The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-03
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Friday Morning July 8 IsGg.

Friday Morning. July s. IsSs
There has been no material change in the
weather since our last report. A few heavy
! clouds lowered over US Yesterday bat thew were
only hopes which led to disappointment. The
rlver is still falling, and the dust Is isiug rapidly
we measured ityesteTday and found six inches al
the foot Of Common street.
The work of repairing the lower steamboat
wharf and crossings leading thereto is progress.
ing rather slowly. No better time than the
present could possibly be selected for the work.
and " are really surprised at the inactivity dis.
played IN the person or persons who have this
matter in charge.
Business was literally dead yesterday; at the
upper landing there was little OF nothing doing,
and the lower presented regular summer ap.
pesrsnce.
The Frolc came over yesterday from AIgers.
We annOt say positively when she will leave and
have no direct information as too her destination
The j. NJ. sharp, Capt. JnO. White, will arrive
TO day, and leave positively at P. NJ. tomorrow,
for Shreveport, Jefferson and all intermediate
landings.
The A. G. Brown, Capt. W. S. Bassett. leaves
at noon to-day, for all landings on the Lower
Coast, going as far as the Forts. Oliver Canton is
her attentive clerk.
The peoples packet, Nina SHINES, under com.
mand Of that prince OF captains, W. r. Great
house, leaves at 10 A. u. to-day for Lockport and
all intermediate BINDINGS on the coast and Bayou
Lafourche. The SHINES has but few equals as a
passenger packet, and those who once travel with
the capiaiD-not be with the whiskers, but the
oue with the white hat-are always anxious to do
it again. We have half a mind to take trip on
the Nina to-day If we do, our readers will hear
all about IL in our issue Of the 9TH inst.
The independent passenger packet Monsoon
Capt. James N. Tucker, will arrive to day, and
leave as advertised for Jefferson, Shreveport and
all way landings.
The Dexter from Louisville Mollie Able from
ST. Louis, st. Nicholas and Bart Able from Red
River, and ldahoe frOm Trenton, are due this
ing.
Our Vicksburg packets are bringing down large
quantities of delicious fruit. 1t is enough t. make
ones mouth water to go on board one of them
Immediately upon her arrival and inhale the de-
hehunl aroma which arises from hundred boxes
OF ripe peaches.
The great Richmond is due from Louisville She
leaves tomorrow at P. N. Parties DESTROYS of
securing passage on this fine packet, can secure
rooms by applying early to Messrs. Snnott &
Adams.
The only departure Yesterday was the Robt. F.
Lee, Capt. Cannon, for Louisville. her cabin was
full of passengers, and with her stock engage.
ments, she has fine freight trip.
The arrivals yesterday were as follows:
Swallow, from Cincinnati. She did not have
much of freight trip, but. "ye gods" her
manifest was g some in length even tue moral
laws could not compare with It.
The Qnitman, from Vicksburg, had good sum.
meT trip.
The Rose Franks. from Camden, had but little
freight.
Late advices report Ouachita and Red Rivers
falling fast.
The Kellogg and barges left St. Louis on the
10Th ult. for this city; and the Commonwealth,
hence, arrived there same date.
From the Cincinnati Gazette June 3ni
The weather was excessively warm yester.
day. The only arrival up 70 O'Clock 7. NJ, out
side the packets, was one from Pittsburg; but
another from the same point and two or three
from lower ports, were mOmentarily expected.
The regular packets constituted the only depar-
lures. Business was very dali on the wharf
After remaining stationary thiry-si hours, the
river swelled two inches in the twelve hours pre-
cedDg O'Clock last evening, when there were
nine feet nve inches water in the channel, By the
metal marks at the wsterwOrks. The Emma NJ.
IS steadily filing up for New Orleans. and Is
receiving all the freight, as she has no opposi-
tom
From the Vicksburg Times. July /:
The weather continues sultry aud warm, with
indications OF an early rain. Business was brisk
on The landing, the arrivals and departures in
Guiding six local packets and two transient boats.
River steadily falling. Who wants good little
boat The Ezra Porter, a good running light
draught sidswheel boat Of six hundred tons csps-
city and scarcely two years DID, is offered for sale
at Cincinnati"
From ST. Louis Republican, June 3Oth:
" The weather yesterday was NEST empha'-
cally hot. Business opened dull but not more so
than is TO be expected at this season of the year.
Arrivals yesterday we're quite numerous, includ-
ing those from the Ohio with full cargoes Of man
ufsctured articles"
From the Memphis Avalanche, July /:
'.The weather yesterday was cloudy aud sultry
with occasionally few drops Of rain. Business
was dull on the levee, as everywhere else about
town. The Mississippi fell about six inches, and
as well as the Ohio, is declining rapidly at all
points. There is a fine stage of water hence 70
81. Louis, and seant nine feet in the lower Ohio