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

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are pleased to see the genial coun.
tenance Of friend Carroll, who Il
again at his post Of duty, having
just gotten back, from q trip, West,
We were shown, yesterday, q
circular addressed to steamboat
owners by L. w. Gould, Miami
Packet Co. J. S. McCune, Kcokuk
Packet Co. /; James Ward. Northern
Line Packet Co. (; c. S. Rogers, Ma
pies Packet Co.. Henry W. Smith,
Memphis Packet Co.. John N.
Bofinger, New Orleans Packet Co.,
requesting o convention on the
18th Of January, at ST. Louis for
the purpose Of procuring "sOme ad.
ditional legislation, not only for
the better protection Of life aud
property Of the public, but for the
better security of owners and those
engaged in navigating our rivers.
The st Louis Democrat of the
18th, says:
The decline in the river continues
without interruption st the rate OF
from Is to "A inches per day. The
weather 10 o. mild almost AZ MAY.
Navigation is doubtless TO be re.
sumed to-day. The twenty or
thirty steamers becalmed between
this and Cairo, are doubtless under
way again, bound up or down.
The moving ice still filled the river
yerday, but was so slushy as TO he
no impeachment to the ferry boats.
ANY Of our sternWheel or side
wheel boats could easily aud with
out bad result, run in it.
A New Orleans exchange Of last
Monday says:
We learn from Mr.. James Hall,
engineer Of the steamer ArgOsy,
Capt. Shatks, which left this port
last Thursday, that while proceed.
ing up the river, opposite the Gre.
vase at MOrganza, she burst her
steam pipe, seriously WOunding
George Miller, of LaWrenccburg,
Ind, aud slightly wounding Louis
Sinchang, Of Cincinnati, both deck
hands ; also slightly wounding Thos
Young and Andrew Alums, colured
irenel. No passengers OF officers
Of the boat were hurt. The ArgOsy
sent 10 the city for a new steam
pipe, aud will proceed on her voy-
age as soon as Il arrives.
The CaddO Gazette OF the 18th
says:
The company organized to open
through MacL's Bayou,
Bayou aud BOdcau Lake,
have removed Sll the timber which
Overhung the banks, and all the un.
derbrush In the lake rs FAR a. Belle.
vue. The timber has been cut into
pieces, 90 that il can be hOaied out
the smaller bayous aud shallow
axes which connect with the main
channel, so sOOu as the water rises
sufficiently. II il the intention Of
he company TO press the work for.
ward next summer and open the
route through BO,lcau Lake 10 the
Arkansas line, and II possible into
The State Of Arkansas.
The parishes of Bossicr aud Clai.
and The counties of Ln-
Tayeitc aud Columbia, in Arkansas,
will be placed in direct cOmmuni.
with Shreveport by this
new channel Of commerce, and our
.rade with all the country between
he Ouachita and Red rivers will
DC greatly increased.
Mr., S. u. Wilson, clerk OF the
Thomas Powell, informs us that
Frank Martin, the Watchman Of The
,oat was acCidently drowned OH
he night OF the oath inst. lie was
bout 2S years old, ford complex
Oh. with dark eyes, dark auburn
Iair aud about D feet s inches high.
lie was from Cincinnati and had
iarents living in That place on the
orner of Vine and 10th street.
Mr.. c. J. Edwards showed us u
ispatch yesterday, stating that the
Ielle Lee had met with an accident
nd would have TO lose a trip.
The Dexter has taken the place
{ the Wild Wagner, temporarily,
a the Natchez trade.
We are glad to learn from the 81.
.Ouis Democrat that Captain John
who Is pretty well
nown in our city, is TO take charge
f the office OF the w. X. Arthur.
The Louisville Courier-Journal
lys:
Captain Sam Montgomery, of the
has gone to New Orleans
} negotiate the trade OF the boat
} Captain Leathers and others for
le Bends trade. The proposition
forty thousand dollars and tho
John KilgOur. The latter,
the trade Ia C-Onsummated, Is TO
e transferred 10 the Louisville
ade, in command of Capt. Mont
lmery.
The ST. LOnis Democrat, of tho
9Th, says:
Rates Of -four yesterday to New
rleans, 70@7jc per Dbl, being re-
raincd by competition there will
.evitably DO an advance to-day on
articles ofshipment to New Or.
ans, and perhaps to way points.
Dnnagc for the South is in good
,mand and increasing.
An exchange says:
The tow-bOat Mary Alice in le-
ending the falls on Saturday
'ening, with nine barges Ofcoal in
W, became uumanagcable, from
e parting of the tiller.rope, and
with pier No. 20 Of the
idge and sunk six of the nine
,ats of her TOW. They contained
200 bushels each, and will prove
.Otal loss. The tug-bOat Neville
emit to the assistance Of the Mary 4
lice and succeeded IN landing !
Iely the other three boats. The