The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-18
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Tuesdsy Morning. August IS. l5o2


Tho weather aimee our last has been very tickle.
Sunday morning dawned without cloud 10 oD-
scure The sky but at IL o'clock A. NJ. we were VS.
led by heavy shower. Yesterday the "es.nsr
was a little cloudy and extremely warm. busi
ness upon the landings is improving. shipments
of new cotton begin 10 arrive twenty'tour osies
were received by the river yesterday; sixteen oy
The Gov. Allen, i've BY the hittie stephens, ana
three by the Cleona. Notwithstanding the RAIN
on Sunday, the dust was rather thick yesterday
on the landing OF rather on Front street.
Capt Jas. White, of the Gov. Allen, arrived in
the CITY Yesterday morning from Loulsvlue; ne
LOOKS as though he had been benefited by his iur-
Tough.
The Annie wagey will be ready to receive
freight on Thursday morning, and leave on SAT
uIday, the 22d instant. at M, tor Urand Ecoro
and Intermediate landings. see advertisements.
The amount Of pifiering when oSuy occu;s ou
the levee particularly on the lower landing Is en-
ormous The police seem TO neglect their duty Ia
this particular in fact we do not recOliect OF nav
ing seen sn Officer in the locality for over mon
This lie a crying shame and should De Iemealen;
Our steambOstmeD are heavily taxed, and should
be protected from the depredatiOns OF vagrant ne
gToes. oIt..
falling slowly, with four feet six Inches on huliand
har She went to Rusk landing, TWENTY-FIVE miles
below Monroe, on her last trip up. The Cieons "a
now ready to receive freight, and leaves on Wed,
sdey the 18th inst. at P. NJ. Shippers snu
I passengers can rely upon her leaving port regu-
and being of light draft she will go as far II not
| farther than any boat in the trade.
In our last issue we promised to give list OF
all boats at present laid up at this port, what was
| being done to Them, and their destinations during
the coming business season. Want oil space COM
| els US to postpone it till tO-moTroW.
| Messrs. McVsy and Porter, of the Gov. Allen.
| and Morris, Of the CieOna, have our thanks Tor
| fayoTs. 9, ~,
| By referring to our advertising column 1t will
be :, en- that Capt. wilkins has entered his neat
fast end very liRht DAFT passenger packet Onoa
| No. 2 as u regular Grand EcOre packet. leaving
this city every Saturday at P. NJ. Success to the
| Cuba and her worthy commander.
Tbe arrivals since our last were as follows;
Atlantic and baIges, from St. Louis with a large
freight -, ,
Mite Stephens, Capt. Gross, from Bayou Sara
with bales cotton and sundries.
Gov Allen, Capt. Smoker, from Argyle with 36
bales cotton, 1900 sacks cotton seed and alarge
lot of produces
John Kilgour, Capt. Benson. from Louisville.
Alaska, Capt Oakes, from Cincinnati.
Grey Eagle, Capt. V. B. Baranco, from Bayou
Sara.
CIeona, Capt L. II. Patterson, from Rusk land
ing (Ouachita river) with 3 bales cotton and q
large lot of sundTies. .
Hetue Gilmore, Capt. King, from Lafourche.
Aloe, Capt. Woods. from lower coost-
The following named steamers left port yester
day: Irene Capt Roots, Rose Franks, Capt. JONI
W White and Lizzie Tate, Capt. Lee, for Shreve
port and Mittie Stephens, Capt. Gross, for Bayou
| Sara.
The wat in Bayou Lafourche is getting verl
low. ThibodauX is now the head OF naVlgauol
for the Ii ghtest draft boats.
The steamship Morgan arrived yesterday iron
Mobile, and anchored in the stream opposite tn
foot of ST. Joseph street. She had On board tn
18th u. s. Infantry, under command of Breve
Brig. Gen. o. l.. Sheppard. They were lmme
distely transferred to the steamer Irene, Lzzi
Tate and Rose Franks. the two former taklag eac
: four companies and the latter two. Tue regimen
is. we understand, to be stationed at Shreveport
The Molhe Able left late Sunday evening for 5
| Louis She had but little freight, bat goo
. passenger trip.
Capt ]. H. Grange was in St. Louis on the l5t
| instant. - .
1he last stone on the bridge across the Miss
sippi at Quincy was laid few days ago.
The Gov. Allen. Capt John Smoker, leaves At
p NJ to-day for Greenville, Vlcks6urg and all Il
terme date landings. Messrs. McVsy and Port
J, are her clerks.
a The Idahoe. Capt. F. A. Blanks, leaves for
u landings on the Ouachita as high as Monroe al
), Trenton Messrs, Work and Routh preside 10
y Office.
8 The A. G. Brown, Capt. W. g. Bassett, leaves
Q noon to-day for the Lower Coast.
a The COlored Democratic Steamboat club held
u meeting last hight at the corner OF Poydras al
3 Fulton streets. The hall was crowded, aud seVeI
u able speeches were made by colored orators.