The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-18
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THURSDAY Morning. June ID. 1884 4


we've blessed with several showers which laid tn
dust, filed cisterns and cooled the atmosphere.
Business upon the landing was pretty fair, con
sdering the limited number Of boats in port.
The gallant little Cleona left for Trenton loaded
TO the guards. She had quite a race with th,
Washington packet, J. G.. Backford, as far "a the
Sock Landing; the Blackford got the best of II
being almost flying light.
The Jefferson packet, Lizzie Hopkins, left with
| good trip. Capt Roots deserves the patronage
OF our people, as be is one of us. We are pleased
to see that his fine steamer Is well patronized,
The arrivals yesterday were:
Commonwealth from st. Louis, Hunter from
! lower coast, Nina SHINES from Bayou Lafourohe
| and New Era from Bayou Sara.
The following steamers left port yesterday:
| Cleona, Capt Patterson, for Trenton; Dexter
| for Louisville, Lizzie Hopkins for Jefferson j.
G. Blackford and Annie Wagley for Washington.
| vile.
The J. NJ. Sharp, Capt John W. White, leaves
at P. NJ. to-day, for Jefferson and all landings in.
| termediate. She is good boat, and under com.
mand OF gentlemen who stand high in their pro-
| fessiOn. Capt. White, as a commander, has but
| few equals. Jasper Russ, her chief clerk is very
hard to beat, and the man in the garret-we mean
the pilot.house-Andy Swain, as a pilot, is all
| that could be desired.
The A. G. Brown will be found at the wharf
this morning ready to receive freight for her re.
turn trip. She leaves at noon to morrow.
The river at this point remains two feet below
The J. NJ. Sharp went over to Agers yester.
day TO have some necessary repairs made. She
will be found at the wharf to-day all 90. K"
News items were scarce upon the landing yes.
terdsy. We searched in vain for an item, bat not
even rumoT greeted US.
Capt. Roots, Of the Lizzie Hopkins, has our
thanks for favor which, we assure him, will
never be forgotten.
Our friend Lancaster has compelled US to cove
him one"
Mr.. Wm. Weston, of the Nina SHINES, pre.
sented US with potatoe yesterday which is the
most remarkable one we ever saw. 1t looks like
bust of deformed negro.
The Nina SHINES leaves at 10 A. NJ. tomorrow
for Bayou Lafourche. We hope that Capt. Great
house will have a bully trip.
The A. G. Brown leaves at noon tomorrow for
the Lower Coast.
Capt. W. Burton has taken command of the
steamer Annie Wagley.
The regular Jefferson packet Monsoon, Capt.
Jas. M. Tucker, will arrive in time to leave on
Wednesday next, the oath inst.
We would call the attention of the police to the
number Of robberies committed daily upon the
landing. There are several dens. not thousand
miles from the wharf where the old iron, cotton
copper, etc., are taken and disposed of. These
places, or rather the proprietors thereof, in our
opinion, need watching.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
From Vicksburg Times June 10th:
4" The weather remains parcbingIy dry, not
outstanding the clouds and thunder Of last even.
ing. Rain, rain, rain, this week, or a large pro.
portion of the corn crop is overheard. Business
was moderately active on the levee, owing to the
arrival OF several local packets, aud further
improvement may be expected to day. Tie
river is falling steadily, and the mud near the
waters edge Is becoming a serious obstacle
already"
From the ST. Louis Democrat June 18th:
weather the hottest of the season thus far
Business maintained busy aspect among the
boats, receipts and shipments being quite as lib
eral as anticipated. The rivers above continue in
good boating condition, but a general decline is
freight at barge rates on the Ruth were liberal
yesterday. She leaves this evening, having
freight engagements below.n~
From Louisville Courier, June 18th:
The river was rising slowly at this point yes
terdsy, with feet inches water in the canal, 3
feet inches water in the chute, and feet s
inches on the rocks. Weather clear and very
warm. But very little business was transacted on
the wharf yesterday. The Ocean Wave. burned
in Lake Pepin, upper Mississippi on Thursday,
was small side.wheel steamer. built at Pitts.
burg in 1856, by Captain Waldo P. Marsh, for the
Illinois river trade but purchased in 1856 by Orrin
Smith for the Minnesota Packet Company, since
which time she has been plying in the upper Mis-
sssippi. The following steamboats, are laid up at
the st. Louis wharf: Comet Submarine No. Is,
Continental, Lizzie Gill; Lady Gay, Jenny Brown
Lucy Bertram, Kate Kearney and Mollie Able
The tovboat Alps arrived from Pittsburg with
five barges of coal for this port. She passed
down over the falls yesterday, and will take
tow of coal to New Orleans. Gus Seibert and
W. 7. Reader are her pilots"
From Cincinnati Enquirer, June 18th:
yesterday was one of the warmest days of
the season. The sun was broiling hot but there
was pleasant breeze astir which made the
weather IN the shade tOerable, and made shady
spotsmuch in request. The wind in the evening from
the west. The river at this point continues rising
with sixteen feet and half in the channel last
evening II rose one foot and half in the pre-
vious twenty.four hours. The total rise ia four
feet and half. There was but q slim array of
steamers at the wharf yesterday, comprising the
Emma No. 3, Nightingale, Swallow, WessInors.
land, Sam. J. Hale, Clifton, Ednburg and st,
James. The Westmoreland, Capt. Ed. Evans, is
announced for New Orleans this evening. She is
one Of the most popular passenger boats ia the
trade. Mr.. James Vandergrif is chief of the
Cfhce.n
From the Memphis Avalanche June 10th:
weather warm and sultry. The river here CON- |
menced falling on Sunday, aud has declined four |
inches 10 the past thirty six hours. There was a /
islr list OF boats in port yesterday, but there was
Little Improvement in freights. Towards evening /
Q wind storm suddenly sprung up, and for a while |
the VINO blew very hard. The air was filed with /
dust, and pedestrians sought indoors to avoid IT,
the W. X. Arthur passed up yesterday for st.
Louis with 600 head of Texas cattle for Cairo
Owing to the few boats running, the prices on
cattle from New Orleans up have gradually si.
Vanced from So 90 to IS ~ head. Before the
war steamers bound down to New Orleans gene.
ally carried cattle, and it was q rare occurrence
% see a shipment made up stream; but now
Texas is able TO supply the Southern markets and
export large numbers to the West The John
Ailgour passed down for New Orleans Yesterday
With light trips Freights in the Ohio must be
'carce. A veritable carpet Dagger, whom we
hought had left the city for the city's good,
urned up again yesterday, and the last seen of
lin he was in "happy hollow" amongst his
legro constituents. peddling tracts, registration
,speTs and the God -and-morality biben done