The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-07

arfangeds@s..a-.sThe Quickstep ADAM
doned her trip, yesterday, and will
probably go out with the mail, to-day,
in place. of the Charmer, and will com
tinue in the trade8until the new boat
is ready for business. =. .. TheIaDi-
rectors adoptedthename MAYFLowER
for the new packet, which all
must agreeenis "a pretty name,
and lis satisfactory to all.s...s.....
Capt.EJsuV. Throep arrived from Cin=
icinnati by the morning. Express yes
terday, and shocking highly salubri-
Gus and good natured. He thinks he
will be able to finish the Mayfower
within week or ten days at the,farth-
est. Mr.. Tucker, lin charge Of her
tackle outfit, and George jackson is
superintending her cabin outfit. Dock
Redman, an experienced steamboats,
rpan, formerly of the Armada, has
taken command of the forecastles
Miss Lou, the famous and deseryedly
populrr chambermaid of the Armada
will also go on the Mayfowers She
will be a first class steamer in all re-
spects, and will receive a warm well
come here and along shore.eo... The
towboat Homer left yesterday morning
with her IL barges for ports above.."..
The Sam. Parker is loading at Shaw
neetown for New Orleans ;. !....The
propeller Valiant will go to Slim Island
to bring Captain Jim Goods model
barge to this city .......Wet are glad
to see that nearly all our business men
have signed request olCapt. Charles
Irwin, of the j. r. Webb, to. secure a
first-class side wheel steamer to run
in the Evansville and Memphis trade
as a regular weekly packet. Thissis
an important movement in the right
directions. Capt. Irwin lis an expe j.
enced steanboatman, of great energy
and pleasant address, and is the right
man for the position ........We see
that the Wild sWagoner has been sold,
to the New Orleans and Bayou Sara
Mail Company. Another 'fLouisL
vile Institution winked out. D
nGIeanings from our Exchanges. Is .,
Be CINCINNATI The Commercial, of
Tuesday saws.
At Pittsburgh, the river was falling
last night, with fifteen feet in the
channel At Wheeling, Marietta and
Pomeroy is at flood height and still
rising. Here, it has risen over FIVE
feet during the twenty-four hours end
ing last night, with thirty feet hence
to Louisville. To-day there will be
less than seven feet under the bridge
for passing steamers, compelling all
downward bound steamers to receive
and discharge their cargoes below the
bridge. The falls are navigable for
the largest class of steamers. There
was considerable heavy ice running
yesterday, and more expected to-day.
LOUIS 2ILLE,-The Courier of Tues
day says.
The river at this point came to a
stand Sunday night, and was slowly
receding up to noon yesterday, having
fallen an inch and half at the head
OF the falls and four inches at Port /
land, with nine feet nine inches water
in the canal by the mark. During the
afternoon it remained stationary.
On the falls there was six feet nine
inches steamboat water last evening
down to the pass, and, about five and
a half feet water for ascending boats
in the middle chute, and the river at
a stand.
At five o'clock Sunday evening the
gorge of iceaextending from Six Mile
Island to, the head of the coal fleet
began to move off, while the tug-boat
Fred Wilson was trying to break it.
1t was estimated to cover an extent of
fully twenty acres. and did but little !
damage beyond tearing twelve. empty
barges loose FROM their mornings. |
These were captured by the Kate
Ellis ando Fred Wilson, and landed |
below Towards ship-yard. rod II ]
.g Are you such nipny as, to suppose
we would be standing on the river
bank at 3 o clock in the morning
Evdns6ille Journal, I'd. 9I3e $21
ia No, but we've heard of your being
s picked up : on the'river bank at all |
hours of the night. You couldn't |
stand louisville Democrat. li.
We don't get /" sick quite as often
as you do. We never have to employ |
a substitute. Quit drinking Utica
sod corn, Will. S. 1t don't agree
with you. ~. ~
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrdt Of Tues
day, says: ~
Tie grand ice float ended on Sun |
day night, and the river having |
swelled over seven feet in little over |
twelve hours, began to decline. The !
e.. IL - on1u a or,k f0ok d.