Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-04
RnvERlTEMs.

The popular mail and passenger packet James
Means Captain Jerry Wood, will depart for Dn-
buque and way points Monday at o'clock J.
Scarborough in the Office. r. N. Prettyman,
agent.
The favorlte mail and passenger packet Jennie
Whipple, Captain Campbell, will depart for Fort
Madison and way points Monday morning at
o'clock. Lemuel Parkhurst In the Office. T. A.
Tilebcin, agent.
The elegant Northern Line packet Pembina,
Captain Hill, will depart for st. Louis and way
landings tomorrow morning. c. d. Carroll in
in the Office. X. NJ Preuyman agent
Parker, will depart for st. Paul and way points
Monday morning. Len. W. Eldred in the
Office r. N. Prettyman, agent.
The new Northern Line packet Muscatine,
Captain Rhodes will depar, for ST. Louis this
evening. Geo w jerks in the Office r. ~
Prcttymsn, agen.
The JAMES MxASs.--Thc favnri,e passenger
packet James Means will depart for Dubuque and
way points Monday morning at her usual sailing
hour. We can end no boat to the travel
ing fraternity which would give better sa,isfac-
tion. Our old and humane friend Jerry Wood,
who for several seasons past has filled the Office
of the Northerner has the capsaincy ofthis craft,
and we persume 10 say that the bosom of the Up-
per Mississippi does not float more worthy or
proficient steainboatman. His boat is pro-
vided with all modern luxuries Of navigation,
and to make the travellers comfort complete is
the height Of his delight. None are better enti-
tied or mere deserving Of liberal patronage than
Capt. Wood.
OsE DAY last week, the steamer Louisville
struck a snag in the Missouri river, about
sixty five miles below Sioux City, and sank
within fifteen minutes. Loss 100000.
SEIZURE or IDAno PAcKErs.-Thc Idaho
steamers, Cutter and Chippewa Falls, that
passed here some weeks ago, bound for
Idaho, have been seized by Government, on
account Of their light draught. for the con
yeyancc of troops and military stores up the
river. The seizure took place at some point
on the Missouri river between Sioux City
and Fort Randall.
MONSTER BARGE.-Capt. Stevens, Of the
shipyard at Prairie du Chen. has just built
monster barge for the Milwaukee i Prairie
du Chen railway company. Its dimen-
sions are 145 feet in length, 2 feet in width
and : feet depth Of hold draws II inches
light, and when loaded to its utmost capaci-
ty, ~ feet II is impcrvious to water, has
nine hatchways, and holds 5000 bushels Of
wheat in bulk. 1t is probably the largest
barge on the upper Mississippi river.
The WISCONSIN RIVER. - This stream
owing to the absence Of rain, is said to be
studded with RATS waiting for rise to ena
bic them to run out The Prairie du Chen
Standard Rearer gives it's opinion that there
are three hundred RATS within space oi
fifty miles above Bridgeport
THE Railroad Company proposes to make
handsome improvement on Fifth street. -
The plan is to take up the track, remove the
dirt that makes the road bed, fill it up with
broken rock in which the ties will be i'm
bedcd, and lay the track again. This, to-
gether with what the city is now doing,
will make splendid improvement.
Scorr COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
The following is the Committee:
John Madden, Winfield;
Andrew Daugherty, Blue Grass;
Thomas Russell, Davenport
W. A. Ingalls,, g
Laurel Summers, LcClaire.
New EXPRESS WACoS.-Our young friend
Clint. Watson has brought out a neat and