The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-10

ohhouub VI lIbiBut anu VIII EOtnIOUgN
on lightning time. She is N of the
fastest and most perfectly appointed
boats 10 commission. That renowned
eommander. Captain A. MoGill, is
her accomplished chief. Mr.. Adolph
Martin, a gentleman Of the old school.
is her chief clerk, assisted by the ac-
co mplished and courteous Ed.
Broughton, and a trip at this time to
New Orleans, on the Belle Lee, will
be a luxury only to be realized once
in a lifetime.
Sieanaues from our Exohanres.
4 CrNcyNEATI.-The Commercial of
Saturday says:
Capt Amos r. Davis made o short
trial trip yesterday with bis rev side
wheel Wheeling packet, Golden
Eagle. She w%entto'the Marine Ways
and back TO the leyee, performing
1 elegantly.
Several towboats with coal passed
down yesterday and last night from
Pittsburg for points below. The
Diamond was among the arrivals.
The GazeRe says:
At-six o'clock last evening The riv-
e. was still rising, ut which hour there
was eighteen feet ten inches in the
channel, a rise of.two feet in the pre-
vions twenty-four hours.
While testing her boilers yesterday,
at P%ittsburg, the y. M. Mccullough
collapsed a fue, aud She will not be
able to leave Pittsburg, on her return,
before Tuesday next.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courtcr Of
Saturday says:
The Bermuda came off the docks
yesterday, and was toWed over TO
J~effersonyllle to complete her re-
pairs. The Tempest went on the
docks to repair damages received on
her last trip.
Lawsuits are now pending at Gin
cinnati against the owners Of the x
ploded steamboat Magnolia, one by
Charles Lewis. nj Of the editors Of
the Jacksonian Democrat, Michigan,
for Injuries sustained, and the other
by the widow Of Henry Clark, who
was killed.
The crew of the Mary Davaeo,
which has been laid up here on ac-
count of low water, arrived here yes
terday to take the Davage TO Pitts
burg. rs
The Robert Z. Lee, on her last
trip, ran from New Orleans TO Natchez
IN twenty three hours and ten min
utes, iueluding thirty one landings
and taking thirty cords of wood
The Hesper has been sold at Mem
phis to Capt. Grover, of the Natoma,
for 1900.
The Democrat says:
If there is anything we do like in
this world, it il a clever aud obliging
clerk in the Office Of q steamboat. 10
is one OF the most important Offices
on a boat, and that individual who
amt got sense enough TO know the
difference between a polite answer
and the bray of q jackass, will do
more to hurt the reputation Of "a boat
than anything else. A gohticman
asks a question and expects a polite
answer from a clerk, and not o grunt
from a hog.
We coincide fully, but are most
happy to say that we do not find q
clerk in a hundred who lacks that
suqUite1' an mode so requisite in a
steamboat clcsk. The churl Is rarely
to be found 10 the Office of a steam
boat.
ST.. LoUrs.-Tho Democrat Of satur-
day says:
Business is brisk. Three large
steamers and about half q dozen as
large barges loading at once for New
Oheaps. Rates are up TO a pretty
good figure, with indications ut an
advance on Monday, on all grades, to
New Orleans, Memphis and Vicks-
burg We are pleased to know that
az last there is a certainty that steam
ers and barge lines will realize some
profits from their large Investment
ments. We would be still better
pleased to know that the salaries Of
commanders, clerks and other ON
ployees we're advanced corresponding
ly with the advance in freight rates.
The expenses Of living and house
keeping have not been reduced mate
rally, that we arc aware OF. Tho boat
men of st. Louis. Cincinnati and
Louisville have agreed upon rates
from Cairo to New Orleans. These
are below rates from st. Louis TO
GENTS per Darreis - Genus per AAp, duu
s cents per sack, aud are an Increase
on recent rates. The barge line re-
tains the privilege of carrying q frac-
ton less, as at St. Louis. Freights
for uprer rivers abundant. Boats for
the Missouri arc still getting full
passenger trips. Tonnage Is INSULT
cient to bring down all the fre ght
offering on the upper rivers. There
IS again fine navigation below 81.
Paul, with cold, freshly weather. At
latest accounts the Bismarck was still
aground at Hat Island. Rivers here
abouts not changed materially. Nagl-
cation is difficult up and down.
Weather pleasant.