Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-03

AtlvER TIE MS.
ARRIVED.


Tuesday, April 2.
BILL H.ED ERsoN, Rhodes, Dubuque.
Srcksa STA1s, Ward, LeClaire.
DEPAkrRD.
BILL HEStxRsox Rhodes, St Louis.
KATE CAesEL, Davis, Keokuk.
SrcKER SiArE, Ward, st Louis.
The popular passenger packet Northerler, Capt
Afford. will depart for st. Lou: and way points
this morning. This boat has no superior on
the Mississippi. Try the Northerncr if you cant
to have pleasant ride and general good time.
The Northern Linz packet Vim. L. Ewing,
Capt. Baford and Clerk Ouens, will arrive here
urs in recommending this boat and Tvs proficient
officers to the shipping and travelling immunity.
Loaf AGAINST rus RAlLRoAp BRlDes-On
Tussdsy the steamer Sucker State left the Ls.
Claire Boat Ways at LeClaire, where she has been
during he inter, and came down - tar a. the
head Of tho island, where she took on . consider.
able amount Of freight from Moline, and yester-
day morning started I, come down through the
bridge. She reached the bridge about II o'clock,
the wind blowing pretty stiff gale. On nearing
the draw the pilot saw that he could not take her
through without doing damage, and rang the
"slow bells" in order to avert the shock as much
IS possible. She struck the left hand stone pier
10 the upper and lower guards. The shock was
heavy, ard for the space If four or Eve minutes
hung neary even balanced up IN the pier. Dur
ing that time it was uncertain whether she would
swing about into the draw or be carried about by
the force Of the wind and current under the spzu
Of tho bridge; but fortunately she took the form
or course and came ahead, tea,ing away the upper
and lower starboard guards from the point 0, con-
tact clean to the stern. The pantry was also car
rlsd away. During the Panic Of tho moment eev-
eral Of the passengers and hands jumped upon the
peir and made good their escape. The boat aoat-
ed down, and it was fou nd that the wheels and
machinery Was unnjured and she put in at the
Rock Island levee.
The Sucker State is = very staunch boat ind
sustained tho awful shock without injury to her
hull. The Grey Eagle struck in the same way
last season. but she was not as strongly built and
she became total wreck. Almost sDy other boat
in the trade would have suffered severe d amage in
the hull and probably would have sunk. 1t was an
unfortunate initial trip to say the least. The Suck
er state will be repaired AS soon as possible. ana
will continue to run in tho trade.
The NISxEsoTA BELLE SUNK AND TOTAL
Loss.-From the st. Louis Republican We learn
that tho Minnesota Belle, formerly an upper Mis-
sissppi packet, "has retired from hcr labors and
is now resting quietly on the bottom Of the III
nois river, at Liverpool Landing. She was bound
from Peooia for st. Louis with . large cargo #
produce, and landed at Liverpool, about ~ miles
below Pc ria early ON Fr day morning. While ut
the landing, and as she was nearly ready to start
away. the boAt was found to be sinking. She was
backed out for the purpose OF running ashore, but
she struck stump which went through her hull
nesr the bow. and sle went down, her stern in
water up to the cabin and Ter bow nearly out Of
water. The boat will prove total loss, and much
Of the cargo will be damaged. Tho imnediat~
cause Of her sinking 10 not known. She was seven
eight Jears old, and vas valued a. S., coo. She
was owned by the Illinois River Packet Co., and
was not insured"