The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-20


infused business with Spftghtl1neSS here
and above that is pleasant to observe. The
public attention IS being attracted to the
great number of oarges that have been
sunk this season on the Lower Mississippi.
The Gem not being purchased up ORR
Dutch, OF Beard stoWn, Illinois, for So, l25,
on account of a portion of the owners.
he backed her out on Saturday for the ILL
nois- The two barges were bid in at the
same time by the owners.
The Great Repu bile got 1909 bales cotton
and 30 passengers at Memphis.
The NJ. s. Mepham made the round trip
in 2l days, and didn't wet a spar. She will
leave again for New Orleans at 10 A. NJ. to-
morrow. .. sr4=F affr4 tfai1 3. --,s
Charles Merry, of Dubuque, is becoming
prominent in the commercial. world. He
is great on transportation, and is on, the
eve of great undertaking, as we learn
from long article IN the last number of
lew daVs4 tisnare6 rom h 6pSSp @rhl' ~ ths
steamer Ocean Wave, for New Orleans,
WITH SIX barges in tOw-capaeity of each,
Dubuque, 1900 bushels being his own, and
the remainder shipped by n. c. Ryder,
Sliier Bros, L. N. Gibbs, G.. B.
who have faith in the project. This grain
ne proposes to have placed in the new
York market at cost OF but fifty cents
per DuShel, giving Dubuque shippers
margin OF 10 cents per bushel. Freight to
New Orleans, 80 cents per bushel. Time to
new OTk less imam 81 GAYS from DQDuQuG.
Says the Times: =" But the most important
letter that has come to him is from gem
tleTnan who is in the cotton business, and
owns the vessels which gather cot
it: He wants Sfr. Merry 10 fur-
ment direct TO Liverpool, saying he can
carry IL as ballast, and be glad to do so, for
~ cents per bushel. Mr.. Merry says he
can move twenty-five hundred tons of
freight in one tow six miles an hour. of
course the lateneSS of the season will pre-
vent the making of a trip from here
magnificent prospect for next sea-
son, There are some fears that the
grain era may sweat" going through
are of the opinion that this is not un-
avoidable." Among the parties outside of
Dubuque VINO are Interesting themselves
IN TINS matter, are Captain Dost, of La
Sale, Chadburn & Foster, St. LOUIS, Iand
Y. Il. Budicke, New Orleans. The two lat
ter hrEns are commission men who, with
many others Will encourage the enter
prlse'with freight on the return trips OF
Ia e barges. ,--. u -. frr
Captain William Rhodes, Secretary of /
the N. w. u. packet company, has been
presented with $500 watch by the en-
ployees.s a o ta -fsN-5f3 40
MENPHIs.-The zAyoEaache of Saturday
says:
weather cloudy, with a heavy mist.
The river here rose one inch IN the past
twenty-four hours. Arkansas River re-
10 aims low, with twenty-three inches in |
The channel. White River IS al low tide, |
with three and half feet to Jacksonport. |
Business on the W harf was active, with !
2 good number of boats in port receiving |
and discharging. Cotton shipments for /
New Orleans and the East were fair.
The Underwriters have contracted with |
Reese Dugan, of the Wrecking- boat Under /
writer No. !, to raise the sunken steamer |
Amelia Poe. If successful, Dugan is To get L
(, 1900; If unsuccessful he will get but one
halt OF What is saved from the wreck. = q |
Business on the wharf yesterday was
quite active, with the lexee covered with I
)ther. a large number of boats were in
port, receiving and discharging, and the I
andIng presented a lively appearance, in
licating revival of business, The Great
)ales OF cotton, some stock and miscella-
leous freight, and about thirty people.
she left for New Orleans late last night,
lrawing near six feet water. -
New ORLEANs.-The Times of Thursday
avs: E- .sff -
We had another. splendid day on the
eyee yesterday and the weather appears
o be settled at last, and we may look for a |
of this delig htfuI weather for
few days TO come. Were il not that rain,
he river TO a boatable condition, we |
you'd like TO have a continuance of the
Teather we are now enjoying forsthe bal
nee of the fail season. -.- :
BUsINEss.-As the week progresses. the
uS1neSS on the levee continues to i'm
rove. We have no, less than four boats
eSfdeS three hargeS, Fl m St. Louis dis |
haFging at our Ievee, and the WharVes
bOye Canal street are OVERLOOKING with
FeStern produce. Below Canal the scene |
little defunct. There Is but little bust
ess doing at presen I. but when t'Old Red''
axes rise there viii be plenty 70 do on
nat portion of our leyee where the Red |
liver packets congregats.