The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-08
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Tuesday Morning. Dec 5. iooa

loose their contents snd at P. N. heavy norther
burst upon u.s. ~nsca conunIeu every nonr or 70
ing il was blowing perfect hurricane, and at this
writing the temperature is almost too colo for
comfort. Z" The cold chilly winds of December"
may be good things to write about but those
whose daily avocatons lead them to the levee can
see no poetry in them.
Business upon the landing was rendered brisk
YESTERDAY By the dischargng of the numerous
steamers which have arrived since Saturday even
ing But little freight found its way to the land
ing yet rom the number of steamers advertised
TO leave this evening we expect this to prove
busy day.
N. Radgvich, leaves at noon to-day for Lower
Coast. hessrs. W. s. Bassett and Oliver Canton,
Jr.. are her clerks.
Mr.. H. R. Eppler, one Of our most popular
steamboat agents. has removed his Office from No.
2 Tcbouptonlas street to No. 4 same street, where
he will be pleased to see his numerous friends.
The fire passenger packet Right Way, Capt.
Noah 6covell leaves at P. NJ to-day for Jeffer-
son. Shreveport and all landings intermediates.
Combined with elegant accommodations for pas
sepgers and well stocked larder, she is provided
with bar filed with the choicest wines and
liquors. Mr.. ]. W. Warren, her chief clerk, will
be foupd ready to register each and every one
seeking the Right Wsy-a way we all wish TO go.
CAPT; J. W. Blanks fine packet Camelia arrived
from 81. Louis yesterday. In a few days she will
enter tie trade between this city and Camden as
Irregular ten day packet.
westmorelsnd, Capt Evans. from Cincinnati,
with q full freight.
A. 9! brown. Capt Radovich, from Lower
Coast.
Bart Able, Capt. Harrison, from Milliken's Bend.
with SIS bales cotton 264l sacks cotton seed, &c
hogsheads sugar and sundries.
Robt. E. Lee, Capt. John W. Cannon. from
Vicksburg. with 22l0 bales cotton, zoos sacks
cotton seed, 4O6 barrels lime, Al do. -four, 60 do.
onions and sundrles.
Lizzie Hopkins, Capt ]. T. Roots. from Jeffer.
son. with - bales cotton and sundries.
Nina iSimmes. Capt. W. r. Greenhouse, from
Boyou Sara, with q full freight
National, Capt. Gross, from Bayou Sara, with
fine trip.
Arkansas. Shaw. from Pittsburg. fully laden.
John Kilgour, Benson, from Louisville, with her
guards TO the water.
Thos Powell, from Donaldscnville.
Annie Wagley, Capt. Burton, from Washington.
The regular Arkansas River packet Arkansas,
under command of Capt. A. II. Shhw, leaves on
Thursday next, 10th inst, at 5 P, M, for Van
Buren,, Fort Smith and all landings on Arkansas
River. She will continue in this trade during the
entire season.
MAIL PACKET LIZZIE HoPKNs.-Left Jefferson.
Taxas Tuesday. LIST, at 10 P. NJ. Arrived at
Shreveport Wednesday, P. NJ; left on Thursday
at quarter past 4. p. NJ. In port Richmond, Liz
zie Tate, Pioneer Era, Monsoon, Era 40. s. Fri
day, met Enterprise at Adkinss at A. NJ. Passed
the Golden Era, which boat left Monday, at Sam
Cisrkis, 10 P. M Passed Judge Fletcher wood.
ing al Abney's, (she left IA hours ahead,) at half
past 10 P. M. Met Era No. at Couchatta at IL
p. NJ. Saturday. met Lotus at mouth of Bayou
Pierre at I'm; 7. ID. Hne at quarter to P M, at
Deloach's Rocks Sunday, met Selma at Echo
Landing at hslf.past A. NJ; Caroline at Shan
mons at IL M. Lulu D. at P. NJ. at Turnbull's
Island. Arrived at wharfbost quarter.past p.
N. The Lizzie Hopkins will leave positively on
Tuesday. the 8th at O'Clock, for Shreveport
and Jefferson direct.
DESTRUCTION OF THE STEAMER MNEow.-Atl IL
O'Clock last night the center wheel steamer Min
now lying at the foot ofiConti street. took fire and
was burned to the waters edge. The MInnow was
commanded by Capt ]. H. Leavenworth, aud has
been at the wharf several days receiving for S3-
bine river, but up to desk last evening had re-
ceived bat few packages Of freight. She was a
email boat and we presume was worth about
$4,000. At this writing we cannot say what the
amount of insurance upon her was. No damage
occurred TO boats in the vicinity.
BY reference to our advertising columns il will
be seen that Capt. Dowty has placed his fine
passenger packet again in the trade between this
city and Grand Ecore, leaving on her first trip of
the season on Saturday. December 18th, at P. NJ
During her absence from the wharf she has been
repaired from stem to stern, and to-day looks like
q new boat.
FoR CAMDEN.-The st. Marys, (slthough not
entirely new one would suppose that she was,
even after examining her from turret TO founda-
ton stone no: we mean from her hurricane
roof to the beel)-leaves at 5 P. NJ. to-day for
Camden and all landings intermediate on Ouachita
river. During the past summer the st. Marys has
beeD thoroughly overhauled, and under such off,
GERS ss Capt. J. w. Carleton, and bis chief assis-
tsnts Messrs. M. Dorsey and Andy Rowland, she
cannot fail to become favorite with both pass
enRers and shippers.
under command of Capt. Jno. T. Roots, leaves at
5P. ~. to-day for Jefferson. Shreveport and way
landings on Red River. Mr.. j. w. Lancaster one
of tie most courteous gentlemen upon the river,
has charge of her Office, and all the officers of the
Hopkins will do their best TO deliver all freight in
trusted to their care in good order, and ct the
same time see that nothing is left undone to Sc
cure the comfort of their passenger guests. Our
friend land he is friend to everybody still pre-
sides in the Jmplecute Exchange.
The numerous friends of our young friend, Mr..
Thos. McPeet, will be rejoiced to hear las we
were to hear of it) that he is doing very well, or
rather he was yesterday evening.
The following named steamers left port yester-
National Capt. Gross, for Bayou Sara.
Cuba No. 2, Capt. Geo. Wilkerson, for Red
River.
Nina SHINES, Capt W. n. GreathOuae, for
Bayou Sara.
Frolic, Capt. J. Haberle, for Grand Ecore.r
The Bart Able has Withdrawn from the Bend
trade, and will leave for Shreveport on wednes.
day next, 9th inst, at 5 p
Our lean friend, (he don't weigh but 200 pounds
now, but his shadow used to be greaterl Robert
Dale, Esq, of the Lizzie Hopkins, has the thanks
OF this reporter for repeated favors.
kessrs. Roberts and McVay, the courteous
clerks of the peerless K. E. Lee, have our thanks
for file of late Vicksburg and Nstchez papers.
Mr.. Ihos. IRE, of the Nina SHINES, has our &C
Acknowledgements for late papers.
Our sincere and hesftfeit thanks rendered
60 our friend, Mr.. Julius W. Lancaster, the popu.
lar clerk of Capt. Jno. 4. Roots tightening packet
Lizzie Hopkins, for favors which are highly APP
preciated and which we will endeavOr TO lreepro-
cate.
We have no advices, per telegraph, yfrom either
Red or Ouachits rivers.d
Shippers should bear In mind that notwithstand-
ing all reports to the contrary the alternate Tues
day packet Lizzie Hopkins leaves at P. N. to-day
for Shreveport.
From Shreveport Southwestern:
1.-The weather yesterday and the day before
was cool and bracing. Last night the river oppo-
site this point YVES on a stand, with seven feet
above the lowest sase- mark Of the season, being
q rise OF two feet from the late rains The officers
of the Mnden report the water falling at Carolina
Bluffs. on Old river. From the officers OF the
Cuba No. 2. which boat left Jefferson Sunday, we
learn that the bayou had fallen two feet at the
foot Of Dallas street. In the lake they found
scant two feet at the Gatepost and scant three
feet on the flats, with the water on stand. From
above the raft we have no information of rise,
fEouoh heavy rains are reported 20 have fallen.