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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-27
Twenty Million Dollars.
star Union Line
The Only Line Carrying Freight A.
w and from Eastern Cities. ~
Time Quicker, and Rates as Low, %
'}D by any other Route. ~

Dy any 0tn6r Route.
YFvHIs rs THE ONLY LINE HAp.
~ Ing real capital, and owning the cAw
In which its freight is transported. In
cars are new and of "broad tread, |" fH-
tended TO be run through between Eastam
and Western cities, irrespective of chanae9
of guage. The Star Union Line . reacfsNn
East over the Pennsylvania Railroad, amN
Il the authorized Fast Freight Line Of tha1
road, and Is worked on all routes ovmw
which IL undertakes to transport un6nr
contracts which secure 10 the property @xa-
trusted to It's charge the best facilities Sur
fast ana UNIFORM movement that roaRk
over which it passes possess. .'l9.,''
We invite the attention of merchanss
shipping goods West to the facilities odsa-
ed by this line. H ~
AL claims for damage or ooap-
charge soiU be promptly settled A~
presenting freight bills and bills Or
tGding at dtis office, auoiding all d.
lay Of referring bills East for sestlsL
nae'st- an Advantage offered by am
other route. }{a lsH 7tsa
. To parties shipping produce East, tk.sr
line offers special Inducements. The pre-
duce Is loaded at this place In "Star Linz
cars, y and goes through without change &c
any Eastern city. it5 ~ 7l1f
OFFICE-No. . Main Street.
W!AREHOUSE-Co Locust and Wa
ter Streets. ~. -
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SGD Cow 40 an a3ldw ~ Agenm s
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Bellefontaine Cotton Express
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New Stock at No. 81 Locust Street.

IMPOSES WE'LL WOULD RESPECT.
1x6 fully inform his old friends and cns-
sSSsS q sfd EAGlE 5;sS sSSoS ssJEs DOS
s.oat 20 70 ~, -, ~ VIII qI1l9d
faiI az chaan o. a., ~ ~ ~ ~ 1nld
buy all kinds OF Country Produce, for Z
Goods viii he iy aSa T n al Ssts " ~ IRRk
CITY free ar ciIsr0e s-~,S7 4 - ia 4bsll =
+ declI dim II - MCleEa WErT. fguf shoo0
o lCourier Union and Democrat nr..s1T o,,s i-a
month"; $1,000 Fs S ID b uEyn
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-27
Boats Due.

Among the first boats due here are the
Havana, for Nashville; Shamrock, to ST.
Louis; Importer, from St. Louis; Liberty
and Robert Burns, for Memphis; Messen-
ger, Indiana, Amazon, P. w. Strader, Wild
Wagner, Stonewall, and Osceola, for New
Orleans; Louisiana and WestmoreIand,
from New Orleans T; Charmer, Armada
and Quickstep, from Cairo; Morning Star,
from Louisville
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-27

STEAMBOAT PRINTTNG

No printing establishment in the West
has better facilities or greater ability for
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
ment of Job Type, though very large and
complete, is constantly being added to, and
our job department is under the personal
supervision of one OF the best job printers
In the United States. We are prepared to
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads
Bills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
cts, Bills of Fare. Mates Tickets for Labor,
DC, &c. Orders left with either of the
Wharf-boats will be promptly attended to.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-27
Weather and Water.

n The weather yesterday was cloudy and
dreary, rather cool, with signs of snow.
The river is rising slowly, having swelled
aboutethree or four inches in the last
twenty-four hours We expect to ind it
rising fast this morning, as it is rising fast
above, f,rcsa-.f,,,.r 4.,,, tt- ,l-, ,t-,a III. d.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-27
GREAT EASTERN, WESTERN, and
SOUTHERN EXPRESS LINE.

REHE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY.
An at its office in Evansville, solicits q
lie, referring to its superior facilities of
transportation Its vast domestic and inter-
national connections, its prompt Iqufda-
Especial care taken in the collection of
Bills, Drafts, Notes, and the Transportation
of Money and Valuable Packages
Merchandise received for delivery on
payment of the accompanying bill, and
proceeds returned promptly.
Transport heavy and light freights, pack
ages, and parcels as low as all other for
warders. sg0t- wax E-sI 7I.F.5f,r--FI - !
Any information IN regard to the routes,
DC, can be obtained at the office, No. As
SOUTH FIRST STREE EFT (Chandler's
BLOCK. toi 4inT GATHER Agent.
noN44 WI ~ -unL 4-..- - -. IL
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Boats Leaving To-Day.

"a AsW@tS A~ctANAhS AO.DSAE~ ,lsta f-f.
For CAIRo-The hlgh-headed Charnner,
Capt. Willie Fowler, is the popular U. ),
Mail and Adams Express packet for Cairo
and way ports to-day. She has excellent
passenger accommodations. Those genial
and pleasant young gent emen, John
Adams and Geo. Nicholson are in the
Office. zeN at,/ asasau ua7f q tr55
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gay Morning star
is the great mail and express packet for
Louisville to-day. Capt. DOLLS and Miles
d. Warren are her experienced and popu-
lar officers. No eleverer gentlemen exist.
For MEMPHIs.-The famous Liberty No.2.
Capt. j. B. Archer, leay es this port for
Memphis and way ports this evening. She
is one of the most admirably appointed
boats on the Western waters. Joseph q.
McCullock is her genial and accomplished
clerk, and Alex. Stewart has charge of her
freight department.. as
For NASHVILLE. - The Chattanooga,
Capt. Henry Scott, returns to the Cumber-
land River this evening. She is a neat
little boat, and she is an Evansville insti-
tuition. She should be well patronized.
We are glad to see she is getting good
trips.
Gleanings from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. The Commercial of Tues
day says: "4.+
The weather was cold and cloudy yester-
day, with squa1l of snow and light, driz-
zling rain prevailing last evening. The
mercury ranged at 81 degrees at noon. At
P1ttsburg the river is rising with 10 feet in
the channel. Here the river has risen s
feet during the past "a hours with 20 feet
hence TO Louisville. s,Tr -
The Commercial of Monday says:s ,r..stFs
Capt. ]. w, Dowty, formerly of the Ma
lest1c, has purchased One-fourth of the st.
Nicholas and placed her in the Red River
trade, plying between New Orleans and
Grand Ecore. She was to have left New
Orleans on Saturday night ON her first trip.
Capt. Dowty is an old favorite in the trade.
About two weeks since, Scion A. Laugh
lin, wel-known Pittsburg and New Orle-
ans pilot, was taken i'll on the towboat Lake
Erie No. 3, at Louisville, and brought to
this city, receiving every care and atc6n-
ton at the residence of Joseph Smith,, jr
He was apparently improving until yester-
day morning, at II o'clock, when he was
attacked with an abscess OF the lungs, ex-
p1ring almost Immediately The remains i
were forwarded to his home in Birming-
ham, PENNSYLVANIA, last night by Express.
He was an exemplary man.
LoUIsv1LLE.-The Courier of Tuesday
says:
The riyer was rising here briskly yester-
day, with eight feet three inches water La 1
the canal by the mark atddark. During
the previous twenty -four hours il had risen
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-27
Arrivals and Departures.

last report closed include the Indiana,
Louisville, to New Orleans; Bermuda,
Tennessee River to Louisville; Sam. Orr,
from Cairo; Armada and Quickstep. to
Cairo; NeWsboy, Henderson and return;
Rose Hite,l Louisville and return; Ada
Lyon, from Green River on Tuesday.
Laura Fenton, Louisville to Memphis
Belle Vernon, st. Louis to Pittsburg
Newsboy, Henderson and return; Taras-
con, Louisville and return; Chattanooga,
Cumberland River to Evansville; Sam.
Orr, to Cairo Talisman, Cincinnati to
Memphis
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8Iw&bT9s
MERCHANTS UNION
Express Company 81 p

"AVING PUT THEIR DIRECT
.41 and great Through Lines in pef6D@
working order, are now prepared to do Il
General Express Business with the East
West, Southwest, and Northwest, incl16~
Ing the carrying and collecting Of Moneg,
Valuables &c.
Our lines now opened embrace the roagszs
between New York. Boston, Philadeiphaa,
Bntalo, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati
Chicago, Milwaukee, Lacrosse, Prairie Dr.
Chen, indianapolis, Terre Haute, st. Lomiu.
and all intermediate points, and are beiEgs
rapidly extended over all the routes 81
trade.
The capital of this Company is SONY
Twenty Million Dollars,
and is an ample guarantee to the pubtts
OF Its responsibility. All losses and dam
age of property entrusted to our care VIII
be promptly and equitably adjusted.
Every effort viii be made to merit the
patronage OF the public. Our rates are ms
low as those OF any responsible Express
Company. 49,
- nn r. R. WALDEN, Agent
0FFICE-NO. First Street. s. .nl
novl3 dam ~ 4as et9f
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-27
Miscellaneous.

Business continues fair ON the levee, and
considerable freight is accommodating, chief
~ corn.-.-., The Indiana had good trip,
and added largely here.......The Bermuda
had M oderate trip from Tennessee River
......-The Sam. Orr had a nice packet trip
in Tuesday morning, and took out a large
lot of corn and other freight yesterday
The Armada and Quickstep went out to-
gether on Tuesday. We were waiting to
see them go-but accepted a kind and
pressing invitation from mine hosts'' of
the American to take dinner, which
charmed us so by its excellence, that we
missed the exciting spectacle. They got
pretty even start, and went bowling. The
general verdict was that the Armada had l
the advantage IN the run to the point. A
gentleman, OF. this city, who was on the
wharf boat at Henderson when they ar
rived, says the Armada arrived there a
mile ahead. which was a big gain il u
miles run. Capt. Dexter dispatched to Mr.. 4
VIM. Caldwell from Cairo y yesterday morn
ing that the Quickstep had made
the Armada take the bank, and had
beat her a half hour TO Cairo.
The Qnickstep, he said, would leave here
on Thursday. II SO the Armada will go
with her, and we would advise passengers
to wait for the next boats, as the. Armada
and Quickstep are making little better
time TO Cairo than is desirable. we would
prefer to go more slowly and safely...,.~.,,
The Laura Fenton, Talisman, and Belle
vernon had good trips..,....The Taraseon |
made magnificent run from Louisville. |
sheleft New Albany at 5:S3 Tuesday even |
ing, and landed here at 1880 yesterday,
having made forty;-two landings, and lost |
half an hour at Owensboro waiting for the /
mail. We believe the Tarascon is the fast
est boaton the Lower Ohio,,,,,,...The Chat.
fanooga had q moderate trip in, ..,....The |
sam Orr went across the, river yesterday
for a large lot of corn........... The Rose Hite
On Tuesday night had nice packet trip.
ncludir 6 large number of passengers.
The Ada Lyon had big trip out of Green
Rivar 10 HisS&ftfIE@ -tttrssttt r.RtAc fta-t FaHI
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17

Constitution, &c, &c- Mr.. Stevens in conclu-
sion. said, that il threc-tourths vote OF each
House of Congress be given for the pending
amendment, il would he a Law irrespective
of the signature of the President To whom II
had not to be presented for approval e
The House then voted on the resolution
reported from the Reconstruction Committee
yeas l20. noes 46. -.
The Speaker SAYING that two-thrds having
voted therefor declared it passed.
The House resumed the consideration Ofthe
bill enlarging the powers of the Freedmen's
Bureau.
On motion Of Mr. Ketchum. of New York
twas resolved that the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs be instructed to inquire into the
eXpediency of authorizing the payment OF
commutatlOn of rations to all prisoners Ofwar
for the period Of their confinement, and that
they report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Washburne reported bin authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to lease or sell
to the highest and best bidder. after due no
tice, such marine hospitals and lands pertain
ing thereto as he may deem advisable and ap-
propriate the proceeds thereoftogo to the ma
rne hospital establishment.
A1iourppd ...-....
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17
Account Of the Miami Explosion.
CAIRO, Feb.

CAIRO, Feb. |.
The boat commanded by Capt Levy,
left Memphis on Saturday night, loaded
to her guards with freight, and carrying
about fifty passengers in her cabin, and
one hundred on deck; one hundred men
Of Company f., Of the Third United
States Infantry, and mixed crew of ff-
ty men.
The boat reached Napoleon about sun
down, without any symptom Of mishap,
and rounded from the Mississippi into
the Arkansas river, well-controlled by
engineers and pilot, until about seven
miles up from the confluence of the riv,
ers, when the starboard boiler exploded
The cause Of the explosion was unknown
The boat then caught fire, and burned to
the waters edge, carrying to an awful and
untimely end, 225 human beings. The
accident occurred just after tea, and just
as majority of the cabin passengers
were congregated around the stove in the
forward part Of the cabin.
Memphis papers furnish additional
particulars of the disaster to the steamer
Miami, in the Arkansas river. The mum
Der lost is believed to be greater than at
first reported. OF the 81 soldiers on
board, but few were saved. John p
Lusk, and c. j. johnson, freight clerks,
Geo. Wittenburg, second steward. Mrs
Lusk, her young babe and sister are
among the lost Fifty bodies have been
picked up and buried at the place of dis,
aster, and fifty Of the wounded are in the
hospital at Helena, most Of whom are
fatally injured. .l -H.a.' #-a
VIM. Lynch was in dying condition
on board the Forsyth, and Capt Levy
was also on board the same boat unhurt
SO far as known, only seven of the boat S
crew, numbering thirty-two, escaped
alive. 1t is stated that two men frantic
at the thought of being burned, chose to
meet death by suicide and rather than
drown, deliberately blew out their brains
with their rcvolvers 1t is further stated
that two soldiers, who had been tied ur
for disorderly conduct previous to the
explosion, were forgotten and left to per
ish i'll the flames. The Miami was val
ucd at $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17
Disastrous Confagration.

We copy the following from the Little
Rock Daily .vers of Feb. 3:
Last night about ten o'clock, our city
was the scene of q disastrous cOnhagra-
ton. "A fire broke out in the rear of the
frame building on the South aide of Mark
ham Street. between Rock and Cumber-
land, occupied by Frank Sweeney " Co.,
as family grocery store. From thence
it spread with frightful rapidity in both
directions, east and west. For a while it
seemed as if none Of the buildings on
the entire block could be saved, but the
tremcn, citizens and soldiers worked with
such hearty good will and determination,
that none of the buildings on Rock or
Cherry Streets were destroyed. The fol-
lowing are list of the buildings burned
Excelsior Restaurant, kept by Mr.. G.. a.
Wilkins. The Dry Goods Store of NJ.
Burguoir. Shoe Shop, firm not known.
Grocery Store of Frank Sweeney d. Co.
Ollice Of the Adams Express Company
The Presbyterian Church, and several
small buildings back of the above hous-
es. We do not know the origin Of the
fire, but suppose it must have been acci-
dental
The Excelsior Restaurant building was
insured in the Underwriters for 200 as
was also the Express Office for $500. We
have also heard that Sweeney Il Co.'S loss
is covered by insurance
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17

The STATES WHERE NEGROES VoTE.-
The Albany Argus in II comprehensive
statement OF the existing condition of
this question in different States, denies
the truth of statement lately made by a
Worcester paper, that negroes vote in
Massachusetts, on paying poll-tax
There are only two States in the Union
where the negro is allowed to vote with
out property qualification. They are
Vermont and New Hampshire, the form
er of which has only 80 negro voters and
the latter 100.
In Massachusetts every voter must,
have paid State or county tax,
unless excused from taxation.
In Rhode 'lslund voter must own real
estate of one hundred and thirty-fOu
dollar value or of the clear yearly val.
ne Of seven dollars over the ground
rent
A colored person is not allowed to
vote in New York unless he has resided
in the State three years, and is freehOl-
der in value of two hundred and fifty dol.
lars, and paid taxes thereon.
Massachusetts,, who, at home does not
allow any man to vote who has not paid
a State or county tax directly, for all pay
indirectly, is very desirous that the South.
ern States shall allow negroes to vote
without such discrimination. She goes
in for universal black suffrage at the
South, while denying it to her poor whites
at home. This is Massachusetts philan-
thropr, or preference for negro to white.
--Ibony Irgas
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17
An Euteyprise that will Pay.

We do not know Of more profitable
enterprise for making money, that capi
talists could engage in than that Of start
ing, at Van Buren,, a first class tannery
and the manufacturing of all kinds Of lea
ther, upper. sole, harness, bride, skirting
DC. We are OF the opinion that it would
pay larger profit in proportion to tht
capital employed than, perhaps, any 9th
er business in which money could he EN-
| ployed here, Hides can be bought here
at very low figures and bark can be had
almost for the gathering, Before the wal
steamboat load after steamboat load oi
hides were shipped from this country, and
will he again, unless there is home de,
mand for them.
Why should we ship the hides, to be
returned to us in leather, at greatly en-
hanced prices, when they could be sowell
manufactured here. at such great saw
ing of cost Somebody else is now ma
king and receiving all the profits, which
our citizens should enjoy.
For example, we lately saw an illustra-
ton of how the thing is done by relying
entirely upon eastern instead Of home
manufactures. a pair of Boots which
the maker at Lynn sold to the wholesale
jobber in Boston at $500 per pair, after
passing through the hands Of one other
wholesale merchant, paying freight, &c.
then sold to the retailer, and by him to
the consumer, allowing small profits to
all through whose hands it had passed,
could not be sold at less than $3.50, in
Louisville Now, suppose the boots had
been manufactured at Louisville, and the
retailer had bought direct ofthe manufac
turcr, allowing him a good profit, Ne
could have sold at S4 80, instead of 81, so
making difference Of $500 in favor
IF the buyer How much greater would
he saving be to tan the leather here, and
it into boots and shoes
ing the transportation on the hides from
lcrc and the manufactured article back
lcre? Is not all this deserving the at
cntion of capitalists. ,g
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17
re-" We wonder if the Bloodhounds

re-" We wonder If the Bloodhounds
OF Zion " ever read the following para
graphs from the teachings Of "One who
taught as never man taught
Blessed Gre the peace. makers, for
they shall be called the children of God"
Love your enemies, bless them that
curse You, do good to them that hate
you and despitefully use you and perse.
cute you"
Judge not that ye be not judged
Whatsoever We would that men should
do to you, do We even so to them
The book that contains the above, is Ii
sealed volume to the present race Of
blood thirsty oigots.
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17

RE- Our citizens will do well to re.
member that the following banks are re-
ported broken, and that the money is be-
ing literally distributed through the
South: First National Banks of New
York, National Banks Of Bedford, Me.
National Banks of Attica, N. Y, Nation
al Bank of IIallowell, Me-, National
Banks Of littsburg, Pa, National Banks
Of Syracuse, N. T., National Banks. OF
Salem, Mass, National Banks Of Bangor
Me. ...,.. -.
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17
RICHMOND. w.. Feb |.

The Senate unanimously adopted II
Joint resolution declaring that the people
OF Virginia cordially approve Of the re-
construction policy Of President John
son, and pledge cooperation in the wise
and just action he has commenced.
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17
The Future.

our State, il behooves us to look to tn,
future, and adopt the measures best caleu
lated to make us again thriving an(
happy people, The South, being EN-
phatically, by nature, an agriculturs
country, every man should feel it duty
to do all in his power to assist the farme,
and further the farming interests W,
have just entered upon new life. We
have left slave labor behind us, and we are
now to try its antagonist. That free Ia
Dor can be made successful at the South,
we do not for moment doubt. The ne
groes, having just received freedom, of
course feel that they have left the ncccs-
sity for laboring along with their bonds.
They have yet to learn, by bitter expert
cnce, that freedom will not feed, nor will
1t clothe, but man may be very free and
very poor, and can starve. This lesson
they will soon learn. Being once con-
vinced that freemen must obey the man
date, " BY the sweat of thy brow shalt
thou earn thy bread" as well as slaves,
they will quietly go 70 work, and muscle
will be plenty. Let none he uneasy on
the score of the quantity of labor; it will
beplenty. We have only to be careful to
control and dircctit property. Let every
man who owns an acre of land force it
to its utmost capacity; produce all he
can. If every man is a producer, so far
as his ability permits, the country will
begin to lookup, We complain of hard
times Times are hard Money scarce,
and provisions high but the general health
of the country is as good, if not better,
than it ever was, and the land fully as pro-
ductive. There is no good reason for
our having "hard times y forever. Let
us have the smiling visagc Of Plenty"
and Prosperity We believe every
man should raise cotton. If "cottOn"
is not battle king it is money king"
This product will probably, almost GER
tainly, bring from forty to fifty cents per
pound, by the time the crop of the pres
ent year is in market \ man can raise a
bale of 800 lbs to the acre. Suppose he
raises but one bale, here he has from 5000
to $3.50, for his acre of land. He cannot
easily make an acre of land produce him
more of any other species of commodo-
ties, and, certainly, he can produce no.
thing he can sell more readily, Suppose
three -fourths of the people in Crawford
County had $3.50 apiece What Il food
of money there would appear to be in
the County. The pulse of trade would
quicken, people would cease to grumble
at the hard times, and we would be again
in fourishing condition. This result
can be easily achieved, but not without
labor. The " unwilling earth" must be
wounded by the ploughshare,' and for
ced to give up to us the wealth hidden in
her bosom She has been smitten with
the pick and spade for the past few years
in the (almost always) vain hope Of for
cling her to disgorge coin ready made;
let her now be compelled to yield up that
which can bring the coin. Industry and
perseverance can and will build up our
country, and the farmers are the men who
can do it. TO thu earth we look for ev-
erything we eat drink or wear we owe
all to the farmer; let him do his duty;
his reward is certain.
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17

GEN HUNT TO BE RELlEvEp--From
New York dates Of Feb lst, we observe
that Gen. Hunt, commanding the Frontier
District, has been appointed, by Gen
Grant, to the head of permanent Board
Of Artillery. Gen. Hunt has made many
warm friends in this District, who will
regret his departure. The following is
the notice:
Lieut. Gen. Grant has issued an order an
nouncing the organization Of permanent
Artillery Board, to which questions relating
to the Artillery service may be referred by
the Secretary otWar, or the General lin chief
and from which may also originate recommen-
dations in regard to efficiency or In the inter-
ests OF the artillery arm. The following ma
med officers compose the Board Breyt Brig.
Gen, II. j. Hunt Lieut.. Col Third Artillery /;
Brevt. Col. Albion ?. HONE Ma;or Fourth
Artillery; Capt. John GibWu, Fourth Ar,.lle-
ry; Breret Lieut. Col. ). n Benjamin Capt.
Second Artillery y.-H,pGJiicda.