The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-07-24
EDlroaIAL CoaaEsPONDENCE.
STEAMER SALADlN, {
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clock A. NJ, and we were much delayed :ast
night, let the good steamer Sal,din is now
within two hours rim Of the mouth Of the
Ohio. The Salddin, as the public know, is IL
FIST running boat, "a well us most substan-
tial STEAMER. She Is now almost the only
large single engine boat on the liver. and her
loud puff remind, me of the olden times
when double engine steamer was as great
curiosity as is n single engine boat at tbs
time. But this is most powerful engine, as
it must be 10 carry along SO swiftly boat OF
the Saladin's dimensions Every thing is
clean and comfortable on board the Saladin,
and her Officers, Capt. Coleman and Mr.. Le-
vi. first clerk, kind. oblsing and attentive to
their duties. This steamer makes her trips
as Louisville. Evansville and ST. Louis
packet. with undertaking punciuality. As
an evidence of her popularity, nearly every
town where she lin,ls seem to have freight
aud passengers awaiting her arrival.
We passed Paducah about breakfast time.
Paducah is certainly one Of the most l-f,
vored towns on the Ohio, lis 1t presents itself
to- The view of the Traveller ffom the river
Yet its ugly wharf presents evidences OF
business which illustrates the fact ..homely
looks are deceitlu "-an'i when the siran-
ger walks up into the town. he finds other
evidences in IA beautiful and houriShing town
or city of about three thousand inhabitants,
thar some things which ouiwardIy are rough
and homely. inwaidly possess charms whirh
secure the love Of those who may recognize
and appreciate them. | understand that
Paducahis growing rapidly, and am rej'rced
to hear it, because an acqu .iniance with
some of lis citizens will uln ays make me .c-
io.re in its prosperity, and feel that this pros
per'y, grea, as it may eventually make Pad
ucai. is hut The nlturil result of The energy
enterprise and well directed forts. of those
citizens, 10 build up their town There are
nearly II dozen large steamers now l:iiL up at
Paducah. But observed in the lost num-
Der OF the Paducah Journal. AN ASSERTION
which in justice to my old place Of e.risfence
should be c,ntradicted. Speaking of boats
lying up at different points, the Paducah
Journal says there never was boat laid up
at Cairo during low water. Now at differ
ent times OF low water. have seen laid up
at Ciaro. from hall dozen to dozen large
steamers. and any steanrbo itnr,n will inform
the Editor of the Journal that not n summer
passes but steamers lay up at Cairo. The
Editor also says there is not safe harbor ut
Cairo. He is mistaken again. There is an
excellent barber for steamers at that I'll .ce
Yet we are glad to see steamers laying up II,
Paducah, because that pl'ce has good boa,
yard for repairing Them, and every other
convenience desired. II We had "a boat yard
at Evansville, many Of the steamers which
Iav up at Paducah and other places, in times
of low water, would stop mt our city. and be
the means Of throwing much business of a
kind we do not now possess into Evansville.
The Journals remark that the unhealtlIinl.
ness Of the locality of Cairo "would deter
any sensible man from so great piece Of
f folly" us laying up a boat AT that point, j.
not supported by the fact. Astonishing as
the fact may seem to the stranger who knows
nothing about Cairo except from hearsay
we pronounce il, after a residence there oil
eighteen monihs, the heaIihiest place in that
region of country, up or down the two rivers
or in The interior; aud 1t is thus ackuowl,
edged by The citizens oI' neighborng towns
Our Journal friend will please digest that
while we talk about something else. H.
need not he so ie;ttuns of Cairo rs from nj
! accounts it is mol il very great opposition 10
J Paducah mt this time.
E Eul will now " hold up" till my eyes are
e again delighted by the sight OF Cairo unt
! Cairoles.
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