The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

| Tires of revolution burning Just under the sur
face Of French society r,s',y 10 burst forth into
CONSUMING and devastating flames. on the lcyying
Of fresh impoa,, or the breaking out Of fam
ipe panic
Tise season os 1885 80 Growth OF she
stcmnboasing Interest
| The priod Of navigation ior the present s,a-
son has doabtlsss closed. although our river Is
not W, covered with ice Boats which were
destined 10 our port have hen obliged 10 leave
their carR"s ni points below, AMI we stand IN
M likelihood 10 hear any more arriyal-whistles
this f,ll II Is proper time therefore, to take
review II the business of the season, aud con
trast il with that Of previous years. Without
just now taking mp each branch IN detail. We
think very correct idea of the comparative
amount Of business done may he gathered from
a glance at thc stcainboating interest. This
interest IL the prominent one, and oil other IN
trrsisar, directly or indirectly. connected with
il, The steamboat u nm unerring business in
mowy~-it hreaihs At ~ much a puff, and
moves at 40 much per mile II u altogether
too expensive an article in Itself AMI in all is
appointments, to live and move, and have It's
being in anticipation; il must be paid when
its work IL done, and frequently before Il is done
A mutituc Of steamboats, then argues large
amount Of business.
Ny q reference to our files Cor a SERVES of years
bark. W. are enahlcd Ia prScu' glance at the
growth If the stcamboatng interest, at least
from the year. laii During that wear the
numt.r Of arrivals was iorty-one. The first
boat the Otter. Capt. II,ngis arrived on the
9th ,lay nj April. and the river clo@,'l Oh the
22l Of November
IN lSij, there were iorty eight arrivals. The
Otter. Capt II ,nRls, was the first boat, ha, ing
arrived IN tie 9Th of April The Mississippi
opel,cl on the Goth OF March, AMI eoacd on
the 2Gth Of November.
/ IN lriG. there wcrc dull times In this region.
and the arrivals numbered only twenty four --
The Lynx. Cnp,. AtcuIsoS, was III" first boat,
AMI arrived on the 3lst of March The river
clusaJ ncccmbtr 5th
IN lsi,. affairs revived and there were for
ty sven arrivals the Cora. Capt TnnoxuoR-
TOY. being the Grst on the .th II April, The
river closed on the ?9,h of November,
In lsiS, there wer siytythre arrivals Capt
IiARKls, who this year commanded the Sena,or
was the first in poet arriving on the ,th April
The river cluseh IN the tth OF pcccn,hcr.
In lSio, the number cf aiviysls amounted TO
cightydyc Capt Ar,uIsoN on the Highland
Mary, opened the season on the oh Of April
i,iycr closSl Dr~mhcr sth.
In 1850 the number II arrivals incrasel Ia
one huolrd and Glnr. Capt. ArciusoS, with
the Highland Mary again came in ahead, on
the 9th of April River clnse, on the ith
December.
In 1881. the arrivals numbered one hundred
and nineteen. The Nominee WIS the first hoa,
of the ssa<on. and arrived April i,h. The riy
or closed on thc 2slh Noyrmbcr This ycar
,h,c hoais wtnt up tir Minnesota riycr Six
boats were regularly in the tratle aud s'vcn
other boats made transient wits
In 1852, the Nomips'. arrived NJ The foot of
the hkc, the first wevk in April The river
closed on the 18th November The arrivals of
steamers from below averaged i've wc'k dur.
ing the scason, and a s'w trips Of single beat
transacted all the business Of the Minnesota val
Lv TIL s,,.n,.. 80 A-.-'---- A-..- ,''' ,hr N'ec
doubled that Of any precSliug year
In 1888, the West Newton came up On the
ll,h April The arrivals from below averaged
within fraction of tn week. apL the h'vcc
bushes. was propor,ionably inrrasol The
Mississippi closed cn the 3oth November Ga
the Minnesota river the h',sins~- rc,,air,l an
average f one hoai day The Grck Slave
wcut up the Minnesota on the ,,h of April.
AMI N'turNL "a the 9TH
IN lisa tho Nop,inee was the hrs, soai up
-- sls having arrived here On che sth or April
Ths Whnh pumhSr Of arrivals was twc hun-
dnd AMI togty-f,c, ami the number OF ,hlkppt
hnats was thir,ycght The las, boa, rr..,-hing
herr was ths Navigator, on the 2Sd Of Nowm.
Z her though thc Black Hawk came up as far
ss rrscoti a. late a ,he aslh II that mouth
This war the War kagle. tap, H,ax,s, Was
TN, first boat to rach - rsul from cskna.
She arrived oa the l,.h Apl. rcsb4s to
that th, lGcila bad ma,ir sN trip. ,o ,he
hcad cf lake Pcp,n In cricr 10 exhibit ,bc
grca, iarrVasr cf this wars buSInySs ov,r that
cG l'Si wear, We have prpard fNcm our daily
r'cori oi arrivals the following ,ablc VI boa,s.
which hav' visited our per, snd. 10 std 10