The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-19

ciupst taking the indisns's freight for that port.
The Nick Long worth, which beat leaves here 70.
dsy. has engagements here for 500 Dds. OF PORK
and 800 head Of sheep. and heavy engagements
for corn below. Tho river was rising o. sois poias
Yesterday, with feet inches water 10 the eana.
I feet inches water in the chute. and feet y
10 ches water on the rocks last evening, rise OF
Is inches since 6 p. N. sstcroAy; Inc wes,ner
since our last has been coDs1deraoy mixed. sun
day morning the xssths. Liant S,Ssr sS s
ine the night the weather turned cold. and yester.
dsy morning the earth was covered with snow snd
sIeet. Last night the weather was clear and
freezing cold. Businsss duller even than usual on
The Cincinnsti Gazette Of the l6th inst. has the
follovina: 1.-THE weather vas reasonable Sunday
uiqht and yesterdsy-rain. hail and snow during
the dsv. Considering that Monday d always
river rose ~ feet yesterday, with sl3 feet tn the
channel and TOT feet space under the bridge. Ine
ST. Louis Republican Of Sunday. IN ut OF III
humor, pitches into the 'Richmond's Headlight
There Il plenty Of room on the Mississippi for the
Richmond and for the st. Louis boats too."
From Memphis Avalanche, March 18th:
"THE TWO RUTHs.-The recent burning OF the
Atlantic and Mississippi steamer Ruth, near Vicks'
burg, reminds % Of the singular coincidence that
her nsmesake and predecessor. met with similar
fate. The first Ruth, built by George Pegram. ct
Jefersonville, and finished ct Louisville. was burnt
in 1862 ct the head Of Lucas Bend, the work. be-
yopd doubt, of an incendisry. 1.-THE time OF her
destruction abe had very valuable cargo, ana
two safes belonging 70 psym:ssss 2, sne nry
of greenbscks, to be distributed among the troops
in this section Of the country ct that time, who
were sadly in want Of II, a. whom were they not !
The boat left Cairo In the evening and was landed
where abe met her fate, just after dark. The pay.
master. whose name is not now remembered, and
who, 1t was supposed, had some connection with
sbstractipg the money and the burning OF the
boat, remained ct Cairo In order to disarm suspl-
"The remarkable fdslity Of the two soldiers
pa.ceS 4. rusrd over the ssfes, cost them their
lives, they refusing TO leave their post, supposing
them to contain the money until II was too late to
escape. A man hanged at Philadelphia, short
to the Ruth in order TO cover up the fact that the
money had been previously abstracted. Uncle
Sam was frequently the prey OF dishonest pay
masters intrusted with the handling OF more
tithe of the frauds perpetrated ever saw light:
The safes were recovered after the disaster, and
the astounding fact was developed that they con-
tanned no money!
Enterprise and energy were characteristics OF
the builder, Mr.. George Pegram, and he made ar
rangements for building anottar and much finer
boat at Louisville, although in many respects q
duplicate Of the Ruth that had proved 90 unfor-
tunste. The cabin was superb and excited gene.
raj admiration for its style, elegance and capa-
considered one of the best money making boats
on the river, being magnificent carrier. She had
the machinery of the b. R. W. Hill, which was
manufactured to the order of Capt. Newall. and
was not surpassed. II equsled. In perfectness and
Ruth last spring made the run from New
Orleans to this port in two days and
seventeen hours. On her last and fatal trip
che received here COS bags Of oil cake,
shipped from here to New Yorkby the three diner
Id Ia la nurn hopn NJ MAJ a
to her passenger list, all Of whom were fortunately
saved. We are led to recur to the coincidence OF
the fate Of these two large and elegant steamers,
by the circumstances that accompanied the loss
Of the former, which were not unusual during the
war, although they did not eliminate in the de-.
struction of any more boats. We saw 1t suggested
the other day that misfortunes do not come singy,
but that when there was one steamer destroyed
by fire two others were sure to follow suit, and
asking what was to be the third-the Glide and
completed by the Ruth"
From Shreveport Southwestern, March 14th:
"The weather yesterday was clear and pleasant.
For the twenty four hours ending last night OF
dark, the river opposite this point receded three
inches, leaving it seventeen and half feet large
above the lowest water mark of the season. By
the arrival Of the Mary Ellen from Carolina Bluffs
we learn that Old river Is again rising slowly. The
officers of the last boat out from Jefferson report
the lakes and bayou falling, with fair navigation
from above the raft. Tho last we had left the
Cuba No. sunk in Adams canal and three boats
above. The little squirt Of rise above will
hardly effect the river at this point: The boat
above the raft will meet with difficulty in passing
the wreck of the Cuba No. 2, Is she lies across
the channel. From this point out to the Father OF
Waters We have fair navigation FOR tfs largest
class of boats. Little or nothing doins on the
levee yesterday.
The Jefferson Jimplecute of the 18th says:
90 The weather continuee remarkably disagree
able-cold, cloudy and changeable all the time.
One fair day in succession is all we can get. 1t
dreadful on our planting friends. end crops will
be very backward unless we have good weather
soon. The river still declines very slowly. The
late rains were set of by the continued west
winds blowing the water down stream. The
Southwestern Of Wednesday reports Red River
still falling at that point. The movements Of
steamers since our last have been as follows
Tuesday, March Slate 10 the evening the large
steamer Caroline went out carrying cur friend Of
the Southw estern and his fortunes, besides mis-
cellaneous lot of freight and people,"