The New Orleans crescent., 1868-06-12
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Friday Morning. June Y. lso8

The dust is again becoming troublesome upon
the river front.
The scarcity Of work seems to have developed
the natural propensties of the black crook brig
ade. We day-nsy, even hourly-hear Of thefts
committed by them upon the landing, and would
suggest that the police, especially upon the lower
landing, keep their eyes open, for by SO doing
many Of these black scoundrels may be put to
work for the benefit Of our city.
Business on the landing is, to use common yul-
gsrism, "played out" Yet we noticed two
steamers whose officers could have had no rea-
sonable cause Of complaint, viz: the Monsoon and
Nina SHINES. The former left last evening for
Jefferson full of freight, and the latter was busiy
engaged in receiving from early morn till suD.
down. Besides the Monsoon, there was but one
other departure-the famous Belle Lee, for Louis
vile. She had a very lgh.freight-in fact, almost
none-and but few passengers, which is but an
other evidence Of the dullness which at present
reigns in the Crescent City. She, was however,
fixed for stock, and has we learn, quite number
awaiting her at new Texas landing.
The independent Jefferson packet Mittie Ste
pbens has deferred her departure to this evening
at o'clock. -.... ca. ...... ....
From 4 O'Clock P. NJ. Wednesday up 10 O'Clock
last evening there had not been single arrival at
the wharf. The Frank PargOud made her sp-
pearance, yesterday, about that hour, and was
quickly followed by the st. Nicholas, from
Campte, and Gen. Qutmsn, from Grand Ecore.
These three were the only arrivals up to dark.
The Great Republic will be found at the landing
this morning.
left the wharf yesterday morning, to lay up. We
are sorry to inform our readers that her we'll
known commander, Capt. Richard Sinnott, is Sc
riously i'll.
We are informed that the lightning packet Liz
Ze Hopkins, Capt. j. I. Roots, will arrive to-
morrow, and leave on Tuesday next, the 10th
inst. for Jefferson and all landings intermediate.
The Mittie Stephens will, we are requested TO
state, take freight and passengers for Shreveport
| and Jefferson at as low rates as any boat in the
trade, and as she is the only boat in port receiv.
ing for Red River, we expect to see her back out
| this evening with loaded guards and crowded
cabin. Capt. Kellogg will use his best endeavors
| TO make all on board feel at home, and in this
! (which TO him is labor Of love- he will be as
| sisted by Capt. Maurice Langhorne, al aided and
abetted " by our young friend Mr.. n. X. Eppler,
who will see that bis lady guests are as comforta-
bic on board the Mittie as they possibly can be at
home. Eppler always tries to please the ladies
| and always succeedsin so doing.
The peoples packet" Nina SHINES, under
command Of that well known and we may say
universally beloved commander, Capt. W. r.
| GTeathCuse, leaves at 10 A. NJ. to-day for Bayou
| Lafourche, taking freight and passengers for all
coast landings between this city and Donaldson
vile. Capt. g. seems to have this portion OF the
| coast all TO himself. Somehow the officers Of the
| SHINES make friends wherever they go. "Its
! funny how they do it, but they do" Hurry down
| your freight, gentlemen, or you may not get it
| aboard, as she moves to the minute.
| The gallant A. G. Brown, Capt. W. 8. Bassett,
leaves as usual to-day at noon for all landings on
| the lower coast. She is good boat, and If any
more attentive officers than Capt. Bassett and his
clerk, Oliver Canton, ever commanded steamer
| on this or any other river, we never have had
the pleasure of their acquaintance. That's all.
By a telegram from Capt. Sam Montgomery, Of
| the steamer Dexter, to Thos. keeffe, agent, we
learn she will arrive on Monday, the 18th, and
| will positively leave for Louisville on Tuesday,
The officers of the st. Nicholas have our thanks
for fsvors.
Our confrere of the Vicksburg Times responds
to our invitation to visit the Crescent city, thusly
| "In regard to the CRESCENT invitation to make
| flying visit TO the shell road village, we will say
that the matter has been placed before our gentle
cashier, and that he has informed US most EN-.
| phatically that he can't stand it. On his excur-
sion trips TO Carrollton and elsewhere, our con-
temporary will please take palm leaf, a cigarette
and q soda cocktail and fan, smoke and drink to
the health Of bis absent friends"
| Sorry, friend c., but at the same time will re-
marx that we neither smoke cigarettes, nor do we
driuk-soda cocktails, and also that our friend
in Vicksburg viii never be forgotten.
The river at this point is rising; the surveyors
mark yesterday indicated foot 10 inches beo v
high water mark Of 1862, rise of six inches in
as hours. As the river is falling above we look
for a speedy decline at this point.
Tie regular Saturday packet idahoe, Capt. F.
A. Blanks, will be found st the wharf this morn
irg ready TO receive freight for Monroe and Tren.
ton. She leaves tomorrow evening, at O'Clock,
and every Saturday evening during the season, in
place Of the Vicksburg.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
The Vicksburg Times of the 10th says:
" The weather was quite pleasant yesterday,
with the exception Of the dust Business was sc.
tive on the levee, Tuesday being our big day OF
the week in the way Of local packets. The river
continues TO decline at the same. rate noted in
yesterdays report, say an inch in twenty-fOur
hours. The New Orleans CRESCENT says that
Captain A. McVsy will take charge of the Aliens
Office this trip, and truthfully adds, that the an.
nouncement will be hailed with pleasure by al
Of the boats patrons frem New Ocleans to Green
| yille.r
From the Memphis Avalanche, June 10th
Weather pleasant. The river here is receding
steadily at the rate Of half inch per hour, and
has fallen sixteen feet altogether. The Olive
Branch passed up yesterday morning for st.
Louis. Captain George l.. Kouns has also con.
tracted at Cincinnati for boat for the New Or
leans and Red River trade. The Magenta passed
up last night for st. Louis. The Commonwealth
will be down on Friday en- route to New Orleans.
Business on the wharf yesterday was inactive,
with a small list Of arrivals and departures. The
John II. Groesbeck passed down for New Orleans
last evening.
From the ST. Louis Democrat, June 6:
mo discrimination in rates appears to be the
watch word the New Orleans steamboats, are
adopting, and as it is very generally supposed
that shippers will give preference TO steamboats,
over bsTges, rates being the same, the barges will
be dead stock, routed and driven from the held,
|
that line long enough. Flour zoe. per barrel,
bacon l5c. per 100, l5o. per sack, oats 20c.,
any other articles in proportion, were the an.
nounced rates yesterday, by steamer and barge.
The river is rising at st. Paul and all the way
down. There is five feet water in the Missouri
or more. To Cairo from this point, from nine to
twelve feet. The river was stationary last even.
ing, and weather warm, with indications Of rain.'
From the Louisville Courier, June eth:
"Ihe river was falling slowly at this point yes
terday. Last evening the marks indicated 81 fee,
water in the canal Il feet water in the chutes and
% feet water over the rocks, decline of inches
since our last report. At noon yesterday the
river reported rising at Pittsburg and falling
st Cincinnati. Weather clear and warm. Busi
ness dull. The towboat V. F. Wilson, in coming
down from Pittsburg. burst one of her boilers
She repaired 1t here, and got up steam yesterday
to leave, when the boiler gave way in another
place. The feet steamer Dexter, Capt. Sam
Montgomery, is advertised to leave the Portland
wharf at P. NJ. to-day, for New Orleans. The
Dexter brought up the machinery Of the Diana