The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-16
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PITrsBURe. The Commercial of
Friday says: 5aa
Business Do the landing vas not
active. The dull season has been
fully inaugurated. Boats, however,
by loading 10 time, manage to pick MP
a paying trip. The Wild Duck aad
barges left for st. Louis with all the
freight she Wanteds consisting of 1904
rails of railroad iron for the North
Missouri Railroad, and 900 tons Of
miscellaneous freight, making Ia all
1,46 tons. The Maggie Hays left
for st. Louis, with $50 toms and a fair
passenger "trip.
The steamer LEM Leoti, Captain
Hamilton. arrived at St. Louis on
Tuesday. She viii reload her freight
and proceed up the river.
The water in the MoBongahela is
too low for Bavigable purposes. The
large boats have been compelled to
haul off until there is more water.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial Of
Saturday says:
The Nasty lie trade has about
played out for the season, owing to
the low water 10 the Cumberland. At
present there is no boat loading for
the Cumberland.
Captain John B. Davis telegraphed
Rose & Bachelor. yesterday, that the
Arkansas River was falling at Little
Rock, yesterday, with three feeti in the
channel.
Captain A. d. Armstrong, clerk of
the st. Louis and New Orleans packet
Bismark, is in the city on a flying
visit. He returns to St. Louis to
morrow.
The Gazette says:
The steamer Ocean Wave was
burned to the waters edge, on Thurs
day, In Lake PENN, Mississippi River.
She was engaged in Transporting a
circus company up the river. Boat
and cargo are a total loss. The pas
sengers and crew we're all saved.
LOUISVILLE. - The Democrat of
Saturday says:
Business, as usual, very slim and
dull. Our dispatches from all points
will give all the important items of
interest.
The work of overhauling and reft-
ting the p. w. Strader for the Sum
mer campaign commenced yesterday.
New ALBANY.-The Ledger says:
Robinson Crnsoe, a negro cook who
has been running on the Lower Ohio
river, has received a-dispatch from
St. Louis, notifying him OF a legal de-
cision by which he comes into posses
sion of a piece Of real estate worth
$4,000. He started for Missouri in a
hurry. ~
We suppose, when he takes posses
sion, he will exclaim, ia the language
of his ancient namesake:
"rm monarch of all 1 surv "
ST. LoUIs-The Democrat of Sat
1rday says:
Weather, the hottest Of the season
50. far. Business main aimed a busy
aspect among the boats, receipts aud
shipments being quite as liberal as
anticipated. The rivers above con-
tinue 10 good boating condition, but a
general decline is now expected. Ship
ments of New Orleans freightat barge
rates on the Ruth were liberal yes
terday. She leaves this evening, hav
ing freight engagements below, aud
will leaye Cairo early on Monday
morning with a full cargo. The barges
are also receiving considerable, and
the SharS and tow will get away to
night or tomorrow morning. Pre-
dictions are maize that the Missouri
trade Of next year will greatly sur
pass ID extent that Of this year, al
though it has been and continues i'm
mense.
The Ocean Wave, burned in Lake
Pepin, upper Mississippi on Thursday,
was insured for 5000 in the St Paul
Fire and Marine Company, Of St.
Paul, and the same amount in the
Minnesota Company, of the same
place. She was built at Pittsburg, II
November, 1864. and cost $4,000.
The Belle of Alton starts to-mor-
row morning from this point on a fast
run to Keokuk and return, and will,
without doubt, win and wear the
horns.
Another new boat, to be called the
" Pine Bluff" il being built in Lick
ing River, near the mouth, from the
hull of the Pine Bluff, which was
burned nea two years ago.
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