The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-31

been abandoned to the underwriters. She
was too old, or too much damaged to be
raised, and we believe it is the Intention
to wreck her.
The Democrat, of Friday, makes the fol-
lowing lugubrious bowls over the state of
bDsinessin that city:
Christmas has come-and gone. and has
wrought no change in us. We still live
We were on the ways for repairs during
the holidays, and are happy to state that
we are now in fine running trim, and ex-
pect TO be for some time to come The
boats looked hungry. We never saw such
dull times on the levee as has been for sew
eral days. We don 7 know how long it will
last, but we hope there will be a change
for the better soon The Clement left for
White and Black rivers with a good trip.
The Bermuda, Mercury and Palestine were
Laying low" waiting for trips. The Tenn
pest came in and laid up. 1t was a sorry
looking wharf in business point of view.
The handsome Laurel Hill comes over to
Portland on Monday and commences load
goes on the roof, and Messrs. VIII. II. Crop
per and Lou. Beeler are the clerks.
The Tempest came in from Madison yes
terday morning and laid up. We don't
know why. She had very good trip of
freight and people, and we are assured
that II Captain Narble or Captain Amy
body" win put a good boat in the trade,
she viii be sustained. The people along
the line will do ii. They have said so, and
they'll stand up to what they say.
Get up little business in your city, and
put the Tempest in the Louisville and
Utica trade.
The following good joke is told on the
steamer Wild Wagner:
When she was first launched she piled as
a packet between Wheeling and Cincin-
natl, and was the universal pet and admit
ration of all.
About this time there was great revival
among the dark1es near Wheeling, and
one g sister" becoming particularly COM
Portable was jumping up and down telling
all she knew about the glories of the new
sperience." Finally she jumped up and
excitedly informed the audience that {" I'd
rudder be deck hand on de ark of de
Lord den be Capfn OBJ de Wild Wagner"
This settled the question in the minds of
all doubling darkies, and they all started
out together to be deck hands ION de ark"
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat, of Friday,
says:
The weather was clear and very cold
yesterday, with a strong, piercing wind all
the previous night. 1t is winter in all its
severity. Ice made rapidly on the river,
but so far the wind keeps it running down
der way above this port have, of course,
laid up. Even the Alton packet did not
come down. Great hustle prevailed about
the boats loading In order to get away last
night, as the prospect for this mornings
navigation is bad. Alb. Grimes, pilot of
the Deer Lodge. reports six feet water on |
the worst bars from Cairo up. That boat |
passed the Wananita few miles below |
here, and no doubt she arrived last night. |
The Lorena was at the wharf early in the |
morning. To-day the Virginia will be |
loading for New Orleans, Deer Lodge for |
Memphis, Antelope for Vicksburg, and |
Anna White for Nashville.
On September 18th, Captain David White |
bought one-third of the steamer j. g.
Blackford from Mrs. E. NJ. Sheble for S. 500, |
and sold one-third of the same steamer, |
more recently, to Captain j. j. Davis for |
&c, 900.
NEW ORLEANs.-The Times of Monday |
last says:
The weather yesterday was cloudy, with |
the appearance of rain. A strong south |
wind prevailed during the greater part of |
the time, but up to dark it had not raiDed |
any. The atmosphere was very close and |
sultry. Leyee matters appeared to be eX-
ceedingly dull. 1t being the Sabbath, very
little business was done.