The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-12

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spite OF the threatening appearance OF the
of.
The passengers ON board Of that popular steam
complimentary card on her down trip, which we
publish this morning. In our opinion, words
inadequate 10 express the sterling abilities of
such officers command the Emma.
By referring TO our advertising columns it will be
seen that the ellknown aud ever-popular steam
ef New Ere has entered the lists and is hereafter
to be regular Jefferson, shreveport and New
Orleans packet. She is under command Of Capt
N. N. Woods and our friend Mr.. ]. w. Parsons,
will be found in her Office.
BY dispatch to her agents, we learn that the
Starlight left Shreveport yesterday for this city.
The arrivals since our last issue we're follows:
Emma No. 2, Capt. Steel Mclaughlin, from
Camden, Ark, with 1921 bales of cotton-a very
good trip ---'--.--''-----
The Henry Ames, Capt Hicks, arrived from
Memphis with about half q load-l609 bales Of
cotton.
The Iberville, Capt. Gross, from Bayou Sara,
had but little freight. She had, however, fine
passenger trip.
The Monsoon. Capt. stinde, from Shreveport,
had the best Red River trip OF the season, viz:
1894 bales Of cotton and sundries.
The Lilly from White river brought $50 bales OF
cotton.
The Victory. Capt Livingston. from ouachita
City, had 81 bales of cotton.
The National from Shreveport. and Louisiana
from St. Louis. had not made their appearance up
to the hour of our leaving the landing
Red and Oaachita rivers were still rising at last
accounts.
During the late war Red River was successfully
damned by Gen. Bailey, U. 8. Ait was consid-
cred at that time great feat. The same thing,
however, has been done since the war by our
stesmboatmen on navigating that stream.
BoATs DUB.-The National. Capt. Sinnott from
Shreveport Magenta, Capt. Leathers, from Vicks
burg Vicksburg from Trenton; Louisiana and
StOnewall from st. Louis; p. w. Strader from
liz and
SHINES from Lafourche, and Lizzie Hopkins from
Jefferson, are due within the next twenty-four
hours ct our wharf. EF
The following named steamers left port yester-
day evening; q majority of them had fair trips:
Frank Pargoud, Capt Tobin, Tor Monroe and
Trenton Wild Wagner, Capt. Goddin, for
Natchez towboet Shark and barges, for st.
Louis Annie Wagey and J.. G. Blackford, for
Washington Judge Fletcher, Capt. Keeling, for
Camden; Ezra Porter, Capt. Lee, for Shreveport;
and Hetty Gilmore, Capt. King, for Lafourche.
The Emma No. will leave for Camden, on
Saturday, l4th inst.
From the vicksburg Times, 10th inst:
"Ihe weather was very disagreesble on Sun
day. Yesterday it was more pleasant, though
cloudy and sultry. Business was very inactive on
the levee and items scarce. The river since our
last has commenced to advance, and has risen
| about eight inches. The Governor Allen is
advertised in the New Orleans CRESCENT of sun
DAY for Louisville, while the Times adyertises her
| for Greenville and the Bends"
We would inform the river news editor Of the
| Vicksburg Times that our announcement Of the
| Governor Allen for Louisville was simply typo
graphical error, and IN our issue OF the 10th inst.
| we corrected the same. To place US right we
trust that be will publish our correction in his
| valuable columns.
From the Memphis Avalanche, 10th inst:
"a dispatch from Little Rock, on Sunday, re-
| ports rise at that point of six feet, with the
liver rising rapidly. White river is rising owly,
| with seven feet to Duvall's Bluff. Weather cloudy
and sultry. The river here Is rising steadily at
the rate of one-haif inch per hour, with eighteen
| feet in the channel. Arrivals: Louisiana and
| Ruth, st. Louis; Richmond, Louisville; Indiana,
Mollie Able and Matte b. Dance, New Orleans;
| Stonewall st. Louis; Dexter aud Nick Long worth,
Louisville; Lady Gay and Continental, New Or
leans. Departures: Louisiana, Ruth, Dexter,
| Nick Longworth, Richmond and Alice ", New
Orleans; Mollie Able, Matte B: Dance, Colum-
ban, Lady Gay and Continental, st. Louis; In.
diana, Louisville.
the wharf yesterday, with large list of arrivals
| and departures. The btonewall and Louisiana
| passed down on Sunday for New Orleans, and the
Indiana passed up for Louisville. The Dexter
passed down Yesterday from the ono Tor New
| passed down in the evening, heavily freighted.
| The Nick Longworth passed down st noon, with
| good trip. Capt. ID. DeHaven is in the city. His
| new enterprise is meeting with great favor
amongst the merchants. Private dispatches from
| Little Rock yesterday reported big rise in the
| Arkansas. The rise is from the head waters, and
] will have tendency 10 make more business in
that stream AS there are several thousand bales Of
| cotton above Little Rock to come out The tow
| boats Atlantic and Hercules passed up yesterday
| morning with tows. The Strader passed down
| from Evansville with cargo Of corn. The Con-
| tinental and Lady Gay passed up last night. The
| Continental blew out OFFENDER head below Vcks
burg. and is running on one wheel. The Lady Gay
took her in tow and relieved her Of her freight
and passengers"
From the Louisville Courier. 9Th instant:
/ ARR "a L GrOpebpCk
! cinnati, che proceeded on her way to New Or
leans The river was rising slowly yesterday, with
| eight feet three inches water in the canal, in the
| evening, by the mark. During the previous
head Of the falls and nine inches at Portland The
weather was warm all day and cloudy, with
steady fall of rain in the evening, and the Their
mometer ranging as high as sixty degrees. On
the falls last evening, there were five feet three
inches water in the pass down the Indian chute,
and rising. We learn from the Evansville Journal
that the Richmond was at that port Friday after
noop where she was receiving large accessions to
her freight list, and would lie over until yesterday,
Saturday morning. She has splendid passenger
trip"
From the St. Louis Democrat, 9th inst:
| arrived yesterday: Pauline Carroll, from
New Orleans Departed: Mississippi, and Bee
and bsrges, for New Orleans. Spring and navi-
cation have made big advance IN the last two or
| three days. Heavy rains away far up the rivers,
| far beyond where steamboats, can run at present /;
souri, no doubt clear to that point; Fox river
| higher than ever before. Rock river, Edwards
river the DesPlaines and hundreds other tribu.
taTies loosened from the bonds of winter, and
booming on the larger streams. The Pauline Car
roll leaves for New Orleans tomorrow"
From the Cincinnati Commercial Sth ms
"The weather was mild end cloudy yesterday,
with stiff breeze from the west and southwest all
day. II commenced raining about P. NJ. con-
tnuing up to the hour of going to press this morn
ing. Similar weather prevails all along the Ohio,
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. Allegheny
river was rising fast last night at Oil City. The
ice had not yet moved, but it was momentarily
expected to start last night. general coslboat
tide may be speedily anticipated. Special tele-
grams TO the Daily Commercial, last night, report
the condition of the weather, and the Ohio, Missis-
sippi, and tributaries, elsewhere. Here he river
has receded inches during the "a hours ending at
6P. NJ yesterday, with 224 feet in the channel, BY
the Water Works mark.
"PITTsBuRG. March 7-3P. M.-The river con-
tinues 10 rise slowly, with g feet in the channel.
Warm, and the snow and ice almost gone. Tee.
grams from Oil City report the Allegheny rising
and raining, with every appearance OF break
up. No departures. The Maggie Hays and Kenton
LaN-