The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-25

4 and her OfdcerS are among the most
experienced, attentive and obligfng
in the world. The names Of Captains
Throop aud Lowth, Duke Nicholson,
| George Throop and Marsh Walthall
are as household words all along
shore. The Mayfower and St. Pat
rick are building up large and lu-
crative trade with Memphis, and they
should receive the encouragement of
full cargoes each trip. Give her all
she can carry to-day.
GIeanfngs from cur Exchanges.
PITTsBURG-The Commercial of
Friday says:
The weather continues very mild
! for the season. A moderate amount
Of activity was perceptible on the
landing.
1t is said that previous to the set
/ Element Of Captain Cannon's claim on
| the steamer Indiana, and for which
the arbitrators allowed him $500, he
was offered $500 by the owners of
the Indiana, but refused it.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial of
Saturday says
The Shamrock, having been de-
tanned here by ice while loading for
st. Louis, finally got off for. St. Louis
last night Her wharfage bill amount
ed to $40.
Our dispatches from Memphis re-
port the sinking of the Amazon.
bound from Cincinnati for New Or
leans, at Ozark Island, in the Lower
Mississippi, with only her hurricane
deck visible. The Amazon has large
and valuable cargo Of pork, bacon and
produce generally, from Cincinnati.
She was formerly the Judge Tor
renee, and was converted into an ord
nance steamer during the rebellion
for the Mississippi squadron, and af-
terward remodeled aud named the
Amazon. She is owned by Capt. Hi
ram Vinton, Capt. John A. William
son and Mr.. j. g. Isham, of Cinoin-
natl, and commanded by the former. |
She is probably worth $25, 600; in
sured In Cincinnati Offices for fifteen
or twenty thousand dollars. The
loss On the cargo will prove heavy,
which IS also principally insured in
Cincinnati offices.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier of
Saturday says:
The weather was cloudy with
black frost in the morning, and a very
dense fog prevailing on land and |
water. The atmosphere was heavy |
and humid, and the fog prevailed |
until after 10 A. M. 1t then cleared |
off warm and very pleasant.
On the falls last evening there were |
four feet nine inches water in the
pass down the Indian chute, and fall
ing slowly. /
The Journal says:
The Automatic Fireman" on the
Major Anderson underwent another
trial yesterday, and was found to work
satisfactorily In every point. exceDt-
ing that it does not feed fast enough.
The mill, which grinds the coal as
line as sawdust, has been found of too
small capacity for supplying the
iced. pipe, and is to be replaced by a
larger one.
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat, of
says:
The river fell six and half inches
In tWenty-four hours. To Cairo there
is five and half feet water-that is
what was found by the Kate Putnum.
which arrived here at s o'clock yes
terday morning, the FIRST through boat
of the season. 1t was expected that
one or more boats recently depa ted.
would have trouble, and it is so. A
tug went above Alton on Thursday.
aud having to break through onfy
one fragile gorge, reached the mouth
Of the Illinois, from which steady
stream of ice was pouring. 1t is
likely, therefore, that a boat will |
cave for Naples on Monday, and for
Peoria soon thereafter.
We have not heard of the slightest
attempt to secure the trade of the Ten
lessee or Cumberland, while the
ohio River towns are alive in this
natter. !
FL. Robinson and j. Thacker. en-
sineers of the Bertha, figure largely
n the Memphis papers in a case Of !
wife stealing. The long sensation
Irticle is headed " Adultery. A wife
caves her husband and takes up with t
N engineer. Her paramour arrested.
husband and wife reconciled. She
,lopes next day with the engineer.
The engineers were from New AL
9any. They were discharged from the
Bertha.