The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-07-30
EVANSVILLE, IND.
Paducah Packet

At meeting OF the subscribers to the
Paducah Packet Fund on Tuesday
evening, committee was appointed to
negotiate with parties to place packet
on the Line. The fund subscribed will
amount to $1,000 which the subscribers
are-willing to bestow as bonus on any
parties who will run good passenger
and freight packet in the Line for one year
This handsome bonus with the support |
guaranteed from merchants Of this city |
and Paducah, must insure success to the
enterprise. Ii affords most favorable |
opportunity for the owner of suitable
boat to "go I'M and secure lucrative
trade for his craft.
Several propositions have been made
already to the committee from owners
Of boats, or those who have the ability
to procure a packet, and there is but
little doubt. that we shall have regu-
larly established line between here and
Paducah within week or ten days. This
enterprise has been carried out with
creditable public spirit and hberality on
the part Of our citizens, which gives pro-
mise that other and more important
measures for the promotion of the trade
and prosperity Of tbs city will be under
taken.
The project for tobacco warehouse
and inspection should not be permitted
longer to linger unexecuted.
Since the above was in type, a.friend
has made us the following communica-
ton:
The subscribers to the Padhcah Packet
Fund met last evening, and appointed COM
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Hopkins, Allis.
Howard, Hughes and Decker, who have had
charge ofthe subscription Inst, adding there
to Mr.. Ingle and Mr.. Foster, to make arrange
ments for the Immediate starting Of packet,
and with full power to make the best arrange
ment possible to insure permanent line for
one year.
Several plans were mentioned, but the gen
eral expression seemed to be in favor Of ap-
plying the fund as bonus, monthly or GUAR
terly, so as to insure full and fair trial OF
the trade: Every person who spoke. looked
upon 1t as certain to pay well, if well man
aged with the right kind Of boat.
We understand the committee had meet
ing yesterday, and are favorably impress
ed with an offer made by Capt. Liter. They
look upon Capt. L. as the best man for this
trade. Mild and urbane in his manners
gentlemanly in his deportment-witha plain
straight-forwardness, that has won for him
the good will Of the community here, and will
secure him the confidence of the supporters Of
the new line His success in the Green Riv-
er trade, is evidence Of his capacity as q
steamboatman, both as a careful captain and
an efficient business man.
A Mail contract should be secured; ths
whole river towns from this to Paducal
should be supplied by this line; the mai
matter for all Southern Kentucky and th,
Western District of Tennessee could be OBJ
tained more expeditiously by the O.. d NJ
and E. & C. Railroad, with this Packet
than by any other route. Then let us get u
petitions for circulation, as soon as the packe
goes into the trade; let them be scattered TO
signatures at all the landings on the River
and when signed, forwarded BY an agent L
Washington and laid before the Postmaste
General.
The Express Company, with their usua
enterprise, will not be behind, but viii pus
their business to every paying point; an
merchants along the River and on the Ten
nessee, and Cumberland will receive thei
goods over our Railroad and by this Packe
line.
The manufacturers and merchants of on
city will be enabled to extend their trad
with the country below us, with more eel
tainty and satisfaction. And all these thing
combined will in a short time ensure Us fir
class boats and profitable trade.
We understand Capt. Liter proposes to pr
the Bowling Green in at once, and after h
new boat is completed-which will be
about two months-she will take the place
the Bowling Green in the trade; or should
mail contract be obtained, or the business r
quire he will put in boat adequate to Il
wants of the trade, and capable of maxim
tri-weekly trips.
The only objection to this arrangement
the capacity of the Bowling Green. But
we take into consideration that we are like
to have low water shortly, when it is mo
desirable for a boat to Ego through" than
have 'sfne accommodations" perhaps eve
this may not be. an objection.
Should this arrangement be perfected,
as go to work and try to build up this trad
and make it profitable to the boat and it W
be SO to the business of Evansville.
An INTERESTING Discussion. II
Henderson Commercial says, that Il
following interesting questions are to
discussed by Gov. Powell and the Ho
Archibald Dixon before the citizens
Henderson
LIST. That a State. under the FEEDER
Constitution and by virtue Of her ov
Sovereignty has the right to confer Il
right Of suffrage on persons who are n
citizens Of the United States for State
Federal Office. as{Asa
End. Has State the power under Il
Federal Constitution by virtue of b
State Sovereignty to confer the riobt