The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-14

.tle water pumped out, and the leak
stopped, when she proceeded 10 St.
i 1ouls, Mhere she entered protest on
Capt. Shunk viii commence Io,d;no
the louisville for New OrIesne ~ ~
Louis, on Monday next e'.'''' az o.
! Capt. Charley Muhleman feloor,,,l,..
that he will start his new nnFeI,.,, -
the side-wheei Maj. Anderson o.
] Wheeling on Friday next. in Mace n.
the Potomac. 'i
4 The Jno. w. Garrett and two bargcs
are loading at Wheeling. 10 leave f6st
/ point for St Louis next week. she
! viii take ], 600 tons of nails and iron
Capt Barclay purchased two If
1 Can't Milt. McCullough's fire exfin-
| guisherS, yesterday, for the Evans
vile packet Charmer.
The mate of Red River steamer
came near exciting a mufiny among
his coioTed crew, by calling them
OOngressmen They said they
couldn't stand everything.
Capt Frank y Bachelor has been
appointed StOrekeeper for the Second
Ohio District. We congratulate the
Captain on his appointment, knowing
be will make an efficient and honest
officer, yet we would prefer to see him
connected with our marine interests.
AlLoUIsvTLLE. - The Courier of
Friday says:
The repairs to the Falls City are
nearly. completed and she viii resume
her place in the Green River trade
next week.
The Journal saws
=, The Cincinnati papers report that
the steamer Norman has been sold to
OaP1alhs Fowler and Yerkes. for the
"a, River trade, for $4,000
ms is altogether a mistake. TIE
in nothing. '''4o '7''''0''
w hen the Fashion was burned, the
pilot, i. A. Montague, behaved in a
manner truly heroic, refusing to leave
his post until the danger sbonId be
entirely over, resisting all solicifo-
tons TO abandon the wheel until the
boat had landed, and finally IN tLe
discharge of his duty, noblv died
The House of the Louisiana Stofa
Legislature has passed a bill allowing
his widow $500 year for life. Good.
The Democrat says:
Some chap at Evansville has
= found a mare nest with eggs In it."
He wants TO put a eow-catcher on
low water boats to plOW through sand
bars. He'd better get up some plan
by which they can make hash "
while they are running, if he wants to
make noise in this world.
You come down here, and he'll
: settle your hashF'
ST., LoUIs-The Democrat of FRI
day says;
The river continues rising slowly.
Six feet of water to Cairo. The last
boat down found five feet Of water at
Cap au- Girls, aud four feet large
above Louisiana. The KeOl1uk
and Sc. Paul packets get along
woll. The St. Paul Press
says: The stage Of water continues
good, with prospects Of through navi-
CATION to the end Of the season"
There is also an approeiable improve
mcnt in the Illinois, which has sWOl-
len six inches or more. Heavy rains
all over the north are having their
natural effect Business in the river
department is improving slowly.
MEMPHIS. II The AUalancAe Of
"Wednesday says:
The weather continues clear and
warm. Business has improved ma
terially on last week, as exhibited in
the cargoes of outgoing packets The
Luminary put off twenty bales Of cot
ton here. The Mississippi continues
TO swell little.
The local packets went ont with
good trips yesterday, The competl-
ton in the White River trade has
caused a cutting down in rates. Pas
sengers were taken to Little Rock, we
believe, rs low as 50 aud $S-but little
over the railroad fare.