Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-22
RIVER NEWS.

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proprietor at YiCksburg, arrived in
the city Yesterday en- route for
Paducah, to build 4 new whaFfbOat
for Vicksburg.
The ST. Louis Democrat Of the
10th Gays:
II is considered that navigation
closed al this port with the depart
ure OF two boats yesterday for New
Orleans. The river was declining
and is 50 still, and the weather very
cold from the northwest breeze
that was blowing. II was a ter
rifle hurricane during Friday night,
threatening to level chimneys and
trees, and during the gale the cold
was intense. The once busy
warves OF our beloved city new lie
in quietness, as il sunday existed
alf the time. Freights for New Or
leans boats will be shipped literally
by railroad to Cairo and Belmont.
The New Orleans Packet Company
has the promise of Thos. Allen to
take 500 tons per day BY Iron
Mountain Railroad to Belmont,
and, we suppose, as much back.
The Lizzie Gill was the last boat Of
the New Orleans Packet Company
to load this season, until a resump-
ton of navigation occurs. The
river fell several inches yesterday,
aud the floating ice was Of increased
weight. The ice was not in sufi-
cient abundance 10 interfere mate
rally with the movements Of the
ferry boats.
A large portion Of CampbelPs
Chain was composed Of flint rock
"hardern"-a very hard nation to
skip the hard words used when the
character Of the rock was described
to US. The drills were being brOk-
en- upon it, and the contractors
we're having a hard time generally
with It. So they just burned the
thing, in Q worry efEectual man.
ner, as will be seen from q descrip-
ton Of the process, furnished in the
Rock Island Argus: CordwOOd
was placed all over the Rock, sever
al feet high, and a fire started. Ina
short time the rock was in q white
heat. A crowd Of men were then
stationed around II, who delugedi II
with buckets of cold water. The
sudden contraction split 1t from end
to end. A couple Of sand blasts
were then put in the tlssure, and the
rock was blown into the finest at
oms, and It would be hard to dis
cover now where CampbelPs Rock
onte stood. The entire excavation
will be completed in a few days,
and it is thought that this week will
see it finished, and The water run
ming through the Golfer.
The New Orleans Bulletin says:
The arrivals embraced the Frank
Pargoud from Vicksburg with
1919 bales cotton, 945 sacks seed,
Is sacks seed cotton and ~ barrels
Of Molasscs; the NatcheZ from
Vicksburg with 1877 bales of cot
ton, 3069 sacks seed and p sacks
seed cotton.
Two great boats will be at the
landing to-day for New Orleans,
the Natcheza and Belle Lee. Passen-
gers will ind it to their interest to
seek either of them, as they not
only have unsurpassed accommo-
dalious, but the best of fare, aud
very courteous officers.
The st. Louis Democrat OF the
18th says:
A heavy rain yesterday. Much
rain elsewhere, alfOrding a pros
pect Of u raise and improved nsvi-
CATION. Arrivals and departures
arc on the advance in number, and
yesterday was a pleasant contrast in
that respect to other days. Albeit
there was deluge Of rain, e ieght
for Red river Arkansas, Memphis
and New Orleans flowed in q con-
slant and heavy stream to boats at
our wharf The river continues
falling.
The Evansville journal of
Thursday says: The Dexter made
the run irOm Henderson here in 81
minutes, with 9l pounds steam.
The Crescent City, sunk year
ago, has been raised and thorough
ly repaired, and is now better than
ever.
The steamer Dexter, upon her
arrival at New Albany, was al
tached and tied up by Valentine
Graf, the county treasurer OF Floyd
county, 10 about $1,000, taxes due
the above county by her owners,
Capt. Sam Montgomery, Lem Tyre,
aud Henry Hennegan. It is claim
Sd by the defendants that the boat
was turned over 70 the builders
last fall for their lien, and that the
county treasurer cannot legally
seize or hold the boat for the debts
Of the parties mentioned above.
Subsequently to the transfer above
mentioned, the builders Of the
boat gave the above parties pOss-
ession Of the boat, with instruc-
tiOns to do the best they could with
her.
The New Orleans PiCayune Of
Sunday says:
The Lsvee was crowded yester-
day evening, the great attraction
being the departure Of the Frank
Pargoud and Natchez for Vicks-
burg. The PargOud got q long
start, being ct least twenty min.
utes ahead Of the Natchez, which
boat backed down opposite Jack
son Square, when she made her
start and passed up along the levee
In gallant style, her time from a
standpoint at POydras street till
out of sight was 51S minutes, toll