The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-10

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tiful J. P. Webb will leave for Wa
bash River at 10 O'Clock to-day, and
will take freight and passengers to all
points hence to Mt. Carmel. Capt.
Bob. Lancaster commands, and Chef.
Bradley, very pleasant gentleman,
has charge of the ofh,e. Shippers to
the Wabash SHOULD send their freight
to the Webb.
MEMORANDA of the steamer Quick.
step-Left Cairo Tuesday, jan z, at
o'clock P. M; boats in port, Dexter,
Great Republic, Mary Davage and
barges, and Tennessee, the latter boat
repairing damage sustained ia col
lision with the Webster; weather cold
and sleet falling; six feet water from
Cairo to St. Louis; steamer Empire
collided with tow boat Ike Hammitt
and barges, at Ferris Landing, sink
ing In % feet water; she will be raised
without delay; Sth, met Cumberland
below Golconda; Mayflower, at Rosa
Clare; W. F. Curtis, at Sellers Land
ing; Armada, at Mt. Vernon. The
Cumberland River is at food tide.
MANIFEST of steamer Quickstep.
Hubb & Nelson, 81 packages hides,
l skiff; Hubbs, Patrick & Co., 1.422
sacks corn; Mark & Henning, pack
ages merchandise; Morgan, Putnam
& Co.. box boots; Priest & Rankin,
Geo. l.. Dixon, 2 picks merchandise,
1,22S sacks corn; A. Gumbert, &c
packages hides; r. K. Dunkerson &
Co.. 2 bales cotton.
GIeanIngs frern our Exchanges.
PaTTsBURG.-The Commercial of
Tuesday says:
Business yesterday was not very
brisk On the landing. The weather,
however, was unfaverable for out
door operations. We had occasional
showers all day. The towboats we
announced in yesterdays Commercial
all left on time. We counted eigh-
teen towboats at the landing last
evening, and plenty more on the
way up.
Among the persons injured by the
explosion of the Harry Dean, on
Saturday, was Captain Hiram Burch,
well and favorably known in this
city, being one of the oldest pilots
now engaged in the business. We
sincerely hope that the Captains in
juries are not serious.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial of
Wednesday says:
The inclement weather retarded
shipments, although the ARerica for
Pittsburg, and the Silver Moon for
Memphis, received large amount of
freight yesterday afternoon, as is al
ways the case when shippers are as
sured of the positive departure of
steamers as advertised Freights
continue dull for all points, at ruin
ously low rates. Boats are receiving
at New Orleans for Cincinnati, at 80
cents per 100. At the present rates,
with full cargoes both ways, New Oh
cans boats will barely pay current ex-
penses.
During 1866, the total arrivals of
st nboats at st. Louis was 2,072, and
the total wharfage collected amount
ed to $50, $685. During 1867. the total
arrivals of steamboats, at St. Louis
was 1880, and the total wharfage col
lected amounted to $75, 635 80
The Louisville packet America
brought 557 bales cotton.
At Portland, while the Lawrence
was discharging cargo, a few days
since, an adroit sneak thief carried off
a suit of clothing belonging to the
Waterman of the boat, valued at $50.
LOUISVILLE. = The Journal Of
Wednesday says:
The river continues to rise very
rapidly at this point Yesterday
evening there were nearly fourteen
feet water in the canal by the mark
twelve feet on the falls down the In
diana chute, and ten feet steamboat
water Ia the middle chute. The bulk
of this rise is reported as coming out
OF Kentucky River.
The hull of steamboat was caught
floating in the river above Jefferson
Vi lie, by one of the ferries, yesterday
ST. LOUIS. = The Democrat of
Wednesday says:
The weather was very seasonable
yesterday, cold as-weli, the Their
mometer was several degrees below
the freezing point. 1t was very cold,
and is likely TO continue so for several
| days. A river full of ice is expected.
This will stop navigation again, but
/ that Will not amount to a catastrophe.
as there Is nor.ver business worth the
name, not many boats running to and
from St. Louis, and no money ma de
by them.
The river fell during the twenty
four hours yesterday tN 0 inches, and
is on a steady decline once more.
The Forsyth, yesterday, received
| freight at the following ra es: Flour,
81 90; pork at 81 80; pound freight,