The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-16
A GREAT CoNrRAsr.-A stranger


time, who had never seen it before,
would scarcely believe that it~would
ever go almost dry. The highest tide
on record was in the Spring of 1882.
The lowest was in October, 1918.
While in Cincinnati, recently, we met
Capt. John Haggerty, a contemporary
of Mike Fink, who related to us many
incidents of early times, relative to
the river and the early days of steam
boating. He is an excellently pre-
served old gentleman, in affiuent cir
cumstanees, and highly intelligent.
He commanded the steamer Corvette,
one Of the first steamboats, that navi-
gated the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
He left New Orleans in command of
his steamer. in 1918, with cargo of.
coffee, sugar, molasses and rice for
Cincinnati and Pittsburg After
tedious trip, he reached the mouth of
the Licking. He discovered large
bowlder-shaped rock lying on its edge
on the shore, in the margin of the
water. On this rock, a few
inches beneath the surface of
the water. he discovered a., line
finely chiseled, &, with the, date
:" October Is, 1885, low water mark . >
The water was perfectly clear. and
the letters were handsomely carved.
He was compelled to lay up his boat
at Paducah, the river being too low to
navigate, the worst bars then being
below Evansville He loaded part
of his cargo upon a keel boat, and
proceeded up the river. He found
twenty two inches of water at Scuffie-i
town, French, and Flint Island, or
three inches more than was indicated
by the mark made twenty years be-
fore. Capt. Haggerty has in his pos
session the cases of a silver watch
which had been sunk upon the
steamer Tennessee in 1925, and had
remained there for twenty FIVE years.
In 1850 Yankee came along with a
steam pump and diving bell, and was
shownwhere the Tennessee had sunk,
at Tennessee Landing, in the Missis-
sippi He went to work and recover
ed considerable lot of goods. silks
| and hides, which were in "a good state
of preservation; also. the watch, the
works of which had. been eaten up
with rust. He also recovered the
covering of an old fashioned leather
trunk, what was years ago denominat-
ed a 8 hair trunk. ''ox The wood work
was decayed, but the leather covering
was in state Of perfect preservation.
The Tennessee belonged to Breedloye
and Robinson, of New Orleans. But
| we set out to note the contrast be-
| tween the stage of the river in 1878
and now. Then there was twenty-five
inches of water on Scufletown Bar;
now there is between fifty and sixty
feet. A wonderful contrast, truly.
MAD-DoG KILLED.-We are in
formed that mad-dog was killed, a
few miles from the city, yesterday
morning, on the Boonville road. He
attacked man, who, after serious
contest, succeeded in killing him
The dog was very furious and saw
age in his attack, and tore tho gentle
mans clothes, but, happily, did mo-
injure his person. The gentleman
came to town, and consulted DR.
Walker, who assured him there could
be no danger if the dogs teeth hat
not pierced the skin, and he left sat
isfed.
We learn, the dog had been singu
larly affected for several days, and hat
run at large, mixing with other dogs
up to within a few minutes of thu
time he made the attack. 1t is sup
posed that he may have bitten doz
en- or more other dogs.
: ANOTHER MAD DOC KILLED. :
e Great excitement was created yester
], day within the business part of tn
q city byla mad dog, which was first see
t to rushso of the alley between Mai
and Locust Streets, into Second Stree
!, Swapping and biting ateve-ything tia
e came in his way. He was vigorousl
/ pursued, and frequent attempts wer
\ made to shoot him. After he ha
traversed several alleys and streets b
( was finally shot in the alley runnin
W | erora Main to Sucamnre hetWean Fir.