Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
Maximum temperature 81 deg; Mean
temperature T5.2 deg,
SIGNAL SERVICE RErURI.
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Sunhower Belle departed at her
usual hour with 3 mountain Of freight
on her,
The Robert Z. Lee carried into New
Orleans, last Sunday night, the first
three bales Of cotton from the Missis-
sippi.
The mud.slide, yesterday fouled the
upper stage OF the wharfboat aud the
Sunaower Belle yanked it in out Of the
wet.
The popular Anchor Line Packet
Capitol City, under command OF the
genial Capt, John c. Crane, seconded
in the Office by the prince Of river pur-
sers, Henry Dietrich, will depart fer
st. Louis at IL O'Clock this morning.
Our friends Of the wharf.boat have
met with a sad loss in the death Of the
little brown mare that has lived on
board so long.
The gay little packet Della, locking
as bright as a new pin, will leave for
Davis Bend at III O'Clock this morning,
Her pilot-house 10 now finished, and
Easley's head won't be sticking out OF
the roof.
The premium Ohio river packet, the
fay-famed Golden City, Capt. j. d,
Hegler on the root, and Mcintyre in
the Office, will pass up next Monday al
noon. Passengers will fad on her all
the comforts OF q hone and the luXu'
ries Of ; palace.
The superb and swift regular Mem
phis and Vicksburg packet, Phil Allin
Capt. Mark K. Cheek, vii! leave at hel
usual hour Tomorrow, for Memphis
aud the Bends, licketing passengers
through to Hot Springs at excursion
Rates, She is 4 very pleasant boat &c
travel on.
The Avalanche says: Capt. Henry
Ehcr. who commanded the Eudora in
he -. Louis sud New Orleans trade
80 yra., ago. passed here on Sunday AZ
u pilot. on the Lotus No. 3, destined
from New Orleans 10 Madison, Ind.
to be rebuilt,
Two big !and-,iides, or rather mud
slides, occurred on the landing ter
dsy, one at daylight and TIL ,;hel
about 5 o'clock, carrying man! ,nou.
sand cubic yards Of mud into the IKE
sud under the wharf. boat. The and
ing is now a beautiful spectacle.
Eads's new iron dredge boat, bull
for work at South Pass, is SO far com.
plete that she will be ready to com'
GU, from Pittsburg on the first rise il
the Ohio. 1t viii draw only thvet
feet Of water. and has q capacity Il
carry a thousand tons OF dredge MA
ierisl. The centrifugal pump on It !
the largest ever Instructed N Amer
lea.
y. @. Time, Tuesday There is
game Of swapping steamboat stock
going on just 1t present, which, wery
we to publish, would likely create
shaking among some OF the frslcrnit,
whi,h might not he pleasant to wit
ness. Hence we shall await turthe
/. developments before placing It beiorl
the public, Snl in the meantime "
, advise al hands sn : the cook to zee
cool.
These from the Louisville Courier
,, Eighteen steamers left Louisville to
New Orleans during i've days endinI
the 7lh iust. The Louisville COnvie
says 1t WAS supposed they took VI
> wards OF 500 tons OF produce, ant
I. weuld average l7j passengers, whic.
, is equal TO q small army Of $3.50 per
!. sous, all out OF the Ohio river in les
=, than a week."-[November, 1853.
"STRIKE AT ST. LOUls.-The steam
boat Captains in the ST. Louis an
: New Orleans trade have agreed not I
= carry the mail after the first Of MAJ
, unless the department raise the coT
pensa'ion 10 $50 for esch trip Arri
> 1854.