Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-06
MISCELLANEOUS,

The A. j. Baker will be rebuilt at
Paducah.
The keel of Capt. Ben. Bookoul's new
Vicksburg and Sunhower river packet
has been laid by Capt. Alex. Perry.
We understand that Capt. Bob. Riley
says he took one trip on the Maude to
J tone her up a little and give her some
style. Now, what will Stanley Ryland
say to that2
y Mr.. Peter Pepper, mate of the great
Natchez, and brother of Mate Geo. Pep.
per, Of the Andes, has been called to
Wheeling by the death of his infant
daughter, Ellen Belle, aged eight
months, who died in Wheeling last
Tuesday Of cholera infantum. His
family are visiting relatives in Wheel
ing.
The A. G. Donnally is advertised to
pass up on next Saturday at IL am.
She is deservedly favorite with the
travelling public for her superior ac-
commodations, and the pOliteness aud
attentiveness OF her officers. Captain
Sam p. DuShane, Passenger Agent,
Washington Hotel, takes pleasure in
furnishing information.
Captain II. II. browns new South
ern packet Golden Crown, will have
sixteen state-rooms on q side, in addi.
tion TO the Office and bar-the largest
on our waters. Those aft OF the gang.
way will be IL by 5 feet, and all for.
ward of the gangway are 5 by 81 feet.
All the rooms are furnished with bed
steads, instead of the ordinary berths.
St. Louis Republican, lst: Capt. Bob
Riley made only one trip on the Maude,
Capt. Blake resuming command yes
terday. Capt. Bob aud his clerk. Mr..
Sharpe, will soon have the dashing
City of Vicksburg on the track to
Nicksburg, and don't care If she should
be ordered TO New Orleans. The
ViCksburg is so pretty hardly anybody
will know her when she comes out.
Cincinnati Commercial The Thomp-
son Dean will undergo thorough re-
pairs, repainting aud reftting at New
Orleans, where she now lies, at an ex.
pense Of $4,000 Her hull, FIVE years
old this Fall, is one Of the staunchest
and best ever built, and credit to Gin.
cinnsti mechanism, aud with proper
care she will last seven or eight years
and may yet prove profitable invest.
ment to her owners, being in q regular
paying trade. She Is valued at SAC, ,000
with an insurance limit of $4,000. and
she is now insured for $27,500-$9, ,00C
being against navigation, fire aud all
risks, and $4,000 against fire only.
From the lates; reports from Capt
EAds 1t appears that in 60 days a ship
drawing % feet of water can pass from
New Orleans to the sea. The addition
of another foot or two to the depth o
the channel will only be q matter o.
time. The importance OF THE, not only
TO New Orleans, but to the entire West
is almost too great for calculation. Fol
years the value Of the Mississippi as 4
means for internal transportation hal
been limited by the fact tina; it had nc
outlet free to the ocean. Vessels bull
for the general Atlantic trade and O
suficIent size to ply economically be
tween New Orleans aud Europe, could
not get up TO the city. The river
which might easily have been ,tht
highway OF the West 10 the sci
was used mostly for local lransporta
ton. With the opening OF the % foo
channel Il will be possible for New Or
leans 10 regain her position among th,
important commercial cities of th
world. The benefit to the Western
steamboat interest will be enormous
This benefit comes at peculiarly favor
able time II would seem. For the pas
few years the business has been YER
dull, aud 1t is stated that comparative!
few boats have been built, while
great many have been broken up. IrOI
boats are now coming into favor, and
tie STEAMBOAT fleet is to be renewed o
greatly enlarged, iron boats may be ex
pected to be in the majority. Th
business will therefore revive unde
exceptionally favorable circumstance ei
which will 60, far towards keeping
on a substantial basis. In using irO
as q material for the construction O
boats and barges TO be used on fres
water, we do not meet with the dan
~ ger OF cOrrOsion found when Il is uset
IN salt water, and we have a materis
which seems to meet every require
ment and 10 be almost without draw
backs. The prosperity of New Orleau
and the river may be looked upon a
assured in the immediate future.-[Iro
Age.
RIVER TELKGRAMs.
NEW ORLEANS July 4.-Arrived Ja
Howard, frtm ST. Louis. Departed: AliC
Brown and baTges, for Ohio river; job
H. Hanna, for Ouachita river; Dawn, fC
Red river. Clear and hot.
MEMPHIS, July 4.-River rose inche
and now stands "a ieet above To-
water mark. Weather clear; maximum
temperature, 90. Departed: RObt Mite
ell, for New Orleans; Phil Alln, for Wick
burg.