Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-25
Miver n ews.,

laiver News.
The river is again rising A. this point. having
come up about inches within the past few days
The Iowa and Cedar rivers are said 70 be lowe
at the present time than ever before within tn
memory Of the soldest inhsbitant."
Ixraovixe rna RAPIDS. = The Keokuk Jcsrns
advocates the Improvement Of the Lower Rapids b
the construction Of canal. It may BE- infsrrs(
from this circumstance that the appropriation mad
some years ago BY the Federal government i
impreYs these Rapids Is about used up. ~
OLDnG Tmn - The Cineinnati 9asstts has beer
looking up its first issue Of The ysar 1915. In thai
number, July 18TH = mentioned the arrival at that
Dor. Of the steamboat Ehtsrpsiss, ne first steam
boat that ever ascendsd the Ohio. II was IS days
in making the trip from New Orleans, distance Of
1900 miles The passage from New Orleans "a
Cincinnati was $3.50; from Cincinnati to Pittsburg
$50. Quite change 'twixt now and then I!
In BoHns. 1t becomes our duty a. public
journalist to announce that Capt. VIM. Blake, Of
the steamer Lake City, has been put in Jsters for
life. The ceremony was performed at Pittsburgh,
few DAYS ago In other words, he was married
to Miss Fetterman, Of that city. The Captain and
his fair young bride passed down the river yester-
day on the Lake City, having come from the Iron
City by cars and met the boat ut Galsna. Joy ever
attend them
ALMOST CoNyLAGRATroN.-The Natchez Frss
Trader states that the Louisville and New Orleans
packet Pacific had narrow escape from destruc-
ton few days since. It appears that she was
crowded with passengers winging their way north
ward, rounded to at the hatcher landing little
after o'clock on the evening of the lSth and just
as she touched the wharf the alarm of fire was
given on board of her. dense smoke arose and
great flames flashed upon her larboard side just aft
the chimney. Great CONSERVATION prevailed among
the ladies and other passengers, but the officers
and others Of the boat went to work with the fire.
engines, buckets, &C., and the flames were speedily
extnguishsd. The chimney had become unusually
hot and set fire to the framework surrounding it.
1t was fortunate the accident occurred when and
where it did, as every one was on the alert, and
conveniences were close at hand to drown out .
more fearful conaagration.
REGULAR PACKET LuzzRxR.-This gallant craft il
making trips punctually, connecting with the rail-
road at this place and At Burlington, and with the
81 Louis line OF steamers ~ AeOkuk. enc - y
neat, ightdraft sidewheel boat, newly painted and
re6tted and now in excellent running order, being
the swiftest in the trade. We recommend her to
the travelling public generally and especially urge
our citizens to give her their patronage, - she is
Muscatine packet. She arrives here daily at 10
o'clock, departing at II, reaching Burlington at Z,
and Fl. Madison at about 9, where passengers take
the cars for Keokuk. This is now the spsediest
route to st. Louis.
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT sunk. The Pittsburgh
steamer Orb, an old stern-wheel boat, bound from
Pittsburgh to Red river, struck o snag or some
other hidden obstruction at Forked Deer Island, in
the Mississippi, on Friday morning, 18th inst, and
sunk. The beat will prove total loss. No lives
were lost, the boat having very few passengers.
She was loaded with railroad iron, and had proba.
bly, four or five hundred tons. The cabin, pilot
house, and texas, had taken leave Of the hull and
foated on down about mile and half. The hull
had turned completely bottom upwards, prob ably
caused by the heavy load of iron deck. A barge,
which she had in tow, was saved. The freight list
was insured at Pittsburgh, aud the boat was par
TALLY insured. She six seven years old, and
was worth about S. 600. This is another fatal dis
aster to be added to the already long list of the
present year.