Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12
River News.

The HIGH WATER The river has been rising
at this point for week past, and is only about
10 or Is inches below the high water mark Of 1881.
The river is reported raising from DUBUQUE down.
but failing above that place. The bot tom opposite
his city is all inundated, and Capt. Fisher 10 com.
PEELED to run his ferry to Drury's, three miles
above. W"rkmen have been engaged raising and
Strengthening the embankment around Museatine
Island, and it is hoped that they will succeed In
preventing its overdow.-Daily, 9Th.
The PAcKErs.-The Keokuk and Rock Island
daily packers, Ben Campbell and Tishomingo, now
run over the rapids to Keokuk, connecting directly
with the st. Louis packets. They will continue
this arrangement as long as the water keeps up.-
From personal experience We can commend these
~ats and their gentlemanly officers to the t,aysi.
ing pubic. The boa,s may b. relied On for making
connections as ADVERT Used. Capt. Myers, Of the,
Ben, and Capt. Reach, Of the "Tsby," are men.
OF Skill aud experience in their business while
Mr.. Miller, chief clerk of the former, and Charley
Corwinc, of the latter, will be found always alabie.
and oblsing, taking pleasure in minlsterng to tho
comfort of passengers. Travellers by the river
should not neglect to take passage the packets .
IT they desire speed, comfort and safety on their
journey.
The river rose about six inches last night, but,
seems to have commenced falling since msrning.-
We hope the rise has reached its highest, though.
we shall not be surprised if the heavy rain Of last
night will swell it still more.-Daily, 9th.
BooMING.-Iowa and Cedar rivers are said to be-
higher than during the freshet of 1851.
INTERIOR BoAr.-A steamboat is being built al
Brownvillc, Iowa, for the navigation Of Cedar
River, and is to be done by the 18th Of the present
month.
RIVER FALLING The river has receded four or
five inches since yesterday morning, and hopes are
entera aimed that it will continue to fall till IL
gets to its ordinary stage-Daily, 10th.
: HE TBHaNlNao passed down this morni ing With,
an unusual number of passengers on board. We
understand that many of them are going to Dss-
mones and the interior Of the State, and prefer
gettin. there by water via Ke0kuk and the Des-
mones river the uncertainties and vexations of .
nary times. That is no doubt the best route e
present.-Daily, 10th. se
The river rose above half nm inch last night. We:
have report from sbove.--Daily, yesterday.
HENRY CLAY.-Ths popular St. Louis and St.
Paul packet Union Line) my be expected to-day.
on her way up. On her last round trip from
St. Louis St. Paul and back she carried over 800
passengers She had throughout the biggest trip.
Of passengers and freight ever carried BY boas
in this trade on ordinary occasion. The hard
times seem to have but little effect with her. Capt.
Campbell and Mr.. Dawlsy (clerk) are deserving Of
their popularity.
AIeH WArER.-The river was higher in St Louis
Monday than it has been since the food Of 1884,,
and was still rising. The water il over the en-
tire Levee, and up to the curbstone at Mergsa
street. Gangs Of laborers worked oil Sunday and
Monday moving freight. Steamboats, could neither
receive no. discharge cargoes, and had great dim
Guilty in making landings at all where even passen-
gers could be put out and received Crowd Of
thousands were visiting the levees. Bloody Island
was invaded in its upper pArt. and SUNDAY IL Ohis
4 Mississippi Co. were busily eneased = neslsE
locomotives, cars, de-, from the lsland. Sraye1 en
the Alton Railroad was stopped y the Aesd. Al
the rivers were at food height and still rising.