Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

ST. LOUIS, May 30.-River fall
ing slowly.
CmcINHATl, May 30.-Tbe river
Is about at q stand, having risen
about 4 feet 2 inches in the past "a
LOUISVILLE, May 3O-Riyer rose
about q inches in the past "a hours
with 6 feet 9 inches In the canal,
and 4 feet 8 inches in the chute over
the falls.
PITTsBuRG, May 0.--Weather
pleasant. MonoHgahela river 4
feet6 inches and rising.
NASHVILLE, May 0.-The river
is rising slowly, with 8 feet scant on
the shoals. Weather warm aud
clear.
CAIRO, May 30.-The river has
fallen I inches in the PAST twenty
four hours.
MEMPHIS, May 80 Driver fell 9
inches IN the past twenty-four
hours.
The Memphis Appear Oh Inc Ast
inst says:
The levee at the upper portion
Of our landing is cavtDg in rapidly.
A breadth OF nearly an acre, at the
foot Of Popular street, went into
the river yesterday morning before
daylight, and considerable proper
~ was destroyed. The coal flats
lying there were broken loose from
their m~oOrings, and several came
near being swamped by the falling
bank and the ~Lpheayal Of the wa
tiers. A fat, worth probably $4,000,
belonging to Packer, was only
saved after great exertion by the
tug Little Gran, belonging to
Brown IL Jones. But in saving it
they lost a fiat of their own, which
capsized, throwing several hun
bred barrels of coal overheard, aud
then foated of. II was caught
some miles below the city and tow
ed back. The whole levee between
Beale street and the mouth Of Wolf
will 20 into the river without meas.
ures are taken to prevent 1t. The
bar opposite Is forming out toward
the middle Of the river, and the
current is being forced to this bank.
What can we do TO be savedp
In less !haa three years, at the
present rate of demolition Of our
leyee by the river, the Bradley and
Promenade Blocks will be de-
stroyed.
LOUISVILLE, May 3l.-Raining in-
cessantIy all day. River rising
slowly, with I feet 4 inches in the
canal and 5 feet 4 inches in the
chute.
PlrrsBuRG, May 3l.-Frequent
thunder storms this %atteknoon. The
Monongahela has 3 feet 10 inches.
CINCINNATI, May 3l.-River fall
ing, with Is feet i inches.
ST. LOUIS, May 3l.-River has
risen over two feet since yesterday,
and still rising.
MEMPHIS, May 3l.-River fell )
inches in the previous twenty-four
hours.
CAIRO, May 3l.-The river is only
II feet above low wafer, COMPEL
ing boats TO run all bends.
a 81. Louis exchange Of the 3lCt
says:
Rates to Vicksburg were adj
vanced to the New Orleans figures,
and the following were Yesterdays
advanced rates TO Memphis {: pork
Toe, flour 30c, whisky 81 90, bacon
20c per 100. oats, corn and bran ljc,
hay 30c, groceries 40c. To New
Orleans lour is SOC per hbl, pork
00G, &c. New Orleans boats will
now take their departure in the
morning hour instead of the even.
ing, in order TO avoid as much night
acquaintance with low water places
as possible.
RETURN OF STEAMER COLUMBIA
SHE Loses S40,OO0.-We cODdense
an account of the Columbia's trip
from the Sioux City journal of the
9th:
The long looked for steamer Co.
lumbia, which passed this city on
or about the 20lh of March, last
year, Gu route for Fort Benton, re-
turned again yesterday afternoon,
after an Gventful up-river expe-
rienCe Of over cue year. W. are
Informed that this trip Of the Co.
lumbia will result in a loss 10 her
owner Of over $4,000. The high
est point that she reached last
season was about twenty miles
above Fort Buford, where she ran
into m ice gcrge IN the Goth day of
October, and returned 10 Fort Bd-
ford on the day following, aud tied
up for the winter. Her freight was
forwarded TO BENTON bv