The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-13

/ I'm or ABOUT bhe ZUth OF this month
Q grand sight Is b. be witnessed OF the
Golfer Dam, on the Sycamore Chair OF
the Upper, or Rock Island Rapids.
The contractors expect that at THAI
time they VIII have pumped the area
enclosed OF water, aud will lay bare
about htty acres of the bed of the
river What hidden treasures NAV be
found there. 10 one can tell, bot III
will be an interesting sight 20 witresa.
and one which will attract thithlur Il
crowd Of visitors on the appointed
day.
Capt. James A. Lusk will command
the big louisville this season, IN the
Louisville and New Orleans trade.
She leaves Louisville for New Or
leans on next Wednesday.
. At Cannelton, on Monday, Nov. 2,
While assisting in the launch Of a coal
boat, Winfield =. Long, who was on
board, fell on the boat The moment OF
striking the wafer, and died ia a icW
hours, Of the injuries received.
The Gazette says:
The wharf in front Of the New Or
leans packet, yesterday, presented an
unusual APPEARANCE Of activity.
Freight WAS received much faster
than u could be handled The Nom
pins packet also did q good business,
and will have all she wants by this
evening. The Alaska received freight
yesterday faster than her labOrers
could handle il.
The late fast run Of the r.. II Lee
from New Orleans TO Donaldsonvillo.
~ four. hours aud City minute. boats
the celebrated run Of the Princess
one minute
a.One of the largest engineering pro.
jects Is 10 connect tho Uppor Ohio
with the Gulf Of Mexico by a shorter
route. The principal line would be
canal thirty miles long. between the
Coosa and Tennessee Rivers.
Lou1svtLLE. The Courier
Journal Of Wednesday says:
The repairs 70 tho Green River
locks not having been completed tho
Falls City will not leave to. day, but
will lay over until Saturday. SO az
to be able TO 50 through b Bowling
Green.
A matrimonial episo le created con-
interest ia steamboat cir
cles yesterday. Dick Hutchinson.
Esq. clerk of the Rose Hts, and
Miss Lou. Norman, an accomplish
al young lady Of Owonsboro hed 20
] ehaTsonvllle yesterday, TO escape
The wrath Of cruel parents, and w1ro
made one, and returned TO Ovens
Doro on the Rose Hita yesterday nf-
.ernOOB, as happy as mOrtals get Co be.
While the Glendale was lying at the
wharf, Sunday afternoon, her barge
sprung leak, and was with difficulty
from sinking.
: The tOWbOat Alps. which sunk at
he head Of the falls Monday after
noon, was raised about O'clock We
erday morning and bulkhead built
Jver the hole, aud she went up the
river. She will 60 on the ways at
for repairs. She was aAoat
10 four hours after commencing work
On her.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat OF We'd
nesday says:
A swell of one foot yesterday, aud
weather ci5ar and cold Those steady
rains fell simultaneously over tic en-
tire Northwest. Result, a freshet of
proportions for the sea-
son. 10 knocks steamboat arrange.
nents out Of order entirely. There is
lbout feet Of water north and south
)f Dubuque. For the first time in
steamers will come through
rom ST. Paul over the rapids
without touching - no doubt they
will. Several feet OF riso
Il Quincy, Clarksville, &c. Skunk
River higher on Saturday than ever
before known. Salt River booming;
& rose 3 feet in one night. All ne
,ide streams pouring out nOisily OF
water and drift-Wood. As TO the Mis-
souri, we are az fully Informed. There
was a rise Of 5ieet in Que day through
rom Grand River aud low trlbuta-
RES Illinois climbing up It's banks
wildly. Reported rise yesterday of
l feet at Meredosia. and z feet at La
selle. Officers Of the Sallie and Gem
say the Illinois is booming and All
is tributaries ia lively action. One
foot. swell here yesterday, more to-
lay, perhaps 9 feet on Hat island
bar, In a day or two more.
8 DECISIONS IN ADMIRALTY-From
The indianapolis Journai Of Wedne5-
lay we clip the following report Of
decisions 10 Admiralty, by the United
States Circuit Court now in session:
The judgment Of the District Court
in the case Of James Barrett ct a., vs..
Francis j. Oiks et al, was affirmed
BY Judge Davis. Tho Court below
zave Judgment in favor of the plain
ifs for the sun of S3J8 The case
vas = admiralty; the steamer Alaska
1eibs, the real defendant, for the rec
ease If which Oaks aud others hal
,iycn bond for the payment Of all
lamages and costs.
The case Of the United States YER
JUS tie steamer Nashville, appealed
rom the District Court. was dis
missed
A number Of other cases against
alleged violations Of the
navigation laws. appealed from the
District Court, were argued and sub
nitted on the questions OF law In
1olved
In the case OF the United States vs..
he steamer Lewellin, appealed from
lie District Court, judgment for 800
was affirmed.
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