Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
RIVER NEWS
SIGNAL SERVICE REPoKt
Station
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Lew Branuon is Clerk on the Carrie
Hogan.
The Capitol City arrived yesterday
morning. She discharged 700 packages
at Delta and brought l,l00 for Vlcks-
burg.
The Belle St. Louis, in place of The
John B. Maude, is the next Anchor
Line boat, and leaves for ST. Louis next
Saturday.
The staunch, light.drAught "P" Line
packet David Sinton goes regularly In
the SunAower trade next Saturday
evening.
Freight from Cairo to New Orleans
is l7HC per cwt., 22Jkc on hay aud 35c
per Dbl. Way rates, grain 25c, -four
SOC and hay SOC.
Com. Nat Green brings the Illinois
10 Vlcksburg this evening, In place OF
the Phil. Allin, the latter having burn.
ed boiler 200 miles below Memphis,
which will cause her to lay up till
MSnday.
The Della arrived about 7 pm. She
reshipped at Newtown on the Natchez
l9l bales cotton for New Orleans, 200
sacks seed for the Natchez oil works,
and brought % bales aud so sacks seed
for Vicksburg.
The Southern delegates to the st,
Paul Convention report that they &C..
complished everything that could be
expected, and that the Western people
are In full accord with the South on
the great question of river navigation
improvements.
The river has risen here over two
feet since Monday morning. There il
now plenty of water at the Elevator,
and Mr.. Bluck after working hard for
seve al days 10 finish as soon as posi-.
bic tn platform at the lower leg OF the
Elelevator, 6nds that for the present il
is unnecessary.
The Rondout IN. " Freeman says
"The largest steamboat in the world II
the steamer ST. John, which runs be-
tween Albany and New York. She il
AIS feet long, and this beats the Ohio
boat By twenty-three feet. The 81
John il not only the largest steamboat
in the world, but one Of the most mag
nifcent. She cost nearly 81, 100000.
For two or three days past there
have been rumors shost that Captaint
Cannon ana Tobin had bought al in'
terest in The Thompson Dean, but w
deferred mention ct It until We cOult
give particulars. We can cay now
however, that negotiations are pend
ing on basis OF valuation Of $50, ,0OC
for the boat, aud the trade will be con-
summated if Capt. Leathers. OF lhC
Natchez agrees to Join in II. On thu
arrival of the Natchez at New Orleans
the negotiations will be concluded, ont
way or the other
Cincinnati Gazette, 22d: Lots will
be cast this week to decide the order II
which steamers will leave for New Or
leans. The steamers that will be rep
resented in this arrangement will b,
those ready to leave here, viz: A. G
Donnally, Chas. Morgan, Thos. Sher
lock, Robert Mitchell aud e. d
Church. These steamers are all here
aud ready for business. The Chero
kee iS at Paducah, and will come u
when there Is sufficient water. Tn
Golden City and U. P. Schenk are O
Cairo. The former will load there
but The latter may come here. Th
Golden Crown is now on her wa
down the river, aud will not get bacI
till nearly all the other steamers hav
departed from here. The Mary HouH
ton and Golden Rule are not CON
pleted.
RIVER TELEGRAMs.
NRw ORLEANS. october G,-No arr
walls. Departed: Yazoo Valley, for VIck
burg; W. j. Behan, for Red river; Bee an
barges, for 81. Louis. Clear and pleasRn
MEMPHIS, Oct. A.-Riyer rose inche
and now stands feet above extren
lnW walaF mark Arrived. Phil ALI