The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-29


low water packet. Chattanooga, Capt.
Scott, will leave to day at 4 o'clock
for Mt. Carmel and all Wabash River
wav landings. She viii afford pleas
ant accommodations to passengers
and Captain Scott will be found So
cial, careful. and obliging officer
FoR MEMpHIs.-The splendid side
wheel Clifton, Captain Frank Stein,
will be here early this morning, en-
route to Memphis. She is admirably
appointed, and Capt. Stein and Geo.
Hunter, her chief officers, are unre-
hitting in their attentions to passen-
gers.
FoR New ORLEANs.-The great |
| low pressure Richmond, grand hoat- |
ing palace, furnished with oriental
magnifceuce, will be here to day, en-
route to New Orleans. She is regu-
lar low pressure, free from all danger
Of explosion and noise, very fast, and
commanded by one of the finest
steamboatmen of the age, Captain j.
Slut Neal. Her clerks are those dis
tinguished and popular gentlemen,
John s. Voolfolk and Bob Lodge,
intelligent, social and accommodating.
Anderson Lewis, her steward, is eel
ebrated for the liberal manner IN
which he spreads his tables, and all
her employees are attentive and polite.
Ostrander and Oatman are her high
, ~ efficient pilots. For speed, safety
and comfort, go on the Richmond.
tsleanangs from our Exchanges.
) CINCINNATI. The Gazette of Fri
: day says
The great freight carrier Thompson
Dean IS being rapidly completed.
: Nearly all her machinery is on board,
and most of it in position. The
: Framework on her boiler deck, which
P includes pantry, cook-house, room
0 and hunks for deck passengers, is al
n most finished, while her texas is In
. the same forward condition: The
painters are now at work. She was
u drawing 80 inches aft as she lay at
g the foot of Ludlow, yesterday, with
o 700 barrels salt in her hold. She Will
&c be ready for business in less. than a
: month-much sooner than business
= will be ready for her.
The Chronicle gives the following
account of the stabbing affray on the
a Rob Roy:
" Mr.. Doggett, mate of the Rob Roy
- was stabbed, last night, by a man
Ell named Sweeney. As near as we could
er learn, the particulars are as follows
id Shortly after the boat arrived at the
n landing the man Sweeney, whose Dusl
- ness il to load and unload steamboats,
81 by contract, went on board. Some
rn words passed between them, wheT
be Dogeett ordered Sweeney off the boat
- Sweeney. without moments warn
: inc. turned on the unfortunate mar
up and stabbed him twice in the back
=. lust under the right shoulder blade
ed leaving the weapon, a pocket KNIFE
,ct with a blade four or five inches long
sticking in the wound. Sweeney thel
he fed but we understand was arreste'
x this morning. Mr. Doggett was ia kei
err up into the cabin, the knife take
on from the wound, and surgeon sen
i, for. He Is now lying IN very crit
,e' cal condition. Sweeney's case wa
ne called at the police court this morn
nd ing. but continued, to await the resul
he of Mr.. Doggett's wounds. La defaul
oss of bail Sweeney was committed.
n LoUlsvILLE.-The Courier of Pr
he day says: !
The repairs to the Jeffersonvill
ferryboat Isaac Bowman were con
pleted Yesterday, and she was towe
'ad over to Jeffersonville yesterday ever
ex- ing by the James Thompson.
ur- Workmen are busily engaged pu
raw ting new roof on the Pink Varbl
-: She is to be thoroughly rehtted.
,x- ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of FL
ties day says:
md The river has risen an inch or tV
- here. The Missouri rise continue
" and is increasing toward the mout
;. Illinois stationary, and Mississip
lite, rising. Weather fine, and gettll
oil warm. Business as good as usui
IL and better than expected.
,Ae' Cant. John Skunk has taken COZ
lay mand of the Kate Robinson, al
ohm brings her from Plttsburg to
son. Louis. Captain Robinson, late OF t
80 Kate Robinson, has been appoint
go agent for the Hoboken Land Co
pany, and has opened an office
ow- Allegheny.
e. MEMPHIS. = The Avalanche
day Thursday says:
The Weather warm. The river here
- 1I;x,;v,~ steadily With fair stage