Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-04-24
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River News.
+. HEAVY RuE.-The river is again rising Ut this
point. The steamer Pembinaw, which left ST. Paul
last Monday, reports heavy rise there.
OTHER RIvERs.-The Ohio was rising rapidly at
last accounts. At Louisville there were i've and q
half feet Ct steamboat water, and still rising. The
Missouri continues in excellent boating stage. The
Illinois at present, some places, resembles vas
LAKE; being over its banks for many miles.
LOWER MIssIkIrrI.-Accounts from New Orleans
and ports above, tend to show that general over
flow was expected. All along the river crevassss in
the levees had been made by the high waters, thro'
which the unrestrained stream poured with fearful
force, carrying away buildings and drowning cat-
tie. Below Greenville the planters were making
the most active excrtions to strength their levscs
Below the mouth Of White river the Mississippi ia
said to be higher than it has been for thirty years
In Bolivar county, Miss the water is said to be
higher than it ever has been known. The D.lts
(Miss) Citizen says I'VE sit at our sanctum win.
dow and gaze upon . waste of waters. The main
levee protecting the back country just in the
of the town and the Mississippi is ,oursing her way
through our streets. Land craft, such a. buggiee
carts, &C., are Of little use Now and then q bold
navigator ventures to the hood upon the 'hur.
ricane deck' Of q mule" r--
TIE PAcKErs-CHASes OF TIxE-By the card Of
the K okuk and Rock Island Packet Company it
will be seen that change is to take place next
Monday in the time for the arrivals and departures
Of their BEATS. They will leave Rock Island in the
morning, arriving at Muscatine at about ten O'Clock
Rs'urning they will leave Montrose also in the
morning, arriving here at about 8 O'Clock in the
even ming. By this arrangement there will be no de
lay in making connections at Keokuk with the st.
Louis packets, and the trip between Rock Island
and Montrose will b, made in the day time instead
Of the night as hsretofo
ExcuRsIoN-The Ben Campbell came down last
night with band of music and very small excur-
sion party from Rock Island, bound for Montrose.
The times are too hard for excursion parties.-Dai-
ly, 18th.
SrxAHRR BEN CAxPIELL.-The editor Of the Rick
Island "Argus," who was aboard of this gallant
steamer on her recent pleasure excursion, gives .
glowing account of the affair. A card highly com.
plimentary to Capt. Geo. H. Myers and other officers
Of the boat, signed by the passengers, is published
TEE UNION LIxE.--We learn from the Davenport
Democrat that the St. Louis and St. Paul Union
Line Of steamers has received the contract for carry
ing the river mail snd obtains the snug sum of
ninety thousand dollars from the government.
A MAGNIFICENT 6TsAxIoAr.-The St. Louis Re
publicaa speaking of new boat called the Impe-
rial, which had just arrived there and which was
built for the New Orleans trade says that the whole
effect Of walking through her cabin is that Of an
enchanted palace, With an unlimited amount Of
rooms, and an innumersble number of apart ents
all Of the mcst gorgeous description. The Impe-
rial is 800 feet long ~ feet beam; 81 feet hold
Her cylinders "a inches in diameter, and fee,
stroke. Her mac .inery is driven by boilers, 30
feet in length. and 46 inches in diameter. He,
wheels 40 feet in diameter, and "a feet buckets
She bas patent freight holster, capstan and pumpe
all worked by steam and throughout all the most
approved modern improvements in machinery. The
extreme length Of her cabin is $50 feet it contains
state rooms, large, we'll ventilated, and furnished
with all requisite toilet articles, wash stand, basin
and pitcher clothes press etc. She is said to eclipse
everything ever before launched the Mis-.
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