Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-20
RsvER NEWS.

The Iowa City came down from Clinton
last evening and went back again this NOR
ming. At s o'clock. Her roll of passengers
was good both ways.
The New Boston left for Fort Madison at
IL O'Clock this morning.
The Davenport passed safely throsgh the
draw last evening, on her way to Dubuque.
The steamer Hiram Price Vas sold by the
Messrs. App!sgate, on Tuesday last, for T.
900. The purchasers were Msssrs. Hawks
I jerks. we'll known river pilots on the up
per Mississippi.
The No I'll. ern Line boats are now fairly
At work for the season. The Davenport
has come and gone, and others may be s1-
pec.ed daily. The Reserve left st. Louis on
Wednesday evening and is expected here
this evening or to morrow morning. The
Savanna leaves to-day and may Be expect
ed at this port on Sunday.
The Lucy Bertram Of the Ksokuk Packst
Line, sustained severe damages BY the gale
of Monday night. Several other boats On
ths lower river were more or less damaged
by the same tornado.
Our vicksburg exchanges say that the
champion" steamer Robt. &. Lee has bsen
fooline with the "psgsr set down BY the CREST
Princess in her famous trip, some years
AGO. and lifted them from the mouth Of Red
river to Natchsz; time four hosrs and thir
ty-two minutes, being nineteen minutes
quicker. She made landings at #. Adams.
Black Hawk, Hutchsns and Vidalia, which
WAS more than the Princess did. The dis
tance is seventy two miles. This 10 q pref
" good beginning, considering that It was
done on . regular business trip, and We
fully agree with our contemporary OF the
Times in expressing . desire that the Lee
make . dash" through TO Vicksburg, and
are fully convinced that this 10 about the
proper tims for IL, ~ the river 10 in good or
der and business dull, and ws have no
doubt that when the dash" is made that it
will bs successful, and set the pegs SO far
down, that it win be many a long day ere
they are drawn.
The st. Louis Times Of Thursday says ::
Business for the Missouri river 10 still brisk.
A great deal Of produce 10 arriving from The
upper rivers. and there 10 considerable trav-
ei On upward bound boats; bat frsights for
the lower Mississippi are scarce, and rates
for all points are exceedingly low. The
steamboats, ere taking neur to New Orleans
At 25 cents per barrel, and The barge line
for 20 cents; and other irsights in proper
tion. There is NO change in The position Of
the "contssding parties" in the great 6ght
between the steamers and the barge line.
The yicksburg line will bs kept up, although
frsights for that point are not very plenty
at present.
The Wysndotts Democrat says "The
continued and constant encroachnent OF
the Missouri river upsa the levee is becom-
ing matter Of serious importance. Hun
drsds Of feet annually wash away. and tim
and again have the railroad company had
to remove their track further in toward the
bluff to prevent that from going. Only .
few days ago another large "slide' carried
away part Of the switch; and, As conse-
qusnce, the whole has been removed. Rip
rapping will have to be resortsd to all along
the whole line Of the levse, and that, too, be.
fore great y bile, or there will be no levee 10
| rip-rap.