The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-25
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STEAMERS LEAVING THIS PORT.
CRESCENT orYIcn. No. ~ UAnr syRrur,
Thursday Morning. March Is. 1893

~ OAMY HrRuux
Thursday Morning. March Is. 1853.
The weather yesterday was very bad in fact,
II we were profsnely inclined, We would say that
it was dsm(p) bad.
In conse quence of the rain, but little business
was transacted upon the levee yesterday.
Owing to the iBclemency Of the weather the
Lotawanna was compelled TO defer her departure
yesterday evening. She leaves positively to-day
at 10 AN.
The Rose Franks. Capt. Joe Dalferes. leaves for
Lockport TO day at P.M
The sidewheel weekly packet Selma, Captain
Jno. Kouns. leaves for Jefferson, Shreveport and
all way landings at P. NJ. today.
The b. l.. Hodge No will be ready to receive
freight at post No. this morning.
The fsvorite Lotawanna. Capt. Jim Tucker.
leaves to-day, whether we have dry weather or
whether the weather is as IL Is at the present
writing.
The Pioneer. Capt. Geo. E. Wilkinson, leaves
to-day at p. M. for upper Red River.
The rates Of freight to Jefferson are now Shreve-
port card rates.
Trenton, March "a, lS69.-to Siunott & Adams.
Left Camden yesterday evening. Will arrive THURS
day night and leave for Camden direct on Satur-
day. @. p. Work, steamer Lofourche.
At this writing, IL P. NJ, the rain is falling in
torrents.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Nina SHINES, Capt. Greenhouse, from Bayou
Sara.
J. M. Sharp. Capt. Aucoin. from Lafourche.
Ida, Capt. Bassstt, from lower coast.
Frank Pargoud, Capt. White. from the Bends.
Mollie Feliowes, Capt. Patterson, from Macon
and Tensas.
Indiana, Capt. Neal, from Louisville.
Belle Vernon, Capt. from Cincinnati.
For manifests see marine column.
DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
SELMA Weekly Passenger Pdcket.-At P. NJ.
to-day this fine steamer leaves for Jefferson and
all way landings.
LorAwANNG.-This splendid passenger packet,
under command of Capt. Jas. NJ. Tucker, having
been unavoidsbly detained, leaves for Jefferson,
Shreveport and way landings this day, at 10 A. NJ.
Mr.. Jasper l.. Russ, one Of the most attentive
clerks upon the river, has charge of her Office !;
and If any other inducement was necessary to
attract shippers or passengers, we might say
that her fare and accommodations are unequaled,
but 20 those who know Capt. Jim Tucker. or Jas.
per Russ. no recommendation of them or the
boat Is necessary.
ROSE FRANKs--This well known packet, Capt.
Joe Dalferes, leaves at P. NJ. to-day for Lock
port.
PIoNKER-This light.draft packet leaves for up
per Red River to-day at Pm.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
The Dexter passed mp Monday morning at 8
O'Clock for Louisville. She has done some good
running since leaving New Orleans, notwith
standing the bad weather. The Magenta, for st.
Louie, passed Ip yesterday morning at o'clock.
She bad some thirty or forty. people for Memphis,
who had 10 walk mp town. there being no hacks
at the landing. The W. z. Arthur passed down
yesterday for New Orleans. She added here six
hundred bales of cotton. Weather cool and
cloudy, with indications Of more rain. The river
here IL rising slowly. At St. Louis 1t Is swelling,
with rise reported in the upper streams. The
Ohio is declining ct Louisville. with feet In the
canal. Arkansas and White rivers are near bank
full, but falling SLOWLY Memphis Avalanche,
$50.
Business was dull on the landing on Saturday,
and departing steamers were short of freight.
The river fell ~ feet in the IS hours ending at
o'clock last evening. when there were Is feet
inches of water in the channel by the metal marks
at the Water Works and scsnt feet space under
the bridge for passing steamers. The Armenia,
proceed down the river this evening. She is COM
handed by Captain James Hamilton, and her
Office is In charge of Captain Asa Sheppard, who
left the boat at Wellsville and came through by
rail. arriving here yesterday morning. He re-
ports drawing feet but wanting few passen-
gers. She has small amount OF New Orleans
freight which she will reship OF Cairo.-[Cincin.
matt Gazette, 22d inst.
Business very good. River still swelling. The
steamer Newsboy leaves next Thursday on her
initial trip In the Vicksburg and Natchez trade.
This swift and comfortable little steamer has lately
undergone thorough overhsuling and repairing,
having been renovated and refurnished from stem
70 stern. We hope TO see this new enterprise Of
Capt Davis receive the earnest support which the
energetic and prsiseworty undertaking deserves.
She viii leave vicksburg on Mondays and Thurs.
DAYS at IL A. NJ, and returning, leaves Natchez
Tuesdays and Wednesdays ct 10 A. N. E. C. Car.
roll & Co. are her agents.-[Vicksburg Times,
9th