The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-14

FRIDAY MORNlNG,:::: ::::::::APRIL 4.
CREDIT TO EVANSVILLE. ffE
Ohio River and New Orleans Packets
Manifests. ~
We are glad to perceive an article we
wrote several weeks ago, calling the atten-
ton of the officers of our large steamboats,
and New Orleans editors to the fact, that
Evansville receives no credit on their man
ifests for her large shipments South, is re-
ceiving attention in the right quarter. The
New Orleans Picayune of the 5th contains
the following: '-.f-t.s I 1
EVANSVILLE, IxD.-A correspondent who
thinks Evansville 10 not fairly estimated in
the reports of shipments and trade between
the Ohio river and this point, has sent US an
article from the Journal, of that place, which
has some interesting statements on that
head. 1t claims that at least half the freight
Of the Louisville boats bound south, is COM
monty obtained at Evansville, and tn dur
ing the last two months the proportion has
been fully three-fourths. Yet Louisville, it
10 complained. gets, bv means of her big
steamers, credit on the New Orleans mani
tests for the whole. Very often, too, half
the up-cargo of these large boats, and a great
deal Of freight on the Cincinnati bouts, is
destined for Evansville. Evansville wants
to have erselffairly reported in this respect;
and our correspondent claims for her that,
being the natural key to the fertile valleys of
the Wabash and White Rivers in Indiana,
and the Green River in Kentucky, it is at
this time the largest shipping point between
Cincinnati and New Orleans. These state
ments being true, it is rather hard to have
her commerce credited to the Louisville by
steamers; but we do not see any present re.
medy but for them to have q big steamer or
two of their own since they can afford it SO
well.
So long ~ we have such splendid steam
ers daily passing our city rs are now in the
Louisville and New Orleans trade, and boats
which from coming down light generally,
can offer the proper accommodations to our
shippers, the necessity 10 not apparent Of ex-
clusively Evansville and New Orleans steam
ers, although as matter Of convenience to
our business men they would be very well
come. But there IS "present remedy"
without adopting this. If, as we suggested,
steamboat clerks will merely say in their
manifests made out in anticipation Of their
their arrival at New Orleans, what freight
they receive from Louisville and what from
Evansville, and New Orleans editors will
copy in their papers such manifcsts as they
do the present ones-that is al the justice
Evansville wants. and II appears to us very
easy remedy. We should think officers OF
hos ta which vors;vo an ,aucb c.t.or..o e. .,
this city, and which but for our business
would often be compelled to leave the Ohio
river light, would feel under obligation to
do this justice to Evansville. They make a
false statement, when in their mani lests they
say they receive all their freight from Louis
vile, when probably three-four,hs of it comes
from this city. We are sure, if the matter
be properly presented to them, their own
sense of justice and their desire to cultivate
the good feelings Of our business men. will
at once prompt them to the right action.
We have c0nversed with several officers of
these large boats on this subject, and they
appear perfectly we'll disposed to grant the
favor or justice which we have asked in the
name Of our citizens. 1t is to be hoped our
shippers will assist us in calling the aiten.
ton of commanders and clerks of steamers
to this subject so important to us all. ii
Evansville has within the last few years as.
sumed business Importance as a river city,
that places her somewhat above the towns
and trading points on the Ohio, which meet
with no especial notice on the manifests of
boats. She 10 annually increasing this i'm
portance. Her citizens are doing every-
thing not only to advance her prosperity, but
TO make her true position and business
known abroad. Under such circumstances.
they are unwilling to see very important
means of making this business known at the
great Southern Metropolis, entirely lost
through The injustice, although not inte nded
as they know, of persons receiving the bene-
fit of this business. May we not then call
the attention of our STEAMBOAT friends and
New Orleans editors, to this subject, and
through them secure a correction of the evil,
and justice to Evansville!
BRAzILIAH PEBBLE SPEcrAcLEs.-Mr. Sem
mons has arrived at Evansville, and may be
found to-day and tomorrow only, at his old