Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-30
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Tho Eckert has gone TO the wreck of
the Tolle.
The Seminole telegraphs ui that she
would pass up this afternoon at 5
o'clock, but che was not reported In
yesterdays river dispatches as having
left New Orleans.
The City Of Vicksburg follows The
Colorado in the Anchor Line, and
leaves for st. Louis al ii am. next Sat.
urday. For a comfortable, rapid, safe
and luxurious trip, secure your state
rooms of Frank Merigold, sud lake an
Anchor Limo packet.
Capt. George Ii. Smith stopped OF
The Sun6ower Belle, yesterday, for q
week of rest. lie has been q faithful
officer of the up" Line for five ycarp,
and has not missed q dag from duty in
that time. lie deserves q holiday, and
We hope no will enjoy a good Thanks.
giving dinner or shore.
A number Of steamboat engineers
Of Wheeling and vicinity have formed
an Association 10 BIO known as the
Centennial Protective Engineers AS
ISOLATION, the object Of which 10 TO pre-
vent, as far as possible, inefficient men
from being employed In important
positions on steamboats,. The oficers
are President, WIN. Morrison ; Secreta.
ry, b. jerome Miraben ; Treasurer Jno.
W. Berry.
The merchants Of Chattanooga, Ten.
nessee, were successful In their nego-
cations for a line OF steamers between
that place and Decatur, Ala, and the
little steamer Jackson will start Outthe
lrst 81 next week. The j. T. Wilder
will follow as soon ne repaired, thus
reviving all old aud profitable trade
which was skilled of" by railroads. A
bonus Of $50 per week is paid by The
merchants OF Chattanooga 10 the own
ers OF TIA Jackson aud Wilder, while II
is claimed that The boats will move
over 5000 bales OF cotton the present
season.
The Sam Roberts, which will pass
down this week, probably tonight, has
4much mixed tow, all from the upper
Ohio, and destined through 10 New
Orleans. The feet has Is. 500 bbls oil
potatoes, none Of which are peach
blows. Among them are Two boats Of
Graham s. Clark, OF G.lipolis, with l..
900 bLl- potatoes and | 200 do. apples
one boat of II. Watson, with $500 bbls
potatoes: QUE boat for Q. A. Davis
with $500 bbls potatoes; Two boats oil
&. ROdcob, with 5000 bbls potsloeS
one boat Of j. Bling, with 1000 bblS
potatoes one model bargt, with 2OOC
bills potatoes and 100 tons hay alsu
three freight bsrges, and II TO be
added here with oil cake and oil.
Avalanche, Tuesday: A big rise be.
gan at Pittsburg last Friday, and oceans
Of coal is coming South with Il. Cheap
fuel down this way will result at once
Prices were reduced here yesterday 10
So cents per barrel for city delivery
and 40 10 80 cents per box TO steamers
g The steamer Illinois, from
Arkansas river for this port, hit a snag
or other obstruction, near Old Town
Landing, below Helena, on Sunday
night, and sank in 5 fc't of water
The cargo is reported T. 10 unhurt'
The boat lay easy, and nc" brought By
steamers that came in fro below yes
terday, was 10 the effect n st she could
DO raised without difficulty, as only I
few tiInberR were broken. II wa eX'
pected that she would DO pumped GU
and proceed on her way to this point
arriving at an early hour this morning
The amount OF cotton on board is no
stated. Laler-Thc illinois arrived al
eight al 10 o'clock last night, her carg'
not damaged.