The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-04-24
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all small places above, on the banks OF a i
small branch WITH not more than a dish full i
of wafer in it. The steamer Diamond took $
in a full freight at this place for New Orleans 6
a few days since; and the Ambassador dis :
charged on last Monday all her freight and l
passengers here, and received a full freight t
for the southern markets, and other large
boats are wanted to carry off our supplies
Things are changing about wonderfully!-
Our merchants were in the habit once of re-
pairing TO Louisville to lay in their supplies
now the heavy Louisville merchants give
this place the preference over the New Or
leans market, Il was only the other day that
a large wholesale establishment in our sis
ter city found itself suddenly in want Of a
large supply of a certain staple article, and
knowing the heavy business done by our
wholesale men, repaired at once to this place,
where, finding they could do so much better
than in New Orleans, concluded to "do their
trading;' and accordingly laid in a supply
su~fioientto last the Louisville trade until
the next coffee crop comes in. By the way,
the following good story from a Cincinnati
paper is just here in place:
"a capital joke came off at Cincinnati, a
Few days since which is to good TO be lost
# runs in this wise: When the news was
received there of The advance ofsugar in N.
York market, each grocer thought that be
was the only one in the secret, and thought
that il would be a good time for him to get
The start of his neighbors. 1t was well I'M
derstood that there was a large quantity Of
sugar for sale at Louisville. Now, if any
one could get there in advance of the mail,
a very handsome speculation might be made
Each of the knowing ones, filled with
the spirit OF speculation, forthwith resolved 10.
90 or send an agent TO Louisville, and buy
up all the sugar in the market before the IN
conscious holders of their neigbbors should
gel HE intelligence. Tae tboughtwas faith
er to the deed, and Immediately an agent.
from each house in the secret was despatch
ed on board the Pike, with strict orders 10
remain in their state-rooms until after the
boat had left the wharf at II o'clock next
morning. Orders we're obeyed. Some sew
en- or eight staie-rooms were taken, and a
person duly ensconced in each.
2 @Soon after the boat left the whsrfth the
: next morning, one ofthe state-rooms doors
was cautiously opened, and the head of a
Pearl street groce, was carefully protruded,
Seeing the coast clear, the owner of head
stepped out into the cabin, giving an inward
sort of a chnckle at having outwitted his
neighbors. He was just hugging himself FOR
his good luck, when another door was open
ed, and the head of a Frontstreet grocer was
thurst out, and sEIalloo! who'd aahought o
! seeing you? 2" was their mutual situation
A moment ar two after another door wa:
opened, and than another, and another, unit
the whole shoaio of ectaiorssw were standing
looking at each other, in perfectamazement
= and exclaiming, ala! who'd "a thought 0
seeing you?" The OBJECTIVE at once known
: and hearty laugh ensued; and the whole par
u ty adjourned forward to discuss the matte
over a glass of brandy and waler,
"The day passed on without any particula
incident, and after tea our friends held
: council of war, and determined, as they wer,
' all uaon the same arend, to form an alliauc,
- offensive and defensive, and buy out the Lou
:, ~isville merchants any hop. 1t was finall
agreed that a committee Of one should b.
N appointed to make the purchases, while tn
rest kept quiet, the amount TO be divide
among them. With this understanding the.
all repaired TO rest, fully satisfied that the.
would accomplish a fine business on the MOI
row. But, alas! for the vanity of human e1
!, pectations!
"Among the passengers on the boat wa
a merchant from Louisville, who, seeing S
many Cincinnati grocers on board, began t
suspect something, and, accidentally hearin
gh a word or two about SUGAR soon solve
ne the whole problem, but wisely kept bis ow
he %counsil.
bo "When the boat landed at Louisville, b
n immediately went home and turned in. "A
nd the first peep ofday be was astir, and, goin
round to his ali friends among the grocer
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