Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-25

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DAvENPons-For st. Louis.
CArApt-For st. Paul.
JENNIE BAlpwu-For st. Louis.
PHIL SHnRlDAN-FoP St. Paul.
Nxw BosroS-For Fl. Madison.
Iowa CIrY-For Clinton.
sxPscrsD.
The Reserve. will be up tomorrow morn
ing at 4 o'clock, en- routs for st. Paul.
The Sucker State, will leave for 81. Lou
is this evening at 6 o'clock.
The Phil. Sheridan, from St. Paul, will
leave for st. Louis this evening At o'clock
! The Key City, from st. Louis, will leave
for St. Paul at 6 o'clock this evening.
The Jas. Means, will be the regular
packet for Fl. Madison to-mcrrsw morning
The Dubuque, is expected from St. Pau
en- routf for st. Louis. tomorrow evening
or Tuesday morning.
| MiscELLANEous.
| Tho Phil Sheridan, on her up "trip, wal
literally jammsd with passsngsrs. having
on board about 400 Several Of the younl
people Of this city took passage with her OF
an excursion trip to Dubuque, they will re
turn this evening.
The Canada going up this morning hai
oil the passengers she could carry. Shs
took on between so and 90 at this place.
The Ksithsburg now st .Ft. Madison vii
soon have her repairs completed, and vii
take her lace in the Fl. Madison and De-
venport trade on Saturday next.
The river continues to decline steady o
this point 1t 10 feared that some Of Ii,
large boats will have to 10 withdrawn from
the up river trade.
We elearn that Capt. A. NJ. Hutchinson
who last year commanded the popular stsa
mer Phil. Sheridan, has purchased the par
TALLY burnt steamer Geo D. Palmer, ant
will At once thoroughly repair and refi
hsr for the Upper Mississippi trade.
The st. Louis Republican says that .,
Immense amount Of produce 10 asw eoainl
70 this port from the Upper Mississippi
which has in past seasons gene to Chicago
This change 10 owing to several distins
causes, chiefly amongst which 10 The sx
tremsly low rate Of freight which new pre-
walls.
The New York Times, noticing the grow
ing trade between the West and The Atlsn
ito cities BY way Of New Orleans, say
that "if our through Railroad conpauiss a,
not pay more attention to their roads On,
less to the stock market, they win flnd for
mdabls rivals starting up in the transpor
tation lins." A lot Of -four was recsady
shipped from 81. Louis By river stsambsa
to New Orleans, was there ssshipsd, On,
came to New York By sss In sixteen days
This 10 qaisk shipping tine, and ought I
stir up the railroads.
Reports from above indicate that III
annual June rise win net take place thi
year, an omission that the ed river vsr1
seldom induIgss in. The pilots Of th
Northern Line boats say that there ha
net been any rain above, and that the rive
10 falling very rapidly at oil peints abevs
II the lumber regions, at The mouths .
the Chippswa, 81. Cfsix, Wisseasia sn'
Black rivers, the water 10 - low that b In
pessibls to doat cut any mere leSs. Il I
new too late in the season 10 remedy thi
state Of things, - il 10 usual for the rive
to rise at this time intsead Of falling
which it is doing very rapidly. River busi
ness will therefore bs considerably inter
rupted during the summer months. Hon
drsds Of people are daily making their va
up among the fishing grounds Of Ainnsss
t.. Every boat goes up heavily loaded.
TnR Rsv.J. Weston, missienary to th
islands Of Jsnaica, will address ths Sal
bath Schools Of this city On the history
climate. sts.. Of that Island, at the Csnerl
easissal shsash, y u s'elosk this evening
| hs publie ase Invited