Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-19
RIVER

prnCtiCed lately upon one Of our
well known citiZens, by q fellow
who styles himself JudsOn. Pre-.
tending that he wished to purchase
q steamboat boiler lying on the
leeee, the scamp got the bill OF sale
of II, assuring the owner that he
had only TO 90 to the bank, get the
money aud return with Il, when
everything would DO arranged sat.
isfactOrily. Instead of going TO
the bank he went tOlhe clerk of the
YazOo river Countess, and instruct
ed him TO take the boiler TO Green
wood. lie then requested the clerk
to lend him one hundred dollars,
rs he wished to get some castings
aud did not have money enough to
pay for them, showing in the mean.
lime the bill OF sale for the boiler.
Tue clerk not %snspeCiing anything
wrong advanced the money, aud
took the boiler to Greenwood,
where It remained several week.,
and was returned yesterday, when
the rightful owner came forward
and claimed it. We left him aud the
= clerk trying 10 settle the matter,
/ last evening.
| Phe Legal Tender and Marble
: City are reported aground at Deco
= Ia above Memphis.
All the rivers above ST. Louis are
reported declining There is hardly
c more than six feet water in the
channel from 81. Louis TO Cairo.
i and only 81 feet from ST. Louis tC
h Kcokuk. The Missouri ia supposed
l. to be free Of ice 10 st. Joseph, will
n 30 feet water in the channel.
Is The eighteenthannual convention
If OF the Supervising Inspectors o
s. Steamboats, Of the United State
t. which has been in session IN Wash
ID ingtOn recently, made n revision o
J. tho existing STEAMBOAT laws,and PIC
9. pared the draft OF n bill designed /
~ serve as q cOdincation OF all th
provisions which they deem bee
calculated to ensure SAFETY to III
d. and property on board OF vessel
in propelled by steam. This pre-
,ir posed bill has been submitted I
n. the Secretary Of the Treasury f
of bis consideration, and II IA b
n. lioycd that he will recommend
an enactment by Congress. The sui
he icct has been examined aud q
az above action taken by tho Supe
nc vising Insped ors was at the rogue
mi Of the Secretary Of the Treasur
wa as the provisions ofthe old law
mi 1862 and the amendments theret
ro. are believed 10 be inadequate
the requirements OF the present.
An exchange says that mn ass
ma citation Of colorcd men at L.oui
50 vile, have determined to raise,
y! ", subscription, enough money
I've build a fine boat, TO ply betwcl
ow Memphis and New Orleans. A
ich derson Lewis, n well known STE
lard on he river, has been deputI
,or. to contract for the building, and Il
received bids for the hull aud N
''V' chineyy.
The Louisville Commercial
Moudoy .ays: We had the pIcasr
At Of meeting 1t the National Hot
al Yesterday, that very genial aHd I
rntCa gentleman, Capt. David !
..ul Haven, Superintendent Of The N
." sl.slppi Valley Navigation Go
IRE pany. lie is on his return fn
cad Washington City. where hr
Of been Spending sometime in The
cen terc.t Of tho Company he rep
but SCENTS. and with especial rcforel
the to his own highly improved >
Dor- ten OF constructing vessels b,
for ocean and river service. WI
ore Captain Dciiaycu was ut Wa
tisl ingt0n he received much cnco
ped agemtnt 1T the hands vt the IN
the authorities. and II is moro Il
at probable that the government
i'm ,uon adopthis new method Ut b1
5 In building for The vessels hereaI
lese 10 be constructed for the Uni
Itch States Navy. Captain Della
Yesterday received q letter II
The Secetsry of his company,
Il. Peuton, ESD, at New Orleo
informing him that the Legislat
of Louisiana had passed, and
Governor had approved a
whereby the company is grant'
D. subsidy Of one hundred thous
dollars, and exempted from tt
.So" ton for ten years. This lib
us' State provision, with the car
now on hand Zone hundred Il
sand dollars worth of rich liant
q several OF the Gulf States)
ne place the company upon a subs
tial footing, and enable 1t TO go
ward at an carly day with
ssH building Of one Of the beautiful
novel and superior boats invei
by Captain DeHaven. II was
ago decided by the company
have their palatial vessels
s1k structed in Louisville, and do
AZ less before the waning Of anG
spring our ship-carpenters and
Chinisls will have turned out
first DeIlaven steamer for
SIX pleasure and admiration Of
= world. Captain DcHaven left
SO city last night and amer visitin
family, near Seymour, indiana
.an win proceed to 81. Louis.
An exchange has the follow
70 Tn AMAzoK.-Let US, folio
u in brief abstract the account o
!. Orton, touch upon some prom
characterization Of lhls great Z
l q river. e rises 81 The hltle e
anIake o. Laurieoeha, just !
, . The limils Of perpetual snow.