The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-01

long identified with the Cairo paeket
trade, a 6rst class clerk and q
thorough gentleman. We hope to see
the Argosy receive a full trip TO. day.
Gieanings from our E,scfiamw.--
CINCINEATI-The Commercial of
Saturday says
Capt Claycomb r. in Louisville me-
Fotiating for the purchase of the
! Argonaut no. 2 for the Memphis and
! Pine Bluff trade.
Two keel boats arrived from Por-
feTs Landing yesterday, laden with
10000 fire. brick and a large lot of
clay and tile.
Cant. Geo. D. Moore, Of the sunken
J. n Mccullough, arrived from
Pittsburg yesterday. Captain Dan.
Moore is expected here to-doy. The
| Madison Marine Railway Company
are working hard az the wreck with
the hope Of raising her before the re-
cent Pittsburg rise gets down to where
she lies.
The Gozette says:
Parties were negotiating for the
purchase of the steamer Nightingale
yesterday. The bargain was not con
summated, aud the Nightingale will
leave for St. Louis this evening. Capt
Frazier in command, and Mr. George
Ely in the Office
Capt. Henry II. Hart, of the Law
renee, was yesterday negotiating for
the purchase Of the barge Rapidan.
belonging to the NiRhtil gale.
The Altoona left for Tennessee
River, last evening with about fifty
tons of freight. This may be her
last tripin the trade, as our merchants
do not see the Importance of sustain
ing through boats Co one Of the rich
est valleys in the country. This is
not altogether the fault Of shippers.
however, as the owners Of boats. as
we remarked once before. have NOT
used all the means within reach To
place the matter properly before them.
The pilots OF the Altoona are Gave
Holmes and Glenn. Matheny.
just what we told you, Gazette.
Our three regular packets can do all
the business in that river, and will.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier-Journal
of Sunday says:
The Rose Hite, which beat laid up
for repairs last week, will resume her
place in the Henderson trade to NOR
row, leaving Portland at PM.
ST.. LoUIs.-The Democrat Of Sat.
nrday says:
The attendance on board the Great
Republic at Carondelet yesterday was
neager. There were present with
few others, Captains John N Boiag-
er, john A. Dable ii III Symmes,
Charles A. Faris w b. Donaldson
Il. Singer, and Messrs Geo. III Rca,
p. i. Manion. and Messrs W. III.
Brown and 10. Halo, of Pittsburg.
Messrs. Morgan and a. r. Smith,
United States Marshnls, were present,
lnd the former read the order b sale,
aud stated the terms - half cash
half in six months with interest
at the rate of six per cent. per
lnnum, and announced the only
reservation to be the bar furniture
aud fixtures. A bid was asked, and
after few moments, Captain Symmcs
said, to start her anyhow, he would
save %25. 900. The auctiOneer said,
the bid is not acoepted--it was too
little; the boat was not to be given
away Captain B0hnger addressed
the auctioueer, and would like Go be
informed II there was a d" limit on it.
If so, he would like to understand 10.
. Well, Said Sgmmes, will thirty
thousand do yo? [ bid that sum
Layer Rankin, Of great legal acumen
IN steamboat aud Ofher matters, was
present, and was consulted by tha
United States officers ia private as TO
the course to be pursued, aud MI.
Smith was instructed 10 say that n bid
Of $4,000 would be entertained but
no less, and Captain BOdnger re-
III bet you don't get that
bid from me-" To shorten the story,
after vainly eudeavoring 10 get more
bids, or a bid Of $4,000, another con-
sultation was held in the hall OF che
q amboat, and Mr. Smith came OUT
aud stated inv the sale would not
proceed, aud the company departed.
The steamer cost $3.50, 600 and is
only about two years old. IL Capain
Symmes gets her for The thity thou
sand, il will be great reduction on
the original cost OF this palaiial
steamer
We have little to say ia regard to
this remarkable sale or attempt TO
sell a steamboat. The fact t., that
Messrs. Symmes, Rea and BOhngsr
went down TO purchase the boat ia
conjunction, and they .hiuE they have
her
They last evening rendered the
cash to the United States Marshal
who refused to accept. saying that Doc
will make return to court this morn
ng, and then answer.