Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-27
RlyER NEWS


Packets leave daily from this point tc
connect with boats Al Savanna aod P-rt
Byren.
The MsssAtias leaves Pert Byros for St.
Paul te.norrow morning.
The Savanna leaves the same point
Thursday msrning.
The james Means leaves for st. Louie to
morrew afternoon.
II, New Boston 10 the regular packet
for Fort Madison, Keokuk and 81. Louis
te-morrew morning At o'clock.
wnirs COLLAR LINE.
The War Eagle lesves Savanna for 81
Paul to.uorning.
The City Of st. Paul leaves the same
point Thursday morning.
The Diamond Joe 10 the regular packet
for st. Louis to-merrow msrniug at
o'clock.
The Ksithsburg has been taken to Aont.
rose and laid up in the slough there for th'
season. Next spring she will make her ap'
psarancs with new engines The Pembin,
will run in her place until next season.
Oapt. Campbell, Clerk Matthew'S and the
crew Of the Ksithsburg brought up the
Northern Line tug heat Little Giant ysstsr.
day afternoon, with two heavily laden
bsrgss in tow. There we're over hundred
tons Of mixed merchandise for up.rivsr
points on the bargss. 4 thousand barrels
Of spplss we're en- route for Minnesota.
The Little Giant will run 40 . regular
freight beat between this city and Mont
foso.
The Northern Line Packet Company will
not receipt for freight from points below
for any psint above this.city, after next
Saturday, Oct. 3lst. This 10 in como.
qusues Of the rapids Improvements block
ing the channsl, and its being impossible
for them to attend to transferring freight
around the rapids.
River business 10 growing ia impor.
tanes each year, and il will not b
lesg before the rival psekst lines vii,
have The business reduced v systsm-a
fair. paying bssis and then will come the
great eompstition between the river and
the railreads-ths TIVE great rival lines 70
the East There srs, hevsvsr, indications
Of heavy competition on The river for NEXT
year, at least the fact that the Northern
Line Packet Company and the White Collar
Line Company are having steamers built,
with the probability that the Ksokuk
Packet Company will also order two or
three iast and elegant ones, forssh sdows
lively trade and hearty, earnest comps.-
tion next year between St. Louis and St.
Paul, and all intermediate points. With
the increase Of business this competition
will Of necessity cease ameug river men,
and the railroads will come into the ring.
The Quincy Herald ssys that one Of the
bsgss that sunk With the ill.fatsd steamer
Geo. D. Palmer has been taken from the
bridge down the river several hundred
yards, and now rests on . sand bar on the
Missouri side of the river, directly oppo-
site the foot Of Main street The Phil.
Sheridan remained tugging at the barge for
ssms time yesterday, in order to get it 80
it could be relieved Of water in it. The
barge will BE- afoat in . day or two a.
good 40 new.
The company owning the steamers Grey
EaRla and Little Eaela ara building another
boat to BE- put In their line. The hull oi
the new steamer 10 lying opposite the Union
Passenger Depot at Quincy. When bull.
the new boat will Be quite handsome. and
We doubt not will b - fast - any Of the
boats 10 that line. She 10 to take the place
Of the boat now running between Warsaw
and Ksokuk in the interest OF the Eagle
Line.