The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-11

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4 was cloudy and wet Before noon it wa.
nearly clear and very warm, indicating
more rain. The river was falling quite
slowly, and will probably be rising this
morning. as it has been rising above.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures up to
three O'Clock yesterday include only the
Alice ". to New Orleans; News Boy, Hen.
derson and return: Champion, Cincinnati
to New. Orleans; Belle Vernon, Pittsbure
TO st. Louis. -et 1fal Zssfsta -
/ -a BOats Due. r0T4a4e.5sa a. r
l. Among the first boats due here are the
Havana, for Nashville; Camelia for Ten
nessee River; Nightingale, and Liz
izie, Hopkins, for ST. fLouis;n Ella
Faber, Sam. j. Hale. .Armadillo,
Emperor. and Darling. FOR Memphis: Sill
yer Moon from Memphis; Tahlaquah and
Pine Grove. for Arkansas River; Emerald,
Kenton, Liberty No. 4, Nick Longwortl1.
and Louisiana for New Orleans; j. p.
Webb, from Wabash River: Sam. Orr from
Tennessee River; 'Quickstep, from Cairo;
Morning Star. from louisville; Chatta-
nooga, from Cumberland River,
| Miscellaneous 1sat@A's .
/ Business on the levee yesterday was
rather duh. with scarcely an arrival The
Alice Y. got off during Tuesday night with
1 a good load. She would be able to fin out
below. ...........-.The louisville cornmenced
loading yesterday morning. II The usual
annoyance to steamboats, landing at this
port awaited the Louisville. A number of
carpenters were engaged to lay drnnage in
| the hold, who ntracted at S. for the
nights work. Others, who went, to work
without a contract, demanded $40 for the
same time and labor The result was a law
suit Five of her crew who were shipped
at $50 per month, as were all the others,
| were paid off. All were satisfied except
the five, who demanded pay at the rate of
$40 per month, which was of course refused,
and they brought suit against the boat,
and a trial was TO be had yesterday after
noon. These annoyances are well cal
culated to drive business from our
city. It is proper and right that
steamboats, should be compelled to
fulfill their contracts, but justice should
be done them. Mechanics should be paid
liberal wages, and should be paid promptly,
but they should have clear contract be-
fore they go to work, and the master or
owner of boat should have a chance to
decline their services if he thought they
asked too much. There is no port from
Pittsburg TO New Orleans where steam
boats are so greatly annoyed as at this
port, and for this very reason many boats
pass without landing. A remedy for this
evil should be devised...--. The, Champion
and Belle Vernon had big trips.
ga Boats Leaving To-Day. A1ez1
For CAIRo!-The feet Quickstep. Capt
H. T. Dexter, with, Duke Nicholson and
VIM. Tileston in the Office, il the regular !
Carlo Packet at O'Clock to-day. She has 4
elegant accommodations for passengers,
and her officers are experienced steam
iboatmen. sfs
For LoUIsvILLE.-.The gay Morning
Star, Capt. Ike DOLLS, with the always at
tentive and courteous Ouerbacker in the
office, is the great Louisville mail packet
this evening. She is a sumner, and we
commend her and her pleasant officers to
the travelling public. Wen as5i fffal
FoR MEMPHIS AND NEW ORLEANs.-The 4
splendid freight and passenger steamer,
Louisville, is receiving at this port, and
leaves this evening, at 5 O'Clock, for Cairo,
Memphis and New Orleans. Her cabin
appointments are first-class in every par
ticular, and she is of excellent speed. Capt
A. @. Ross, her commander, is a large
hearted, heightened gentleman--always
prudent, careful, attentive and courteous.
Mr.. H. C. Bruce, his chief clerk, is most
ways at his post, and ever ready to oblige-
and all her attaches are courteous aud at
tentive. We hope to see her get a full
trip of freight and passengers. .AAs SIZES
Gleanings from our Exchanges. g i |
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial of Tuesday |
says
The Ingornar broke shaft on her way |
from PiItsburg to Matamoras, on Satur- |
Eight tow-boats, with sixty barges. con-
burg for Cincinnati to-day. AsDI Aat5+2f
LOUISVILLE The Courier of Tuesday |
says:s a-.e :.-e /
water in the pass down the Indian chute, |
and the river at stand |
Messrs. Judge & Fcrsee, the agents, are in |
Cairo, yesterday, stating that the Liberty |
No. was on the dock. and would be placed |
IN splendid repair. she Is expected to be |
ready in two weeks. 4 3E9 1876
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat of Tuesday
says; ~ viIs4 s.l.seeap qfgtsa /
The city front yesterday was about as
quiet as a graveyard. Shipments were
light to New Orleans, the! Missouri, the
Ohio, the Arkansas-alrnoss everywhere.
the prospects, Write the hopes of others are
high. II naisaie.9ettIss 9af. etlEn. atl.I
during war times. there are boats running /
at a loss, and others making money by
lying idle. We have no Cumberland River
packets. That trade is played out. There
is about six feet on Harpeth shoals and
falling Our river here is swelling slowly I
Upper MISSISSIPPI rising. and good water
in the other RIVERS. The river is now open
10 Dubuque. Large grain receipts due to-
day end this week. 55ll4 sIDJ 90 #LtQ1
The Memphis Appeal, of Friday, says: IN |
We learn that Captain Abner Baird, Of
the +. D. Perry, has been awarded S1l6,0O0
by the United States government, in pay
ment for the steamers Admiral and Sover-
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