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

The HIGH WATER The river has been rising
at this point for week past, and is now only about
10 or Is inches below the high water mark Of 1851
Inc river is reported raising from Dubuque down.
his city is all inundated, and Capt. Fisher il com.
PEELED to run mis- ferry to Drury's, three miles
above. Wnrkmen have been engaged Rising and
Strengthening the embankment around Mus eatins
Island, and it is hoped that they will succeed In
preventing its overhow.-Daily Sth.
The PAcKETs.-Ihe Keokuk and Rock Island
daily packets, Ben Campbell and Tishomine 20. now
run over the rapids to keokuk, connecting directly
with The st. Louis packets. They will continue
this arrangement as long the water keeps up.-
From personal experience We can commend these
"ats and their gentlemanly officers to the t,aysl.
ing public The boats may be relied On for making:
connections as advertised, Capt. Myers. Of the,
Ben, and Capt. Reach, Of the "Tisby," 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 aEabio
and oblising, taking pleasure in min.tering to tho
comfort of passengers. Travellers by the river
should not neglect to take passage the paekets
If they desire speed, comfort and safety on their
journey. -t4
The river rose about six inches last night, but.
seems to have commenced falling since msrninr.-
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. ri4
oooMiNG.-lowa ana Cedar rivers are said to BE-.
higher than during the freshet Of 1851.
INTERIOR BoAr.-A steamboat is being built .t
Brownvllc, Iowa, for the navigation Of Cedar
River and is to be done by the 18th of the present
menth.
RIVER FALLING The river has receded four or
five inches since yesterday morning, and hopes are
now entertained thas it will continue to fall till il
gets to its ordinary stage-Daily, 10th.
THE TBHoNINao passed down this morning with,
n nj m her f, hoor
understand that many of them are going to Des-
moines and the interior of the State, and prefer
getting there by water via KeOkuk and the Des-
moines river to the uncertainties and vexations of .
journey by railroad and stage in these extraordi--
nary times. That is no doubt the be 1t route q
present.--Daily, 10th.
The river rose above half an inch last night. We.
have no report from sboye.--Dsiiy, yesterdsy.
HENRY CLAY.-This 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 to ST. Paul and back she carried over 500
passengers: She hsd throughout the biggest trip.
Of passengers and freight ever carried BY . beas
in this trade on an ordinary occasion. The hard
times seem to have but little effect with her. Capt.
Campbell and Mr. Dawlsy (clerk) are deserving Of
their popularity.
AleH Wharf.-The river was higher in St Louis
Monday than it has been since the food Of 1884,
and was still rising. The water is over the en-
tire Levee, and up to tho curbstone at Morgan
street. Gangs of laborers worked oil Sunday and,
Monday moving freight. Steamboats, could neither
receive no. discharge cargocs, and had great dim
Guilty in Masking landings at al where even passeu.
gers could be. put out and received Crowds Of
thousands were. visiting the levees. Bloody LlanG
was invaded in its upper part, and Sundsy Ia Ohis
Mississippi Co. were busily enkaseed p nesiaE
locomotives, ears, &C., from the Island, S-aysi sn
the Alton Railroad was stopped y the Rcd. An
the rivers were at food height and still rising.