The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-22
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STEAMERS LEAVING THIS PORT.
Fraa~v .Januarv ~
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Friday Morning. Jan. Y, lSos
Yesterday was another uncomfortable, cold,
wet, muddy day. The rain, which had COM
meDced falling night before last continued almost
without intermission until past noon yesterday.
The afternoon was cloudy and cold
Business on the levee was nearly at stand STILL
ard several of the packets laid over till . p NJ
TO day.
The Greenville packet Frank Pargeud was una
voidsbly detained, but will leave at P. NJ. to-day
positively.
The Steamboat Captains Association met yes
terdsy. We had intended TO make a report OF its
proceedings, but were informed that the repre-
sentatives of the press were excluded: We are.
therefore, unable to give any information regard
ing their sayings and doings
BOATS DUE TO-DAY.
Cornelia, Blanks, from Camden Judge Fletcher,
Phelps, from Jefferson; Belle Lee, feathers, from
Vicksburg; Wild Wagner, Goddin. from Nstchez;
Dan. A BILE, Gross, Bayou Sara; Lotawenna. White,
from Jefferson; Vicksburg, Work. from Ouachita
| river; Stonewall, Dowty, from Grand Ecore !;
| Ruth, Pegram, from st. Louis.
ARRIVALS THURSDAY, 2lsT.
| john Kigour, Benson, from Louisville; Il. L..
| Hodge No. 2. Bosrdman. from Shreveport Nina
| SHINES, Greathouse, from Bayou Sara; }. M.
Sharp Aucoin. from Thibodaux; New Era, Dugas,
| from DoDaldsonville Ida Bassett, from Lower
| Coast; Frank Pargoud, White, from Green
| vile.
DEPARTURES THURSDAY, JAN. III.
| New Era, DQQas, Tor D0ndlOsOnVne.
Thos Powell. Dinvsut, for Donaldsonvie.
| Lotus No. 2 Landry, for Lockport.
| Rose Franks, Dsferes. for Lockport.
Armenia, Mcclellan, for Pittsbnrg.
| BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
| NINA SndMEs-This popular passenger steamer,
| under command Of that careful, whole souled gen.
| tleman Can't. W. r. Greathouse leaves this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock fer Bayou Sara and all interme'
date landings. Messrs. Reid, Landry and Forth
| are her clerks.
| FRANK PARGoUD.-This magnificent passenger
/ packet, Undoubtedly the finest boat afoat,) un-
| der command of Capt. Jim M. White, leaves at
| P. NJ. to-day for Vicksburg and the bends. Mr..
George Williams and his corps OF able assistants,
/ among whom will be found that old river faVorite,
| Capt. Jos. Phelps.
| by Capt J. Morgan, leaves for Minden and way
| landings at P. NJ. Mr.. n. Pickett presdes in
| her office.
| FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Business presented an active appearance on the
| Ievee. There were large number of arrivals of
transient boats, while there were in port some
| half dozen local steamers. The river is swelling
| about two inches per day at this place, which is
considered pretty good rise at the present stage
| of the river.-[ Vicksburg Herald, 10th.
| The weather yesterday morning was clear and
| pleasant, but toward evening it couded up with
| indications of more rain. The river here rose six
| inches in the past "a hours with large stage of
| water from Cairo down. The Ohio is recedlng at
1
Lower Ohio is bank full at st. Louis and the river
| is stationary with rise reported in the upper
| rivers. The Arkansas is rising again at Little
| Rock with good stage from Fort Smith down.
There was considerable activity displayed on the
WHARF Yesterday with large list Of boats in port
receiving and dischsrging, with better move
| ment perceptible in the shipments to Arkansas
| than there has been for several weeks. The
steamer Magenta. Capt. Frank Hicks, will leave
| this evening for New Orleans. The steamer Mis-
1 siao Nat will
for New Orleans and all way landings in the
| bends. The new passenger steamer Mary Hous-
| ton, Capt. Dunham, will leave this evening for
| New Orleans and the bends.-LMemphis Ava
| anche, 10th.
To Cairo there is something like Is feet of wa.
| ter. Upper rivers are high. Business fair. Rates
| to New Orleans unsettled. es two rival steamers
| we're loading. The great steamer Thompson Dean
| Capt. J. Il. Pepper, will leave this morning for
| New Orleans. The Pauline Carroll, Capt. Thomp-
son, gees at 4.-[St. Louis Democrat, 10th.
Here the river has fallen Is inches during the "a
hours ending lsst night, with 81 feet III inches IN
| the channel at 6 P. NJ. To-day there will be s.
feet under the CoviDgton Bridge for passing steam
| eTs. The Groesbeck and the Lberty's barges both
/ engaged and received considerable New Orleans
freight yesterday, the offerings being fair for that
| point. The Groesbeck is loading at the regular
rates-406150c. on heavy freights, and stoves and
| light freight 75c d 100 lbs, 35c. b 100 lbs. or
| bacon and lard, whisky 81 so, and oil 81 IS, ap.
| Piles 75c., onions and potatoes 75c., pork 81 %
while plantation supplies are taken as usual at an
advanced rate. The barges are loading at Csc.
for round lots 75c. e bbl fOripork, 81 for whisky
| and soc. ~ Dbl. for -four. A steamboat has been
built for salt Lake. She was launched IN the Jor-
dan River, about Is miles from the lake. The
river is so miles in length, and has its source in
| Utah lake, IS miles south of the Mormon capital
| Utah Lake is q beautiful sheet of fresh water
about 40 miles long, surrounded by mountains
| Next summer the Jordan River will be dredged,
so that navigation may be opened from Utah to
Salt Lake. The little steamer will then take plea
sure parties up and down the valley. She is call
| ed the Kate Conner Cincinnati Commercial
| 18th.