Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-25
RIVER ITEMS.


ARRIVALS
MINNESOTA, Capt Hill, st, Paul.
kErrHsBuRG, Capt. Campbell. Ft Madison.
BsN CAMPBELL. Capt Pierce. Clinton.
DEPARTURES.
MINNESOTA, Cap, Hill. St Louis
kgIrHsBusG, Capt Campbell, Fl. Madison.
The river at this point is falling very
rapidly. and is row two feet lower than it
was ten days ago.
Hereafter, boats Of the Nolthern Line
PACKET Co., will leave ST. Louis every Mons
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday ),
arriving here between l and 5 P ~, every
Wednesday. Friday, Saturday and Monday.
Three boats have been retired for tue
present, one Of which is the Muscatine
The Hawkeye State will arrive here on
her way TO st. Paul At about 9 o'clock on
to- morrow afternoon. Il. NJ. Prettymau,
| agent.
The fine passenger packet New Boston.
Capt. Grinnell, will leave for Fl. Madison
| in the morning. L. e. Mather in the Of
| fee
he regular tri-weekly steamboat Ben
Campbell, Capt. Pierce, will depart to-mor-
row At s NJ, for Clinton f. c. duncan,
agent.
UNION PAcIric r. r. BRIDGE.-The long
| confessed. oil absorbing question Of the lo>
cation OF the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge
acIoss the Missouri river, seems to have
been settled. From the Council Bluffs Non
| pareI of the 10Th inst. we copy the follows
ing details Of the location:
fhe bridge is located at Train q Gro .sing
which is about on parallel on the north
line Of section three, and on line almost
due west of Col. Tests residence. That
will be about three miles from the Pacific
House to the bridge. The I. Z. X. II. Cons
pany own the whole OF section three, and
the north half of section two, one mile from
the Pacific House, and upon their grounds
the transfer depots will undoubtedly be
erected.
The bridge is TO be bult upon the most
improved plan, and in the most substantial
manner, to have good stone piers, and the
work will commence this fall. The estima-
ted cost 10 s., 900, 900. The sosndings OF
the river show that in that locality there 10
frm rock basis on both sides Of the river,
and at the ordinary stage of the water there
is only an average Of twelve feet depth.
The eastern approach to the bridge will
require grade Of fifteen feet to the mile,
and this will place the bridge At an elevs-
ton Of 30 teet above the highest flood
marks, or about As feet above the ordinary
stage Of water. Such are the facts 10 the
case. and may bs fully relied apon - au>
| thentic.
vLLAlNY.-ABDucTro OF Two GrRLs.-
Yesterday, . Mr.. Ambusg, q resident Of
Galesburg, arrived in this city in search OF
his daughter, Hannah Amburg, and COM
psniou Of hers named Matilda Erickson -
II seems the g,rls had LEFT homo some time
last week to come 10 b. in search Of employ.
ment. He succeeded in trasiLe them 10
the McCutcheon House, where he ascertain
ed they were most probably aboard the
gunboat. which has been ornAmenting the
head of big island for some time past
Finding out they had been invsiglsd aboard
the beat he determined to effect their re-
lease. So he procured the assistance of the
Marshal, and his squad chartered the ferry \
boat Flint Hills, and the whole posse to-
raid upon the craft. They succeeded
in getting alongside and making fast to her
before her commander Was aware Of the
proximity Of an enemy. Being taken by
surprise he made virtue Of the necessity,
and permitted them to board him
which they did, end were not long in find
ing the objects Of the expedition, and trans.
ferring them bag and baggage to the decks Ct
the Flint Hills. The object Of the expedition
accomplished, the Flint Hills cast loose from
her and started for home After leaving her
the following facts were elected from the two
girls They came to the city on Saturday in
search Of employment, casting about for Z
place ct which they could stop, when one
Tom Dixon proposed to show them place
where they might stay free Of charge
Being young end unsophisticated, they &C
cepted this seeming generous offer and went
with him. Under one pretext and another
he induced them to get into skif which
be immediately rowed TO the gunboat, where
he left them despite their sntreaties to be
taken away. Once on board the boat they
were subjected to every indignity the pas
SONS or malice of the crew could divice for
them: This tale Of outrage and wrong caused
the officers to return with the intention OF
srresting the villainous crew and bringing
them TO Justice. The commander o
the gunboat, finding thev wess
about to make . second raid. prepared e
give then . warm reseptiou, anj by III
tine ~ Flat Hill ho1 :feaahed ~ eee,