Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-17

RIVER ITEMS.
The river at St. Louis still continues sta
tionary, circumstance which is rather un'
usual for four consecutive days at this seas
on Of the year. II is l64 inches above low
water mark Of 1868, with about IL feet OF
water in the channel to Cairo.
The Upper Mississippi continues in splen-
did boating condition, with 10 feet to keo-
kuk and feet ON the Lower Rapids.
The Illinois River is stationary, with
only 81 feet Of water in the channel to
Peoria.
The Missouri River is reported falling
from Leavenworth to the mouth, but sta
tionary and in good boating order to Sioux
City and Omaha.
The river is about stationary at Kansas
City, on the Missouri, with 81 feet in the
channel from there to st. Louis. Recent
heavy rains have had the effect to put
check to the late rapid decline.
TIE St. Johns, Cutter and Montana,
which arrived from the Upper Missouri, re-
port the river falling, fast above Council
Bluffs
Is A BAD FIx-Capt Jacob lIazlep, of
the steiner Empire City, charged with an
outrage upon little girl-one Of his pass
engcrs--has waived the hearing, and has
been committed for tra. at the October term
Of court. His steamboating is undoubtedly
| over.
| DEArH OF A ASrEAxBOATMAN.-The friends
and acquaintances Of Mr. Chas. NJ. G. Caiie-
ry, resident Of Portland, will he panied to
hear that he died on Friday morning last,
the 7th inst, at Al o'clock, at Lebanon,
Ky. Mr.. NJ Caffery was 46 years of ago
and has been engaged in steamboating on
the Western rivers for the past sixteen
years.
CAPT. Hun CAMPBELL DANGEROUSLY In
JuRED.-Capt. Hugh Campbell, of the Pey-
tona, has been very seriously injured by the
falling Of spar, while his boat was aground
at Smithland, at the mouth of the Cumter-
land. His left shoulder is badly bruised,
his coAar bone is supposed to be broken,
three ibis on his right side are broken, and
his head severely cut. His case is very dan
gerous.
| We learn that the machinery and cargo Of
the Volunteer, recently sunk in the Cumber-
land, has been saved. All the machinery
Except the bo,ler.) together with 81 hogs
heads Of tobacco aud 200 brooms, arrived
at Louisville on the Amelia Peo The boiler
is safe, having been placed upon the bank.
Capt. W. B. Richardson, commanding
the celebrated Mary f. Keene, Vicksburg
packet in 1860 now commands the Joseph
Pearce, in the New Orleans and Vicksburg
| trade. a..
For down the river tomorrow morning,
the Keithsburg. Capt. Campbell; Clerks,
Dawson and Walton.
For up The pF!ysr. the steamer Charley
ATTENTION TRAvELLERs.-At NJ time
since the establishment Of our government
have our citizens shown such q desire to
travel as since the termination Of the late
war. This a is praise worthy inclination, and
is as pleasant as instructive. How much
more profitable would it be
for people to take q jaunt across the
ocean and return, than to waste hundreds OF
dollars at Saratoga or Niagara. Why for
the small sum Of ninety dollars you can take
first class cabin passage from New York
to the land Of doughty John Bull on the
National Steam Navigation Company, or
for sums equally triaing, visit Paris or any
of the German ports.
For further information on this subject
see advertisement in another column, o
Louis A. Macklot Agent for this Company
Police CouRr.-The Denny O'Brian cast
was brought up at Squire Peters thi
morning, and on motion it was decided t'
allow the defendants seperate trial. Ac
co,dingly Maggie Hammond has been OF
trial all day, but nothing decisive has We
been arrived at. Owing to the crowd Q
spectators, the case will probably be al
, iourned to tn Court House.
At Justice Bloods, Harry Love, Mrs
II. Love, end Thos. Miller were being trie
!. this afternoon ON a charge Of highway rot
!. berry. The plaintiff is = certain Anderso
:. Kane, colored, who tcstiies that severs
/" weeks ago the defendants robbed him Of Sc
near the Camp Robert grounds.
OUR BAsrrIE.-A number of drunken so
:, diers. growing chivalrous over the contint
:, ment of Denny O'Brian's female vagrants
g the Jail, attempted q disturbance at thi
. place on Saturday night. A little firm bt
le havior on the part Of the policemen on du'
,e there, however, prevented all bad cons
~ quences.
TUE SEVENTH REGrxENr.-Wc understar
ne that the members Of this regiment feel son
nr bitterness toward our city because th'
Il. we're not received as the others were. v
I'd have already given the reason for their no
r. reception, and we hope they will accept
q gracefully, knowing that Iowa is prouder
=. no regiment than she is Of the Seventh.
- Tup SIxrEExrn-A letter receiued
:. r this city few days ago from Col. Herb'
states that this we'll tried and renowned I
eanization will reach our State on or abe
the first Of next month, but whether it "
ur report here or Clinton, We have not loarn'
he PAYIxa OFF.-Major Smith has been bu
on al day in paying off the Veteran Rcse'
in companies that were left on the Island
=. Tuey were mustered out some days ago.
'sa- WRArnxn.--lf We have continuance
Use such weather as We had yesterday and
no day. our farmers will be enabled to eatl