The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-01
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Tuesday Morning, September l. 1868
We have been visited with several heavy
showers Of rain since Saturday night On Sun.
day evening it poured, mot raned) for over an
hour, and at about $3.50 last evening, the very
hcod gates Of heaven seemed TO have been opened
upon Us and for nearly two hnnra the rain do
presented the appearance OF miniature lake,
whilst the unpaved portion OF the track of the
PoDtchartrain Railroad looked like rivulet.
Business was stagnant as in consequence OF the
threatening aspect of the sky little or no freight
cane down TO the packets.
Col. John Murray, Of the colored steamboat
mems Democratic club, yesterday requested this
reporter TO deny the assertion of the Republican,
in regard to his giving the signal to the club to
uncover whilst passing that office.
The regular Wednesday Monroe and Trenton
packet Cleona, Capt. l.. H. Patterson, will be
found at the lower landing this morning ready to
receive freight. Remember, she leaves tomor.
row, at P. NJ, rain or shine.
/ The Idshoe, from Monroe. will be found at the
wharf this morning. -li .lH ie
The fsmous Wild Wagner, Capt. W. B. Richard.
son. will be at the wharf, foot OF Common street
at daylight today, ready to receive freight for
Natehez and intermediate landings. She leaves
this city every Wednesday and Saturday at P. M.
Several arrests were made upon the landing yes
terday of freedmen who were caught in the act
Of stealing cotton, corn, etc., from freight piles.
One belgerent darky was taken 10 charge for an
assault upon Democratic celored man who had
aroused the angry passions Of large number of
vagabond, tbieving negroes upon the wharf, by
wearing upon his left breast the portraits of Sey-
mour and Blair.
Arrivals since our last have not been very
numerous. On Sunday there was but one. the
Mittie Stephens, Capt. Heno, from Bayou Sara,
with l03 bales and 23 sacks cotton.
Yesterday the Argonaut, Capt. Lusk, from
Louisville, came in with q heavy load. About
noon the towboat Bee, with three heavily laden
barges in tow, arrived from ST. Louis. The Aloe,
from Lower Coast, with sundries.
The great event of yesterday was the arrival of
the regular bends packet Gov. Allen. from Colum-
bis. Her cargo consisted of 9l6 bales and 10 sacks
cotton, 1878 sacks cotton seed. $50 bbls -four aud
large lot of miscellaneous freight. Her cabin
was crowded with passengers. We heard an
aged freedman exclaim, as he took careful sur
vey Of the boat, by golly. dare's greenbacks in
dat tfip.n she really presented nne appear.
ance, and We trust ere many weeks TO see her
arrive looking like mountain Of cotton bales.
The Grey Eagle, Capt. Bsranco, from Bayou
Sara, had not arrived up to dark last evening. She
will, however, be found at the wharf this morning
ready for business.
The Rose Franks, Irene and Lulu D., over due
from Fed River, had not put in an appearance up
to the time Of our departure from the leyee last
evening.
DkPARTuREs-The Gen. Qutman for vicksburg,
len at A. n, and the Commonwealth Tor 81.
Louis at P. N. Sunday.
The hitte stephens, Capt. Heno, left last even
ing for Bayou Sara, and was the only departure
yesterday. l .u 81.
NKw CoTros.-The new crop is coming in with
remarkable rapidity. Since our last issue the re-
ceipts have amounted to 996 bales-s93 per Gov.
Allen from the bends and l03 per Mittie Stephens
from Bayou Sara.
, CUBA No. ? FOR JEFFERSON, sHREvEPoRr, ETC.
Positively at O'Clock this evening, Capt. Geo. E.
Wilkinson backs out this fine light draft passenger
packet for Jefferson, Shreveport and all interme
date landings.
For Rad RIvER.-The fine, light draft packet
Lizzie Tate, Capt. Ed. Groves, leaves to-day at
P. NJ for all landings on Red River giving, also,
through bills to Jefferson.
We are under obligations TO the following gen
uemen for late river fsvors Mr.. Porter, OF the
Governor Allen; Mr.. Flowers, Of the Mittie Ste
phens. '
FOR VICKsBURG AND THE BgSps.-The fine.
last passenger packet Gov. Allen, Captain J. NJ.
White, leaves as above at p. NJ. to-day taking
freight aud passengers for all way landings.
hessrs. Porter and Phelps are her clerks.
FOB Lower CoAsT.-The A. G. Brown, Capt.
W. 3. Bassett, leaves as above at noon today.
The hghtdrsft packet Rose Franks leaves at s
?. ~ to-day, for Jefferson, Shreveport and inter-
mediate landings.
The Right Way, Capt. Noah scovill. Is recsiy.
ing for all landings on Red River. She leaves
to-day, at 8 P. N. The Right Way il as light as
the hghtest boats In the trade.
The Colored 6teamboatmen's Democratic Club
held another rousing meeting at their headquar-
tiers hast night. 30
The Continental. from st. Louis for this port,
left Memphis on the 29th ult.
kemorsbda-stesmer Rose Franks LEFT Shreve.
port August 25th, at ii P. n; steamers Irene and
d on Dixie Bar; 9th, met Richmond at Grand
Ecore Bar, Caddo above o K 29th, Pioneer at
Hickmans; 30th, Gossamer at Ernests, Lotus
No, 7 OF Davids, Era No. Head Rsppions, Annie