River News highlights 6 June river traffic and arrivals
Daily Port Register reports steamboat timetable notes for Monday and departures on Saturday and Sunday. Vessels such as United States, Louisville, Ben Franklin, Potomac, and Julia No. 2 appear in arrivals and departures with ports listed including New Orleans, Cincinnati, and Memphis. Weather is rainy with river gauges and various comments on river conditions and dock activity.
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United States
Louisville
Ben
Cincln'ts
Portsmouth
Big Sandy
Pomeroy ‘ Packet Company
David Gipson
Prest
Tabriday
Pset Aia
Potomac
Tusedaya
Wildwood
Broadway
W. Honsuer
United States Mail Line Co
Vine Street
New Albany
Cairo
Memphis
Toesdey
Orleans
Tively
Robert Mitchell
Lew
Kates
Gumn
du Soveuer
Inson
Roy
Texas
Morgan Line
Alao
Mobile
Alabama
New Orleans
Mobile & Texas Railroad
Steamer Vint Shinkie and River Trade Ledger
A detailed list of steamer cargo and deck cargo across routes from Memphis to Cincinnati and Paducah to Evansville reports items such as flour, sundries, cotton bales, potatoes, onions, oil, iron, and beer kegs. The notes note five passenger counts and upcoming trips including the Steamer Thompson Dean from New Orleans. Water levels rise with nine feet at the Waterworks and potential rapid uprush predicted on the Licking River. Local port items recap arrivals, departures, and pilot assignments amid steady river traffic.
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Louisvile
Robtell
New Orleans
Millar
Gocinnai
Jobo L. Kheats
Ironsides
Laura Davis
St. Louis
Fawn
Evansville
Dearted—Mitchell
Cincinnati
New Ileans
Memphis
Rhoads
Davis
Robin
Pittsburg
Evansvilue
Mercy
Little Dof
Houston
Ind
Comics
Morning Star
Utah
Papocan
Shinkle
Rapidan
Tennessee
Calvert Shoals
Carmo
Ill
Belle Impe Sant
Belle Memphis
Bismarck
St Louis
Minneola
Eina
Ohio
Julia
Hickory
Tennessee River
Helena
Vicksburg
Mercury
Minneapolis
Johnson
St. Paul
Brown
Cairo
Rob Roy
Keokuk
Chester
Duen
Jefferson City
Eokuk
Future City
Memruis
Liberty No. 4
Ohio River
Ste. Genevieve
Thompson Dean
City of Alten
Mary House
Louisville
Sherlock
Chas. B
Robert Clarke
J. W. Hartshorn
Willis Thorp
Licking
Virginia
Southern Railroad
Fleetwood
Bostons
Paducah
J. H. Hall
Green River Navigation Company
Dugan
J. R. Droomgoole
Aurora —Gaff & Co
J. Johnson
J. Winkler
Birmingham
Tagle Cotton Mills
Wales
W. P. Cobb
James A. Baird & Co
Sellen & Co
F. Kushman & Co
Rouse Asset
W. Pence
HH. Miter
J. H. Goodhart’& Co
Robt. Mitchell
Charles Morgan d
Arkansas
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Wm. Attenborough
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Ing
Ironton
U ‘White River
Trader bought at marshal sale for 1260 dollars in Helena
W R Todd and Peter Flynn purchased the small craft Trader at a marshal's sale in Helena Arkansas for 1260 dollars. The boat will be towed to Cairo to be repaired and readied for business next fall.
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Memphis
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United States
C. W. Copeland
New York
Fannie Tatum
Ohio
Riverside Ironworks
Wheeling
Alex. Mitchell
Lake Superior
Grafton
Superior
Mitchell Superior
Keokuk
St. Louis
Pomeroy Salt Transportation Company
Ohio River Salt Company
Mason City Salt Company
Kanawha River Salt Company
City Wharf
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of
Michigan
Secretary of the Treasury
Customs
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Tee
Kettson
C. H. Wagoner
Ouachita River
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W. H. Benyaard
National Engineer
New Orleans
Cincinnati Packets and the Pittsburg River Trade
A letter to the Pittsburg Commercial urges building light draft passenger boats for weekly trips between Pittsburg and Cincinnati. The editor argues current boats failed as real packet boats by prioritizing freight and size over speed, leading to poor service and reliance on rail competition.
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Cincinnati Packets
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
River packets urged over rail competition on Ohio
An editorial argues for a dedicated upper Ohio steamship line between Cincinnati and Wheeling, opposing rail and towboat rivalry. It praises river boats lighter and faster than freight barges, calls for a Pittsburg owned and operated passenger line, and predicts rapid development if a leader emerges before winter.
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Ohio
Upper
Wheeling
Marieta
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Louisville
Hudson
Selle Gewene
Hoop Iron
Centennial
Pittsburg
Charleston West Virginia Capital Move Debate Rise
Special Correspondents describe Charleston at the confluence of the Kanawha and Elk as a rising center with coal and iron wealth, new rail links, and a push to move the state capital from Wheeling. The article details plans for the West Virginia Central Railroad and the political maneuvering around a temporary capital shift toward Wheeling, touching on Gov. Jacobs and Pan Handle interests.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Chanteston
W.va
Kanawha
Charleston
West Virginia
Ehamor
Ormus
Ind
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Inewi
Pittsburg
West Virginia Central
Big Sandy River
Potomac
J. Bilheimer
Philadelphia
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Wheeling
Pan-Handle
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Jacobs
United States Senate
Removal of State Archives Sparks Constitutional Clash
A Charleston dispute over an act removing state archives led to an injunction against Governor Jacobs. Judge Smith dissolved it after the governor ignored orders, sparking fears of militia calls and a writ of error pending Supreme Court review. Archives move to Wheeling, Charleston hosts boxes.
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Warden
Charleston
Smith
Jacobs
Wheelingites
T Advocate
Supreme Court
Sheriff's Posse Comitatus
Wheeling
Executive Department
Wasnen
Yale Stays Ready as Trinity Withdraws from Race Day
Trinity withdraws from the day’s race leaving Yale alongside Harvard. Observers hope no repeat of past chaotic scenes when such a pairing occurred.
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Trinity
Yale
Harvard
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