Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-16

selling Mt any price to get rid of their stock.
The rise now coming out Of the Missouri
cannot be less than from SIX 70 eight feet,
and very little, Of any, of THE great swell
has yet reached here. hahn has fallen a.
| most necessarily up the Missouri river %
far as heard from for over one week.
At last accounts the Illinois river wa fal.
ling at Peoria, and about stationary at Ma
pies, with two and oDe-half feet Of water
in town.
Early yesterday morning the water had
begun To food the coffee houses in thu j.
| entity o, Morgan street. and bad made its
way some distance up into the street, To-
wards noon it had found entrance in into
the first floors Of many Of the stores Mer-
c.-.is on the levee occupying the first floors
| were busy all day In removing their gools,
and some OF them could scarcely DO quite
ready f"g the water before it would visit
them. Ali was excitement hustle and con
flslon Drays and wagons were being driv
III water nearly up TO the tops Of their
wheels, hauling freight few boats had
rugged stages, and were endeavoring 10 dis
charge their c..rgoes, and few>5Vere recei-
wing. This work was carried ~ with great
difficulty and expense, from the slowness Of
the operation. Main street has become the
thoroughfare for the levce, and was crowd
ed with foot passengers and drays all day.
Several steamers went up to the foot Of
Mullanphy street 10 discharge, not being
able To find II nearer locality: Others stop
ped Mt the foot Of Carr and Riddlc streets.
The Chester packet, VIM Garvin. left for
points below yesterday morning, on a phil
anthropic expedition, to remove stock, fum-
i,ure, &c, for the distressed inhabitants he
tween this port and Cairo. This is an ex
c.llent idea The Cairo Packet r, dolph
discharged her cargo and left port light for
the same purpose.
Yesterday morning about ak o'clock. the
steamer DesmOlnes came floating past this
city surrounded by perfect wilderness Of
heavy drift There was no one on board
but the Waterman, who was ringing the
bell Justify for help. The alarm brought
some Of the fire department to the levee.
but the matter being explained, they retur-
ned. The Des Moines, which was taken up
to the powder magazine to keep company
with the Quincy. had been broken loose
from her moorings by the strong current and
drift, and was making a trip without steam.
The Rodolph caught her near Carondelet,
took possession, and secured her to shore.
There was no damage done to the boat
The JEANNE Deans. soon after got up steam
and took crew up to the Quincy for the
purpose of removing that boat to more Sc
cure quarters, somewhere near Carondelet.
The JEANNE returned to the wharf boat and
left Tor keokuk, as usual, last evening.
The Quincy and Des Moines are now ly-
ing together at Carondelet. In many pla.
ces OH the levee stages could not be conven-
ient'y iiggej, and passengers wero ferriel
yesterday to and from steamboats, in skitfs
and yawls. Boys We're turning an honest
five cent piece or so by this operation.
The drift continued very heavy in the
river last evening. and the river was rising
more rapidly at dark than it had been dur
ing the day.
The steamer Polar Star went down to
Cahokia yesterday morning to liberate some
of the inhabitants of that ancient city from
their periious position. They had been
driven by the water to the second story and
roofs OF their houses. About twenty. five
Of the citizens came up in the Star, and
We're landed in the city.
The head Of Bloody Island began to give
way yesterday ana portion Of the Island
was swept off. Soae OF the steamboats,
moored near had to get I: steam. and move
away To a more Stable handing