The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-25
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Saturday, Morning. Jan Is. 1853
Yesterday morning opened with an atmosphere
clear and exhilarating, and throughout the day
the sky was bright and tended to enven all ont-
door transactions. We have seldom enjoyed such
a delightful day as was afforded US yesterday.
Long may this desirable weather continue.
The business on the landing yesterday appeared
10 be more brisk than usual for Friday. The
boats received freight most literally, and the
Lizzie Tate, Idahoe, J. G. Blackford and others
left with full share in the afternoon.
The arrivals were six in number, and embraced
the Magenta, J. d. Perry, st. Charles, Caddo,
New Era and Thomas Powell.
The departures included the Golden Era, Lizzie
Tate, New Era, j. G. Blackford, Nina SHINES,
Iberville, J. M Sharp. Alone, Aloe, Idahoe, Lota
The steamer Dexter and P. W. strader arrived
at Cairo on the oath, and the Armadillo, Mollie
Able and Mississippi on the 2lst. The two latter
have laid up. The Legal Tender and Great Re.
public left for this port with full cargo on the
2lst The tow-boat Bee left on the same day,
with Eve bsrges principally laden with bulk corn.
We have favorable accounts from the upper
Red River, as the following dispatch, received
SHREVEPORT, Jan. "a, 1858.
CAPTAIN W. c. Harrison:
River has risen six feet and still rising.
Weather clear.
Signed, ]. p. OLDHAM"
The above news will no DOUBT, cause many Of.
our best side wheel steamers, that have been laid
ing and prepare TO resume their usual business
trips to Shreveport and other landings on old
Red. We trust that the rise will be permanent.
The river at Louisville was falling slowly on the
22d, with five feet three inches in the canal.
Weather clear. .t.
We have not received any later intelligence
from the Richmond or Great Republic, bat they
should have passed Yieksburg yesterday on taeir
way down. . .F
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
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at the rate of six inches per day. The channel
was nearly clear OF floating ice and that attached
to the shore is being demolished by the ferrybosts
We have no intelligence worth repeating from any
upper river. There may be five feet Of water
hence TO Cairo. but who cares what the depth OF
water is? 1t will be a subject Of interest though
when that big ice bridge across the Mississippi,
near Cairo, gives way which event we consider
near at hand. There was snow storm on Sun
day evening, and sundry showers Of the heecy
thing at intervals ever since. Matters look just
as gloomy and are as silent at the wharf as they
well can be at any time. The contrast to busy
times is painful.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 2l.-The weather continued
TO moderate up 10 yesterday noon, when IL began
to grow somewhat colder.
business was better yesterday than is usual on
Monday, considering all attending circumstances.
Freight was received for New Orleans at forty
cents, but not in large quantities. Shippers were
not disposed to send down their freight without
assurance as to the time II would leave the wharf.
Our post register is slim.
The thaw Of yesterday and the rain and snow,
enable to report the river about stationary to-
day, with nearly thirteen feet in the channel.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 2.-The weather here during
Sunday was clear and warm for the season, while
Yesterday il was very disagreeable, with first a
misty rain, then little sleet, and finally a snow
storm. The wharf was very muddy and wet, rem
deriug il very disagreeable.
The navigation Of the river, though much inn
peded by floating ice, IS not wholly suspended,
and several boats arrived and departed yester-
day, though none arrived from upper ports.
One Of the cbimneys Of Capt. Tobn's new
0uachita river packet, Frank Pargoud, was raised
The Cumberland river, according to our latest
sdviees, is falling, with seven feet water on Har-
The John Kilgour arrived from New Orleans
PITTsBURG, Jan. 30 P. M.-The weather il
| moderating, with the thermometer at "a at six
| O'Clock. The ice has closed tue Allegheny and
| Monongabela, but from the thsw to-day boats are
wsitiDg the present change of weather, and pre-
! pairing 10 leave.
CAIRO, Jan. 22-The weather yesterday was
| CLOUDY and cold.
The river has fallen several feet and is st rece-
| ding fast here and hence to Memphis.
There IL no perceptible change in the Mississippi
| above Cairo; the ice continues TO grow thicker
and stronger, and 1t will probably be several
weeks before navigation will be opened to 81
Louis.
Business is not worth mentioning. Steamboat
men say they have not seen their business so dull
| for a number Of years.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 22.-The weather Is freezing
cold. The river here is declining rapidly, and has
Z EN- two feet in the past tseniy-four hours
White river is feeeding, with six feet large 10 tht
| channel. The Arkansas is falling slowly, witt
| tW nty-uine inches in the channel.
The Ohio is full Of heavy running ice down Il
Evan lie. -~
MEMFHIs, Jan. 2S.-The weather yesterday
was moderate, with heavy storm Of rain during
the afternoon. The river Is declining at the rat
Of Cne inch per hour. II the thunder storm tbs
we experienced here yesterday should extend az
the river, the snow viii be taken OF with rush