The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-05

Business on the landing Is running
down 10 nothing, and the prospects
are that it viii not revive for some
time. Freights to all points are dull
and tunnage largely IN excess. The
receipts of the day embrace jJ7 bales
Of cotton and other freight per New
Era, from Jefferson: $50 bales cotton
per Bart Able, from Shreveport, and
full general consignment per Louis
Vile from Cincinnati. The Louisville.
on her way down stream, ran into the
bank about II miles below Baton
Rouge, during a heavy and sudden
fog early Sunday morning. and spring
ing a leak Immediately after striking
same, vas obliged to throw overheard
between 100 and 200 tuns freight. The
bruise sustained by the Louisville,
which Is but slight, will be repaired in
time to admit of her leaving port at D
P. N. to morrow.
MADIsoN.-The Courier Of Thurs
day says:
Bridging the Ohio river is a subject
in which the entire population Of the
Ohio and Mississippi Valley are in
terested, and the people should rise
as one man and put IN their veto
against any h%indrance to the free nav
cation of the rivers cOursing through
ii. Congress should be Immediately
petitioned to place an Injunction on
this proposed bridge, and more espec-
tally if the spans are to be less than
800 feet; even with this length Of
span it would be difficult for fat-b0ats
and steamers to avoid the obstruc-
ton the piers will present, and we
predict an immense destruction Of
water-craft property if this bridge is
allowed to be built. Have the States
of Ohio and Kentucky the right to
obstruct the channel of a river that
runs through their borders to the
disadvantage of the entire Western
ard Southern steamboat interests.
with a bridge of 300 feet span? We
hope those interested In the matter
will take the proper steps to prevent
the consUmmation of this effort to OBJ
struct the free navigation of La
b. lie RiUiere."
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier Of Sat
urday says:
The river was falling slowly yester-
AaJ WIN VI AGC@ 0G1EA III LtAG CdGul~
A in the chute, and 81 on the rocks
last evening, a fall of 6 inches since
our last report. Our dispatches from
Plttsburg state that the river was
at that point at noon yesterday.
The weather yesterday was clear and
the warmest of the season. genuine
day. Business on the land
ing was brisk.
A heavy robbery was committed on
the last up trip Of the Pargoud. While
she was approactin Helena the state
room of Mr.. j. ID. Winter, a citizen of
Louisiana, was entered by a thief and
s756 in currency, twcnty-One 500 cOu-
pom interest bonds amounting TO 1852, /
aud a draft on New Orleans for S4I,
stolen. No trace could be got Of the
thief, and 1t is supposed he left the
boat at st. Helena.
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat Of
Saturday says:
Weather hot yesterday. and. being
hot, was uncomfortable. No rain fell.
but it would have been welcome. l.
ike a warmest Summer day.
Business progressed, however; it was
lOticeably brisk, indeed, for Friday.
still rising here. but falling at
Dubuque. Heavy loads Of freight are
he rule Of the packets from all the
upper rivers. Missouri River boats
down, occasionally refuse
pliers. The Missouri is reported ris-
ng slowly at Randall. The orposi-
ion boats, Jasper and Job1sou, were
deserved by many interested parties
eaving yesterday for Keokuk. the
Jasper ahead this time. The opposi-
ion St. Paul packets, Minnesota and
leave to-day.
The flags of the steamers In port
we're lowered to half-mast, yesterday.
the memory of Capt. Dan. Mussel-
nan, deceased. He left this city a
weeks ago, being in bad health,
or Baily's Springs, Alabama, where
recording to a telegraph dispatch, he
lied on the evening of last Wednes-
lay, April 29th, attended by his faith
ul col0red servent, Harvey Smiley.
Who accompanied him thence to the
and was to start for Mem
lhls yesterday with his body. Capt.
4usselman died Of dropsy OF the
'hest; he was aged thiTty-nine, and
vas born lea Danville, Pa, and
earned the trade of an iron moulder,
md worked for some years as a Jour (
10 the town famed.