Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-09-05
TIL. j. V. OWEN,
Indian Agent.
Chicago, June 5th, 1882.
From the ST. Louis Times.
LOUISVILLE AND PORTLAND
CANAb

The steam boat Courier, w. Heating, master,
from Cincinnati to St. Louis, passed through the
Louisville and Portland Canal, on Thursday,
August the I'd, without meeting with any obstruc-
ton The Courier is about 1870 tons burthen, and
drew nearly three feet of water. In passing
through the Canal we found there was from six
to seven feet water at the entrance above, and
through the Canal its lower extremity, except
ing at the head, and at the lower lock, where we
found an inconsiderable auvial deposit, which
did not in any way impede our progress through
the Canal, or intercept our entrance or clearance
from it.
In our passage from Cincinnati to Louisville, we
found over the bars from three and a half to four
feet water: on the shoal, called the Gross Flats,
the depth Of water was accurately measured, there
was only three and Il half feet. Between the
Falls ana mouth Of the Ohio river, on the bars
known by the name Of S.utfietown bar, Three
Mile Island bar, and Straight Island bar, we
found only about two feet, or twenty eight inches
depth Of water, the boat grounded all of Them,
and on one she LAID six hours, & had to tighten to
get over H. From the observations made on the
Canal and the Ohio river, we do not hesitate to
say that at the present stage of water, steam boat
can pass through he Canal with greater draft
of water than she can possibly bring to the canal
Ieither from above or from below the Fails of the
Ohio
We therefore hazard the opinion, that when the
partial auviaI deposits, at each end of the canal,
shall be removed, that steam boats can carry twa
ieet dratt of water more thro' the canal, than hey
can navigate the river with, either above or below
the Falls, in ordinary stages Of water.
In the State Prison of Massachusetts, strange
disease has appeared-l5 convcts were
taken sick, but none had yet died. An an
Ialysls of the food eat n on the preceding day
was about TO be made. | was thought that
the illness proceeded from spared rye, found in
that of which the bread and coffee were made
ON the preceding day, from parcel just receiv
led and then used for the first time. The
physicians say that this disease is not the Ash
attic Cholera.-|The disease has as suddenly
|abated. l. Boston Atlas
The Colored Population. Judging by the
|events which have taken place at Norfolk and
Portsmouth, the progress ofthe Cholera amoag
the coored people will be more general and
more fatal, than among the white population,
should the disease reach those places where
persons of color abound. 1t is well ascertain
ed, that cleanliness aud careful attention to
diet are among the best means of preventing
the Cholera, and prompti,ude in noting the
prevalence of the symptoms and removing
them, the most certain mode of escaping death
from the disease. These things cannot be gen
orally expected from the blacks, or hoped for
in their behalf. They are careless, filthy, and
are badly provided to meet a pestilence So
rapid and appalling. -.Nies.
Ertract Of a letter dated Baltimore, .4ag. H.
''The Cholera is raging here with consider
able virulence. respectable physician says,
that there were l6 cases here Yesterday. more
than half of which have proved fatal. The
Board of Health will not report. The doctors
and the Board differ as to the disease b ing the
Cholera. For my part | am satisfied Of its
presence here.
FTREs.-Cincinnati has lately been visited
with severe and affecting fires. We noticed
week or two since the destruction Of two steam>
boats, with the loss of many lives; we have now
70 mention the loss If oiher valuable property,
The BROADWAY HorEL, and new and very
splendid erection, he Pearl Street House. The
two accidents occurred within few days of each
pther. Times
Want haze tre lost By the Veto. after all the
clam = 2pd fury of the PIP lstion papers? Moth
ng, unless the detection of single ukewarm