers of the last boat out from Cypre;
. head of navigation. The lakes were risin
slowly, with three feet large on the Hats ar
y tWeniy.six inches at the Gate.post. There 81
: pears to be no rise in Cypress bayou.