The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-28

more than one half of 10 So lH"e
pared on steamers is either 80
Il overheard or cast in the sIneb 'bli 49, u
az the expense of the boat. Will -,
introducing the restaurant pIan ~, ~
passenger only orders what ia ,r nv
want, and pays for it the same Al IL
lJlFst-class restaurant. The dav is no
Iar distant when this plan will he
a9opted on all our passenger steamer.
Inc passenger will pay his fare for
travel and state-room, aud settle with
the steward for all he may eat or
| drink.
Captain James FL. Pepper arrived
from New York yesterday, aud leaves
for Mound City on Saturday, 20 look
after his new mammoth steamer
Thompson Dean The Captain is 10
ecstacies over the magnificent per
formance of his new packet.
The Gazette says
Several times, yesterday, light show
ers of rain fell, while the atmosphere
was pleasant all day. At dusk the
wind was from the southwest
Business was but little improved
There will be considera BILE cOmpeti-
. .In to-day for Ohio River freight,
mere being no less than SIX compet-
Ing steamers. ~
~ og4sYELLE.- The Courier of
Wednesday says:
Inc SJsaP.- Webb, which boat got
agTou.ne at Portland bar, Monday
lloIuI9g, succeeded In getting off
YESTERDAY, and came up TO the wharf
an9 discharged a small lot OF freight,
ana ieIt Tor Cincinnati. She will
ieaVe mere Tor Evansville on her req
ular day, Thursday. '-e' %
+ ne LOUISA arrived from st. Louis
yesterday, with fair trip Of FREIGHT
anu PDeople. In attempting 10 come
over Portland bar, yesterday morniug
she got aground, where she re-
manned for several hours. The
ferryboat came TO her assistance and
helped her over the bar. She il adj
yertised to leave the city wharf at 5
P NJ. to-day for st. Louis, Gipt. Bo
tuss, clever gentleman, commands
her. ~ wv 81
SAINT LouEs.-The Democrat of
Wednesday says:
River reoediug slowly; weather
pleasant; business fair. Pilot Sa9gs
went down on the Continental. came
back on the Jacobs, and announces
less than d feet of steam boat water to
Cairo. Ofcourse there is more to be
found with the stick. To Ke0kuk
there are b feet and decreasing. The
Illinois and Missouri are on the de-
cline. New Orleans steamers fnd it
very convenient to take barges along.
The numerous packets OF the old
established Memphis line arrive aud
depart with clock like regularity. Its
business has Increased year after year.
1t has been of inestimabe value TO
st. Louis, directing here an al
most incaleulable amount of trade
that would else have gone
elsewhere. No high pressure puffs
of men or steamers were re-
quired for this splendid eousumma-
ton. There We're the first class
steamers and the picked crews; the
prompt, en- rgetic and conscientious
performance of duty, aad the trade
arose, and it has steadily spread since
the formation Of the company, until,
In its various connections and ramiG-
cations Memphis and st. Louis
packet has become a household word
from the lakes of Minnesota to New
Orleans, and from Charleston to the
Pacific Ocean Ua
MEMPHIS. - The Apalanche, of
Tuesday, says:
The Mayfower backed out last
night for White River, with full
trip Of freight and crowded with pas
sengeTs.
New ORLEANS. - The Times Of
Sunday says
Yesterday was very fair aud pleas
ant, with a fresh breeze from the
north. The sun shono out bright
but its great breath was diminished
by the cool nOrtherly wind. Business
about the city and among the steam
beatmen appeared to be about the
same as the last few days, with the
exception of It's being Saturday, a day
generally quito lively amoDg our regu-
lar packets leaving port We hope to
chronicle a great Improvement the
coming week in the receipts of cot
ton and other produce NHs
Steamb0atmen are brushing up and
putting their CRAFTS in superb order
for the coming crops, and from all
reports the signs are that they VIII
realize much better season than any
for number of years. 5a
The day passed off without any
rain, and IL the planters can only en-
| Joy few weeks of clear and pleasant
weather, so as to gather in their cot-
ton, it will yield many thousand bales
that would otherwise be lost.