The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-12

,ermission until after O'Clock. At this writing |
The weather is warm. the atmosphere sulfry ana
prospects for more rain very good.
Despite the Indictment weather considerable
freight found its way 10 the Red River packets En-
terprise. Caddo and Pioneer. The other packets
in hort seemed to be doing little or nothing.
The famous Wild Wagner Capt. W. B. Rich
ardson, will be found at the wharf this morning
10 receive for Natchez and all way landings. She,
as usual. leaves at O'Clock. kessrs. Libano,
Posey and Miller are her clerks.
The ENTERPRISE, Capt. II. l.. Lee. leaves at P.
NJ to-day, positively for Jefferson. Shreveport and
ali landings intermediate. Mr.. Thos. J. Howard
presides IN her Office. Since her purchase by
Can't. Lee, this packet has been thoroughly re-
paired and Is to-day as good as new, and 30
changed in appearance lfor the better that her
old friends will find it difficult TO recognize her.
Her cabin has been reftted, and she offers supe-
rior inducements to travellers. Remember this
The Celeste, Capt. Dowty, leaves at P. N. to-
day for Grand Ecore.
A. A. Barnes, leaves at 3 o'clock this evening,
without fail, for Jefferson, Shreveport and all way
| landings on Red River. The Caddo is sn Al
packet and oilers splendid accommodations 10
The Pioneer, Capt. VIM. Gilem, leaves at
O'Clock this evening for Jefferson, Shreveport and
| all way landings.
Receipts Of Cotton since our last were, by the
| river, l4l5 bales.
| ARRIyALs,-Since we closed our last report the
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| following named steamers have arrived:
Gen. Quitman, Capt. feathers, from Vicksburg,
| with 1880 bales cotton and sundry freight. :,
Pioneer, Capt. Gillem, from Shreveport, with
| 225 bales cotton, SCI hides and sundries.
Flicker, Capt. Aucoin, from Donaldsonville, Win
| 5 sacks cotton, etc.
DEPARTUREs.-The Nina SHINES, Capt. W. R.
| Greathouse left at 10 A. NJ. yesterday, with by
ODDS the best trip both as regards freight and
passengers that has left this port for Bayou SARA
for many months.
5Aa h S5ST F5f SssS "
II The Hetty Gilmore, Capt King, left for Bayou
Lafourehe at p. N. yesterday.
For the information of our steamboat fllenos
we publish the following extract from the Vlcks
burg Times, of the 9th inst.
'sIn the case of the United States vs.. the steam
ers Gov. Allen, Virginia, Messenger. z. w. Stra
DER, Louisiana, and number OF other poats, lol
| CARRYING cotton uncovered, judgments against tne
| boats so offending were rendered by Judge Hill
at the June term Of his court, IN jackson. Inc
fine is one hundred dollars for each charge, anC
some of the boats have several charges agains
them. Some rascal at Natchez was the lniormeT
and he gets onehalf of the fines collected. W.
will give the fellows name as soon as we CA
procure it. He ought to be known, especially pl
steamboatmen."
The Annie Wsgey due yesterday morning from
| Grand Ecore, had not arrived up TO DARK las
The Louisiana from Louisville, will be found a
, | the wharf this morning. She leaves on her re
| turn trip at 5 P. NJ. to day.
The Bic Horn left ST. Louis on the Sth inst. TO
I New Orleans.
der from Louisville left Cairo for this city on to-
9th inst. The Pauline Carroll was to have left tn
next day.
{ The Shark and barges from st. Louis, are do
{; | to-day.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, 9th inst:
J. THE weather was warm yesterday, with stron
waar at mi
r noticeable improvement in business on the Whar
:, Int II was spasmodic, consequent on hopes OF a
e early rise in the river. Several boats droppeu
at the wharf. and were announced Tor early OF
i psrture which had been laid up for some TIME
y Including packets, there were sixteen steamer
e receiving for different points Yesterday and ai r
3 ceiyed fair share of freight. This Leads 70 %
: belief that rise in the river would OF Itself lea
10 an Improvement in business. Capt. Nouns
n new Red River packet, Era No. 8, departed Il
g New Orleans last night with moderate rlp.
e From the Vicksburg Times, Sept 10Th;
:; 1.-The weather was warm, but good 0ree7
n somewhat moderated the heat No signs oil BUS
ness were manifested on the wharf. The raislr
of the Seymour and Blair pole and tag constitute
the only excitement. The river commenced risit
slowly Yesterday morning, and mas risen ait
ID gether about six inches: Cotton Is conllls
70 right lively by wagon, boat and rail. Yesterday
r. train brought twenty three bales, and as muc
sh | we presume was sold here from the country"
From the Memphis Avalanche, Sept. 10th:
81 weather sultry and having tne sppce'enI %,
rain. The river at this point is falling slowi
Hence to Cairo seven and half feet are foun
g. White and the Arkansas are falling slowly. 1t
he said that the City of Alton will make one mo
c. trip TO this port and then will load for New I
lie leans"
IS From St. Louis Democrat 9th inst
w River rising slowly yesterday, but from VII
n, source was unknown. Six feet water to Gail
B.; Slowly on the rise at keokuk and Dubuqr
o. Lower Missouri falling, and upper ststional
OF Illinois unchanged. Arrived - Commonwea
So from New Orleans ; Cityof Alton, from Memphi
n, Rob Roy, Jasper, Victory and Converse, from I
e. upper Mississippi. and Magenta, from Carondel
TO- The Magenta looks really magnificent. She
nd poeted as the Saturday packet for New Orles
&c. from the Atlantic line wharfbost."
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