The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-30
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eHRxvKPoRr March 27.-To Siunott q Adams:
Leave here this evening; $50 bales cotton and l50
bags cotton seed. r. SMNorr, steamer National.
PADuoAH. March 2s.-To 6Innott& Adams: VIII
arrive Tuesday night; leave on Friday. ]. 3.
NEAL, low pressure steamer Richmond.
NATCHEz, March 29>-Will arrive tonight and
leave on time; 1000 balfs. J. N. WHITE, steamer
Frank Pargoud. so
ba DEPARruREs THIS DAY.
FRANK PARsouD FOX VIcKsBuRs AND TIE
BBNDs.-Ths magnificent passenger packet, un-
der command Of Capt. Jim White, leaves as
above, In place of the Rsbt. q. Lee, at P. NJ to-
day. Mr.. A. Mcvsy has charge Of her Office. In
day. H
LIZZIE HoPKNs-U. 3. Maa Alternate Tues
dan Pdcket.-This wei known fast passenger
Of wore. Capt. John I. Eoots, the Little Giant"
has command. and Mr.. .. w. Lancaster conducts
the Office affairs. Col Eobt. Dale will be found
in the Jimplecufe Exchange ready to admin.
ister spiritual consolation to all who thirst there
for.
NATIONAL Weekly shreveport Packet.-This
swift elegant passenger steamer leaves at p. N.
to-day for Shreveport, Grand Ecore, Alexandria
and sll way landings. Capt: Rich. sinnou com.
mands. and Mr.. Florence Findren has charge OF
her office. The National ranks high among our
tributary packets and II deserving Of liberal pa
tronsge from shippers and travellers.
RIcHnoSo-This staulich packet leaves for Min.
Col. p. A. Work has charge OF her office.
MNNIE.-This regulst passenger packet leaves,
under command Of Captain ]. 8. Doyle, at P. NJ.
TO day for Fort Smith :and all intermediate land.
ings on Arkansas river.
PIONEER = For Upper Red Riuer.-At P. N.
today this stsunch n;ht draft packet leaves as
above. under command of Capt. Geo. Wilkinson,
late of the Cuba No. 2,
FRoM Dug EXCHANGES.
The Newsboy, from Natchez, had q very good
frofr ~ fopo trim ha rafu raor
ing, at IL O'Clock. sndswe hope to see her guards
touching the water. The Alaska passed up,
bound for CINCINNATI at o'clock A. NJ. The
levee has piled upon lit quite large lot Of cot
ton for the season. to be shipped BY the Frank
Pargoud, which popurr steamer will be In port at
10 O'Clock this morning, bound for New Orleans.
Hereafter she will pass up for Greenville every
Thursday morning, ana returning TO New Orleans
will leave this port Saturday at noon. At the foot
of Clay, and corner Of Levee street, the water 10
only about twenty feet from the curbstons, and
vicksburg Times, 18th inst.
The Louisville and Flew Orleans Packet Com.
papy have perfected arrangements with Captains
k0uns, by which they will give through bills of
ladDg TO all points or Red River by the Kouns
Line.
Capt. Geo. L. Kouns, president of the Red
River Packet Company, has just closed the con-
tracts for his new clipper. She will be the
largest finest and faslest boat built for the
Red River trade. Hei dimensions are as follows:
Length 235 feet, beam 40 feet, with 6t feet hold.
"
lorg and 40 inches in diameter engines rs inches
IN diameter and 7.foo; stroke, with steam cspstan
| fore and aft Her hull and cabins TO be built
| by those already famous builders, Stuart q Bar
more the boilers. machinery, ETC., by Kirk, Dem
| mis- & Co. This is the second boat contracted for
| during this week by the abovensmed gentlemen,
| and speaks well for their enterprise. Capt.
Kouns, cnging to Ole and successful associations,
has named his boat tie Grand Era, and this is the
eleventh Era built b. him. May he reap the re-
| ward bis enterprise apd integrity merit.
In addition 10 the parties who design building
| boats here this seasod. mentioned In yesterdays
| Courier Journal, we learn that Capt. Charles Gil
pin and Capt. Ainsle will each build new boat
| for Red River. Capt. Lee. OF the Enterprise and
| Lizzie Tate, will also build o new boat for Red
| River. Capt. Phelps will build to the machinery
| OF the Judge Fletcher. Capt. Wilkerson, Of the
| Cuba No. 2, will also build new boat. Capt.
| Trindad will also build two boats for towing salt
| from the Avery Island Salt Works. All the above
named gentlemen will be here shortly, aud will,
We are assured give Louisville builders the prefer
ence. Our builders have every facility for turning
out frst-class work With promptness and dispatch,
| and upon such terms as cannot fail to please
| louisville Courier. formal, 26th.
| The Belle Lee will leave New Orleans on the
sth Of April for this port and probably run IN con-
| nection with the R. e. Our people will hail with
| delight the temperance OF these two poprlar
| and he adsome boats upon our waters. Captains
| Cannon and McGill are both in the city. Captain
John Haeberle, OF Grand Ecore packet Frolic, ar
rived here yesterday, for the purpose Of contract.
| ing for two new boats, stern-wbeelers. $50 feet
/ long. for the Red River trade. The Wsunta. from
| New Orleans, discharged big lot of moasses and
| plaster here yesterday. The Legal Tender was
expected to ascend the falls last night, and leave
for Madison to 20 on the ways there for thorough
| overhsung, preparatory TO entering the White
river trade. The Westmorand. for New Orleans,
| described the falls yesterday with foil trip
/ [Louif vile Courier. Journal, March 9th.