Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15
RIVER NEWS.

Clerks Of steamboats, inform 90
that not little annoyance IL zlvel
by badly marked freight They
say that it iS dlficult 70 make out
the marks at times, and sometimes
prevents the freight nom being
promptly delivered
We understand that the Ofacofs
Of the Pargona are very much
| chaRrlned'a t the idea Of the steam
ar Matches ! having passed their
boat, and much incensed 90 us for
having made & statement 70 that
eject. Now, We claim, e . public
Journalist the right end privilege
70 chronicle passing events ana we
feel Il our duty 70 giveo ur readeFe
such news. q win interest Them
We referred 10 the little "testS BE-.
tween the two boats, with tho most
! kindly feelings for their respective
omcers, and ala not lntend 10 eay
mofe than We said yesterday; but
AZ We have been brought TO q task
about Il, We win give the full
particulars Of the "brushp 80
furnished us by 9 "by standef.-
while both boats were at New
Orlesls, the PaFgoud In order not
tol let the NascheE pass her, turned
her freight over to the Indians
. tina Natchez received every pound
Of freight consigned to her. Thu
ParVOnd started ont fairly light
and the Natahes with abOut4g0
tons, an item Of which was 900
feet OF lumber, which rather served
10 stiFen her. The PargOud hav
/. ing taken the lead, held Il until OBJ
! had gotten, about % miles 0ul
: when The Natchez was about
4 quarter Of q mile distant maxim
: for her. They had scarcely gon
three miles farther when one Of u
q boats crossed to the opposite eide
: the river (the Matches, we believe
q 20 turn q point. IL was then thar u
Natchez, upon the boats straight
il. ening out, found herself severa
|. lengths Of herself ahead, drawing
az she was, Z feet 4 inches az. w
observe that the PargOud has on
of her chimneys burnt out near N
\ tor, which, It has been suggested
us, was caused by burning oil wit
. the coal. II such be the case,
shows what extremes she was pV
"a 10 In order 10 cope With her coz
petitor. Campaigning may vi
!. popularity but "blOOd will tell
4 and II the PargOud would cave b
= r~eputatiOn, she had better give %
- Natchez a hwide BERTH" That's ou
!. view Of the matter.
q The New Orleans Picaynne
Tuesday says: -.
u TIE NATcHEz VICIORIoUs.-Ti
two Saturday VisksbnFg packet
Frank Pargond and the Match
left herOOn Saturday evening" q
PargOud in advance, and e. Fort!
One Mile Point the Natche5 passC
THE PArgoud under way. This Il
a great victory, az the Natchez 10
new boat and being on her thiI
70 trip.
r. Wen Mr.. Pic;yOu ere done &
8, now. The Pargoud cut rs on
IL her exchange list for daring
m say, that we were informed q
A. the Nstehez went By her.
The Memphis Avalanche say.
% II will be welcome nowst 70 81
numerous friends of Capt. JOSEF
n. Nanson, thN the suit, HenryAm
to VS.. Joseph s. Manson, involvil
" $4,000 was decided yesterday
% the Circuit Court No. z Judi
y Bombauer, in favor OF the defeI
dant. The suit was commenc'
about five years ago.
From our exchanges:
co During the storm on Sunday 9
It. ternOon the ST. Charles and Maj,
Anderson colided, o short distan
id below Petersburg. The
q. Charles was injured but slightl
Ia The Major Anderson was bad
damaged, anil has gone 70 Whes
=, ing for repairs. Several men we
y knocked into the river, and o
was drowned.
IN The following are the steambo
disasters for 1869: s
be Collisions .........,...v'..'.
a Burned.
er Accidents
,d ExplosiOns.
Sunk.