Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08
River News.

The river is again rising slowly at this point, and
is in pretty high tage.--Daily, 81.
STEAMBOAT BURNED.-The steamer Jacob D. Ear,
ly, Missouri river packet, was burned at Alton on
the 2Sh ult. She was owned by Capt. HOLSTER,
and was valued at $4,000.
We stated yesterday that the river was rising
"slowly." If we had said rapidly we would hav,
been nearer the truth. We understand that it has
risen at least four in. in the last twenty four hours
and is still swelling. The banks arc full and run
ming over in some places. No damage, however, il
anticipated at this place or vicinity.-Daily, 4th.
Cape. Washington Mason, u gentleman we'll
terests in Pittsburgh, died on Monday morning Of
last week. {
HIGH WATER.-Thc river is still rising rapidly
at this place. and is at this time nearly if not quite
as high as at any time last season. By the reports
from above, we anticipate rise greater than for
many years.--Daily, 9Th.
SAM YoUNG.-This gallant little steamer, now
running packet between St. Louis and Rock Is
land, departed this morning for St Louis literally
loaded down till her guards were under water. Sht
got the principal part of her freight here:
DUSlNESS-lueTe SceHis " US SolHc improvement
in the river bust ness, particularly in the quantity
of freight Most of the boats get full cargocs
both up and down, though prices are quite low yet
The through packet line between st. Paul and ST.
Louis-composed of the Canada, Pembinaw, Henry
Clay, W. L. Ewing, &c.-scems to be doing good
business.
The PACKETS AGROUND The Burlington "Hawk-
eye'' of Tuesday says: 'sThe steamer Ben Camp
bell was run aground at the levce, on Sunday, by
the wind and water. After much trouble, she
was set ahoat, by the lid of an anchor. A short
time after, the Tishomingo, coming down, met with
the same misfortune, and was relieved in the same
manner. The Tshominso lost her anchor with
1,400 feet of cable, opposite the city. Yesterda ),
she succeeded after spendin most of the afternoon,
in recovering it,
CAPT. KEAcH-We are pleased to see Capt Reach
again on the hurricane deck of the Iishomingo,
after being some weeks afflicted with jaundce. lie
is verify of the gallant and Aecs-footed "Tshy.'
LOST OvERBoARD-On the last down trip of the
steamer Envoy from st. Paul, Il deck passenger,
named James McDonough, was lost overheard, three
miles below keithsburg. lie went on board at Full
ton City, H., from the steamer Gro he was
supposed to have formerly resided in Washington
City.
The ONO RIVER was falling at Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati IN Saturday last.
During the present high water in the Ohio, Sc
pair Of Coal Boats, containing over a million and a
half bushels of Coal, and superintended by about
twelve hundred men, have DESCENDED the falls for
the Southern market.
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has again broken through the repairs which We're
made and making, and all farther proceedings on
the lcvce must await the subsistence Of the river.
the RIsE.-The river is rising slowly at present.
The steamer Henry Clay from above this morning,
reports the river falling at st. Paul but ris ing Il
Galena when she left there yesterday Daily, 9th.
Coon TRIp.-The Tishomingo, on her downward
trip last Tuesday, had over eighty pass"ngers.-
Pretty fair list fer the dull times But the
"Tishy" is favorlte boat, and is bound TO have
the lions Snare of patronage.
CARRIES TEE HCRNs,-Thc packet Ben Campbell
carries huge pair Of horns and broom ornament
ed with ribbons, signifyng that she is second to
boat in the trade in point Of speed. She made the
passage from Montrose to Rock Island, Q3O miles)
in II hours and As minutes, including the ordinary
stoppages. Capt. Myers, the new commander of the
"Ben,' is winning hosts of friends.
A MAMMOTH RAFT.-On Saturday, the Oath ult.,
the largest raft of timber that ever foatcd the
Mississippi left the mouth of Black River, near La
Crosse, bound for St. Louis. 1t manned by
twenty four "red-shirs.'' The raft was about five
hundred and sixty feet long, two hundred feet wide
and contained full mill feet Of lumber. TIL
deck load was 25O,0QO feet Of lath and 25O. goo
shingles.