The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-09

trips yesterday. There was however
a good deal of lee floating in both
rivers.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial of
Friday says:
On Monday morning, at the head Of
Hurricane Island, two colored deck
hands on the Emperor, named Sam.
Montgomery and Alex. Freeman,
while breakfasting on the fantail of
the boat, aft Of the cook house, got
to quarreling, when Freeman knocked
Montgomery overheard, when he was
drowned. Freeman was last seen at
the foot of the canal, where he slipped
off to avoid being arrested for murder.
Both parties resided in New Rich
mond, Ohio.
Joseph Mayhood, aged 50 years,
died in st. Louis on the Sd inst. The
deceased was born In New York, and
came to st. Louis thirty three years
ago. For many years he was engaged
in steamboat buildiug-some of which
he commanded. His last trip was on
the Yellowstone, boat of his own
building, which he took to the noun
tains. He was very favorably known
among steamboatmen.
The Gazette says:
The Mary Ament yesterday brought
down 475 barrels whisky, which had
been seized by the u S. Marshal at
New Richmond, Ohio, for violation of
the internal revenue law.
LOUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Fri
day says:
On the falls last evening there were
five feet seven inches water in the pass
down the Indian chute.
Our port list yesterday included
fair number of arrivals and DEPART
ures, and moderate supplies of pro
duce and merchandise. The ship
ments were very light, and the river
trade may be considered as exceeding
ly dull.
MEMPHIS. = The Avalanche of
SuRday says:
Weather clear and pleasant, with
eleven and half feet in the channel |
to Cairo.
White River is on a stand, with six
and half feet to Duvall's Bluff. The |
Arkansas was rising slowly at Little I
Rock, on Tuesday, with twenty-seven /
inches in the channel The Cumber-
land is rising, with six feet on Har-
peth shoals.
Business on the wharf yesterday
was quite dull, with a small list of
boats in port, receiving and discharg-
ing.
The Board ofAldermen, as was an
ticipated, has dropped the wharf boat
question, but we trust the Landing
Committee will look into the wharf
boat business before they act on it.
Times are duller upon the river than
ever before known. The hopes of
permanent prosperity which sprang
up at the close of the war have been
Business has dried up.
Trade is dead. The tonnage on the
river so far exceeds the freights as to
produce general depression and a
conflict of many interests. Steam
boatmen are scarcely paid at all !;
wages have not been so low
IN years. Provisions are remarkably
high. Insurance rates are enormous.
and United States taxes are heavy be-
7ond endurance. Steamboat interests
ire paralyzed for the present, and we
cannot hope for better times very
'oon. The causes of this state Of
ltfairs are various The financial
troubles of the country and the pros
ration of the South, however, is the
most comprehensive explanation that
IAN be given in few words The |
south has ceased to be a market for
he products of the Northwest. The
people south of Memphis have deter
mined to inaugurate a new system,
md when carried into effect it will
BRING to them comfort and indepen-
lence, if not every luxury. More
'orn will be planted this year than
yer before, and less cotton perhaps.
The people of the Northwest will
lave to look further for a market.