Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-01
THE WEEKLY HERALD.
SATURDAY, JANUARY /, 1870
RIVER NEWS.

ALIb beyhs
River declining about one foot
ppf day.
Heavy ice floating with current
yesterday, and expected TO be lar.
ger in quantity to-day. Hence,
some steamers will not wait for
full cargOes o. much freight but
start SOuthward-actualed mainly
by a desire 70 escape imprisonment
here for the winter. The Glasgow
10 announced TO sail for New Or
leans this evening, the Lady Gay
tomorrow evening, and the Mollie
Able leaves positively at 10 this
morning. Rates 10 New Orleas
were advanced yesterday-fOur
Toe, other things in proportion.
Capt. Hutchinson's, side.wheel,
Countess, will come TO the wharf
this morning, and leave on Wednes-
day for Vicksburg and Yazoo river.
The river rose Il inches al Mem.
phiss, on the 2lst inst.
An exchange says:
Tie price of coal along the river
has gone up enormously since the
LIST Of December, boats being charg.
cd now eighty cents per box, said
to contain two aud a half bushels.
This Is a terrible tax on steamboat
%excheQuers, and is another m0ni.
ton to close the mouths OF those
who put on airs and charge steam
boats with being exhorbitant in
their rates Of transportation. The
question is before the people. "Why
IL the price Of coal supplied TO
steamboats,, SO high, when so much
OF it lies along the river"
An exchange says that the decis-
ion Of the United States District
Court at Cairo, in the a s Of the
steamer Missionary VS.. Virginia,
awards the owner of the Mission.
airy 5000 for services and 5000
for the loss OF the boat.
The Wheeling Tntelligencer says {:
"Captain Will List purchased the
ArgOsy, Thursday evening--the
steamer to be delivered TO him at
Pittsburg when her present cargo
is discharged. Billy Anderson
went up on her TO take charge Of
the office under her new owner.
She will be put inthe Plttsburg and
Portsmouth trade. The price paid
was 1900"
The ST. Louis Dispatch says: "A
boat containing thirteen workmen,
who have been engaged in putting
up the framework Of a new draw
bridge for the New Jersey railroad
over the Passaic river, New Jersey
was capsized yesterday, as the men
were going to1linner, and four men
and one boy were drowned. The
iron-workers were in the employ OF
tie Pittsburg and Pennsylvania
Cridga. building Company. The
bodies have since been recovered,
Their names are John Riley, Thos.
Ke!so, Manchester, John Leonard,
OF Newark, and Timothy Griffith,
OF P%it,sburg, Pa.
The Lex;er went into New
Orleans last trip. with 1920 bales
Of cotton ; 3,47j sacks Of seed, and
81 sacks OF seed cotton. The Par
goud lad 1868 bales Of cotton.
1880 sacks Of seed, 10 hhds OF SUI
gar and Is sacks Of seed cotton
The Belle Lees trip, was l,4l;
bales, and 1884 sacks Of seed.
TIE steamer swallow collideL
with the Champion No. 4, and
sank, two miles below Cincinnati
GU the 2lst. The cargo Of th'
Swallow was estimated at $IJ0,0OO
Insurance not known, but reporter
10 fully cover loss. Value Of th'
boat, $4,000; insured for $4,000
She was built in 1862, was $50 fee
long, IS feet beam, Z feet hold, AMI
side wheel. The boat is probabl!
a total loss.
The Belle Yazoo has brought tn,
largest trip Of the seasou-l0S
bales cotton and 1897 sacks seed.
Mr.. Matt. Conklin has our thank
for 4 copy Of the Richmond's Head
light Of the 25th, from which VI
CLEAN the following regarding
collision between the Richmon,
and Wild Wagner at New Texa
landing, where the Quitman sank
This morning about day light
when the Richmond was backing
out from Texas landing, the vii
Wagner came down, and her pilOl
thinking that the Richmond wa
winding out, didn't discover hi
mistake in time to prevent 4 sever
collision. The Wagner strtil
fairly against the stem Of the Rlch
mond, tearing away q considerable
portion Of the Wagoner's larboar
guard, and springing a large lea
In her. The only damage the Rich
mund sustained was the loss OF he
iack-staE, which was broken dow
Both boats were Immediately lane
ed, and although the Wagoner Wa
IN q sinking condition, the strenu
Gus efforts Of the crew soon save
her by the removal Of her freigl
TO theaRichmond and the buildin
Of a bulkhead which stopped u
leak. Her passengers and ireigl
are on board the Richmond, an
the crippled boat is in t0w Of our
10 New Orleans, where she wi
undergo more thorough repairs
The 81. Louis Democrat of Il
l4,h says that the Iron Mountal
Railway cars are being loaded an
crammed with freight for New o
leans and way points, and by tn
route MessFs. - agents OF u
st. Louis packet line were and a.
giving, and will continue TO CAV
bills ladiug to any portion OF Il
South. Rates to New Orlean,
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