The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-31

The Tennessee River packet line commit
tee held an informal meeting Saturday
morning, and have concluded TO guaran-
antee two toatS in the Tennessee River
trade, and extended their laborS Dy agree
ing TO sustain a good light draught boat IN
the Louisville and White River trade.
The Democrat of Sunday says:
The Louisiana turned her freight over to
the Empire yesterday. and left for Cairo
light last evening. The Louisiana will run
between Cairo and New Orleans during
the low water and dull times. 'l"
On the last trip down of the Nick Long
worth, size ran over a fat, containing Eve
gagged in raising the anchor of the N. s..
Mepham at the time. ard narrowly es-
capped drowning. We understand the men
have brought suit against the boat for
$4,000. 9dT-r rtre--1
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat OF Monday,
says:
The river continued falling yesterday.
There j. good water yet to keokuk and II.
Paul Falling from Keokuk down. On
Friday, stationary at st. Paul and 9 feet !
inch above low water mark. On Saturday.
rising slowly at Dubnque. The decline IN
the Illinois continues steady. ? Missouri
river falling at Lexington. above and be-
low, with still a fair stage OF waller.
Weather scoTehing hot. but acooling breeze
| prevailed yesterday. Business good. Re
ceipts of produce heavy; shipments CORES
~pondingly large. Competition TO all points
except the Ohio river and upper Missis-
sippl. Rates of freight extremely low IN
consequence and no intiInatiOn Of COM
promises to raise rates. Tonnage OF all
kinds in excess.
Capt. David White was in Davenport on
Friday, soliciting subscriptions for stock
of hat new line of telegraph wire wanted
along the banks of the Mississippi. The
Captain seems entirely Withdrawn from
and regardless of steamboatinterests.
The employees of Ii Northwestern Union
Packet Company, are on a strike for an in
crease OF wages. The rousfaDOutS of the
line want $40 a moath The Phil. SheIi-
dan made q trip without he o.. and could
therefore han lie no freight. On Friday
the Itasca'S bone and Sinew" left, which
threw the work of loading and unloading
on the deck hands and mates, compelling
the boat tG leave salt and coal behind in
the Dunleith depot. The harvest is pro-
crossing, n the men think they can do
better than work for $50 and board.
Captain Joseph Kinney has been lying
dangerously i'll at Boonvff1e, Mo. He is
the owner and 1ndomitable
manager of several fine steamers run
ming out o this port.
On Saturday, the StOnewall. loading for
Omaha. quit, turning her freight over to
the Columbian, which caused the rates of
freight to take an upward move. There
are ruInorS, not yet authenticated, of This
fine steamer loading tor New Orleans.
MEMPHIs.-The Audiaache of Tuesday
day says: s1T
Weather warm and sultry. The river
here is declining Steadily. White river is
falling with nine feet to Augusta. The
Arkansas is declining With five feet to Lit
Business on the landing continues stag
nan Win DuI TWO DOdlS III port receiving
the Cleaner for the Arkansas and the
Mary Swan for Evansville. The latter
steamer cleared for Evansville with 500
bales of cotton. -. Is
A fisherman, yesterday, fishing at the
foot of the 81. Louis Packet Company's
wharf boat, fshed up a gold watch on one
of his lines. The fisherman remarked
that il was one of the best hauIs of the
season.
Bob Majors. the great "Hodoo Chief"
made his appearance in the city yester-
day. Bob is in fine spirits and is prospect
ing for a packet for a local trade.
He should charter the Isaac Newton, or
the great Numidian Lion. d