Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-03-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Colorado brought good trip.
Depth OF water on outside of Wharf
boat-l0 feet, 2inches to IL feet.
The Howard passed down at 9 pm,
fully loaded, 960 bales cotton being one
of her items.
The Sunfower Belle departed well
freighted and with gOcdIy number
Of cabin people.
The Wharf-bOat folks didn't do any
thing much during the day but look at
each other.
The Josephine Speugler arrived at
dusk. She had % bales cotton for New
Orleans, 100 sacks corn, and 3 head OF
cattle for town.
The Commonwealth leaves ST, Louis
to-day In the st. Louis aud New Or
leans Packet Line, and the Centennial
leaves on Saturday.
Bob Bowman, a clever pilot on the
Josephine Spengler, takes unto himself
wife within the next twenty-four
hours. Happiness aud long life TO you,
Robertl
The Colorado, which arrived last
evening from St. Louis, left the kehlor
at Memphis. The Kehlor left ST. Louis
four days ahead OF the Colorado, aud
is nine days out TO day. She viii! be
along in day or two.
Memphis Appeal, Tuesday: The
centennial steamer (hundred years 10
the round trip, J. B NJ. kehlor, which
left st. Louis Tuesday night, arrived al
this port yesterday evening, six days
out. She discharged three hundred
aud forty tons here, aud has q big load
for New Orleans. II was the kOhlor,
they cay, which burst up the pool at 81.
Louis, which has been the sour ce Of 20
much rrj Iicing among shippers. ~
S.. Souls Git bs-DemOcrat, Monday
Late last evening the advertisement 0i
the 81. Louis and New Orleans IAN.
Choir Line" was hauded into this Office
thus officially confirming the statements
made by the Globe. Democrat during
the past week. Capt. John W. Carroll
is retained by the new line as General
Freight Agent, and no better man could
be found to fill the place. Capt, Car
roll acts Aboveboard at all times, and
the business men appreciate this fac
and will patronize him for bic square
dealing, II for nothing else. The new
Anchor Line has brilliant future be
fore II.
ct. LOUIS CHICKEN PIE.
St. Louis Republican,
It is Sald that the rate per 100 from
New Orleans to 81. Louis wac estab
lished yesterday at six aud quarte
cents.
Captain Pat Yore on the situation
"What the ID dOes your paper meal
by not telling all about this fight! l
you don't want 10 tell all about II, o
are afraid, sell your id old paper L
somebody that will"
al don't want, Captain, 10 aid i
stirring up strife, aud besides, thes
parties may come TO an early under
standing, and you have no interest i
the matter, any how, being neither shiE
per nor q boat owner"
aAlntI2 Well, you'll see. Every
body wants to know what's going on.
"Well, what's the rate, and I'll 90
you said it."
ayes, you can give my name. II yo
choose, and say they're all tsking hoI
10 New Orleans for fifteen cents ba
rel and seven aud haif cents huI
dred pounds. What dye think
that? lent that low enough2"
Captain Russell, agent Anchor L
says: awe ara getting our rates, twel'
and half GEMS and twenty-five cen
to VicksburR; ten aud twenty cents
Memphis. give no reba es, aud sco
the man that would"
Capt. W. H. Fulton, of Little Roc
Ark, says that duIing the sur
mer of lS40, while he was in commaI
of the Andrew Fulton, be engaged al
carried lead at seven cents per hu
dred (only 81 40 per ton) and -four
twelve and half cents per barrel fro
ST.. Louis to New Orleans. At Ii
time the largest boat In the trade wou
not carry over / 200 tons. Many Of
old river Captains, among whom
names Captain John SWon, CaptI
Pat Yore, Captain John N. Bo6ns
and others, will remember that seas
of low freights.
The river navigation fever. is risi
rapidly. Mr., john A. Lynch is befC
Congress asking for an Engineeri
Commission to make surveys and n
ture plans for establishing wa
route from the Atlantic to the Pac
via the Upper Missouri aud Colum
rivers. He proposes to unite the N
souri, river with the Columbia river
the construction of one or more can
connecting any of the afIluents Of
Missouri flowing between the boun
ry separating the territory Of the Uni
States from British America into
- Missouri river with the Columbia riV
through Clark's Fork or any Of its
1uente.