The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-25
9luer 9ntelligenre.
CRESCENT OFFIcE No. % Car srREs
fTidav Moruau. NJ. - 1870

Friday Morning. Dec IS lsS2
The weather was Intensely cold yesterday. The
mercury was below freezing point all day. Old
Helos shine forth ID al his glory, but bis rays had
little or NJ tff ct upon the temperature.
This beng Christmas day nothing IN the wey of
business will be transacted upon the levee. Our
next issue will be on Sunday, Dec. 27ih. As this
reporter anticipates gay and happy ii ne between
this and his next report frcm his heart he wishes
all bis Iiv,r friends merry Christmas.
We we're reminded yesterday OF the sDproach
Of Chris'toss by receiving from our friend Mr.. r.
j. Watson pIesent-and such a present; TO
gaze upoi il would have caused the mouth OF even
old Epicusus himself TO have watsred aud the lips
Of sny aEyreeiatve individual TO smack when be
contemplated the feast in store IL was shoulder
OF mutton and several pounds Of outlets. We have
seen munpn, 10 fact much mutton. ia our life I;
but We s.id to ourselves when gazing upon this
mutton, AID we now gay 1t p1blcly, that 1t was
the fest, latest and jaiciest that it has ever
been our good fortune to gaze or feast upon.
Many thanks, friend Watson, and may many more
such sheep as the one that furnished this mutton
fall into your hands. Speaking of Watson we
cannot close without recommending him heartily
10 our steamboat friends, as we can assure them
that be always sells good meats. and what is
more, bis'brices are very moderate.
Our shfle DunncolOred eitiz have, during
the past two days, formed a strong attachment 20
the Crescent CRY with its many attractions aoa
have amOkt unanimously agreed to - mock of y
during he holidays. Night before last, the crew
Of the Gov. Alien, lured by visions of egg-noRg
and eatfsh, Jumped her." and yesterday the
weekly Grand EcoIe packet Froic and the regular
ten day Camden packet Cornelis were compelled
TO ley oyeF 10 consequence of the impossibility of
oh.aiLi1g crews.
busiuess Was not very lively upon tue laadng
yesterday; nor Go We expect anything of co1ss-
quence III the way Of business until after the ho
days.
The regular coast packet Nina SHINES. under
comnan6fOf Capt. W. X. Gresthouse, leaves at 10
A. NJ. to-day for Bayou sara aud ell intermediate
landings. Mr.. A. j. Reid is her attentive clerk.
ScDmeTs TO leave Saturday. December 26
Tie fine passenger packet B. l.. Hodge. Capt.
w. T. Bolrdman. Jas. Aiken clerk, for Shreve-
port aud all way landings.
The weekly psssstger packet Vicksburg. Capt.
G. p. Wok, for Monroe and Trenton.
Grand Ecore packet Profile, Capt JnO. Haeberle,
taking freight and passengers for all landings in
1eTmediats.
The darbing Wild Wagner, Capt. w B. Rich
ardson, for NGtchez at Pm.
Independent " eeklg packet Bart Able, Capt. W.
c. Harris N, for Shreveport az P. NJ.
Belle Lee, Capt. Leathers, at P. NJ. for Vicks.
burg.
Cornelia Capt. J. W. Blanks. for Camden.
Hy Ames, Capt. Boyd, for Memphis at I'm.
The following steamers arrived yesterday:
Th0s. Powell, Capt. DiBvant, from Donaldson
vile, With lS bids. sugar, Is bbls. molssses etc.
New Era. Capt. Dngas, from Lafourche. with
200 bids. sugar, 1914 bills. moiasses aud sundriss.
Henry Ames, Capt. Boyd. from Memphis. full
Of freight. Part OF her cargo was 73S bales of
cotton.
j. n. Sharp. Capt. Aucoin, from Bayou La
fourche, with bGles cLtton, Sl5 hhds. sugar AID
$40 ibis molasses.
Rose Franks. Capt. Miller, from Jefferson, with
687 tales cotton.
Nina SHINES Capt. W. r. GreathOuse, from
Bayou Sara, with $40 bales cotton, l22 hhds. So
gar and Cos bis. mOlassss.
Froiic, apt. Haeberle, from Grand Ecore with
9cS bales cotton.
Lulu D., Capt Grace, from Jefferson, with 1000
bales cotton.
The Dc psrlnres yesterday were as follows:
Gov. Allen. Capt. TObin, for OUashi'a river.
Frank Pargoud, Capt. White, for the Bends.
New Fra. Capt Dngss, for Bayon Laf0urcbe.
ThOs. Powell Capt. Dinvant. for DonsdsOnville.
By dispatches TO Geo. d. Hite, dated Shreve-
port. Dec. 24th, we hear that the Bart Able had
arrived at Shreveport on schedule time and Wo aid
leave that place win Zoo bales cotton. TIE
river was rising.
BATON hoUGE. Dec. 2l.-T0 SianoH & adams
Steamer VicksbnTg viii arrive tonight snd leave
on Saturday.
We are Indebted TO Mr.. Jasper R1ss, Of the
Rose Franks, for the following Memorandum:
Left j. ferson l7th instant at II N. la port.
Cuba No. 2. On the 18Th met Golden Era at
SWsnson's arrived at Shreveport. Left Shrsve-
port 18Th, At P. N. In port, Dixie, George, Pic.
neer, Right Way and Ida. Lid all night az be
wre K OF The Irene. Era No. passed uD. 10th,
met Enterprise at Hard Scrabble MonsOol at
Jerry BesTd's Judge Fletcher al Nelson's. 2lst,
net Dora at fuckers bar (; Bart Able at o X 50.
Nichoiss a, Montgomery. 22d, met Selma st De-
loches; Eelle at S.onewGll; Lotus No. at Mrs.
vauglr's