The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-01


No. 20 Poydras street, ready to supply steamboats,
| aBd families with the finest beef, muttoa aud pork
AZ the low rate of eight cents per pount all around.
! We would advise our steamboat friends to give
Watson a CALL and try his beef, etc. Its as fine
and tender as can be purchased in New Orleans.
F ON the Vicksbnrg Times we copy the follow
| ing account of the accident to the steamer
| l. dana:
At o'clock yesterday morning, while coming
| through the chute at TeTrapn Neck, the Indiana
| struck some submarine obstruction, supposed 20
| be sunken log aud after larching forward on 4
| as far as her boilers, came 10 a stop. Capt. r Z.
| Neal, her commander. Immediately resnrted to all
| the means his skill and experience could suggest
TO relieve his boat from her precautions situation,
| but falling to accomplish this by the ordinary
modes Of procedure, he ordered the mate to throw
a portion of the cargo overheard, which was
being done at the time our informant Mr.. Charles
e. SchultZe the clerk of the boat left the scene.
The fOTe-sDd-aft hog chain had parted, however,
letting her head drop some four five feet ont of
line and it is scarcely presumed that anything
can be done TO save her.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
CAIRO, Jan. 29.-1he weather yesterday was
hazy and cold, the thermometer indicating p
degrees at 4. NJ, % at l P. NJ, and 30 at
p. II.
Business continues dull, and the prospect for
freight, to load the steamers now receiving at our
whBrf, is very gloomy.
The river is rising steadily here, and falling at
Memphis and NiCksburg.
The ice gorges of the Mississippi, above Cairo,
remain unchanged and solid.
The weather has moderated at Cincinnati and
Louisville, and the river is rising steadily and al
most CT ear Of Ice.
|. The Tennessee is rising, and the Cumberland
falling slowly.
and will commence loading to-day.
The Dexter passed down at p. NJ, with up
wards of 1900 tons of freight and refusing to take
any more. Her guards were already dragging in
the water
The ST. Louis and Omaha packet line has been
organized at st. Louis, with Capt. Joseph ) Nan
son for president. and Joseph McEntire, secretary
aud general agent. Whatever commanders of the
line chance to bein port will constitute board of
directors.
The following well known boats constitute the
line: W. J. Lewis, II. 5. Turner, Kate Kinney,
Stonewall, Columbia, Glasgow, Virginia, Cornelia
and Peoria City.
ClNCNNATI, Jan. 2s.-The river ross six inches
night before last and was about at q stand yes
terday, with symptoms Of declining again last
evening. There was eighty.three feet space
| under the bridge by the pier marks. There was
no floating ice to be seen yesterday, bat from
accounts from shove there is plenty coming.
| Packets arriving yesterday report running
| through heavy ice down to Guyan. The river
| is falling slowly at Marietta, and full OF heavy
| floating ice from the gorges above that point.
| The river il rising at Pittsburg, with consider
| able ice out Of the MonOngahela. In the canal
at noon yesterday there was seven feet three
I
| perienced in the weather here, sunday night,
| and it cold yesterday. though not severely
| so. Snow fell to the depth of two inches Fhe
mercury yesterday ranged at 80 ; wind from the
| southeast
PIITsBUKG. Jan. 27.--The weather has changed
| intensely cold. The river is falling with scAnt
| SIX feet in lie channel. Navigation has been
| resumed to Brownsville.
The LeOnidas is announced for New Orleans on
| WedGe sday, positively. Others are loading.
The Emerald was built at Cincinnati 10 1859, and
/ cost $4,000. She was valued at $4,000 and 10
| sufed for $40 600 in the following companies Of
| this city: Commercial, Crescent, BOatmeu's and
/ Union. $4,000 in each, and 10 the Buckeye and Mag
! uOlia $4,000 each. The boat was owned by Cap
| tsins J. d. Isham, John Williamson and John N.
| skunk, the latter her commander. Capt. Oliver
| Palmer, underwriters agent, left for the wreck
| yesterday.
By a Dispatch from Pine Bluff VS. learn that the
! Geo. d. Palmer sunk ferty five miles below that
| point Sunday. She was insured in Cincinnati
| companies for $40 eco.
The Westmoresnd got in from New Orleans.
! She reships her upriver freight on the Curtis.
At meeting of the G. G. NJ. Association yes
! terday the following named gentlemen were
! elected directors for the ensuing year: John N.
| Williamson, Jas. H. Peplin, Jas. W. Bachelor,
Jas. s. Wise. ]. T. Russell, john J. Raipe, Geo.
| d. Hooper, Ben. F. Davidson, Jas. H. Marstta.
! JIG. BLACKFORD FOR OPBLOUsAs.-The fine, fast
| and complete passenger packet j. &. BlackfOrd
| Can't. &. G.. Pickett, commander. and Mr.. J. B.
Schmidt in the Office leaves at p. this day for all
! landings above. This steamer has neat and
comfortable cabin, has good and safe officers,
| and can give first class accommodations to q
| large number Of passengers.
! JUDGE FLETCHER FOR CAMDEN.-The comfortable
passenger packet Judge Fletcher, Capt. Frank
| Keeling, commander, and Capt II. l.. Watts. clerk,
| leaves at 3 P. NJ. today for the above and way
| landings. Her accommodations are first class,
| having neat cabin with large state-rOOms and an
! excellent table.
| LAURA FOR THE WATERING PLACEs.-This fine ,
! new, low pressure passenger packet, in command
! Of Captain Joe Walker leaves this day from
| the Lake end Of the POntchartran railroad for the
! above named places on the arrival Of the IL N.
! Irsin Of cars.
| MAGENrA- United States Mad and Passenger
| Packet for TickSJWg To Ddy.-rhe large, feet
stauuch, and most magnificent passenger packet
| Magenta, Capt. I. p. Leathers commander, is the
| regular steamer for Nicksburg to-day. The Ma.
| geIta is under the charge Of the most worthy, re
| liable and experienced officers. Messrs Samuel
| Ayles and Ed Ryland are the clerks of the
| Magenta. The Magenta leaves 20 the minute, 5
! O'Clock this evening. The Magenta will connect
with regular packets and will take freight for all
| landings on the GaZOO up to Greenwood.
ST. NICHOLAS FOR RED RIvER.-Ths fast
| steamer, under the command Of Capt. J. g. DOwty,
| and Messrs Clayton and DOwty in the office,
| leaves this evening, at o'clock, for all landings
up to Grand EcOre. The 81. Nicholas is one of our
best Red River packets, having large capacity
| for freight and iue accommodations for passen-
| gers. We bespeak for the st. Nicholas a good
| trip, and we are sure that those who travel on
her once will be sure to go again.
T. d. HINE FOR RED RIvER.-At O'Clock this
evening. the fine and regular passenger packet T..
| d. Hine. Capt. ". w. FISHER commander, aud Mr..
Nat. Pickett clerk, will leave for Minden aud
intermediate landings Red River. The Hine
| has good accommodation for passengers, aud will
| leave positively as announced.
WILD WAGNER FOR NATCHEZ.-This favorite,
superior and fast passenger packet, leaves this
evening at o'clock for Natchez. She has large,
airy and most elegantly furnished staterooms.
Capt. A. C. Goddin is in command. while the ever
obIigDg and attentive Messrs.John q. Libano and
| Jos. Holmes Ofiiciae as clerks.
NATIONAL FOR RED RIyER.-The large andflv-
| orite passenger packet National. Captain
| John Smoker, commander, and Me-srs. Sinnott
and Shaw in the Office leaves a. P. ". to day for
| all landings on Red River. The National is, beyond
| doubt, one Of the most elegant and desirable pas
| seDgeT packets in Red River. Her officers are
| gentlemen Of well known courtesy and 0bgIng
disposition, as well as thorough and eficiaet
| steambOaimeD.
Rose FRANKs7 lFOR JEFFERsoN.-This light.