Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-04
MIsCELLAREoUs.

MISCELLANEOUS
Business bri-k.
Weather beautiful.
River men cheerful.
Landing still covered with cotton
and seed.
The Sun1ower Belle and Carrie lilo.
gan departed with big trips.
The Kate Dickson came down from
the foot OF Honey leland, with 3,543
sacks seed, 8 bales cotton, aud sun
dries.
The Golden Crown added 800 sacks
seed here. This filed her, and che
passed down with all she could wag
under.
The Capitol City brought 1000 pack
ages. The favorile John B. Maude fol-
lows her, and leaves Saturday ct IL
am. for 81. Louis. Frank MerigOld
Passenger Agent.
The old iaVOrite Illinois has resumed
her place in the Vickshurg and Mem
phis trade, and is due to-day, TO leave
tomorrow % advertised. The Illinois
has recently been overhauled and re-.
paired at an expense ofoVer 81, 900, and
lie one Of the huest boats on the river.
Her officers are experienced and pop.
ular river men.
The loss Of property on the Western
rivers during the past year 10 set down
OF Eve million three hundred and thir-
~ thousand dollars. This includes The
Ice aud coalboat disasters on the Ohio
river, amounting TO four million dol.
lars. The number OF lives lost during
the same time vas seventy, Of which
twOIhIrds we're by explosions and
burning Of steamers.
The Rin.house known as Shelby's,
on the Wilkinson place, nearly Oppo-
site Arkansas City, two hundred miles
south Of Memphis, was destroyed by
Are q few days since. Between forty
aud ffty bales Of cotton were also
buru,d. The loss IS estimated at $751;
600, on which there was no insurance.
The ire caught from the gin-saw strik-
ing upon somo hard substance.
X. Il. Wallace, commander Of the
lighthouse feet in the ST. Louis dis
trict, repor the following concerning
lights: "The light on the dixie ct Horse
Tail will be temporarily discontinued
on account OF high water, but will bG
re.established when the stage OF water
will permit For the present the above
light will be on Lewis Dump. The
light at Williams, below Point Pleas
ant, Missouri, will be discontinued De-
cember 81, 1871"
Avalanche, Tuesday; The rivers are
all Aush, the channel from here up hav
ing over 20 feet, and through 10 st
Louis there is plenty Of water, while
the Ohio IL In good stage. The South
ern tributaries are all high, cotton Il
rushing 10 market rapidly, and busi
Hess promises 10 be brisk As soon as thu
holiday season ends.
st. Louis Republican There is moth
ing unlikely in the statement made b!
3 Piusburg paper that Commodore W
J. KOuniz Of that city contemplate
building u fast boat for the 81. Loui
and New Orleans trade-one that viii
came up IN Eve days or less. lie /
wealthy, aud doubtless has mad
enough money with boats iu The sam
trade during the past ten years to built
half 3 dozen fast New Orlean
boats. Besides this, one Of the require
ments OF the present aud for the futur
of the business Of the Mississippi val
ley is, passenger and express freigh
steamers Of great speed. Who is bet
ter qualified to introduce and Operat
these steamers, or more Interested i
the growth and prosperity Of the rive
trade of 81, Louis with New Orlean
and inttrmGd'a points7
New Orleans Democrat: The re
ceipts OF cotton by the river for tn
month OF December, amounted to I'll
200 bales, as follows: From Vicks
burg, Bends and YaEoo, 7l,772 bsles
Red River. A 93S bales; Memphis an
Bends, 35,405 bales; Ouachiia, 1855
bales Ouachita, 23,553 bales; cOas
1888 bales; Arkansas and Whit
Rivers, 9,34l bsles; Atchsfalaya, 6,99
bales; Teche, 3S2 bales; by ST. Lou
steamers, 1854 bales; and by Obi
river steamers, 1922 bales. In lh
same time by river the receipts of ace
cotton amounted 10 $50 bags, colto
seed 3O2,0S9 sacks, sugar q, ,493 hog
heads, molasses l02, ,544 barrels, cleane
rice ,497 barrels, and rough rice l6,51
sacks. The same time last year the r.
ceipts of cotton amounted TO 49,
bales. seed cotton 476 bAgs, cotton see
l4S OPT sacks, sugar 26,42l hogshesd
molasses 56,062 barrels, cleaned ri,
2,54O barrels, rough rice 3,Sl7 sacks.