The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-25
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Cp>xxr OFFICE No. ~ CAnr sfEzEs
Sunday Mornins. Oct -. 1865

Il The weather ontinues clear and pleasant. |
I'll Business wassery good upon the landing yes,
= The Wild WAGNER, from Natchez. arrived at
noon yesterdy. On her way down she met with |
An accident 10 the larboari engine, In consequence
| which IL was unable to leave here last eve |
npg and the Enterprise left with ner Ire,gnl'
lbe viii Be- ready to resume her trips on wednes'
dsy next her regular day. ,....,
day: Loe Capt Wood. for Lower Coast Hety
Gilmore, Capt King, for Lafourche; Thos. POWELL
Capt Aucoin. for Donaldsonvile; Peerless Uspt'
Fa'guy. for Attakapas; Big Horn, Capt: Giiham,
for Yazoo River; Lafourche, Capt. hino, ior
B-you Sara Golden Era, Capt. Gus Hoage, Ior
Jefferson; Celeste, Capt Dowty, for Grand Ecore
Right Way, Capt. Noah scoyel. for Jenerson;
Ceona. Capt. Splane, for Washington Olive
Branch Capt. Jones' for st. Louis; Bart Able,
Capt. Harrison, for vicksburg Importer, Capt.
Williams, for Arkansas River vicksoare' Csp,'
Gathers for vicksburg; p. W. Srader, capt
Stein. and Pink Vsrble. Capt. Montgomerl, for
ouisviIle Enterprise Capt w. b. Richardson
/ for Natcbez. ...
Asv from Red river, brought 10 81 sacks OF corn
4 from Rapides parish. In times gone by 1--WE hope
never to return) corn formed quite an item IN the
| ned from that river TO New Orleans.
~ hogsheads new sugar, and Il barrels ne"
molasses have been received since our last.
1906 bales of cotton were received yesterday
| per river ste Gamers. -.
,, since our last the following named steamers
have arrived: Wild Wagner. Capt. w. b. hcn,
| srdson from Natchez, with SAG bales cotton ana
| 23ss sacks cotton seed. Grey Eagle, Capt. baran-
: | co from BAYOU Sara, with 247 bales cotton, IL
/ hoesbead sugar, 3 barrels moasses and sundries.
Rose Franks, Capt. White from JEFFERSON, Win
I. | sIa bales cotton 81 sacks corn and sundries.
4 | Hetty Gilmore, Capt. King, from Lafourche, win
10 bogsheads Of sugar, Is barrels oil moasSes anu
p sundries. a.
P. NJ. Yesterday were 10 AS bales against u oos
a bales the preceding week, showing gam Oh
~ The Grey Eagle. Capt. V. B. Baranco, leaves at
=, 10 A. M. to-day for Bayou Sara.
The officers Of the Rose Franks have our thanks
- | Tor favors Her attentise clerk, Jasper La huss
ID has our thanks for full file OF jefferson papers.
a. The Rose Franks, Capt. Jno. white, leaves On
DO Tuesday, the 9th inst' al p M ior
"a The Cuba No. was compelled to lay over last
an evening on account of several shippers beng IN
nd able to complete their iiss OF Ireen' DUG ~,,
II. day, Oct. 18th.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
iet From TIE Memphis Avalanche of Oct. 25d.;
d.; weather cool ard cloudy. The river her'
continues to decline with seven Ieei IN me
is receding, with five feet large In the cnannei
IT, The Ohio is declining steadily with three Ieet lou
inches in the canal. and five and nail ieet on "a
hars in the lower Ohio. The Arkansas IS falling
with three feet in the channel from Little hoci
ont. White River is declining steadily, with seve
and a half feet in the channel to Augusta"
T. From the vicksburg Herald 2sd inst;
ola sTbe tow boat Atlantic, Capt. Lloyd Belt, wnlc
~ lsft At Ious last week with tow OF three barge
led for New Orleans arrived yesterday S,'e, n1 To-
and about o'clock. We learn from Capt; Belt tns
ex. ia attempting to come through Paw Paw Isian
W. on Thursday morning before daylight, ne was
"a unfortunate as to ground both boat and barge
ith. he succeeded in releasing his boat, put was ~
led able to get the barges of, and came down TO 70
for Ths Iss Boat No. IL viii pro
la ably 20 up to her relief. Capt Liss MulEen, .,
tst of The pilots Of the Atlantic. informs US ina,
To. water has left the old channel ana !: now do'
les the shute thence being "mark twain IVAN
low that channel. We are informed by MAI; Arr
rict strong. the owner of the steamer Ida Norve
which boat is ct present under charter TO par.l
-. t;'rourh. be taken to New Orleans and undergo
thorough overhauling. Her guards De widens
Ills both u1per and lower, and will receive an emu
80 new outfit prior to becoming pass
9 sO5 charter will expire in about two weeks"
8 o. The Pittsburg Commerciallof the 10th insta
10 contains the following interesting statements
ia 1.-The wear 1913 was q memorable one so Tar
ana s,esmhostinr was concerned. We believe Ii
=, Greater improvements were made In mat ye
Joo- Than apy wear from that time to the present.
nous was the year of building fast boats: For s'sI
pur- the J. M. White, the boat whose time from
ome Orleans to ST. Louis stands unrivaled: days,
llc; bours and minutes. The same year was built
nned Cincinnati the celebrated Duke OF Orleans, =
epts davs and eighteen hours, the best time ever ms
ioI = before or since. The same year was punt ~
ignt. celebrated Clipper, that made the run from n
Psay burg to Cincinnati and back, tune cut Gays
amos, hours: her running time was days and mol
tc q This trim has never been equaled. The same
ana was organized the Pittsburg and Cincinnan pac
D. ac line that continued in successful operation
the completion of railroad communications we
lulet. Ise that was composed of the finest and fas
lev steamers that ever foated on the weste,n waV
lange line that during fifteen years OF STEADY rum
s. a. never lost boat The only one .ns' We
extra repaired at an expense OF $6OOO Inc comp
during the time Of its existence paid Tor insurs
- o.. $3.50, 000."
edium From tne onrevepoa. Sousm ss co,d and dam
!" N"' dav with north wind. The river opposite
oauce point is about on stand, with Twelve Zee. a.
'nars' he lowest water mark. We have no later
We from Carolina Bluffs than that pupnsnea ~
. ,"w dsy-fsIling fast. We have had no arrivals
* re cypress bayou in the past two days. ana nav
SI os repeat our last report-three and one ieet II
e, 10 lake and thirty inches in Potato bend. FROM
" Az oficers of the Lizzie Hopkins we learn that
are Ave feet on Grand Ecore bar and four a
At csc half feet the falls. Up freights are now Ia
''''' here at high water card rates. Down-cottc
na;no Der bale, cattle IS per head and passengers
! 20 q From the Alexandra Democrat, Oct. Il
"The river is rising yet but very slowly.
,sness above we have information that 1t has CONNIE
ware. TO fall as low down as Grand Ecore. The We
at the present writing indicates rain. winch
rates. keep IL up AZ lts presen' no.eA. III g.
Hold perfect TO the head OF the peat anu IA .e
90 down with good loads OF cotton ana
&c. for Freghts now rule at high wafer ra'es.
Sc. for From the Cincinnati Gazette, Oct. ":
casks .The wind was variable yesterday. AT
and the indications of rain were favorable. Bus
ations. was lively on the wharf, for Memphis and
retail Orleans. and also for the. local packets. In
not much Arkansas river freight IN the city.
which siderable Lower Ohio river freight vas sni
rhine In much of which was at reduced rates. Capt
prime Maratta, it was though, yesterday, would tai
Robert Burns out for New Orleans next
amount Heretofore il was supposed he would take
and the If the Swallow
moder- From the Louisville Courier OF october
md it is take the following:
Q quota The St. Marys is aground at Flint Island.
pproxi TO the extreme low water. the louisiana wa
to the neIled to abandon her trip to New Orleal
parties, nauIed down her single yesterday: Her
ices set will be turned over to the Legal Tender,
It'll ex- boat was to arrive last night. The river
d, viz: changed at this point, with feet inches
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