The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-23

to take 500 tons railroad iron ot .s
a~nsville, to fill the Contract oe a.
Charleston, heretofore mentioned ~
this column. ~
The 300 tons railroad iron SINK bv
the Charleston at the foot of Fi66
Street, On Sunday, will nearly an he
recovered.
A party of professional light-fn-
gered gentry practiced on Mr.. John
Hugh Smith, Of Nashville, and some
gentleman from Georgia, to the ex-
tent of several hundred dollars. Sat
urday night, on board the mail boat
between Cincinnati and Louisville.
In the Police Cont, yesterday. the
case of CHI s S. Devine, q licensed
Cincinnati aad st. Louis pilot Of IL
years standing, who Nas arrested on
Saturday, charged with the seduction
Of a young lady passenger on the
steamer Charmer, wa called and con-
tinued till Thursday. The lady is still
at the Gait House. She is a sister
in-law to one Of the owners of the
boat, and is is or II years old.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier Of
Tuesday says:
The John Kilgour has hauled down
her shingle, aud will lay up for the
present.
The J. P. Webb will enter the
LOUISVILLE and Cairo trade, leaving
mere n latter part Of this week.
capt. L. }. Caffrey, On old steam
ooatman Of this city, has been APP
pointed inspector of the Government
snagP0at Zebra, aud left or.Ciucin-
hatI sunday to enter upon the duties
OF his office. The Zebra is to remove
the distractions in the Ohio between
this place and Cincinnati.
The Silver Cloud, with a barge Of
iron ore, from st. Louis to Cincinnati
was unable to get over Portland bar
yesterday, and landed at New AToanv.
A special dispatch to the C5vyisr
states that the Indiana is coming mn
with 400 tons of freight and $50 pas
sengers.
ST.. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Tues
day says:
Rates of freight to New Orleans
were advanced yesterday as per agree
ment between steamboat owners and
the barge company. The steamboat
rates are as follows: Flour, 40 cents
per barrel; corn, 30 cents per sack:
pound freight, % cents per 100. The
barge company's rates are 3 cents less
on flour; II cents on corn and pound
freight. This course became neees-
sary in order to insure paying trips.
Freight is scarce for New Orleans,
and not for over a month yet will the
barge company send two lows per
week to New Orleans.
The freight rates may be advanced
still further next week. There is a
remarkable scarcity of Northern
bound freight at New Orleans; hence
it required some time for the owners
of the Lizzie Gill to decide upon
sending her out at the present time.
Weather still hot, although a north
ern wind prevailed throughout the
day. The Missouri is falling all the
way from Benton, AID very fast below
Stevenson. The decline continues IN
the Upper Missouri and the Illinois.
Both will be difficult to navigate in a
few days.
Capt. Frank l.. Rhodes, at one time
a most popular steamboat commander
on the Illinois, is more pleasantly en-
| ployed now. He resides at Shawnee
town, and is fully employed IN attend
ing to the vast estate of Col. Jones,
deceased, his lather-in-,aw. We
don't suppose Frank will ever 60 into
the steamboat business again.
MEMPHIs.-The Appeal of Sum
day says:
About two years ago, a Mr.. Robin
son, of Texas, who was on his way
with a lot of cattle, died, aud was
buried at Island So. On the last up
trip of the Mollie Able, his brother
in-law. Mr.. Frank Guess, tOgether
with Mrs. Robinson and two young
ladies, arrived in this city from Tex
as, on their way to recover the body
and bury tinour beautiful EimwOOd.
Yesterday evening they all started for
Island 30, on the Victor, but Mr..
Guess was sun-struck shortly after
7 leaving u city, and when near Fort
Harris the boat was turned about to
, procure medical aid, but Mr.. Guess
died just as she reached the wharf
1t is a sad story,
NEW ORLEANS. ~ The Times o.
Sunday says:
: The weather yesterday, though
/. rather close, was more pleasant than
we have had for several days past. 4
fine breeze was stirring the most OF
l the time, which rendered the atmos
phere down to a moderate tempera
J, ture. Sod :,
Business transactions on the land
ing Yesterday were not altogether ri
: brisk as VIC have seen on former Tx
@ occasions; but for the number OF de
o partures, a fair amount was done.
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