The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-28

ana l25 deck passengers. Capt. Slut Neal has
right TO feel proud Of his trip. The 1ple appre
ciate Capt. Meals enterprise, and passengers pre-
fer to travel on his boat"
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, May oath:
Captain Henry g. McComas, of New Or
lsaDs, was passenger, yesterday. on the j. n
Mccullough for Pittsburg. The Mccullough had
light trip out"
From the Cincinnati Gazette. May 18th:
E" The weather continues pleasant. Business
was not as brisk on Saturday as usual on that day
Of the week, still shipments were toleraoy lively
for some points New Orleans steamer de-
parted with less than one-third the freight she
was capable of carrying, and steamers for st.
Louis, Memphis and Arkansas rlver, went out
much lighter than they desired. In the forty
eight hours preceding o'clock last evening. the
river fell 81 feet; at that hour there were 241
feet waite. 10 the channel. and 779 feet space un-
der the bridge. The Louisiana lefs for New Or
leans Saturday, with less than 800 tons freight,
which she was a week securing. Pilots, William
Phillips and VIM Ford. The Edinburgh arrived
yesterday, with good freight aud passenger trip.
She has some freight for New Orleans, which will
be reshpped on the Alaska"
From the st. Louis Democrat. May 25th:
q Everyth quiet in river circles. Illinois,
Upper Mississippi aud Missouri falling rapidly.
1t is surmised, probably correctly that boats are
having trouble in the latter, below Lexington,
several boats being overdue and not in when we
left the wharf last evening. The others have a
good boating stage, but are fast approaching
troublesome shallowness. Here the decline is
rapid. 1t has fallen about six feet. Weather
warm and dry. Business fair for the season with
good prospects ahead"
From the Louisville Courier, May oath:
"The splendid passenger steamer Dexter came
in yesterday morning with fair freight and
good passenger trip. She will leave for New Or
. leans at 10 o'clock this morning. Capt. Sam.
Montgomery will resume command"
From Louisville Courier, 18th
I" The river continues to recede at this point,
with nine feet water in the canal seven feet water
decline of fourteen inches since our last report.
The weather yesterday was clear and warm. AS
is usually the case on Sunday, but very little
business was transacted on the wharf yesterday.
The huge stern-wheeler Louisiana came in from
Cincinnati yesterday, but deferred her departure
for New Orleans until IL O'Clock to-day. She
has a moderate trip and some passengers, and
will get some freight at this point She is in
charge of Captain ]. H. Lusk, a gentleman
well and favoraby known in this city and the
lower trade. She goes at IL O'Clock promptly.
The railroad bridge across the Mississippi
at Dubuque is said to be progressing rapidly.
The first and draw piers have been completed. so
far as pile-driving goes, and the stone abutments
at either side are done. The funnel is also being
pushed through, and every indication favors the
completion of the whole enterprise at the time
contracted for. The following tows of coal have
with 100 coo bushels; Coal Valley. for Cincinnati.
nine barges. with 10000 bushels; Arrow. for
Louisville, three boats and two barges, $4,000
bushels; total, go 600 bushels. The Ezra Porter
has laid up at Cincinnati, and will have her upper
guards cut of TO increase her cotton carrying
capacity. The Dexter left yesterday with fair
trip