Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-07
O N SERVICE REPOR1
M-lsCELLANEoUs.

The Guld Dust passes up for st,
Louis tomorrow.
The Wharf boat is receiving some
seed for New Orleans from Cushman
aud Roach, three miles from the city,
that is In very remarkably Gne chipping
order.
All the passengers on the burned
steamer Lotus we're saved, through the
exertions of Capt. Delahausie, Of the
steamer Willie, but IL persons on deck
are known 10 have been lost.
A very dense fog hung owe the
river Tuesday night, and about mid
night the Z. X. Peck had q hard time
getting up 10 the Wharfboat. She lay
here for safety until nearly daylight.
The Sunhowel Bellies trip of cotton
and seed covers the landing from the
Elevator TO the Wharf.boat. She means
business.
The RObt. Mitchell passes up for the
Chic tomorrow. Her chief pen
-natcher plays the fiddle elegantly, and
makes things lively for passengers on
board.
We have received q marked copy Of
The Cincinnati Times with nearly two
columns Of q notice Of the new steamer
Golden Rule. According to the &C.
count, she eclipses all former efforts at
marine architecture, and Cincinnati is
proud of her.
Our wet.end confrere Of the Com.
mercial ridiculed US for advising, near
ly two months ago, when the river be-
gan rising, that the lumber in the city
wharf should be taken up as the water
rose on II; and now he Is tearing ouI
his in'ards and throwing them up
against tho ceiling TO have that lumber
saved. Well, we told you so.
Memphis Avalanche: The steamer
James d. Parker, n year ago Christ
mas Eve, left this port for Vicksburg
was absent "a days, was froze up 2lt
miles south Of here, at Ozark Island
over two weeks, and then came back
10 this port without losing money fol-
her owners. The snow at Ozark Island
was over two feet deep on a level a
the time, and the river was gorget
with Ice several feet thick, a thing pre-
viously unknown in history at a poin
so far south. The iron steamer CarOn
delet was the first craft to cut through
aud open the gorge 10 the passage o
vessels.
Courier.Journal Steamboats, viii
find ii somewhat difficult 10 land at th
wharf to-day, on account Of the Goa
feet. a = There's a blockade Il
the canal of iow-boats and bargeG
eager to push South. Lively with IL
locks, boys; lively. Tn
Kentucky shore, from the canal Il
; Towhead island, IL lined with tow
boats aud their tows. They've got /
all. but would rather be on the move
or the tow.bosts here yesleT
day, with big lows OF coal, waitin
: their chances TO push through the cana
we noticed the Oakland, Lioness, Fro
: Wilson, Simpson Horner, Nellie Speer
Sam Miller, Charley Brown, Resolutt
Alice Brown, j. Sharp Mcdonald
! Mary Ann, and John Penny. TIL
"back counties" are yet TO be hear
from. The cry is, "Slill they come"
The following is from advance sheeI
of Maj. Chas. Il. Suffers annual repoI
of operations under his charge on tn
Mississippi, for the fiscal year Of 1877
. Operations on this river exicude
I from ST.. Louis, No, TO Vlcksbnrl
Miss. The snag.boat De Russy, aftr
! undergoing considerable repairs, lei
= Mound City, H., October II, 1876, an
{ worked four times over the section {
= the river between Cairo and S.. Loui
. This boat was laid up and The GREY
= paid off on the 30th of November, 1871
The snag-boal Macomb commence
= work In the Mississippi river AZ Cairo
} Ill, November 23l, and worked twic
= over the river from Cairo to ViCksburs
being laid up anil the crew paid o
u February Is, 1877. A. before stalet
: this work could not be Thoroughly don
" on account Of the henvy ice, whic
greatly impcded the movement, Of I'll
boat and also covered up the snag
: The following is the aggregate wor
done on the Mississippi river: NumbC
OF snags pulled, SIG; weight in tous
II 2000 pounds, IL, 4l3.9 number of lret
cut, 403; number of drift piles n
= moved, /; number Of wrecks remove,
o none number of miles run, | S97,'
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