The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-05
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Friday Morning. June 5. los y


meath its sandy shower scores Of waywofn travel
ers is not more violent than were the clouds OF
dust which yesterday prevailed in the rear of the
CITY, while on the levee parchiDg sun (called
Old Soln for sbort) sent down his rays like
darts red hot from Hades; there was not breath
OF breeze stirring. The newly enfranchlsed were
forced to seek quarters wherein the thermo meter
ranged lower, but if they continue TO indulge |
their propensiiies for stealing cotton, etc., we |
opine that they will eventually find themselves IN
a climate much warmer than this.
Business was almost stagnsnt upon the levee |
yesterday; however, we noticed that the Nina
SHINES, j. N. Sharp and National were receiV'
ing considerable freight
Charles Routh, of the Vicksburg, has our thanks |
for late Monroe paper.
The river at this point IL falling rather slowly.
The officers of the ST. Nicholas have our thanks
for late papers.
The following named steamers have arrived
since our last
Vicksburg, Capt. Blanks, from Trenton.
St. Nicholas. Capt. DOwty, from Craps Blnn.
Kunkakee, Capt. Maitland, from Bayou Des
Glasses, and Gen. Quitman, from Vicksburg.
News items were scarce upon the landing yester-
day. We searched in vain for dispatches and
reaching the office the following telegram was
handed us, forwarded by the Western and Southern
Academy Telegraph Company:
Academy, Ga, ls6S.-To Geo. j. Duncan,
river editor New Orleans Crescent: Don't for
get to come to the Academy of Music on Friday,
9Th inst, benefit of J. Kittredge."
we shall certainly be on hand, and advise our
river friends who desire to spend pleasant even
ing to 60 to the Academy tonight.
Capt D. N. Greenlesf has arrived and will to-
dsy lake charge of the Office of the Mississippi
| Valley Transportation Company in this city.
The Bart Able from Shreveport, Bee and barges
| from ST. Louis, Mittie Stephens from Jefferson,
and Richmond from Louisville, will arrive to-
| day.
The Nina SHINES, Capt. W. R. Greathouse,
| leaves at 10 A. NJ to-day for Bayou Lafourche.
| She is a safe boat commanded by good, courteous
| and careful officers.
Olive Branch for ST. Louis, National for Shreve-
| port, and Louisiana for Louisville.
The New Era, Capt. Gross, leaves at 10 A. N.
to-day for Bayou Sara.
packet J. NJ. Sharp Capt. John w. White, leaves
this evening at o'clock for Jefferson and all way
landings. She will take freight for Mlnden aud
| all landings on Lake Bisteneau with privilege OF
reshipping on steamer Carrie at the mouth OF
| Loggy Bayou also for upper Red River, reship-
| ping on the weknown side-wheel packet Dixie.
MIR. Jasper Russ, clever young gentleman, has
charge of her Office.
ready TO receive.
The famous A. G. Brown, Capt. W. s. Bassett
leaves at noon to-day for all landings on the
lower coast.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
The Memphis Avalanche, of June 3, says;
I
In the afternoon we were visited by rain storm Of
two hours duration, which tended to cool the at
| mosphere 10 some extent. The river Is recedlng
steadily having declined in the past twenty-four
hours eight inches and three and half feet
altogether. The Richmond passed down for New
Orleans yesterday morning with splendid trip.
| She leaves New Orleans on Saturday evening
with a return trip TO Louisville. The Richmond
will make about two more trips. As soon
as the water in the Ohio plays out, she will lay up
here preparatory to entering the Memphis and
, New Orleans trade next season as regular We'd
! nesday packet. The Arthur and Bee with barges
passed down for New Orleans last evening"
, From Vicksburg Times, June 3
1.-THE weather yesterday was cloudy aud sultry.
| and we were in hopes that shower would fall
: during the afternoon to cool the atmosphere and
render it pleasant, but up to dark no ram nae
fallen. fair business was transacted at the
| landing, ak local packets contributing to the
general activity manifested along the levee. The
J | river is on q stand at this point, and we note
rise Of but three inches in the past ten days. Al
D of the upper rivers are falling, and steady de
!. cline can be relied on Tor some nme 70 come
The Peerless passed up at nine o'clock yesterda!
z morning for Arkansas river, without landing a
l. the wharf"
T The Louisville Courier of June I'd, says;
: "The river continues TO recede slowly at thi
!, point, with six feet three inches water IN tn
r canal four feet three inches water in the chute
o and three feet three inches over the rocks las
II evening. fall of three inches since our last re
v port Yesterday was decidedly the warmest da
}. OF the season. Business very dull. The tn
!, Brilliant took barge containing 1000 barrels o
!, salt over the falls yesterday. IL will be shlppe
:. South on the Belle Lee."
Y From the ST. Louis Democrat, June 2:
"a heavy rain yesterday afternoon, driven b
q gale from the northwest, which, after bali a
lie hour or So changed to the southeast, and IN bot
1f instances proved hindrance to the movement
of steamers. The sultry heat gave way to col
IS atmosphere, and by O'Clock the scene wa
I'd lovely. Business good, considerable freight,
ut usual, being shipped TO New Orleans. We loo
~ | for no early reduction Of rates. The barge con
es pany have good thing OF 1t in the present q
x rangement, and so, too, they think, have q
steamboats, As TO the advice rendered the Ia
de Ter 10 boldly face the music, and come down
90 barge rates, in order to wipe out the barge sy
nd TEN, we opine it will not be followed. The bari
1g rates can of course be ss readily reduced as q
x steamboat rates, SO that we don't perceive VIII
advantage steamboats, would gain by conf
y, down to barge rates. River on the deciine sect
lp- ingly about 10 come to a stand above. llllnC
"a still over its banks. Free stage TO st. Paul. int
ag rupted slightly at lower rapids. Missouri II
rs proving"
rs From Cincinnati Commercial, June ID:
W THE weather was clear and warm yesterds
lls with the wind from the southwest. Here I
IN, | river has receded II inches during the TWEEN
% four hours ending last night with fourteen feet
10 the channel by the water-wOrks' mark, a
eighty. eight feet under the Coyington bridge
~ passing steamers"
"a From the A,exsudris Democrat, June Sd
"a "Old Red, having reached within two feet
a last springs height. has az last subsidized. aud
NJ Sunday right commenced falling. This Is g
Nu news to sll, and, we think. all fears of an ov
-. flow can now be banished."