The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-31

modaiiops unsurpassed her table supplied with
syely delicaey OF the season, and, what IS more
than all OF these qualifications combined, her OIL
GERS are clever. courteous and attentive gentle.
men. Mr.. W. NJ. Tompkins has charge OF her
Office, assisted by Messrs. Jos. Holmes and Hin
man. The Bart Able connects at vieksburg with
steamers News Boy, for Yazoo River. and Plains
City. for the Bends. She will also pay particular
attention to all way and plantation landings, land
ing freight or passengers at any point between
this city and Vicksburg.
FoR JEFFERSON AND SHREyEPORT.-Capt. Lees
light draft passenger packet Enterprise leaves
above at P. NJ. to-day, taking freight and pas
sengers for Alexandria Grand Ecore, and In fact
all way and plantation landings. Capt. l.. Lee.
her worthy commander, is too well known to our
citizens and those of the Red River country to need
praise at our hands, and for his clerk, Thos. J.
Howard-well. Tom has been in this trade so long
that some Of the Oldest Inhabitants have forgotten
when be entered it-he is O young man yet 10
years, but an old one as far as steamboating is
concerned.
For RED RrvER-Line Packet.-The Richmond.
Capt w. 7. Boardman, leaves at 5 O'Clock this
evening for Shreveport, Jefferson and all landings
intermediate without fail.
The Enterprise will be found receiving this NOR
ming at the foot of Customhonse street.
The Irene. Captain James NJ. Tucker, from
Shreveport will be found at the wharf this morn
ing ready to receive freight for Jefferson, shreve-
port, Hurricane and Carolina Bluffs, and all way
and plantation landings. She leaves at P. N. to-
day. Mr.. Ferd. v. Cellos still presides with his
The towboat Kellogg, with three heavily freight.
ed barges in tow, arrived from st. Louis yesterday
morning.
The Bayou Sara packet Grey Eagle, under com.
mand of '. B. Barranco, will leave at A. NJ. SUM-
day tomorrow. She is now ready to receive
freight
By reference to cur special notice column it
will be seen that the Lotawanna, Capt. H. j.
Brinker, leaves at p NJ. to-day, rain or shine.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
he Eel mat
=" The river is still falling slowly. Business on
the landing at the time of visit to that locality
was particularly dull. The towboat Atlantic came
down yesterday from Paw Paw Island, for the
purpose of getting another barge with which to
load the freight taken from one that has been
aground at Paw Paw Island for nearly ten days.
The water has fallen so rapidly that il was found
impossible to relieve the barge, and Capt. Belt
concluded to abandon It until the river rises. We
learn that Mr.. John Sullivan, former second clerk
of the Magenta, has purchased an interest in that
fine steamer, and will assume the duties of first
clerk, Capt Brooks retiring. We wish friend John
all the good luck that it is possible for steam
boat clerk to have. The Magenta was to have
left Memphis for New Orleans last night. She had
several thousand bags of cotton seed engaged at
points below, and fair amount of cotton. She
will pass this place on Saturday at o'clock. The
Memphis papers are out strong in favor of their
merchants pstronizng the regular packets, at fair
rates. claiming that one packet is worth more to
the business of the city than halfdozen transient
boats. We agree with our friend In ali he says In
that particular"
From the Memphis Avalanche, Oct. Doth:
"1here was fair amount of business doing on
the wharf yesterday. with fair list of boats in
port doing business. The st. Marys passed down
last evening for New Orleans well lsdened. Her
officers report the Mollie Able hard aground at
Island "a. The Lady Gay passed down yesterday
morning for New Orleans. The Magenta backed
out for New Orleans last night with fu,l list of
passengers, including two bridal parties. She
had $50 bales of cotton at 81 so per bale, and
large lot of miscellaneous freight. Capt Hicks
refused to carry cotton at 81 per bale, having en-
gagements in the bends for 5000 bales; she gets
200 bales at Helena. One of the best and finest
pair of cbimneys we have ever seen manufac-
tured was erected on her yesterday before she
left.r
From the Cincinnati Gazette. Oct. %;
a New Orleans boat, to reship at Cairo, refused
considerable freight yesterday at so cents. More
was offered than she could carry. The packets
did their usual good business. The st. Louis
steamer laid over till to-day. Our up river pack
ets in short trades are bringing down considerable
live stock. In q couple of months tobacco will
begin to come in 10 large quantities. The river
commenced swelling here yesterday morning.
Up TO O'Clock last evening the rise was inches,
with feet inches water in the channel by the
metal mark at the water works. The Empire,
Capt. Charlie Harton, is the only boat announced
for New Orleans. She will reship at Cairo"