Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-26
Theriver 1t this plpce for the past
seams about Rf 8 stand.

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TheriVer It this plpce for the past
week seems about e 5 stand.
The river Il 81. Louis has just
experienced 3 swell Of about 9
foot, end continues % Fiss.
At Cairo on the 22d the river fell
Z inches ; at Cincinnati Il was SAIL.
ing with twenty-fOuf feet six in
ches In the channel; e Memphis Il
fell Hour inches; the Arkansas L.
getting low, and has less than three
feet to Little Rock; there Is no
change In the condition Of White
river, being in tolerably good bOat.
ing order; tbs lower Illinois rose
rapidly last week-nearly four feet
at Beardestown.
snow on the Sd inst, was six
feet deep in the Lake Superior re-
gion and three feet deep 10 the
main streets In the towns.
A party Of drunken miners at
tackled the steamer Bennett above
Pittsburg O few days since. A
ck.hand ofthe steamer fred upon
the crowd and killed . miner.
The towboatS Florence, Dictator,
and McPortsr are on their way
out Of the Illinois river with ice
barges. They will come out as
soon as the river opens.
The toWboat Kanawha sprung 3
leak and sunk, q few days since,
eight miles below GallipOlis on the
Ohio. She tried to make the bank,
but before doing so turned over
and became Q complete wreck. No
lives were lost by the disaster. She
was four years old, and cost $780,
900, and was insured IN Eastern
companies for $4,000.
AT lengtha true regard has been
taken for the protection Of the lives
Of pefsOns travelling on the decks
Of steamboats,. An order from che
Supervising Inspector was Issued
on the Sd inst, that all steamboats,
Inspected IN the future are required
TO have life.bCat made Of sOme
light wood, four feet long, fOuFtasn
inches vide and two inches thick,
for each deck passenger carried, &c
mentioned In certificate Of inspoe.
ton.
An exchange says that the John
Kilgour. Dexter, Indiana, Mary
Houston and other steamers think
Of forming 3 regular line between
New Orleans and Louisville for
the rest Of the season. Before the
war Q dozen such steamers as the
Eclipse, Shotwell, Diana, BOstons
and Belle Key were supported In
that trade. Those were halcyou
days for the b0atmen.
A Memphis paper has the FOL
lowing:
The charter for the Memphis and
New Orleans Packet Company Il
daily expected from Nashville. Al
soon as it arrives O company will
be organized, aud subscriptions "a
the stock solicited.
tits the understanding now thai
q now boat Is To be built very sO0E
at Memphis, for the Memphis
FriAr's Point. and BeudB trade, tC
take the place OF the Gen. AndeF
son. She Is 10 be built under thC
direction Of Capt. Jas. Leo. The
new boat will be q side wheeler
$50 feet in length, 80 feet beam, anG
D feet hold, with q full length cabin
and all the modern improvements
The hull will be built by Prince
Emerson, who build the celebrated
ram Arkansas.
The STEAMER CALLED CoLoRRr
BAPTIST CHURcH.-As the g. u
Church appeared at this port on he.
down trip, q large crowd was at.
tracted to the, Bluff to look at her.
Among those most anxious to sec
her were q crowd Of darkies. Al
the boat rounded TO, and q good
view Of her name wa presented,
one old negro, evidently q class
leader or preacher, said: "Look G
hea, boys, brOss de Lord,
desc white folks is kinder getting
sweet on we uns. II dey alnt gone
and named dat ara steamhoaf thu