Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-24

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New Boston, Capt. Grinnel', f. Madison
DunuQur, Capt Ward. St. Louis.
oEpARruaRs.
BURLINGTON, Capt. Green. st. Louis.
NEW BosroN Capt. Grinnsll. Fl Madison.
BsS CAxPBELL. Capt Pierce. Clinton.
DrBuQuE, Capt Ward, st. Paul.
On Tomorrow morning, at o'clock, the
elegant passenger steamer Minnesota, Capt
Thos. Hill, will found at our levee, bound
for Keokuk, Hannibal. Qaincy, st. Louis.
etc.
In the afternoon at o'clock, the fast and
splendid Northern line steamer Hswkeye
State, Capt Worden. bound for St. Paul
and points intermediate, will arrive and
depart r. NJ. Pre,tyman, agent.
The popular passenger packet keithsburg
Capt. Campbell, is the next regular morn
ing hoat for Fort Madison, leaving here at
o'clock. Lem. Parkhurst, clerk.
The local inspectors of Pittsburgh have
sent into court their quarterly report hav>
ing inspected thirty steamers of all classes,
with tonnage Of %, J,429 tons issusl Ii.
censes to sixty.two engineers and eighty
two pilots.
PLAYED Our.-The Phil Sheridan enter
prise seems to have collapsed tiue. Cons
modore Davidson sent her down from ths
upper trade TO flax out the Northern Line.
and her appearance was for time regar-
ded by some IS sharp and successful move.
She Was gay on the wing. and challenged
all the swift racers OF the upper trade. The
old Sucker State, and the uawkeye State
gave the Phil oil the work she cared about
doing. and not finding it longer profitable
to run on her style she has quit the track.
The Dubuque Herald Of the 22d says:
The result Of the conference among the
officers of the two packet companies last
week is visible, and the Northern Line is
master Of the situation. The Phil. Sheri>
dan has made her last trip below for the
present. Instead ofreturning to st. Louis
Sunday evening a. We announced, she was
hauled of from the lower trade and put in
above, taking the place Of the Northern
Belle, which boat is laid up at La Crosse.
The Phil left for st. Paul Sunday morning
instead Of the Itascs, the latter laying over
until yesterday.
So much for 80 much. It is big thing
to talk about running out such . popular
and firmly established corporation as the
Northern Line. but the actual expense and
| labor required te acc omplish such feat is
too much for even the doughty Commodore.
The steamer Brooklyn recently left Green
Bay for St Paul, made successful trip no
the Fox to Portage, down the Wisconsin to
| Prairie du Chen and up the Mississippi to
Sc. Paul xith good cargo Of merchan.
disc, and returned with load Of wheat for
Green Bay. thus demonstrating the feast
bility Of the navigation Of the Wisconsin,
says the McGregor Ne,rs.
The railroad bridge at St. Louis will cost
| it is said, nearly five millions OF dollars, and
| will accommodate two double tracks Of rails,
one broad gauge, the other narrow, foot
passenger and street railway cars, and will
| not interfere with navigation. OF the three
arches, the central one is 5l5 and the two
side ones 4y7 feet span The two piers
which will support these arches will be tre-
mendous masses Of masonry, planted upon
the rock itself, which is from so to IS feet
below the sandy bed. Ticking this into
consideration. the pier at the deepest part
of the river will be 200 feet in height, 1l0
feet in width, and with breadth sspering
from 55 feet to 40 feet. Tho other will be
ITO feet in height, as the rock is some 80
feet nearer to the river bottom. The road,
way for foot passengers and double track
for horse>csrs is above Broadway level from
Third street t, Washington avenue to be-
yond the dyke in Ilinoistown. The rail-
way will enter . tunnel between Second and
Third streets, on Washington avenue, in a
straight direction as far as Ninth street.
There the lines will curve to tho South and
continue under Eleventh street. from Olive
to Clark avenue, where there will be great
union depot.