Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

B~EPARTURRB.
come wer Belle. .sunaoweT
md lor.r and barges........."..St. Louis
BOATS U TO-DAY.
r. u. Lee...................N. D. 10 V'burg
John +. Tolle,..........N. D, TO st. Louis
Phil. Allln ........,. Memphis TO V'burg
Home. minimum. HazOO 10 Vtckaburg
John b. Maude.. 81. Louis 10 Vicksburg
Bob Lee.,......New Albany TO Yicksburg
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Davis BeRd.-The l~Ight-dralt, active
and popular local packet Della No. g.
VIM. Crawford, Master; e, L. Shaw,
Clerk, will leave for Davis Bend this
morning at O'Clock.
For st. Louts-The elegant packet Cap.
itol CiLy, ane Of the most popular on
the Missislippi, John q. Crane, Master,
vat0r at IL Am, for the Bends, Hem.
pills, Cairo and 50. Louis, carrying the
United States malls, aud transActing all
way business. For State-r00ms and 10.
formation, apply to Captain Frank Meri-
gold, Passenger Agent.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Seven bales cotton ON the landing
last night for Orleans.
The Susie Silver, heavily loaded,
passed down about 5 pm.
The Golden Crows will make her
trial trip at Cincinnati next Saturday.
Capt. Henry Jones purchased Capt.
G. {. lrce's ona.Olxth interest 10 the
Thos. ,herlook Saturday, at gusrdisn's
sale, for $500.
Can't. Ed. Shaw, purser OF the Della,
informs us that TenSas parish ls liter.
ally eaten up by cotton warns.
Clerk Shaw, Of the Hard Shell Della,
passes the time in port catching small
catfish for trout bait down In DAvis's
Bend.
We understand that the little Bob
Lee is the property OF Capt. Joshua
Wiley, and will 80 into the sunhoWer
river trade.
Work on Capt. John W. TObln's new
steamer has been commenced by the
Towards at their ship.yards, In Jetter-
sOnville. She will be fast and hne.
The New Orleans Times says: "Lhe
Lee brought 1427 bales cotton aud 66l
sacks seed. For the corresponding
trip lest year she had 1888 bales and
1858 sacks seeds"
The SunhoWer Belle went out with q
magnificent trip. The freight was piled
on to her until she could hold no more
on the water, and then stopped over
into E barge, which che took With her,
Can't. Crawford has economical all
the space on the Della; has 9 Freed
mans Bureau, q nice little cabin for
white people and perfect gem Of q
Oook-house, with ali the conveniences
for getting up . square meal, and then
BIO has lots ofroom for people to turn
round IN, besides.
The Warner and baFges passed up
Yesterday afternoon. Pilot Alonzo
Mcbride left her OF this point, having
been summOned 70 Cairo on business
for which place be will leave to-day BY
rail, end HE berth was taken by Mr.
Kelley, Of Cincinnati, who came down
on the Capitol City TO look ct the river
81. Louis Republican, oath ThorWe
gen's great iron hull lies ct the foot o.
Morgan street. II 10 strong and hand
come. The lines forward insure easy
motion through the water. The WOrl
Of completion will 10 on rapidly. viii
lhls boat Capt. ThOFWegen need no
fear that freight rates will ever be tor
low.
The Jno. A. Sender IL to be placed
Ia The hands Of q number Of mechanic
an will have her upper guards Gu
aWss nd her lower ones Enlightened
BY beavers, OutEiggeFs and hOg-chaina
when che will load for the South 4
enter shs Memphls end New 0FleanI
trade. She win leave st. Louis ab0u
The 9Th Of October.
Yesterday Capt Wllkerson had sev
Oral hands engaged In digging out Til
spar Of the wharf-boat, which was q
firmly Imbedded In the mud that
could not be pulled out. II is 9 BIZ
fob, and the work gives some idea Q
The immense deposit which has beel
made on our landing By the river.
The Capitol City had . fine liat .
cabin people to arrive with AMI
brought for freight 70T dry barrels 3
wet do, 81 barrels pork, 81 pisces bag
ging, 20 bundles tieS, II crates cabbage
Is boxes meat So casks and tIerces, III
packages lard, II head hogs, 60 sack.
~ packages ASh, 8 balet cotton, and "