Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-17
DAVENPORT, IOWA. WEDNESDAY


A dispatch from Des Mo,ne0 says the
rivers continue 10 rise. The Des Moines
has como up since Sunday evening four
feet Portions Of the city ass Submerged.
and greet saobsss Of people have bsss
compelled 10 leave thsie hossse. The bsidgss
are still eeasidsssd saSb, altheugh he one
over Racsoen sivss has ssellsd - 80 end.
Parksr's bsides ssss Shask river, ssd enc
other half . mile Of, over . lsvse. wsse
washed away. TAsy wsss valssd ss Aiseso
thousand dollars. II is sxpscted The tio.
bess fef the railroad bridge over Skunk river
viii be carried away.
The sivss 10 spsn at 81. Paul asd ~
boats have sommsncsd running ffeu there
TO the isad Of the lake and tho Minnesota
river.
The g. McPortsr came down to-day left
for st. Louis this morning. The boat was
crowded with passengers and heavily lcad>
cd with freight and had two barges along
side. The freight was principally fous,
pork and fne grains, with $500 sacks OF
oats for New Orleans. On the return trip
the boat win 90 to st. Paul.
The Auscatine came down and lsft for st.
Louis to dsy.
The Savanna 10 expected up this after
noon, and will leave for the uppss wstsrs, -
far a. The ice will permit, tomorrow morn
ing.
The river 10 reported to Be gradually ris
ing at q. Louis end points below. At this
point it has been gradually rising since the
ice went out
The st. Louis papers speak Of lively
times in freights At that plscs.
An old settler, who has lived in Dubuque
some thirty years predicts that the Aissis>
sippi will be higher this spring than during
any previous season within the memory Of
white men. We make . note Of this pre-,
diction, 90 that those living in "low lands,
and who have faith in the opinisns Of the
"sldest ishabitant," can make oil Necessary
arrangements for the coming food, and q q
TO the mountains Of Hepsedam.
We subjoin an address Issued frem the
Steamboat Captains' Unioa Benevolent As,
sociation Of New Orleans, to oil sister Asso.
Citations, and others interested, calling .
convention . b. held st st. Louis, on the
14th Of Nay next. and bsps that oil newb
papers favorable to steamboat men will copy
the same and use their infusaess in psomot
ing the great cause
| RooMs OF Tns SfsAMBoAf
CAPrAiNs' UNloM BEHRvoLsxr
| ASSOCIATION, Nnw OnLEAns, La,
| April 10th, 1867.
To Sister Association and all Steamboat
Captains aRd Ocners
Feeling the great importance Of . united
sctien on the part Of the steamboat interest
10 the Mississippi Valley, We deem It - dc.
volving on this, the first association Of steam
boatmen organized, to call on you to meet
W in general convention at st. Louis on
Tuesday, the 14th day Of May next, for the
purpose - above; and feeling that al tha,
has been done will be Of little avail unless
the plans adopted heretofore will be satls-
factorily lived up to.
An earnest competition smong ourselves
and want Of confidence in sach other have
% reduced the eaTnings and increased the
expenses Of steamboats,, that the history oi
the past few years has bssn enc Of dissa-
tsous lesses 20 the great mass Of steamboat
owners
Therefore, We sarpestly desire that you
should appoint an executive committee Of
i've to meet 10 on thus occasion, with full
powers from ysur association, for the pur>
pose Of revising and arranging all matters
sppsrtaining % the carrying trade and
the general welfare Of The steamboat inter-
ct.
This committee 10 not intended to debas
the participi tien oi other members. and we
partieulsry invite all steamboat captains and
owners to meet us in this general conven>
ton. Respectfully,
L. T. MURDOCH, President.
CMAs. 7. REEDER, Secretary.