Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-24

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The ferrybOat took her picnic party
around the Island.
The whArf-boat was spared of yes.
terday, and lie getting well out iuto the
lake.
The Alert left, burning black dia.
monde, towing q lighter and a small
store-bOat.
The craft which did 90 much blowing
about dark, was q tow-boat that passed
up without giving one q chance to
learn her name.
The Mary Houston passed down
with an immense trip. She put or $50
kegs nails and other freight. We were
sorry to learn that Capt. Miller is on
the sick list.
Avalanche Tuesday: A decline of
7 inches, with Il feet g inches above
low water mark was the report of tne
water level here yesterday. A rise is
going on in the Cumberland, l2H feet
In the channel, and 2 feet 10 inches
rise at Nashville yesterday. A rise of
26 inches occurred at ST. Louis yester-
day. A slight swell is reported also at
Cairo. At other points the rivers were
falling.
The New Orleans Democrat says
The Anchor Line steamers oi The St.
Louis and New Orleaus trade have
made arrangements 10 ticket passen.
gers through to Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Harrisburg aud Pittsburg, aud will al
so issue excursion tickets 10 ST. Paul
and return, Minneapolis aud return,
Denver, Col, and return, aud Pueblo
and return, whiGh will be good until
October 81. Tickets to Omahl. ST.
Joseph, X ,ns4s Cty aud Atkinson IT,,
can be had ut The fl ie oi the ngGuI,
No. l04 Comm - street, or on board
the Anchor Liue packer Jas. Horard,
leaving on SATURDAY Al 3 pm. This j.
good move on he part of the Auch
Line packets, aud one hat the travel.
ing public cannot tail 10 appreciate.
Golden Rule Pilot: Buz sends the
Pilot the following There 10 not, we
suppose, Q steamboat Clerk upon the
western waters who doesn't know Mar.
maduke Sim E%nsmingeT, the wharf.
master way down at Cairo, not the
African metropolis, that picturesque
city Of alth and m~agnilcence, where
Arabs, donkeys, aeas and yellow dogs
abound, but DR.. Brad. W. Chetley''
town, situated at the confluence Of Ii
Belle Riviere with the Father Of
Waters, where steamers congregate
and wharf. boats flourish, where thu
houses are built on stills, and catfish
paW.paWs and mosquitoes are staple
commodities. This ~well-known old
gentleman 10 OF the bachelor persus
sion, but that he was never married II
certainly his own fault as the following
will show: He was a passenger or the
Inflated Brandywine when she was de
stroyed by FIRE, in 1885, just above
Memphis. While swimming from thu
burning wreck Of this vessel he sAveC
q maiden from drowning BY carrying
her on his back to the shore. This gal
liant act made him among The rescued
passengers, the hero Of the hour. On
old lady, IN her enthusiastic admiration
of the noble Duke, insisted upon hi
/. marrying the girl right then and there
But our ancient friend was, you bel
equal to the occasion, and be pOlitel,
: declined, saying: Well, l think
have already done enough for tha
young woman"
The Colorado left ST. Louis loade,
deer, arrived here about IL pm
Tuesday, and discharged 1900 sek
ages, after putting of a good deal q
freight at Delta. Ga yesterday W
found our frienls, those musical star
Razers, Matson aud Z'egler, in FIN
health and spirits aud excellent voice
Capt. McPheeteFs was looking as port
ly and handsome IS ever, and Osborn
as nice as q strawberry cake, as he al
ways does. Matson has not been i'd
since last trip. He has composed q
operetta, entitled "The Flat Boat Col
lisiOn 10 q Fog" which he and Ziegle
render with fine effect. A passenger
who Is q musical virtuosO, gives us th
following account of It: Malso
wheedle-eedle.eedlss up among th
high notes to indicate the falling of h
f6e mist, aud ss 1t begins to thicken u
he whodle. odle.odles down toward II
base. As it gets darker he feels b
way doubtfully aud cautiously anon
the fats aad sharps, principally anon
the fats, and when he seen
to get lost, Ziegler breaks in vii
the gourd horn, as the fog signal, OF
the constant footing denotes that the
are several fat boats near togethe
while Matson's sharp ticks in the upp
oClaves show that the fat boatmen q
"cussin'" each other. Gradually Z
footing and "cussln'" get worse 81
worse, and Matson begins to get
work In as the collision approsch'