Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-18
NIsCELLANEOUA.

The Sunnpwer Belle brought l59
bales, % sacks seed, for New Orleans,
l4l bales and A sacks seed Tor town.
Freight rates from Cincinnati 10
New Orleans are 20c per cwt., Soc on
pork, and 7jc on whisky, Same rates
to this port.
The cotton, seed agents now pay $40
per ton along the river shores 'Or seed.
The prospect tavors a decline to ~
per ton after the 20Ih instant.
The Ashland pAsse un after dark,
four days aud half out from New Or
leans, doing little here. She got 200
Ere brick from Bruser for her boilers.
The ferryboat Geisse left for New
Orleans yesterday morning, to 60 on
docks. She took 1000 sacks seed at
Delta. She will come back as good as
new.
The waters about Piusburg are
swelling, and coal boat rise is at hand.
As the yards South are now well stock
ed, only a small shipment will be made
at present.
The work oil Transporting stone from
the Rose Glare, lower Ohio quarres to
tho jetties will be shortly resumed. Il
bad to be stopped some time 'incc for
want OF funds.
Capt Kptcs, Of the Sherlock, says not
one OF the bodies OF the sxleen per.
sons lost by the burning OF the Lotus,
including Mate Loper, ~ Cincinnati,
have ve, bCcu recovered from The Mis-
sissippi river. ~
The Cily Of Helena discharged 1885
packages at the Elevator Tue elegant
Maude is the next Anchor Liner Tor
St. Louis, at IL am, Saturday, and
Frank Merigold is her clever aud po-
lite passenger agent.
The travelling public will be glad to
know that the Ohio river will not
freeze this season. Capt. Sam 2. Du.
Shane, A cnt for the Cincinnati aud
Louisville Packet Company, has been
communicating & 10 Tice) with the
weather god above and the mermaidS
of fthe waters, aud was by them sssuro
that all fee, ze-over has been postponed
till next season. The Captain will sell
through or way tickets by any one oI
these tine boats, guaranteeing no dcten'
ton by ice or low water. Call on him
at the Washington Hotel.
Avalanche, Tuesday: The steamer
Illinois, on her way up, and the Hard
Cash, bound down, cOlIided at day
light Sundsy morning mar Hand %
about $50 miles below here. The
Hard Cash struck head on, losing h"i
iackstsf and forward rigging, whllt
the Illinois Was hit on the starboarC
lower guard forward OF the boil RI
and was cut into her hull. Her guard
were considerably torn and the b"a
made narrow escape from deslruc
ton. Capt. Cummins WAS pilot OF
duty on the Illinois, while Jack Porte
was at the wheel CT the Hard Cash
Both are frs;.class pilots. Tue Hi
nois will repair and be ready Tor dut!
in time to Leave this evening.
Not long ago we hSd little visito
up here lha, nobody seemed TO know
anything about. Here Is what th
New Orltans Democrat says OF her
lUtTt ~ l4iltt lux h"sSA 'AS SN'a'
mand of Capt. VIM. Wrigl"y, that doe
no small amount of job work abOu
the different landings Of this city
called the Dime We call her it'll
because she is only 4s feet long owe
all; has a IL inch cylinder, 71.inc
stroke, working a AZ loot whee
Well, this little bost has just made
very big trip, having left Delta Tues
day morning 9th three barges 10 IOW
loaded with II 2g2 sacks cotton 'P"'
bringing them without the loss Ci a
hour, or going to the bank on eiihr
eide, except to lay up at night iim'
arriving here Sunday evening. Th
trip Is 81 the more remarkable irOi
the fact that she had bad weather neal
ly all the way down. Takirg into col
sideralion the size Of the boat and hC
heavy tow, we cannot but be impresse
in this instance with the power
steam, and the enterprise and pluck
the men who subordinate that gre
power to their individual wants al
ihe renniremantR OF commerce."