Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-18
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The St.. Louis Democrat of the
llth, says:
The river rose five inches during
Thursday night, but fell again yes
terday. The weather is exceeding
wet, raw, aud is altogether un-
pleasant. In the Missouri there Is
at least three and a half feet avalla-
BILE water, and freight is abundant,
without boats to take 1t. The Ill
inois Is In good navigable condi-
ton, but no boats are on 1t taking
freight. !
The barge Of wheat sunk on the
18th Of November by the steamer
Dubuque was partly raised aud
foated into the slough. The barge
when sunk contained $500 bushels
wheat, about 5000 bushels Of which
had been scOoped out Of the hold
and saved In a damaged condition
by the contracting parties, Mont,
Woodstock q Co, who took the
Job from the insurance company
for three fOurths Of the grain OBJ.
tanned, n portion of which has been
sold for 2jc and 30c per bushel.
The barge was fioated of between
two fatboats, and will be run
ashore, where operations NJ DO
continued more saiisfIctorily.-
TDubuoue Herald, 9th,
The arkansas river at latest &C.
counts was rising rapidly, with s
feet In the channel from Little
Rock out. White river has u good
stage.
A dispatch to q New Orleans
exchange Of the 18th from Cairo,
says:
The Arthur has settled until tho
water reached her cabin floor astern
with the bow ut the shore aud dry.
She had u large quantity of stock
which we're all safely driven ashore
while tne boat was slowly sinking.
The wreck she struck is supposed
to be the Gondolier, sunk thirty
years ago.
The Kate Robinson, from st.
Louis TO Cincinnati, struck the
same wreck which sunk the W. II.
Arthur, and went down ina few
minutes, at 7 o'clock this morning.
The Robinson could not reach the
shore, but fortunately sunk on a bar
near the middle of the river, and
the water is only two feet over the
main deck. No lives were lost,
The City Of Cairo was immedi.
ately behind the Robinson, and
brought her passengers aud several
heads OF stock to this city.
The Robinson Is half a mile
above the Arthur.
The Submarine No. IA is along
side the Arther, nearly ready to
begin pumping. If she succeeds
in raising her and stopping the
hole in her hall, the Submarine can
raise the Robinson in a few days.
The Robinson had a fine trip Of
-four and sundries for the Ohio
river.
From our exchanges:
Pedestrians are crossing the Mis-
souri, ut Sioux City, on the ice. .
One million bushels of coal lefl
! Louisville on Friday and Saturday
for the Southern market.
There have been no very serious
casualties on the upper river during
the past season. The steamer Itas'
ca, Of the N. W. U. p. Company,
was sent to Paducah, Ky, after tho
close of navigation, last year, to be
ovcrhauled, and while there, was
burned to the waters edge. She
was valued Mt $1,000 no insurance
Tho War Eagle was sunk during
November at Willow Bar, in tht
st. Croix, but was raised in twenty
four hours without any seriou.
damage. The Ariel was sunk il
Clinton some days ago. Valued a
$4,000; total loss; no insurance. Thu
Gutter, which belonged TO the ole
La Crosse Packet Company, wa
sunk during October in the ST
CrOix. She was valued at abou
$4,000, and is a total loss, withou
insurance.
The Packet Company also sunl
three barges during the season, al
of which were raised. There were
few other slight mishaps to som
of the boats of tho Packet Compa
ny, but none, we believe, involvin,
o loss Oflife except on the Victory
She exploded q steam pipe at Gin
ton not long since, by which on
I man was killed. Tho Norther
Line had q barge sunk at Clinton
. and another at Dubuque, both {
which were raised. The riot o
z board the Dubuque was the mos
serious thug Of the season, but tn
4 officers Of the boat so far as "
have ever heard, were not subjeI
to any blame. Altogether the sci
son has been quite free from ser
Gus causalitios list. Paul Press.
The officers Of the Olive Branc
report the steamer Luminary.sun
at Montezuma bar, below Helen
It seems she struck the same o.
struCtion that sunk the Arthu
and crossing the bar ct Montezuu
, sprung her butts, causing her
sink. The water was about "
feet over her lower deck when q