The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-09
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STEAMERS LEAVING TINS PORT.
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Friday Morning. April .. l610.

eecked the blue arch above, and even the rays Of
"Old soln were less oppressive than they have
been for several days past
tive yesterday. The principal event OF the day
was The arrival Of Capt. Boardmans fne packet
the B. l.. Hodge No. 2, from Shreveport with over
800 bales cotton and her spacious, elegant cabin
filed TO repletion with people.
The Era No. 10 yesterday transferred her freight
to the weekly Shreveport packet Selma We pre-
sumo that the No. 10 will 60 over TO Aigiers or
Gretns and choke stump until the waters o. ole
Red subside, or rates Of freight improve. 90 and
rs cents Dbl. will not pay small boats
The weekly Grand Ecore packet Frolc, Capt
Jno. Benin, will be found at the wharf, foot OF
Customhouse street this morning, ready 10 re-
ceive freight. She leaves TO morrow at 6P. N.
The fine passenger packet Vicksburg, Capt.
Tom Leathers, leaves at s P. NJ. to morrow for
vicksburg and all way landings. She IL receiving
at the foot of Canal street, upper side.
The weekly Camden packet Msynower, Capt.
]. w. Blanks, will be ready to receive freight
this morning. She leaves every Saturday, at
Capt. g. P. Works fine weekly packet La
fourcbe is receiving at the foot Of Common
street. She leaves for Camden every Saturday,
at Pm.
The splendid Bart Able-one Of the finest pas.
senger steamers afoat-is receiving for Shreve-
port and all way landings. She leaves tomorrow
Capt. A. McGfl will back out his fine clipper.
the Belle Lee, for Louisville, ct O'Clock to-mor
row evening She is receiving freight at the foot
The dashing Wild WAGNER. Capt. Goddin.
leaves for Natchez tomorrow, at P. N.
Mr.. Jos. Aiken, of the B. L. Hodge No. 2, has
our thanks for late papers.
The ever attentive officers Of the Selma have
The B. L. Hodge No. 2. Capt. Bosrdman, leaves
for Shreveport at P. N. to-day.
, The Tshleqush Captain Breard, leaves to-day at
5P. NJ. for Camden and way landings. Mr.. JAS
Dr.. fo In chavU af he
The side. wheel packet Welcome. Capt. Frank
Keeling, leaves for Camden at o'clock this
evening. Mr.. p. Lynch Lee is her clerk.
The Nina SHINES, Captain ". Z. Sreathoass,
way landings. Mr.. A. J. Reid 10 her courteous
clerk.
The Myrtle left yesterday on her first trip to the
lower coast.
Late advices report Red river falling.
The river before the city Is rising still.
The fare and passenger accommodations OF the
weekly Friday Shreveport packet, B.L. Hodge No.
2, are unsurpassed, and her bar, under charge OF
Thos. Dunn, is stocked with the best Of wines,
| liquors and cigars.
On Tuesdsy morning, 9Th inst, when the
steamer Selma was at Dixie Bar ten miles below
Coushsta Chute, fire was discovered among the
| cotton on her starboard guard. The fire had
| gained considerable Roadway lowing to its being
| well covered with tarpsulins) before discovered.
| Fifty bales were thrown overheard and all but
| two recovered in, Of course. damaged condl.
| tlop Capt. Scoyl attributes the safety Of the
boat TO the fact of the cotton being put up with
iron ties. The fire il supposed to have originated
| from sparks from the furnace. The boat sus-
tanned no damage. She left last evening for
| Shreveport.
The steamer Alice, recently reported sunk in
Lake Pontchsrtrsin, has been raised and il now
safely moorsd In the new canal.
The Belle Lee, Capt. A. McGll, leaves Tor
Louisville on Saturday, 10th inst, at 8 Pm.
The B. L. Hodge No. 2, Capt. Bosrdman. leaves
| for Shreveport every Friday at p. NJ.
The Lizzie Hopkins will leave for Shreveport
and Jefferson positively on Tuesday, the 18th
inst, at O'Clock p. NJ.
Memoranda of steamer Lizzie Hopkins, up trip
Left New Orleans on Tuesday at Pm; Wedues-
| day, laid mp in the fog from IL to 4:30 A. NJ. at
Bonne Care point landed for freight and pas
teDgers ut the Convent met the Selma a. Bayou
Goua ct l:30 p. NJ, and arrived at Baton Rouge at
I:45 p NJ; put out 563 pkRs. OF government freight
and left at Gas p. M Thursday arrived At the
wharf boat ct $3.50 A. M; B. L. Hodge passed down
at $3.50 A. M; lay there taking on freight until III
A. n. and left with guards dragging 10 the water /;
met Bart Able at 1l:l5 p N. at Shaggy Point, and
arrived at Alexandria at A. NJ; put out freight
| and passengers and left at 1880 A. NJ; Saturday
| LAID up In fog six hours at Rose bar met Lota.
| wanna at 10 A. NJ. at W. Levys and arrived at
| Shreveport at An.
| Steamer Selma left Shreveport, Tuesday, April
| 6th at O'Clock, A. NJ; steamer Dora in port for
| Jefferson and steamer B. l.. Hodge for New Or
| leans; met steamer Pioneer ct Waterloo planta-
| ton at 81 O'Clock, A. NJ; met steamer Barf Able
| at Geo. w. Robinson's 1T o'clock, A. i;
| steamer Leo at DR.. Buffers at l03 O'Clock, P. n.
/ April It'll, met steamer National at Conrsd's
plantation at 10 O'Clock, P. n. River falling all
the way down.
Since our last the following named steamers
| have arrived
Golden Era. Capt. Dane. from Fort Leavsn'
B. L. Hodge No. 2, Capt. Boardm.n. from
| Shreveport.
Crescent, Capt. Everidgs, from Lower Coast.
subjoined is q list Of the departures yester.
day:
New Era, Capt Dugas, for Donaldsonve.
Rose Franks, Capt. Dalferes, for Lockport.
Mystic, Capt. Bassett. for Lower Coast.
Olive Branch, Capt. Pegram. for st. Louis.
Virginia, Capt, Holcroft, for Louisville.
Selma, Capt. Kouns, for Shreveport.
l IRON OUR EXCHANGES.
From the Shreveport South Western, April
9Th:
For the forty eight hours ending last night the
river oppo site this point receded six inches. leav
ing it twenty three and half feet above the low
est water mark OF the season.
On Sunday the water ct Carolina Bluffs, on Old
river. was falling slowly.
On Saturday the bayou at Jefferson WAS on the
decline, with first rate navigation.
At last accounts the river above the raft wal
falling, with good navigation to kismetia.
From this point cut TO the Mississippi We have
frat rate navigation all the way down for the srg
eat class Of steamers, with the water rising most
| Of the way.
Little or nothing doing on the levee yesterday
ESUNpAY, April 4.-Esrly this morning the feet
running steamer Lizzie Hopkins, Capt. John T
Roots, j. w. Lancsster, clerk, arrived st our
landing from the city, with q frstrate trip. Late
| in the evening abe got OF for Jefferson.
From the AlexsDdris Democrat. April 4:
The river Is now full two feet higher than il has
| been the present season. We have about eigh
| feet bank, and the river on stand for the pas
three days. But old Red is as tickle this years.
weather, and may fall or rise three feet before
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