The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-26

in the business. Give the Orr big
trip. a a. zee
PIrrsBURG. = The Commercial of
Tuesday says:
Mouongahela marks. two feet six
inches. Allegheny, four feet i've
inches. hsA
Trade on the landing has pretty
much suspended. the: only boat run
ming below being the Parkersburg
packet, Glasgow. Capt. j ohnson.
CINCINNATI. The Gazette Of We'd
nesday says: rsf Il 84l
!. Business on the landing is moder-.
atelv active. An effort was made yes
terday morning to increase the rates
on lower Ohio River freight, but COM
petition caused the effort to fail. Two
steamers departed for St. Louis last
evening.
ker. formerly of the steamer Sherman,
are running saw and grist mill at
Industry, below Pittsburg.
1t is said that Captain John Adams
and John Elliott contemplate COM
| peting with Captain Davis ia the
| Memphis and White River trade, and
| that the new line will be started about
the LIST of August.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier OF
Wednesday says:
The Richmond, on the down trip.
made the run between Memphis and
Vicksburg, a distance Of 400 miles,
in 251 hours.
The parties who bought the wreck
of the Amelia Poe, sunk in Missouri
River. have been driven off by the
Indians and compelled to abandon
their design.
At St. Louis the license Of Nlcho.
las Heisler, as 6rst-class engineer or
the steamer Tacony, was revoked FOL
violating the United States law, bl
forcing boilers beyond the Limited
; pressure.
! ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat o
Wednesday says:
River steadily falling, causing
wharfboats to remove further from
: the sidewalks. The Illinois River
l falling, while we are notified of
swell In the Upper Mississippi, and
rand rise In the Missouri at Bentol
}, and below. The weather is remarka
y bly pleasant. but it will be hot befor
long. Business fair. Boats for >
n Paul continue to be filled with pas
y senqers, and state rooms are frequent
+ " eneag ed by telegram. Freight
d scarce for the Ohio, and PittsbnH
e boats are lying up here to wait IL
= more water in the Upper Ohio an
" more abundant freights, or, for ne
70 trade. wherein could be realized tt
:. most moderate profits.
d Our Ohio River trade was vel
N brisk until lately. 1t has let dow
" wofuIly. The Maggie Hays has la
le I'M. turning over what little frelgi
10 she had TO the Lawrence. The Gal
,e tea i announced for charter to pl
mic parties during the Summer month
The Glendale, we are informed, WI
10 not begin to load at present for Il
ne Ohio. but would put her shIngle
nd for New Orleans if there was consl
erably less water in the chanRel. II
Pittsburg boats have no desire to 10
OF with ore and sand at the low rates
m. tered. while the upper Ohio is IN
k nnfavorable q condition. The u
al cinnati boats. on the contrary, HAYS
surer prospect of reaching their d.
lar tination. but the Lawrence has be
Up. here several days, and finds it dithc
ay IN nrocure cargo enough to justify
N. departure. The New York lay. qule
=. at the wharf yesterday, as # she, t
saV had decided to rest for awhile.
IL MEMPHIS. - The Avalanche
Sunday says: a tn
Weather yesterday cloudy and s
tery. The river here Is steadily
ant clininR, with fair steamboat stage
his water from Cairo to New Orleans:
a. The Arkansas is receding. witt
l ~ feet scant in the channel from III
pm Rock out, and 2 feet scanty alb
Ma there. White River is falling stead
her with fair stage of water through
ana : Captain John N. Bofinger has b
nrstt awarded the contract of ira
gers ferring troops, cattle and frelghts
the Government between st. Il,
and New Orleans, and all way POI
low The contract went into operation
day, the 18th inst. N5
lord NEW ORLEANs.-The Repabl
gers gives the following account of
y 70 Dexter tragedy:
with AS the Dexter was coming dowr
j. river yesterday morning a man ma
and Mike Hanley shot a freedman ma
Judge. Hanley escaped from
tiful boat at q he Hnsnnar 'Bradford he'll,
ollie ;nanest on the body of the decei
der on board the steamer last evenl1
GAM the head of Poydras Street, and
$50 returned verdict that j