Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

Tho Capitol City brought in 1872
packages.
1t cleared OF again last night, and
we may look for more cloudy weather.
The Kate Dickson lay ove yester.
day to have one Of her chimneYs re-
paired.
Tho Katie Lost several passengers
yesterday, by not waiting here a half
hour longer.
The fall Of the river has been checked
here somewhat, and the gauge marked
4 decline Of only 2 inches yesterday.
The Della encountered C tornado at
Ashland, Wednesday night and q heavy
hailstorm at Newtown on Tuesday
evening.
The elegant steamer John B. Maude
follows the Capitol City in the Anchor
Line, and will leave for st. Louis OF IL
am. Saturday.
The Della No. 2 will go 10 Eagle
Bend next Saturday, She brought
from Davis Bend, yesterday morning,
y bales cotton and reshipped on the
Natchez ll3 bales.
Our river friend of the evening pa.
per Is reminded that the lighthouse
tender Alice, has already passed down,
and in yesterdays HERALD will be
found the changes she has made in
lights between Memphis and Vlcks-
burg.
We regret that Mr.. w. N. Calmep,
Clerk of the Katie, was detained In
New Orleans by a severe malarial fe-
yer. We hope TO see him out and sufl
GENTLY recovered to take bis place on
the boat next Monday.
Pilot Robert NJ. Ostrander reports
the following snags: Between Cairo
and Memphis, 10; between Helena
and Memphis, 80; between Helena and
Vlcksburg, l0l, and between Vicks.
burg and New Orleans, 22-all Of them
being distractions TO safe navigation.
Cincinnati Times: Capt, Frank
Oakes's new propeller, Rapid Transit,
is approaching completion rapidly, and
will be ready to leave for the South the
first Of week after next. She sits on
the water as easy as q duck. She will
make 10 miles an hour up stream, TO a
certainty, and il she should not exceed
that BY five miles, we will DO greatly
disappointed. She is bound 10 create
3 sensation on the Lower Mississippi
where she will ply, Everything about
her Is complete aud tasty, aud well ar
ranged.
AvAlauche, Tuesday There is nc
lack Of water for boatable purposes IN
any direction. The Southern trlbuta'
ries are all In fair depth, while hence
10 Cairo there Is full mark twain, and
to ST. Louis 10 feet can be counted on
and through to the head of the river Is
fair working channel. The
snagboat D. g. Wagner came up from
tho Yazoo on Sunday, piloted by the
old vet. Bird Paris, and commanded
by Capt. Justin StrSzzer. She will lay
up here for the present. She removed
while working in the Yszoo ever COZ
snags, and cut a large number Of lean
ing trees. Over q wrecks sunk dur
ing the war line the Yazoo.
RIVER TELE0RAMs.
NEW ORLEANS, November 9l,-Arrived
j.. A. Scudder, from Menu hls; BastroI
and John Wilson, from g. ,chlta river
YAzoo Valley, from Yazooi er; Ashland
from Arkans' 70 river; Lo .', from Re
river; MOllle Moore, from St. Louis. De
parted: John Wilson, for Ouachita river
Yazoo Valley, for Yazoo river; Lotus, 70
Red river. Weather cool and clear.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 2l.-RiYer fell Q inches
and now stands 0 feet 8 inches allow
extreme low water mark. Weathe
rainy; thermometer, IS. Arrived: jane
Howard, from New Orleans. Departed
Katie Hooper, for Little Rock; Charlie
Morgan, for New Orleans; City Of Alton
for 81. Louis.