The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-09
Rirer Sntelligenre.

CREscENr OFFICE no. 81 CANT SrREEf
Wednesday Morning. September y lSoa
The weather yesterday was clear aud oppres
svely warm. business upon the levee was ratneI
brisk. in fact IL has been many day since we
asst saw the landing present such q business IKE
appearance. ss il did between the hours Oh ano
ii A. NJ. Yesterday. In every direction plies OF
the staple product Of the South tcottonl met tne
eve and the cheerful countenances OF all having
business upon the river front, went Do, 70 es-
tablish the fact tina; the present hds lar 70
eclipse any other season In regard TO business
with which the Crescent City has been blessed
since the termination OF the latelunpleassntness'
RECEIPTS OF CoTTOS.--Yesterday 2l31 bales Of
cotton were received by the following named
steamers: Governor Allen. from Vicksourg I4oo
bales. Flicker, from Latoruche, l bale Grey
Eagle, from Bayou Sara, so bales. Wild wagon
or, from Natchez, 35l bales. Lotus No. z, from
Shreveport, 242 bales.
ARRIvALs-Under the head of receipts of cot
ton will be found the names of all the steamers
that arrived yesterday.
DEPARTURBs-The peerless Robt. +. Lee, Capt
Jno. W. { annop, for Vicksburg; j. u. Blackioro,
Capt. Pickett, for Washington, and A. q. Brown,
Capt. Bssseit, for Lower Coast were the only
departures yesterday,
We publish the following from the HARRISON,
burg New Era, and in addition viii say that II
William does not marry his own, that he may az
least marry somebody else's sweetheart-snd ~
his shadow ever does grow iess-well, noDoay
will be able to see it-tbat's ell:
ave are pleased to see that Capt. Patterson
has secured the services Of VIM. 7. Morris. ESQ.,.
az a clerk on his boat. The captain conid not
have consulted his interests better, nor made a
selection more acceptable TO our citizens aud tne
trade generally. IL has been our good fortune 70
be long. and intimately acquainted VIII the young
gentleman, Tin fact we slept with him one enure
cold winter when blankets and fuel were scarce,
and we found him coD.forta6le as welll ana we
a.ro--r MIN conpctcnt and upright m hts bu-
siness. He displayed his taste az well as liberaisy
on the last trip of the Cleona by placing US uede.
1 Late
| Union. William, may you marry your sweetheart,
! and msy your shadow never grow less"
For NATcHEz.-The famous Wild WAGNER. un'
| eer command Of that experienced coumanoer
| and thorough stesmb0stman Capt w. b. kcnard,
son, leaves at N. to-day for the above and all
way landings. ~,
FoR SHREvEPoRT AND JEFFERsoN.-rhe Rich
| mond, Capt Boardman. leaves as above al p M
to day, positively. Shippers and passengers may
rely upon this. She is light draft, and will go
through with but little delay.
The Grey Eagle yesterday transferred her
freight TO the RObt +. Lee. She will go into dock
and 10 a short time resume her place as regular
New Orleans and Bayou Sara packet.
The Lotus No. 2. Capt. DanDals, leaves at P
NJ. to-day for Jefferson, Shreveport and all way
landings. She is very light. and passengers may
rely on getting through on time.
The CleOna Capt. Patterson, leaves as usual a
P NJ to. day, for all landings on Ouachts ant
Rack rivers. Messrs. Waldin and Morris are bel
| clerks. The Cleona makes close connection VIII
the light draft packet Carrie Poole. 30 shpper
| need fear no detention.
The Idahoe leaves at s P. NJ. to-day for Trenton
end Monroe. Connecting as she does with 10"
water packets no detention need be feared b.
). either passengers or shippers.
The Caddo, Capt. Barnes, is due from Re'
river.
The officers of the Lotus No. report Red rive
on a stand from Shreveport to Grand Ecore
thirty inches on principal bars, and falling from
Grand Eccre 10 the mouth.
We are Indebted to the officers of the Lotus No
2 for the following memoranda:
"Steamer Lotus No. left Shreveport Thurs
day, Sept. 2. In port for New Orleans-Steame
Pioneer. Met Era No. aud Caddo at Devil
Elbow. 5th-Met Glide at Coushatta, Cuba No.
at Grand Ecore, Lizzie Tate at DR.. Buffers. 9th
Right Wsy at o. K. Bar. 7th-Annie Wsgley a
head of the Rapids, and Rose Franks at Bayo
Larto."
The officers of the Wild Wagner have ou
thanks for favors. =,
The Teequah, for New Orleans, left Louisvill
, on the 5th inst. "a
We found no river items of interest to our rea(
ers in the exchanges last night.
I The arrivals of Grant clubs from the coast hsv
fallen of greatly since our last issue. We loo
for numbers ere the close Of the week.