Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-19
RIVER NEWS.

The river has been stationary at this point
for several days. 1t is falling at Saint Paul
At the rate Of foot per day. A splendid
stage of water is on both Rapids.
The wreck of the Katie was sold at auc.
ton lately for $l7o0. Capt. N. II. Hazlett,
was the purchaser.
The steamer ST. Johns arrived at Saint
Louis on the 18th from the mountains
She was three months and half in making
the trip. Her cargo consisted Of 700 bales
Of robes for Robert Campbell and John j.
Roe Of St. Louis, and 100000 Of Montana
gold dust for St. Joseph and St. Louis. The
boat was attacked on the way by Indians,
and Merrick, the first mate, killed and the
second mate severely wounded.
Mr.. WIN. Fish, . well known Pittshurg
and Louisville pilot died at Cincinnati on
Saturday last.
We regret to learn that Capt. Robert Nc
Connell, formerly Of Louisville, died at his
residence in Paducah one day last week.
He was we'll and favorably known as one Of
the best steamboat captains on the western
waters. He commanded the Louisville and
New orleans packets, and all famous for
their speed
Captain Jack Keiser has had launched
from the Carondelet shipyard the hull Of a
stern wheel steamer which draws only ten
inches. 1t is for the machinery Of the
Cosa.
A shipyard has been been located at Ran
dolph. five miles above Alton. A stern
wheel hull will be built there Immediately.
There are eighteen or twenty small ship
yards on the Mississippi and tributaries
above Cairo, outside Of ST. Louis. Such are
the facilities on the Western waters for
boat building, that any number Of hulls can
be built At short notice.
The Shamrock and Ontario burned their
boilers lately between this point and Cairo.
The Ontario had 3O2 men of the 35th Mis-.
souri, on board, which she transferred ia
the Melnotte At Island No. IS.
Captain John A. Duble, Of Cincinnati
has been appointed Assistant Superintend
ent Of the Atlantic and Mississippi Steam.
ship Company. He will no doubt make ar
efficient officer.
Messrs. Fisher and Stewart, local inspec
tors at Cincinnati, have given their decision
in the collision Of the Missouri and the fer
ryboat Lady Washington At Cincinnati, ii
which they blame the pilot Of the ferryboa
Jethro Bryan for not answering the sigma
Of the Missouri, and also blame the Nilsson
ri for running 80 swift while near the city
For Mr.. Bryan's neglect his license ha
been suspended ten days.
A deck passenger on the Rebecca, com
ing from vicksburg, jumped overheard an
was drowned.
The steamer Zephyr is reported to have
sunk while lately coming down the Red
River.
While the Robert Burns vas on FIRE
Metropolis, one of the deck hands asserte,
that there was keg Of powder in the hold
but her officers we're sure that they has
taken no powder aboard. Capt. Wake
procured an axe and cut hole in the dect
through which the man entered, and re
turned in few moments With the keg in hi
arms, followed BY cloud Of smoke.
BuRxrD.-Some fool cammanding neer
company at Memphis, fired salute shor
time ago on the levee, near collection foot
ton bales, contrary to the remonstrances Q
its owners, set FIRE to fifteen or twent,
bales, and made no effort to ext,nguish il
Uncle Sam foots the bill.
For down the river tomorrow, the Keiths
burg, Capt. Campbell.
For up the river, the Charley Cheevef
Capt. Mitchell.
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