The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-29
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CRESCENT OFFICE No. ~ Carr STREET.
Sunday Morning. Nov. 20. 1865.
" TIE melancholy days have come,
The saddest OF the year.


TIE melancholy days have come,
The ssddest Of the year"
For the last two days the sky has been over.
cast by leaden clouds. and Helios has been kept
in the shade, and the weather brought forcIoly to
our mind the lines above quoted.
The levee presented businesslke appearance
last evening.
Steamers left port, each and every one Of them
with good trips.
We we're shown dispatch Yesterday morning
from Shreveport which stated that the late rise in
Red River had amounted to only five inches. aud
that freight on cotton had gone down to two dol
lars per bale.
We we're pleased to meet with our friend Mr..
Ferd. V. Celos. formerly clerk of the Irene. yes
terdsy. We trust ere many days TO see him in
the Office of some Of our Red River packets.
No attention by the street commissioner as yet
to that crossing at the foot Of Common street.
The business Of discharging and loading steam
ers was brisk yesterday, and our enterprising
friend, Tom Smith, found active employment for
all his trucks. Tom Is one of the Oldest mates at
present residing in New Orleans, and we are
pleased to see that our steamboatmen are show.
ing him tina. they bis s ss,v's
landing yesterday exceeded that Of any day dur.
ing the present season.
The Lulu D., Capt. Jack Grace, left Shreveport
yesterday for this city, with fine trip. She will
arrive next Tuesday and leave for Jefferson,
Shreveport and all way landings, Wednesday next,
I'd prox.
The Gov. Allen did not leave for vicksburg yes
terday evening.
The following named steamers left port yester-
river; VicSsburg, Capt Work, for ouachita river
Celeste, Capt. Dowty. for Grand Ecore (; Monsoon,
Capt. Jim Tucker for Red river; Enterprise,
Capt. Lee. for Jefferson; Belle Lee, Capt. Leath-
ers, for Vicksburg; 1dahoe, Capt Blanks, for
Camden; Annie Wagley, Capt. Burton for Wash
ington Peerless, Capt. Forgay. for Attakapss
Kate Kinney, Capt. =, for st. Louis; Lady Gay,
Capt. Burke for Cairo; Ida Reese. Capt. =, for
Galveston; Aloe, Capt. Wood, for Lower Coast (;
Sully, Capt. King, for Lsfourche; Rose franks,
Capt. White, for Red River Lafourche, Capt.
Heno, for Bayou Sara Richmond, Capt. Board
man, for Shreveport.
The prospects for business during the present
season are very good.
The Liehtwood, Capt. Scott, for Camden,
lsaver at 8 r.. n. Tuesday, December L.
The Robert Z. Lee leaves Tuesday, December,
l, st5P.M.
frank Harrison, Esq, of the stesmer Light.
wood, has again placed this reporter under obli-
cations for special favors.
Since our last the following named steamers
have arrived Wild Wagner. Capt. W. B.
Richardson, from Nstchez with 40l bales cotton
and sundries; Lghtwood. Scott, from Camden
with $40 bales cotton; Era No 9, Capt. Kouns,
from Shreveport with 68l bales cotton; B. l..
Hodge No. 2, Capt Baranco, from Bayou Sara
with q full trip Argosy and barges, from Gin.
cnnati; Thos. Powell, Dinvsnt, from Donaldson.
vile; Louisville, Capt. Leake, from Louisville
j. H. Groesbeck, Capt Msrstts, from Cincinnati
Champion No. 8, Capt. -, from Lake Provi
depce. rlf.E
The dashing Wild Wagner. Capt. W. B. Rich.
ardson, having changed her days of departure
leaves for Nstcbez at P. NJ. tomorrow and after
that she will leave for Nstcbez every Monday. at
M, and every Friday at the same hour for
Fort Adams.
The Era No. 9, of the "old reliable ouns' line, =
Capt. Geo. l.. Kouns, leaves on Tuesday evening
December LIST. at P. NJ, for Jefferson, shreveport
and all way landings.
The Bart Able, Capt. w. C. Harrison, leaves for
Natchez, Vicksburg and the bends on Monday
the Both inst. at P. M. From and after this date
she will leave here Monday. Messrs. Tompkins
Holmes and Human are her clerks.
The independent packet Mole Able, Capt. Dan
Able, leaves for ST. Louis on Tuesday, Decem
Der LIST.
The Virginia, Capt W. r. Holcraft, leaves on
Monday 30th inst, at P. NJ. for Louisville.
The great Richmond, under command of Capt
J. Stuff Neal, leaves on Tuesday, December lst
for Louisville.
The elegant Louisville. Capt. John N. Skunk
leaves on Wednesday, December 2, for Louis
vile.
The Nina SHINES, Capt. W. r. Greathouse,
leaves At P. N. Monday, 3Oth instant, for Bayou
Sara.
Our handsome and courteous friend Mr.. Chas.
Drown, of the Era No. 8, has our thanks for
favors.
We have no late advices from Ouachita river.
Boats due: The Thompson Dean. Robt. h. Lee,
Bart Able, Tableqush, 7. ID. Hne, Swallow, Rich.
mond, Virginia, Nina SHINES, Mollie Able, Ma
tionsl, A. G. Brown, Frolic and Glide are due to.
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