The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-15
Rirer SntellistItre.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS PORT
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Thursday Morning. April Is. 1909.

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THURSDAY Morning. April Is. 1909. ,
Yesterday was very dissgreeable day. The
sky was obscured by light vale OF clouos, inc
temperature cool-too much SO for the season
and as for the dust on the levee-wel, II was al,
most unbearable; twas at least ankle deep, ana
aided and abetted by the wind. which prevaLed
ali dsy. threw itself around loosely, much to the
discontinue of all having business upon the
landing. Ill.
Yesterday, yet the Robert Z. Lee. for Louisviiie,
Gov. Allen for Camden, and Great Repubho ief'
with fair trips.
trade. Capt Gus Hodge will bring the Golden
Era TO the wharf to-day or tomorrow and leave
with her for Jefferson and all way landings on
Saturday, 18th instant. at P: NJ.
The Lghtwood came to the wharf yesterday,
looking "a bright as new dollar. Daring her
soiourn among the Algerines she has been put IN
Thorough repair. She leaves for Arkansas River
on Saturday, 18th instant. at p
The new splendid packet Mary Houston, capt.
L. B. Durham, leaves at P. NJ. to-day.
The fine sidewheel packet Dora leaves Tor JET
The weekly Shreveport packet Selma. Captain
John Ko9ns leaves POSITIVELY .ntIv to-day a. p
morrow and business will undoubtedly improve
The weekly Shreveport packet B. l.. Hodge No.
| 2, Captain Boardman. will be ready to receive
freight this morning at Post l, lower landing she
leaves tomorrow at P. NJ.
IL.
Bayou Macon and Tensas on Saturday, lIth inss.,
Time of the Weekly Shreveport packet Selma
| from Shreveport to New Orleans From Shreve'
| port to ALEXANDRIA, l6 hours, Is minutes from
Shreveport to mouth Red River, .2S hours, so min
| utes. Steamer Selma left Shreveport Monday,
| April 18th, at IL o'clock P. M; steamers Right
| Way and Lulu D. in port, for above the raft met
steamer B. L. Hodge at sunhower plantation az
l2S' O'Clock Tuesday, April 18th met steamer
Bart Able at Loggy Bayou at 5 O'Clock A. NJ, l4th;
met steamer National above Baton Rouge, ct $3.50
O'Clock A. NJ, steamer Lizzie Hopkins at Baton
| Rouge at 1880 A. NJ. O'Clock, steamer Lizzie Iate
Just above Donaldsonville at O'Clock P. Nj
Arrivals since our last have not been very nu'
! merous; amongst them were:
| Leo, Capt. Hodge, from Jefferson.
New Era, Capt. Dugss, from Donaldsonyile.
| j. NJ. Sharp, Capt. Aucoin, from Lafourohe.
Selma, Capt. Kouns. from Shreveport.
Rose Franks, Capt. Daferes. from Lockport.
The following named steamers left port yester-
day:
Robt. z. Lee, Capt. Cannon, for Louisville.
| Gov. Allen, Capt. Tobin, for Camden.
Great Republic, Capt. Van Hook, for b.
Louis.
Peerless. Capt. =, for Attakapss.
The river before the city Is still rising.
QUICK TRIP.-The weekly Tuesday Shreveport
packet National, Capt. Richard Snnott, was una
yoidsbly detained from leaving at her regular
hour TUESDAY, April 9Th, at P. NJ last trip mol
getting of until Wednesday, 9TH, at 9l6 A. M Yei
despite this great loss of time, and the fact OF hei
having a heavy freight and making forty three
way landings, she arrived at and left Shreveport
| on time. She arrived here Monday, 18th inst, al
JPN, having made twenty three landings be-
tween Shreveport and Alexandra, and was only
five DAYS and nine hours out on the round trlp
The National brought in 952 bales cotton, and left
Yesterday at p. NJ. with fine trip OF both freight
and passengers. "Punctuslity will win."
By TELEGRAPH.
CAMDEN, Ark, April Ito Sj4nott Adams
| Steamer Lafourche left last night. River falling
ten feet on the shoals. Leave on time Saturday
F. 7. Scott, agent.
| DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
| SEIMA-HegrttCrr- Woo1osy U. g. Aaa PaolOt-
At5P. NJ to-day this splendid passenger packet
| renowned for her speed, fare and sccommoda
tions, leaves for Shreveport and ell way landings
| under command Of Capt. Jno. kouns. Messrs
| George Hamilton and Jno. Ong are her clerks.
Dora CONG Positively TODAY AT P. M
| This well and favoraby known sidewheel packe
leaves o. above for Jefferson. Shreveport, Gram
Ecore, Alexandria and all way landings. Captain
| p. G. Montgomery commands, whilst In ner ONO
that courteous gentleman Mr.. Fl. @. Heat pre-
, sides Mr.. Heat has, In our opinion, no equal !
| the Red river trade, and his assistants, Mr.. !.
| Cotton, Of Jefferson, and Ed. Smith, OF New vi
| leans are a hard pair TO beat. In fact you nigh
| draw 10 them for O month and never I'LL or get Al
| other pair to match them. Bnt jestng aside tn
| officers of the Dora from the captain down ar
| all courteous gentlemen, and are all attention
their passengers and shippers.
9 RosH FRANKs.-This favorite packet leaves Il
| Lockport and sll way landings at ?. N. todal
I | Capt. Joe Dslferes commands.