The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-27

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Hubbs, Patrick Il Co., 81 bales cot
ton; Wright 4 Harper, 10 bales cot
ton; Thad. 2 Gibson & Co, 10 bales
cotton; Ragon, Diokey & Carson, 10
bales cotton; Addy, Hull & Co, Gin
cinnati, 3 bales cotton; L. A. Harris,
Cincinnati, "A bales cotton; g. S.
Gardner, Cincinnati, 2 packages mer-
ehandise; Cochran Il Co., Cincin-
natl, "a barrels dried fruit, 3 barrels
hickory nuts, 2 sacks do, l box bees
wax; j. G. Dusouchet, 10, 900 feet
lumber; Liant & Dyson. 1900 feet
lumber
GfeanfnEs rrOua our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial Of
Friday says:
The Madison packet G. T. Dumont,
worked six hours Tuesday night, at
the Peerless, aground on the head
Vevay Bar, trying to tighten and pull
her of, without success, the ice hav-
ing gorged under and frozen fast to
her hull. The Dumont relieved her
of 200 bales of cotton, which she
brought here yesterday, taking down
to the Peerless a thousand feet of
heavy line, with the intention of pull
ing at her again last night. She lies
straight with the current, and headed
up stream. AS the river is rising, she
will soon be relieved.
Chris. Damon, q well-known Lou
isville and New Orleans pilot, was
dangerously stabbed in the neck, last
night, at Cairo, by a negro with whom
he quarrelled.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier of
Friday says:
On the falls last evening there we're
three feet three inches water in the
pass down the Indian chute, and the
river at a stand. From the indica-
tions we think IT will be rising this
morning.
Capt d. De Haven, from New Or
leans. is In the city for the purpose of
contracting for the building of new
steamer, lew pressure, for the New
Orleans trade, In conformity with the
plans and models he has adopted.
The automatic fireman, the in
vention of Mccormick & Co., of this
city, mention of which has been here
tofore made In the Courier, is to be
placed on the mail steamer Mai. An
derson. The objects are to dipense
with crew of 6remen, the machine
being so constructed and arranged as
to iced the furnaces constantly and
regularly, and to use refuse, or slack
coal, thereby saving rs per cent. in
fuel, and about the same saving of
labor. 81
If the experiment on the Mai. An
derson prove successful, the " acton
attic fireman = will be introduced on |
all the mail boats, and probablyeome
into very general use.
ST.. LOUIS. - The Democrat of
Friday says:
We we're favored yesterday with a
spell OF the finest weather. All day |
it thawed and countless rivulets ran |
to the river, attestiRg the rapid melt
ing of ice and snow. The river con-
tinues rising steadily. It appears
very evident now that we are going to
have big river, and perhaps an open
-iver to Cairo very speedily. One
boat at the wharf, with come freight |
in, will begin to fill out this morning |
for Memphis, In the expectation Of |
the early demolition of the ice gorges
below.
MEMPHIS. The AUalaHche of
thursday says:
The weather yesterday was moder-
ate, with heavy storm of rain du-
ring the afternoon. The river is de-
slining at the rate of one inch per
hour. Arkansas River is falling. with
twenty-five inches in the channel.
White River is receding, with six feet
Ieant in the channel.
The wharf continues to wear a dull
appearance. The heavy rain storm
which prevailed during the afternoon
checked all business on the levee,
md the boats in port were unable to
eceive or discharge freight, owing to
he rain, which, at times, poured down
n torrents.
The st. Marys got off last night for
louisville, with 900 bales cotton.
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