Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The r.ver has risen about thirteen inches
since our lat. The rise iEduo 70 thu resent
l0ca. rains. FOR Veral days patt lt has
bera advancing steadily. a. The rate % two
inches per day We look Tor it 10 come % q
stand, soon. asatE Memphis, gt last aceouhl,
% was about stationary
PITraBUHG, April ia-MononEAhels 10
feet { inches IN the channel, and Thiag 5
inches per hour.
CIHCiNSATl, April D-The river rose u
inches In the past "a hour, and there be now
"a ieet In the channel and y ieat space lor
passing steamers under the bridge Il has
been raining since 10 O'Clock this morning,
nUBUQFE April l0.-The Mississippt river
a. this point IL now q inch above the eN-
IRENE high water mark Of 1903. Many oftte
manufactures and machine shops In the
lower part Of the city have been obliged 20
stop work. In eOhsg queboe Of the wafer N.
tering the lnwer floors. II Is thought now
that the water has reached is higheAt
p0iht.
L%oUIsyItLE, April ls-RiveF on a stand,
with = leo 7 niche, In canal, D ieet1 lnehes 10
chute over he fails.
CAIRO, April i0.-The nver has Gallen u
inches In q hours.
NASHVILLE, April is.-Rivsr falling, with
I feet on the shoals.
n Lous, April 10 River declining
slowly. and has fallen about y inches Ia ali.
CAiRo, Aprii i9.-fhe river has fallen ten
inches az this place IN tue past tWenty'iouT
hours.
MRMPHIs, April l9-Tbe river rose y inca
In the past twenty-iouT hour. Below nigh
water mark OF 1901. ! foot 3 inches.
The Arkansas, after swe.lins some : ieet.
is again subIding slowly White river II
unchangeh, though q small swell may be
looked lor from that quarter In 3 daY or two.
The river here ALL, no doubt, b. 81 q start
~ morrow.
ST JOsEPH The river fell two feet IN tie
~ hours ending ~ Z O'clecs Yesterday
Advices from Yankton states that there
wa q nine feet ri'e passing thai place 4 few
days ago, and We are adv used Of ave feet
rise u Omaha. lfthusc reports arr true, W.
nay expect the river to resume us lofil' a.
titlde,lTit docs not reach ahlgheT stage thar
ever H' raid 10Th.
An e1,hanSe says: The twelve suits Ia
which toe Mail Line Company sue 10 rtC0v'
cr for the loss II the steamer America, on
the iItn OF DtC mber, 1853, were called be-
fore Justice Tan, at Cincinnati, saturday
and judgment for i66,ls4 was Confessed
BY counsel. IL is the intention ~ the part'e'
~ beiure stated. 20 GkG one Oi the cases q
the supreme CONT a. . test cLse, uIon ne
result II which the payment Of the insuT'
ance shall 4 pend in ali he other cases
The John kIlgour has laii up ~ Portland
for the present.
The e. noinnatl Commercial says; We nav
no additional particulars relative TO the ex'
plosiOn OF the tow.bDat Raven. The wreck
lies sunk and a confused mass, aoOve the
foot Of Lawrence street. Yesterday after
noon Will the tOw-boat Albion was tTyihl
N back out from the wreck With one OF the
Ravens loaded barges, she backed over
port on OF the wreck, tearing OF 20 feet Of
her larbOArd guard, and carry Ing away tht
I aVNS..-.a "a. Vaak a3r.Wau 49, go - mi
from siuking By the time J aid OF hei
The Memphis Appeal of the 20tn says;
The white man muT Tered by = negro OF
board the N. \. Forsy I'll on Monday wal
named Clark. He was formerly, We learn
second Mate Of the Julia, and leaves q fan,
lily In 81. Louis. The murderer will he tried
here before the Unitel States Court, as th'
case docs not come within the jurisdiction
Of our Criminal Court,
PIrTsBuRG, April l6. -MOnonganela II
rising. with s feet 5 inches IN tins channel.
t~INCINHATi, April lo-RiveF at stand
with - feet 3 inches In the channel,
LOUISVILLE, April l6.-Riger stationary
6ieet $ inches in the canal, 9 fee; . lnchel
10 chute, over the TAILS.
CAIRo, April ls-River ma fallen I .n:hei
since cur last.
ST, Lorls, Aprl is-Eiver falling
slowly.
NASHVILLE. Apr! .s-EiveT fslIns, VIII
I feet on the shoals.
DUBUQUE. Iowa, April !e.-The river con,
tlnues 10 rise steadily. An increase OF q
niche, has taken place since uOoR 90 Sat
Utiiy, The levees arr now under water
Freight yarls VI ths illinois Z. Il. X. par
TALLY submerged. Trains continue 70 run
Iut unless the water : ops gaining they vii
,0oa be Obliged to wait Tor TIE d19d 10 abI'e
Many houses on lower streets are surround
ed The rise has been 20 gradua! tlAt ever
one wa well prepared, and the damage, 81
yet, Is comp iratiyely sm ~ Three yOun.
boys. from 10 70 IS yeaIs VI age, went ont in
a sam yesterday hunting ducks, and were
carried iowa.
GALEHI, Til, Apr ! Is-The river mai
risen ten inches within the last "a houIs. and
there Is no doubt but what this rise will "a
the highest ever Known b. my one Il the
present aEe. The city b tween Main 5 rect
and the river Is all under water. BUILDING
only acc - siblc BY boats. Four inches 10 n
will put the wale' tGyOnd nigh water mari
OF 1859 and II will probably rise more thai
that tonight, The Chippewa wisconsin
st. LrOlX ans Black rivers reported stiI
rising, while tho Mississippi Is ia. ling at 81
Pau STEAMERS rom above to-day tay there
l. at ied't q fOpt more OF 4 rise to come down
The Memphis Appeal Of the 1854, says
The river IS at a stand here. II Is Ut some
II lpches helOW tho nigh water mark OF iH,T
Reports from the ArkAusas tell q 4 ri.c 10
thAt ,frfam VI 3 fe I at Little Rock and II
rising, while ADVICE, from Fort >mlth tell Vi
hehyy rains and an an icipat q Good. White
RlV,r l. al Iut At . STAN!