Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-26
River News.

The river continues to recede steadily ut this
point, having fallen about three feet from flood
height.
Tow1Na sroNE-The Tshomngo passed up last
nj pht With 4 barge in tow loaded with stone. The
stone is from Nauvoo, and is to be used in the
struction of the U. S. Custom House at Gaena.
STEAMER KEoKUK Capt. Silas ileaights new
side-wheel steamer Keokuk arrived yesterday on
her way to Rock Island and passed down last night.
The Keokuk was built and commenced running in
4S days after the contract for her construction was
concluded. Capt. Heaight is fast man. lie will
un his boat in the Montrose and Rock Island rade.
BUs1Nsss.-Our wharf has exhibited livler ap-
pearance of late, particularly in the shipment Of
produce for St. Louis. The passenger business of
the packets seems also to have materially i'm
proved
Rock ISLAND BRIDGE.-During the past week,
three RATS have struck Rock Island Bridge. One
Barge struck the Draw Pier. During the week 81
boats and IS RATS passed the bridge.
The RIVER AT ST. LOUISA dispatch from st.
Loui. of the 10th says "The river fell eight inches
during the "a hours ending at 6 o'clock last night
maxi, e fall Of Is inches in all. At this rate it
Will take two three days yet to discover the levee
and sidewalks. All the upper streams are falling
slowly. Weather clear and very warm"
ADVANCE OF FKEIGHrs.-The freight charge on
wheat frora this port to St. Louis has been raised
to seven cents per busbe, and boats are offered as
much as they can take. The crops seems to be NOV
ing. We are told that there about 80 steamb 81
loads of wheat between Dubuque and this place
awaiting shipment down the river. More steam
boats are demanded just now.
CAPTAIN MYERS Of the Ben Campbell, lies very
i'll with fever. in Davenport. lie Was confined 10
his bed the boat week before he would be per-
suaded to be taken ashore. We are pleased to learn
from Capt. Dodge (whe was in our city Wednesday,
that he is recovering,
FAsr.-Capt. Heaighi's new steamer, Keokuk, a
few days since made the run between Rock Islan.1
and Burlington at the rate of twenty-three miles
per hour. This is the fastest time ever made on
the upper Mississippi.
The LOST by TIE PENNsYLvANIA.-A dispatch
from Memphis, dated June 18th, states that The
number of lives lost by the Pennsylvania disaster
was about fifteen cabin md eighty deck passengers,
or total of nncty-fvc. This is considerably less
than was previously reported Eighty-fve cabin
passengers and one hundred and twenty deck pas
snngers were saved
The RIVER AT ST.. LoUIs.-The Mississippi had
fallen at ST. Louis up to Tuesday evening last, three
feet and four inches from the highest point reached
The sidewalks on Front street had become passabie
from Walnut to Olive streets, and in that locality
49,, -chants were cleaning out and moving into then
l,o,es ~. .in. All the upper rivers were reported
falling. r,.x n, Sunday
evening the i3th. the steaer Eclipse Capt. SPOTS
when ten miles below Natchez, expoueuw VnI por
heaters which resulted in the death - W. uipes
nan of St. Louis, and Charles Vosburg o. ''e"'
burg, and two deck hands were slightly scaidea'