Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-16
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We have bnt little local river news
this morning, as yesterday was almost
barren Of interest in this line.
The only arrival since noon was the
Morning Star, from Louisville, with a
fine trip Of both freight and passengers.
Among other articles Of freight she had
several thousand hooppoles. She re-
turned to Louissille late last night We
regret TO learn tkat her chief clerk, Mr..
John Gwathmey, is seriously sick at
home.
The Armada had a fair trip out yes.
terday, but had room for much more.
The D. b. Campbell left for Nashville
with full cargo for the Government,
and the Cottage left for the same point
with an excellent private trip.
The Glendale, Capt Dan. Clark, will
> be the uarivaIled packet FOR Cairo this
afternoon. The Glendale possesses SD.
perior passenger and freight accommo-
dations and superb officers
The sauey Little Grey Eagle, Cap
tain Joe Bunee, with Dick Cox as
clerk, will be tho packet for Louisville
this evening.
The r K Dunkerson will leave for
Bowling Green at o clock this evening
Capt. Graham IN command and Johnny
Adams in the office
The Robert Burns is the 6rst boat
due from above She may be expected
early to-day aqa
The New Albany Ledger of Tuesday
says: @ snot
Capt John Ricbeys Gue packet, Elmo
ra, is lying at Ford ship yard receiving
her machinery
Pegram's mammoth steamer, the Ruth,
now building at louisville, was being
set up yesterday The machinery viii
be taken aboard in the course Of a few
days, and in few days this monster
craft, the wonder and admiration OF ell,
will be ready TO turn her head towards
the Crescent City The Ruth il an.
doubleday the largest most substantial
q and complete steamer ever turned out in
the West
A letter from Mound City under date
of the llth, says
The work in the navy yard is being
rapidly forwarded The feet has re-
turned from the Tennessee river, and all
is supposed 10 be quiet in that direction.
The gunboat Hastings has left for down
the river. Small,pox still exists here,
aud is on the rampage. The towboat
Brown and gunboat Pawpaw have been
ordered into quarantine on account OF
it. The Cincinnati and pest houses are
overlooking with cases Of it,
PEOPLES AND MERCHANTS LINE OF srKAN-
@aHeH ERs. e
1t appears that the great Atlantic and
Mississippi Steamship Company are mol
TO enjoy = monopoly Of the trade be
tween ST. Louis aud New Orleans, not
withstanding the City Council of ST
Louis and the Missouri State Legisla
ture have felt disposed to establish it a
monopoly. We have no hostility to
ward the Atlantic and Mississippi Com
pany, but the establishment Of u
liae Of steamers in such trade as tina
between st. Louis or Louisville an,
New 0rleEns, must, as il occurs 70 u
work disastrously to shippers and bus
ness men generally otshose cities, an
indeed Of all shipping ports on the line
In short line trades a monopoly is sons
times necessity to their existence, q
their existence is necessity to the pul
lie convenience, but in such trades &
those between Louisville and St Loui
or st. Louis aud New Orleans, a mono
oily naturally becomes dangerous and Q
pressive. Hence We are glad to see th
new line has been formed TO share Il
profits of the trade with the Atlsnt
and Mississippi Company, aud to exteI
aud secure still greater advantages al
accommodations to the shipping int
ssts of the Northwest ~ PIP
The enterprise of our Western DO,
men is subject which is anssunfailf
source of qualification, not only as
CARDS the personal advantages and
wards which enterprise produces for
projectors, bat for the promise of bel
st to the trade of our cities, which fl
its way to our merchants through
means of transportation on the rive
As the name imports, the Peoples a
Merchants line of steamers, Just est
lishsd. propose furnishing line of 6
s'Ass packets to New Orleans, VII
uill meat the demands of the immel
trade that will be done with the Crsse
City this season.
The founder of this line is CT
David White, of ST, Louis, who
known throughout the West as 's,
Enterprise. BE is certainly prod
of enterprise and energy, with q So
that has no tagging What man
dis Mississippi Valley has sccompl