Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07
RIVER NEWS.

The river at this point is lower than it has been
at any previous period this The season Of
navigation will probably close in about three weeks.
BADGER SrArE.-This boat is now employed il
conveying stone from aquarry . few miles above
this city to the wharf.
Rock ISLAND BRIDaE.-One thausand steamers
and six hundred RATS have passed the bridge during
the present season.
LAID Ur-There are ten Upper Mississippi boats
laid up ut St. Louis. There we're about thirty
boats laid up at that city last week. with the pros
pcct of large addition. There are about fifty
steamers laid up in that vicinity.
A SrRlks.-Last Saturday week, there was strike
among the of four steamers lying at St. Paul
the hands demanding so per month. They had
been receiving $50. The boats sf6cers very rightly
refused to acccde, and their hands all left. Tho
Itasca went out, the Captain ard officers carrying
the trunk. of passengers. hauling in the plankss
etc.
ACCIDENT TO TEE NCEus.-The gallant steamer
J. Mckee ran into raft below Burlington one night
this week, by which she stove whole in her hull
and came near sinking. She was run to shore and
the damages repaired in time to resume her trip.
The steamer Louisville struck snss on the
Illinois river last week and sunk in four feet water
A tarpaulin however was placed under her aud she
was pump out aud enabled to proceed on her way.
The PACKET CuNrANY.-W. bad the pleas, re IF
ing The J,l NJ Lind, erday Capt. Dodge
President Of he Rock Island and K Okuk Packet
Co.. who has been rust ny fol few month"; plst
at hi. farm in Scott county. He informs u that
arrangements have been made for two New boats for
he packet line The p acket company,
We are glad to learn, is III highly prosperous con-
diten.
The St. Louis Democrat under the head Of "Kan-
to be Navigated," describes q steamer Ut
the lcyee in St. Louis, with all her machinery ON
board, which draws at enc point Eve inches Of
ter, at another six. and at the deepest part, only
seven. When finish he will have Elegant ACCOM-
modaiions for humb.r ef passengers, and also for
the othc>rs: and with steam mp, and wood and
ter on board, will draw NO more than nine inches.
She surely of he craft a about, in which
the freinl and d,ck-hanis take spells Of running
out head with 4 big spons to da,npea tho roaH
A. G. Mason SUSK.-Tht steamer A. G. Mason
sunk On the upper rapids five six mills above
Davenport, by striking rock, yesterday morning.
We learn from tn. officers Of the J. Mckee that she
broke two and is in bad condition. Her stern
is in abou: twelve feet wafer Her passt ngess were
greatly frightened by der cnreo1ng pas.fy over, but
all b lIev,d to have b., save Hcr cargo, con-
siring principally Of potatoes and wheat, is partly
l st.-Daily, BIT.
THs A g. MAsox.-Ths boat, which was sunk
the Upper Rapids last Friday, will prove total
loss. She was valued at about $4,000, and was
owned one-half by her commander, Capt. Berry, and
the other half by Mcssrs. Mason / Rogers, Of
Brownsville, Pa. Partly insured. Her freight con-
sisted of 1000 sacks Of potatoes and $50 sacks If
wheat, all cons gned to St. Louis. She also bad
board few horses, which were sayed-Daily, 81.