The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-21


When the season opens she VIII be on han
amongst the fastest end finest steamers sfost
new New OrledEs and st. Louis line of steam
ers is contemplated They will run in oppositio
to the present mondfoly.
Capt Geo. E. wserson purchased the Pionee
yesterday, and willteave with her for Upper Re
River on Tuesday, ga inst, at s P. NJ.
The Grey Eagle aFd Vicksbufg have laid up 10
the present.
clerk will be found ct the foot Of Custom
house street early b morrow morning, ready u
receive freight for the regular Tuesday Shreve
port packet EatioxAl.
Camden, March s20.-To Sinnott q Adams
Leave here this evening; will arrive Monda.
night. J. W. TobiE captain steamer Gov. Allen
Shreveport, MsrcA 20--By telegraph to Sinnot
d Adams: Steamer National leaves at P. NJ
with 1000 bales cotton, and will leave on tint
Tuesday evening for Shreveport. r. Snnott, cap
tain.
The Gov. Allen Capt Tobin, from Camden,
will arrive to. morrsw and leave on Wednesday,
oath inst, at Pm.
The side-whsel passenger packet Mayhower
will, in future, leave this city every Saturday fol
Camden.
The Selma, Capt .Kouns, leaves every Tuesday,
at6P n. for Shreveport, commencing on Tues
day, 23d inst.
The Lotswsnns. fcapt. James Tucker. will be
ready to receive freight tomorrow mornng. She
leaves for Jefferson Tuesday, 23d inst. at P. NJ.
The Robt. L. Lee, Capt. Cannon, will arrive
to-day and leave on Tuesday for vicksburg.
The Richmond, f,apt. Joe Morgan, leaves for
MindeD on Tuesday Esd inst, at P. NJ.
The Importer bss withdrawn from the trade
between this city srd Arkansas River. She has
gone to the " Mout fains.n
The Arkansas lelt last evening on her last trip
for this season, at least to the Arkansas River.
She will 20 from E.ttle Rock to st. Louis, and
upon her arrival Fhere, will enter the Missouri
River trade.
In the st. Louis Republican we noticed an ad.
vertisement of the / Rees fast line" for Fort Ben
ton, etc. The linz is composed, according to
card, Of the Importer, Jno. A. Williams, master /;
Jno. Bird. clerk. capt. Williams Is advertised as
general superintendent, and we suppose that Jno.
Bird is secretary. L.
Over thirty steatlers are advertised to leave st.
Louis next month tbr the gold regions.
The Enterprise. jSelma. National, Lotawanna,
Caroline, b. l.. Hdlge. Bart Able and Frolic are
among the Red Rter boats due this week.
Captain John White will build two boats this
summer. One q line side wheel steamer about
200 feet long, which he will run as a regular
weekly Shreveport packet, and the other fast
small sde.wbeelef to run as daily Shreveport and
Jefferson packet.
If the new law ruling out all steamers on Red
River over four sars old is enforced, we expect
10 have feet of yae steamers on that river the
coming season.
The condition lsf our steamboat wharves Is
growing worse ssery day. After several men
and animals have broken their legs or necks
therein they 1.-THE FTharves, not the legs or necks)
will be repaired.
The officers of }he Bart Able have our thanks
for favors.
We looked in lain for q startling news item
yesterday but found nary one.
The Nina Simuses, Captain W. R. Greathouse,
leaves to.morrowat5 A. M. for Bayou Sara.
The Rose Franks. Captain Joe Dalferes, leaves
at noon to-morrof for Lockport and all way land
ings.
The P. W. shtder, Captain Stein, leaves for
Louisville tomorrow at 5 p. M.
Remember thatithe Lotiwanna leaves on Tues.
day for Jefferson and all way landings.
The Pioneer, Captain Wikerson, leaves on
Tuesday for sbovb the raft.
The weekly packets National and Selma leave
for Shreveport Tuesday at 8 Pm.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Wild Wagner, Capt. Goddin, from Natchez.
New Era, Capt Dugss, from Lafourchs.
Commonwealth, Capt. -, from st. Louis.
p. W. Straderl Capt. Stein, from Louisville.
Cleona. Capt. Thompson, from Washington.
Silver Spray, Capt. Fenton, from Cincinnati.
DEPARTED YESTERDAY.
San Nicholas, papt. -, for Lower Coast.
New Era, Capt Dugas. for Lafourche.
Msyfower, CAPT. Blanks, for Camden.
Lizzie Tate. Capt. Stinde, for Minden.
Bart Able, Capt. Harrison. for Shreveport
Lafourche, Capt. Work, for Camden.
Frolic, Capt. Haeberle, fer Grand Ecore.
Virginia, Capt. -, for Louisville.
Era No. 10, Capt. Kouns, for jefferson.
Cleona, Capt. THOMPSON, for Washington.
Lotus No. 2, Capt. King, for Latourche.
Belle Lee, Capt. Lestbers. for VicksDurg.
Leo, Capt. Hodge, for Jefferson.
Lizzie Gill, Capt. -, for St. Louis.
Arkansas. Capt. Shaw, for Arkansas River.
4 wild wagone1 Capt. Goddin. for Natchez.
Capt. Stinde cpntemplates building this summer
fine packet (sife-wheel) for the Minden trade.
Capt. II. l.. Lee will, during the summer, build
a fine fast side-y wheel passenger packet for the
New Orleans ann Shreveport trade.
FRtM OUR EXCHANGES.
The Importer which has been running in the
Arkansas River Ind New Orleans trade, passed up
yesterday for ST Louis to undergo repairs, pre-
psrstory to entefing the mountain trade. The
Louisiana and Groesbeck passed up yesterday
morning for the Ohio. The Belle Vernon, from
Pittsburg for New Orleans, passed down last
night. The splendid steamer Indiana, Captain
Rube Neal, is die tomorrow morning. bound for
New Orleans. fhe Nick Longworth, for the same
destination, is due tomorrow evening. There
were several mildred bales of cotton and 200
tons oil cake on the levee last night, awaiting
shipment to New. Orleans. Matters on the wharf
were quiet with little movement In freight, except
which were heavy.-I Memphis Ava.
laDche, 18th inst.
Capt. John W. Cannon was receiving bids yes
terday for Yazoo river packet for Capt. Shum
Parsot, of the steamer Calumet. She is to be
200 feet long, 80 feet beam and 81 feet hold, and
will run In the YaZoo river, connecting with the
and New Orleans packets.
The Talisman broke her shaft q few miles be- |
low Clsrksyille. by which her wheel was thrown |
overheard. She will be repaired with all posi-. |
BILE haste.
A short time ago we made alusion to a singular |
superstition which prevails among steam boatmen,
or ct least portion of them. viz That when an /
accident befalls steamer, two more of like ma
tore, making the fatal number three, are sure to /
follow. and cited the sinking of three boats on the
falls, and the destruction by fire of the Mittie
stephens and the partial burning of the Glen.
iale. The burning of the Ruth has filed the mys.
lie complement Of the fire fend. Suce the above
mentioned paragraph was penned three steamers,
he Peoria City, Agnes and Cuba have suuE within |
J few days of each other. Is there anything in |
he superstition II would seem so.
Advices of yesterday in regard to the destruc-
ion Of the Ruth say the fire started among the
lay in the hold. The engineer made the dis.
,overy. spoke 20 the pilot through the speaking
rumpet. and the latter rounded the boat 10 on the
shore and run her into clump of will.
ows, where sbe was forced to the bank and
made fast by ehain. The passengers, two hun.
lred In numberi among them sixty ladies, got
shore without accident.
The little Wapash boat lobe Aurt, living at the |
DOT Of Vine stteet, has sign over the clerk,s |
iesk which realis thus: This Ia not passenger |
boat" The E3yn reminds of the artist who
painted qusdfnped and got some one practiced
n chirographylto write underneath. This is
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