Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-03

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At St. Louis 81 boats are low laid up
for lack ofbu.iness.
The Port Byron Railroad is new rsn-
niag an extra train % account Il the In.
essass y tsads, shieh, leaves q II s'slesk
4. n.
Bssisess is rsaarkably dan = Il psiets
slese The sissr s.a '- q W
RFslshs ssd tssss. hsss Assssassd ~ 80
ceaaA 81 lew watss. ~ adv - sol
Ths. Duslingtaa, Argus ssyS tAsis bridss
will b sonplstsd sishia tWs weeks.
The 81. Louis Oeosesse says ths North
ssn Line have advaessa ffsiehts - ths
Vpesr Nississippi a,ss s.ts4r fs.p -c
A large number Of RATS are aground on
sand bars up the river. and have been aban-
donsd to wait rise In the water.
The Wood county (Wis.) Reporter ssys
uaisas rain couss soon the Upper wiscsn-
sin will dry up. II has not bssn lever for
years.
The Quincy bridge viii Be ready for the
iron draw in shout two WEEKS, anA trains
vill probably cssss in Ssptsnbse.
The st. Paul DispAteh says the Cafffsy
has drsdgsd good channels on Pigs Eye,
Gray Cloud. Bssf slsush, and other bars,
and bssidss pulled cut ever 100 snsgs
The stssmsr Muscatins vill leave Peri
Byron Tor St. Paul tomorrow merning -
arrival Of the 5:45 train from Rock Island.
The Psnbisa will lssvs for Msnssss -.
morrow afternoon. hi~
The Ksithsbarg is ths regular packet for
Fort Madison tomorrow morning ss I
o'clock.
The Addis Johnson will leave for St.
Louis to-morrow nerning st7 o'clock.
We learn that tho Nerthwsstssn Uniss
Packet Company have purchased the "old
opposition 70 Monopoly" line, % il is call
Cd. the Quincy Packet Line. which runs
ffea Ksokuk y g. Louis, consisting u
ths stsamsrs Nellie MsPiks, Ten Jsspss
and victsry. t,
DAnAes 70 rss JsnxIs BALDwm.-Ths
White Collar Line have been running thsis
beats Over the rapids without any serious
dsaaes aalil yesterday nsrsino. When The
Jennie Baldwin, vas sank. About 8 s'elsck
q she was attempting = pss dswn thai
portion Of the rapids known y "Sycamors
Chain.' near Rapids City, about IL miles
from Davenport, the Wind blew her around
and the stern struck the rocks. The shsa0
Vas carried away. and the beet sunk with
the bow in towards the Illinois shore. Al
the water was not very deep she only sunt
70 tue guards, With about eight inches o.
water running over one side. She had
sbout 80 tons Of freight and 90 passenger
aboard. The damage was temporarily
repaired and the water pumped out, an,
this msrning at about u o'clock, she sue
cssdsd in getting ahest. The passenger
and freight we're taken back up The river
until they meet the Diamond 10, 70 whicl
best they will BE- transferred. while u
beat will bs taken 10 Lacrosse for repairs
The Diamond Joe will take her place in th
line until The repairs are made. Nsss th
passsngsss lsft the boat, and the frsigh
WAS net damaged. - II was all % deck.
vas fortunate that the damage was No
heavier, considering the chance for tot,
wreck.
Tns Eioas-aoua LAw-OPlxloH o. RI
SscnsrARY ov WAa-0en. Rod0an ha
lust resolved. in answer to bic letter Of in
qsiry, The episisn sf Geo. Seho6sld. Ssose
tary Of War, in regard 70 the Eight-hou
Law. now in operation in the Island. II
has instructed Gen. Rodmsn 10 pay the mel
employed on the Island eight hours pay 70
eight hours work. OF, il they prefer L
work ten hours. to pay them the oil
prices.
The following ngurss show the amour
received per day BY the d,ffersat classes o
worknen for 40 hours" and ''6 hours :"