The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-11
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Saturday Morning. April IA. 1893

The weather since our last report has been all
that could be desired shower, however, would
be welcomed by all having business on the levee.
One Of our regular ST. Louis packets re-
ceiving large quantity OF oil yesterday. She
will leave as advertised. Passengers bound up had
better take note Of this fact.
Business was not very brisk yesterday. but as
number of packets are advertised to leave this
evening we look for lively times on the landing
The Back Crook brigade has received no Visible
accession since last report. yet we surmise had
the Common Council empowered Sweet Will.
liam y to engage a thousand laborers to clean the
caDaIs. be would have had DO trouble In fndng
them on the steamboat landing.
News items were scarce On the landing yester-
day.
At about . o'clock yesterday afternoon the
steamer Southerner, lying at Aigiers, almost op- 4
posite the foot OF Common street, was discovered
10 be on fire 10 few minutes the boat was en-
veloped in q sheet Of flame. The sight presented
was one which it is impossible for auy pen to do
Justice 10. We watched the fire from ITS iacip- 4
ieDcy until the steamer was almost entirely de-
stroyed, and do not remember ever to have wit
messed aspeciaele more grand, and at tue same
time more distressing, as we could not help,
whilst ajmiriDg the picture. feeling keen sor-
row for her owner, who has been, in all proba oil
iiy, rendered penniless by the catastrophe. The
center wheel steamer Gen. Ransom. lying just
above the soninerner, was partially destroyed.
She was only saved from entire destruction by
fire department. f'art.-
The Soutberper was an old boat. Her origi-
nal name was the Autocrat, and valued at
about $40 O. She was In the hands of the United
States marshal. and also OF the sheriff. rher
was rumor on the landing yesterday evening
that the wife Of Capt. Tapp, her owner, had
jumped overheard and persisted. Such, how
ever, was not the case. The Waterman on board
had very narrow escape. We saw him make
his escape from the burDing steamer, which was
eff ~ n q
river. end from there to the hulk of an old gun.
boat lying just below.
We are hot advised as to whether either steamer
was insured or not.
The Cal. Ransom was lately sold, and her
present owner IL Mr.. Jno. Armstrong. deputy q.
b. marshal. she was probably worth $1,000, hnt
whether insured or not. we could not ascertain.
The Souiberner was completely destroyed.
Mr.. Chas. Drown tour friend). of the regular
weekly packet Lafourche, has our sincere thanks
for copy of her manifest; also for a copy OF the
following memorandum, by which IL will be seen
that she has been making some quick time:
Lett shreveport % wednesday. sth. at 7:l5 p.
NJ; sis after Barr Able. At Jefferson. New FRA.
Lett Shreveport for Jefferson, Starlight. For
Upper Bed RIVER. Gossamer. In port National
and Mittie Stephens. Met Richmond at F. Lat
tiers. and Era No at Grand Bayou. sth-Ar-
rived at Alexandra at Ills P. NJ. eighteen hours
out from shrevepori; met Right Way three miles
below Alexandria; met b. l.. Hodge at Grand
Point ct s:45 ?. NJ River falling at Shreveport at
the rate of two feet in twenty-four hours and
falling a. low down as Alexandria, and on stand
from there out. Arrived at stock Landing at ll:l5
A. NJ, forty hours out, having made twenty-five
landings and taken on board II cords wood and
$50 boxes coa--best time ever made from Sbreve-
port 10 New Orleans.n ~
Mr.. William Culberson, Of the lime packet Bart
Able, has our thanks for > file OF late papers and
the following: rts1
The Bart able left Shreveport Wednesday,
April sth, at P. n. In port for New Orleans,
National, to leave April 10th; at IL n. met Mite
Stephens at Eagle Bend; Richmond at DIR. Hunters;
Era Nos at Grand Ecore. 9Th. met Right Way
below Williamson's saw mill b. L. Hodge at Big
Lar'o. 10th, met Frolic at 81 Mile Point. River
falling. ~
the surveyors mark indicated three feet below
high water mark of 1867 rise of inches in
twenfy-four hours
The departures yesterday were as follows:
Wesfmorelsnd, for Cincinnati.
A. G. Brown, Capt. Bassetf, for Lower Coast,
loaded to the guards.
Judge Fletcher, for Camden. with fair trip.
John Kigour. for Louisville, with light trip.
IberyilIe, for Bayou Sara.
Nina SHINES. for Bayou Lafourche, with
rousing Trip.
The arrivals were as follows:
Lizzie Gill; from St. Louis, with full load.
Louisisra from Cincinnati with good trip
Grey Eagle. Capt. Baranco, from Bayou Sara,
Laiourche, Capt Kouns. from Shreveport, with
Alice Dean, from Cincinnati, full of freight.
Gen. Quitman, from Vicksburg, with 24s bales
cotton. ~
with 165 bales cotton and sundres.
john Kilkour, Capt. Benson, from Louisville.
Aloe, from lower coast.
Thos. Powell, from Lafourehe.
The line packet Bart Able, Capt. Harrison, ar
rived from Shreveport on time, with good trip.
The Hetty Gilmore will be found at the landing
this morning ready to receive freight
A clerk will be found at the foot of Cont street
this morning, ready TO receive freight for the A.
g. Brown. which packet leaves for New River
landing at Q A. N. to morrow.
IL ives rUmored on the landing yesterday that
the X. X. KS would make their appearance upon
the wharf at no distant day.
Fom Memphis Avalanche, April 9Th: "westh-
er cool and cloudy. The Arkansas river is reced-
ing, with feet from Little Rock out, and 2 feet
above that point. White river is declining with
IL feet in the channel to Jacksonpors. There
was very little business doing on the wharf yes
ferdsy, with small list OF arrivals and depar-
lures. Freights are scarce for all points. The
Gov. Allen got OF for New Orleans at noon, with
a splendid trip. including 1900 bales of cotton.
She has engagements In the Bends for hoo bales
The Golden Era passed up for Cincinnati last eve
ming" a
From Cairo Democrat April 9th:
" The weather yesterday morning was clear and
heavy frost prevailed. Business at the wharf
displayed more activity than for the past several
days. The magnificent low pressure, Richmond,
viii leave Hendricks wharf boat this evening for
New Orleans"
From Cincinnati Gazette. April Sth:
Business was fair yesterday, The river feet
feet inches In the "a hours preceding O'Clock
last evening, when there were IS feet inches in
the channel, and 50 feet space under the bridget
The steamer Argosy, hence, arrived at Cincn-
matt on the 7th. tat
The Bismarck, from this port arrived at ST.
Louis on the 7th. The MississippileitfOr this port
.the same day. r.rns e
The Louisville. hence, for Cincinnati, arrived at
Louisville ON the 7th.
The Richmond left Louisville on the 9Th for this
port.
The vickshurg Times OF the 10th has the fol-
lowing in regard 10 the peerless Robt. Z. Lee:
!" The great steamboat race is over. aud tn ex
element and anxiety naturally attendant npon
such 80 occasion have all died Dat. rhe Chan
pion of the Waters rests as quietly aud grace
fully at the landing. with her .horns,' the en-
bem Of victory, still adjoining her pilot-ho1se,
seemingly as nnconcerned as il she had not accom-
pished The great performance which was aa-
ncuncsd in our yesterdays edition."
The Herald Of the same date says:
The Belle Lee got here so late Wednesday
night that we were unable to make any reference
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