The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-17

Inc number OF negro foafers on tne teVe6 -
still increasing. Their number has been angmen-
ted during the past two or three days BY numbers
Of the fair ser Of newly enfranchised- r
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. NJ
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. Qutman left Memphis on the l3'h Tor
this city. with 1900 bales cotton and 200 tons other
freight. .s.aas
96e 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 I:
''The levee presented dull appearances yes
terdsy, with little movement in freights. Levee
rats who the intelligent radical voters Of Ten
nessee, monopozed the wharf. They were
grouped along the levee, summing themselves and
partaking OF the innocent amusement so noted
amongst the species known as monkeys"
The tow boat Grand Lake, with 10000 bushels
coal in tow. and the Y. F. Wilson, with 100000
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 and rising
slowly at Little Rock. White river is at high tide
and sill rising. The steamer John Kilgour, Capt.
John Benson, will leave her wharf to-day at 2.
N. for New Orleans. Mr.. Bailey, clever gentle
man, presides in the Office. The Belle Lee viii
leave the wharf tomorrow at ?. N. Tor New Or
leans. Mr.. Constantine Miller, the veteran river
editor of the Cincinnati Commercial, is a passen-
ger on her. accompanied by his family"
From the Cairo Democrat l5th
yesterday was a clear, bright day. almost too
warm for comfort. The thermometer ranged
at 20 degrees in the morning, IS 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 was rising steadily last even
ing, and had risen l6 inches in the previous "a
hours. Business st the wharf was moderately
brisk. The Mississippi is rising, with upwards Of
IL feet from st. Louis TO Cairo. The John Kill
gour passed down yesterday morning, well laden
and refusing freight. One item OF her cargo was
Is 600 sacks of corn. Arrived: Pauline Carroll,
from ST. Louis, TO New Orleans; John Kilgour,
from Louisville, for New 0r.eans."
From tie st. Louis Democrat, 18th:
RATES OF freight to New Orleans had an as
founding fall yesterday whereat merchants 90 %
marck one Of the immense freight boats recently
constructed with q view TO barge competition, re-
quested shippers 70 hold over their New Orleans
lots till Monday, wher, the Bi,mArSFbeing here,
rates would be lower. G.. G.. Russell, of the barge
line, took the alarm and reduced the rates BY
barge to- -four per bbl., 25c. oats 22ao, corn zoe.
and pound freights l5c. Capt. Donaldson adopted
these rates for the Great Republic, in order to se-
cure q load, and as consequence that boat was
very busy all afternoon, her agents having made
numerous engagements. The agent OF the Lady
Cay, of the Atlantic line, received freight at the
following rates: Flour 35c., oats, 80, corn 20,
| pound freights zoe. The river rose but one foot
during the "a hours ending at P. NJ 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
| terdAy. 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
| Gay, and will no doubt lead at Bismarck rates."
| From the Louisville Courier l4th inst.
1.-The river was rising very fast yesterday. with
ii feet inches water In the canal in the evening
| by the mark. During the previous twenty. foul
| hours il had risen 20 inches at the head Of the
falls, and fully feet at Portland. On the fall
| last evening there were 81 feet steamboat water
| down either the Indian or middle chutes, though
| the pilots did not report over feet up stresn
water in the middle chute. The river at Cncin
was butting the boats chimneys down in fn'
style. It is great invention for sheet-iron work
| ers. At Terre Haute the Wabash was risinl
| rapidly. at last accounts, and was within A fee
| of the great flood marks in that stream. Dis
patches we're received here yesterday Offering tn
Indiana. bound for New sOrleans $4,000 sacks o
corn alta point forty miles up the Wabash. Tn
/ rate and the freight were declined. The Memphi
Avalanche reports the Lizzie Gill only stuck il
the 'outlets.' Since she has been reconstructed
the old channels of the river are not big enough
| From the Cincinnati Commercial, 1lth inst.
"The weather yesterday was warm and pleasant
Special kilograms to the Daily Commercial. las
| night, report the condition Of the weather, anC
the Ohio, Mississippi, and tributaries elsewhere
Here the river has risen feet inches duriog th'
past "a hours with 373 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 wei
and fsvorably known commander. Capt. j. "
| Cannon, leaves as above at o'clock this evening
The Lee is a complete steamboat from her kelso
to the top Of her chlmneys. Mr.. A. McVay doe
the honors Of her Office, In which he is sbl
assisted by Mr.. Dinwid'ie. She leaves promptly
CLEoNA FOR TENsAs AND BAYOU MkcoS.-Thi
| regular passenger packet, under command of tina
| experienced steamboatman, Capt. l.. II. Pattel
son, leaves as above at p. NJ. to-day. As th
Cleopa is the only packet running at present /
this trade, shippers had better hurry down the
freight, as she moves 10 the minute. She vii
give through bills TO Floyd, Monticello, Jonel
| Bayou, Delhi, and all intermediate landings
Being of light draft the Cleona will go throug
without detention. Aessrs. Winburn d Lord ar
her agents.
A. G. Brown FOR LOWER CoAsT.-This faI
passenger packet, under command Of Capt. Ba
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