The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-24

landipps seems TO have increased Ten Iold 10 tns
rs, month. Has the present session Of the Leg
.Is,ure' go called anything to do with this statt
70 another column will be found an account o.
Vac banquet given Friday night IN Psror P: -
EharIes Hotel, by the Steamboat Captains Be
lheyolent Association.
DEPARTURES JANUARY 70.
/ Belle Lee, Leathers, for VicksDnrg.
I Vicksburg. Work, for Camden.
u Wild Wagner Richardson. Tor Natcnez.
.B. 4. Hodge No. 2, Bosrdman, for Red Rver.
I Judge Fletcher, Phelps; for JEFFERSON
Suly, King, for Bayou Lafourche.
I Flicker, =, for Lockport.
s Evening Star, =, for 0pelouses.
MYRTLE. =, for Upper Coast:
! Stonewall. Dowty for Grand Ecore.
J. W. Garrett and barges, for CINCINNATI.
J olive Branch, Jones. from st. Lous.
Alice Dean, Marrstta, for Cincinnati.
Z Jno. Kilgour, Bensen, for st. Louis.
ARRIVED JANUARY %.
vicksburg, Capt. Work, from 0uachita City
with 1470 bales cotton, etc.
Aloe, Woods, from Lower Coast, with So hogs
heads sugar, and sundries.
Flicker, Dupins, from Thibodaux, win So hogs-
heads sugar, and other freight.
Towboat Atlantic, Capt. Bat, from 81. Louis,
with three heavily laden barges.
Leonidss, Capt. -, from Pittsburg, full OF
-FOUR, glassware. and sich like.
II Frances, Blakeslee, from Mobile.
Il WHO hdBOucf, Odpb. ldSudt ASOng ASAA N'SNS-~-t
with 532 bales cotton, etc.
sully, King. from Lockport, with bales cotton,
a03 hogsbeads sugar, etc.
Lady Gay, Capt. Burke, from st. Louis, with a
Minnie, Capt. Smith, from Attakapas with
'Wesimorelaud, Capt. Evans, from Cincinnati
with big trip.
| GREY EAGLB.-This fine coast passenger packet,
iuuder command Of Capt. V. B. Baranco, leaves
for Lobdsls Store at A. NJ. to day.
STEAMERS TO LEAVE MONDAY, JAN. Is.
NINA SIMMEs.-This fine packet leaves at P.
". for Bayou Sara. Capt. W. r. Greathouse COM
nands.
.CoRNELIA-This well known side wheel passen-
ger packet leaves for Camden and all way land
ihps, at 5 p. NJ. Capt. j. W. Blanks, her
worthy and popular commander will be found on
hand ready to attend to the wants of both freight
and passengers.
leaving last evening but will back out to. morrow
az 5P. NJ. All aboard for Camden.
The Era No. ., Capt. Kouns, leaves on Tues.
day, 26th inst, at P. NJ.
The diminutiye Richmond is due from Red
River.
Those enterprisipg steambsatmen, Captains L.
H. Patterson and Lou Greenlee, with enterprise
truly commeDdable, have started out on an ex.
plOriDg expedition up Bayou Macon and Tensas,
with the fine steamer Enterprise, Capt. Lees flag
ship.
The river stthis point is still rising.
Quite lively set-too took place upon the upper
landing yesterday, between a well known ldis-
charging clerk and dunn colored gentleman, or
as we sometimes say, niger. The question as
TO who came out frat best was slightly mixed.
mule fell overheard from off the stage of the
2. l.. Hodge No 2, yesterday, but was rescued,
having sustained no damage other than good
washing, which may possibly result 10 bad
cold.
TIE great Father of Waters is fast encroaching
upon the wood work of our wharf.
We look with feelings of dread for tidings from
the new levee works at present under way upon
the banks OF the Mississippi