Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-03
Review Of the River Business Of 1861.

have gone into Winter quarters. and nAviga.
tion siftctuslly done away.
The first steamboat whistle ct this
/, port was blown by the Northerner on the 5th
! Of March, at which time navigation vas ef.
feetuAliy opened 10 this point, and since that
time, We ,h;-k there have been but two or
three daye that our landing has Lot been rep
resented Ly beat from some trade, until the
4 zJth Vi November, when the Bill Henderson
mad. the farewell arrival and departure. But
comparatively few packets have been plying IN
this trade this seasou. tut their regularity has
bees sueh as has constituted arrivals aid de.
partures daily, with but very few exceptions.
Which is mostly attributable to the tine stage
oi water which our steautoatmen have been
favored with nearly the hole sesson-sLd fer
The same reason there has been less steamboa,
accidents on the Upper Miseis.ipIi Than for
many seasons previous. In speaking OF river
accidents We don't c.sts the wreck Of the i'll.
fa.ed Grey Eagle 's such--it vas nothing but
bridge Disaster, which Is liable to be repeated
under similar circumstances, and only cou.-
that obstruction may per, citrate This disaster
was heir to fortune OF about I 25 900 and sew.
ersl human lives, " hich should be considered
warning to all riveImen who are thus CON.
PEELED to risk their ives and property
The river business III the trade has lee Ia good
considerine the times The present national
calamity las not so thoroughly stamped it's
inn rint on this profession as on many Others,
though the inpsdinent has proved quite
severe to transient pack cts while Iegu.ar lines
have been dong ,o.er4bly well. In few
instalces, 10 doubt, the var troubles have
proved adyantagecUs as some steamers have
fund almost steady e;Lf.oyntht il itarsIo o,t-
ing trooys and doing other gcvetLmeLt SER
sic-. Tie ereat aIzount CT government travel
las teen the e4 dug feature ot,Le occupation.
Ia the it,ight lire. the t,ansacticns have
been veiy rneaere Large quan,i,ies Of pio-
duce. which il Or .uary ,;E..s would readily
have found southern market by g river con
veyance have been transported otherwise,
thereby educing this branch OF The business
t. Very small Gimensions-so sma!! ii tl--
deiiciesey has scare sly teen made up by tie
surplus iravel. Travelling on the tiv.T, aside
from what has been done on Urcle sam. re-
spons iity. has teen fuAy as diuiuuiive
IA ir,ichting Although the emigration
North ward ia the first part OF tie season was
conn arat!veiy large. it vss notheavy enough
to pa alee the deficiency OF the afte,part
The whole number II steamboat arrivals st
this port Tor the season was seven hundred and
tw.btv.eight. Tie greatest number OF arii.
vals in any month, was that OF April,
which had 1872 the greatest number Of arri.
yals in atty one week was 3o-oi tie same
month tie greatest number in Of day Was
s-of tie came month a,so. The smallest
number Of arrivals i'll any one month was that
of June, which had but 81; the smallest mum
Der in any one week was lG For the accuracy
OF these figures We can vouch, as we have
taken particular pains to keep correct regis
ier OF the arrivals and delaIures. ard CLEAN
our information thereflom.
The pas. has been an uncommon season for
i gh water, during which large boats have Lav-
iga,ei the Rapids without much detention,
there being tut few instances that have proved
any way oisasrous The Henry Clay, on her
last down trip came in collision with a chain
OF rocks, which made small ingress in her
null. admitting few irches of water and
slightly damaging her cargo, but not TO az
extent Of $500 The accident occ cured on the
Lower Rapids and, We think, was the most
severe Of any which has occurred there this
season. The Sucker State also became q sim.
liar victim on the Upper Rapids, whereby she
had about forty tmbers broken and her hull
penetrated but wasr ret disabled SO as to he
detained hut ore day she then proceeded OF
her trip, ard accomplished it, and i, being the
last one that the intended to make for the
season, on her return ste went on the LeClaire
Ways, where she will undergo q thorough re
fitting and painting preparatory to entering up
Oh the duties OF her line another season The
Kate Csssel. while coming through the bridge,
rubbed her larboard bow against one Of the
| piers, ard tore away her guards
click and clean to the stern. The Northern
Llgut WAS hlsO NlttlmlZeu ~ tue extent OF
about $4,000 in consequence Of coming
in too close proximity TO the same obstacle.
The Pomeroy had shaft broken which cost
about $3.50 10 replace. These are the principal
! accidents which have occurred to boats in this
trade.
I Among other extraordinary occurrences
which have tran.rired during the high wa
ter season, is, that the channel connecting the e
waters OF the Mississippi with Lake Michiga an,
have been navigsted. This has been an OBJ
ject of many undertakings, but has always
proved fruitless. until the present season.
Another interesting incident, in the way Of
remarkably fast tine. made by the H.wk-
! eye State. we deem worthy Of record. This
| boat made the trip iron St. Louis TO St. Paul
making sixty-two Ian 1ings, iu three days six
hours and twenty minutes. which is about ten
hou.s better time than ever before made.
We SAY 1r.-The Hawkeye Grocery,
corner of Third and Brady streets, is 60 full OF
groceries that it is almost impossible to get
around II you want to buy Groceries Of the
beet kind. and cheaper than any estn nbli.hmeu,
In Scott county, g to this place. They buy
ana sell only for cash on the nail. Taey tel!
Ia that on A reyiav Of their "a sh saiss for tb O