The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-28

A SUGGESTION@One OF the prom
inent citizens of this city suggest
ed the Importance of a packet line.
controlled by Evansville interests, to
run in connectian with the Evans
vile and Cairo Packet Line from
Cairo to Memphis. He regards it as
a most important enterprise to Ev
ansville, and expresses the belief
that, with the advantages this city has
even over st. Louis, in almost, if not
all, articles of trade, the line would
be self-sustaining at once Of course,
the Memphis and st. Louis Packet
Company carry all orders for goods to
thatplace, and use their influence to
attract trade there, much of which, it
is contended, could easily be secured
for Evansville, in the event that its
interests were represented below Cal
no, which, at the present, is not the
case. Such move would, as mat
ter of course, greatly increase the
business of the Evansville and Cairo
Packet Company, and materially add
to the interests of Evansville. These
suggestions may, or may not, be
worthy Of consideration, but were
madelby one of our most prominent
and wide awake business men. traat9f
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Pip OUR MANUFACTURING, INTERESTS.
It's well known to, our people that
We have nows in this city, three wool
en- factories, but that fact is probably
not as well known abroad as it ought
to be. The result of last years oper-
ations of one of these factories has
been obtained, and it would have af-
forded satisfaction to have given the
result of all in this notice, had the
facts been ascertained During the
last year Messrs. John w. Gruen &
Co. have manufactured 1890 yards
of jeans, $500 yards of flannel, 12O
pairs of blankets, and spun 1000
pounds of yarn. This is the re-
suit of the operations of but one of the
factories, but it will give an idea of
what firm, which was but a short
time ago burnt out, has been doing
the last year. These goods find
ready market in some of the largest
cities in the West, as their quality is
far superior to those of a similar class
purchased East, OF ) the. char
acters of goods in this line, manu-
featured by other parties in the city,
the same may be said, and it is prob
able that the amount is,much greater.
THE LEcrURE-There was good
audience out to hear General Carl
Schurz's lecture last night. III any
other hall, it would have been regard
ed as quite a large crowd III Turner
Hall, however, it looked diminutive.
We regret that our people do not take
more interest in these lectures. That
of Gen. Schurz, contained more val
liable information than could be OBJ
tanned in long course of historical
reading. The General reads rapidly,
too rapidly at times, but enunciates
very distinctly, and thus enables all
who are attentive to comprehend the
great facts he states, and the deduc-
lions he makes from them. All who
heard him seemed to be delighted,
and went home satisfied that they had
gained knowledge of Germany that
will always prove valuable. The clos
ing part of the lecture in which the
lecturer demonstrated the necessities
that would tend to make America and
Germany strong allies in the future,
made a very powerful impression upon
his auditors. The thought, besides
being new to all, evidently was re-
ceived with marked favor.
| PAINFUL ACCIDENTAL gentleman
who reached the city by the train yes