The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-07-16
River News.
Stage of yfster for 1881, Compared to Higs.
Water Mark of 1874.
Ashland Store. july 6. 1881,
3 o'clock P.


THOs MILLER.
| Mr.. Miller informs US that, the river
having receded to point below his
present water-guage, with no probability
| of further rise of any consequence dur
ing the summer, he will rake no further
report Of the stage Of water until he has
erected q new guage.
A hatboat loaded with fifty bales Of
cotton sunk in Bayou Cornie while on
| its way from Stein 5 Bluff 70 Farmcrville
The St. Charles Herald reports that the
body of John Thurman, who fell off the
steamer Fanchon, just above Hahnville,
on the night Of the goth Of January last,
was found on the 23rtl of June, opposite
Hahnvil'e, having been in the water five
months. Humans remains were sent
to his family in New Orleans.
The Mississippi River Commission will
take immediate steps to procure full
equipment of tow boats, barges, pile
drivers and snag- boats with which to
prosecute the improvement which will
be under their immediate supervision,
embracing that part Of the river below
Cairo. Capt. Quinn will have charge Of
tho work at Plum Point, just above
Memphis, and Lieut.. Marshall wall direct
the work near Lake Providence, above
Vicksburg.-Lefe Providence Herald.
The remains of Warren A. Dillon, of
Dongola, Ills, who fell into the river
from the tow-boat Raven 100 miles above
Vicksburg, were recovered in West Baton
Rouge parish and turned over to his
brother, D. j. Dillon, who took them to
Dongola for interment.
In the United States court at Memphis
David A. Stone and the other parties
convicted of plundering the wrecked
steamer City of Vicksburg were each
fined $50 and sentenced to sixty days
imprisonment at hard labor. Execution
OF sentence was suspended until the
fourth Monday in December, in order to
give tho defendants opportunity to
secure their crops.--Ncmphis fralanche.
Capt. j. P. McEIroy, cler! of the St.
Mary, broke his leg a few weeks ago,
but is all right again.
A government contractor and force of
Worlmeu are building a boat at Grenada
Tor the purpose of cleaning out the Yala-
busha river, for which an appropriation
of $1,000 has been made.
The large steamship Ponca arrived at
New Orleans from Palermo, two weeks
ago, with the largest cargo of fruit ever
brought to this country from the Medi-
terranean. Besides large quartity of
wines, olive Oil, etc, the vessel had "a, 900
boxes of lemons.
We regret to learn that Capt. P. A.
Chariot Of the Assumption has again
been compelled by illness to disappear
temporarily from the hurricane roof of
his t;svorito boat.
Mrs. Geo. Wintz, a corpulcnt lady from
New Orleans, was overcome by heat
while travelling up the river on the
steamer Will Kyle, and was landed at
Bayou Sara, where, in spite of the best
medical attention, she died twelve hours
afterwards. She leaves q husband and
seven children. Mr. Wintz visited Bayou
Sara and took his wifc's body back to
New Orleans.
The Anchor Lines now steamer CITY
of Nlcksbnrg, undergoing finishing
touches at Louisville, is to be one of the
fastest and finest boats on the MississiD-
ri. She will run between st. Louis and
Vicksburg.
Capt. Gus Hodge died at Arkansas
City on the Sth inst His remains were
buried in New Orleans.
The Steamer Ed. Pope sunk in six feet
of water while being dismantled at
Nicksburg.