The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-26

est steamer Sailie V. Will leave for He,
%, or derson promptly at 4 p. N. TO-DAY
nd She is a beautiful little boat viii
al al nice cabin appointments. Captaiy
= Moses Wallen commands, and Robe
5, Brashear is her clerk. Both arr
+ clever and pleasant gentlemen.
e For NAsHvLLE.-The beautiful
Fanny Brandeis will positively Ieov.
for Nashville at 4 o'clock to-day. and
! we bespeak her a big trip. Captain
. Henry Miller and Kit Rudd are her
obliging officers, and passengers win
be well cared for
For New ORLEANS SUNDAY
The great steamer Indiana NAV be
expected here tomorrow afternoon
en- route to New Orleans. She is in
magnificent order, and one Of the best
business and most pleasant passenger
packets on the Ohio River. Her
Z chief officers are those renowned nav
Igators and accomplished gentlemen,
captain Reub. e. Neal and Charley
Miller, assisted by Mr.. Elliott Miller
IN the freight department. Her cabin
appointments are unsurpassed, and
we cordially commend her to passen-
gers and shippers.
GIean1ngs from cur FrehnDee..
PITTsBuRG. = The Commercial of
"Wednesday says:
Business on the landing was active.
The departures include the Kenton
and Mary Davage with good trips.
| CINCINNATI.-The Commercial of
Thursday says
Capt. II. II. Kerr yesterday mr..
| chased the Kenton, in Pittsburp. for
| the Portsmouth and Pittsburg trade.
in place of the Robert Moore, recent
| ly sold to the Nashville Packet Co.
2Capt. A. .. Ross, who has been
visiting the principal river towns be-
tween this city and Cairo, to ask the
co operation of the authorities and
others of those cities in the proposed
Congressional excursion, returned
| this morning. His mission was sue
cessful Louisville, Evansville, Pa
ducah and Cairo, have appointed dele
gates to meet the Central Committee.
Capt. Reno has also returned from
Pittsburg, where he has been on
similar mission. lie gives a good re-
port of his labors, and feels sanguine
of harty cooperation on the part of
the up-riyer cities.
The Cora s., Capt. r. S. Yerkes,
and Minnie, Capt. j S. Doyle, will
ply regularly between Cincinnati and
Arkansas River. The Cora s. Is now
loading, Capt Hicks King having
fFrr "a bn 4
Yerkes.
Marshal Irwin sold tho Rochester,
with her engine, furniture, tackle, &c,
at Wheeling, on Tuesday, for 81 $50.
The purchaser was gentleman from
Pittsburg.
The Commercials Cairo dispatch
says.
A heavy wind last night compelled
all steamers to remain al shore for
several hours. Several chains were
snapped, and three hatboats sunk,
including one with the steam-pumps
used in supplying our citizens with
water Very little other damage was
done.
LOUISVILLE. = The Cout,r of
Thursday says:
Capt. David NJ Dryden, Inspector of
the United States snag- boat Petrolia,
was In the city yesterday. The Pc
trolia has been at work removing the
distractions from the lower Ohio.
The recent high water has put a stop
to operations for the present.
The Journal says:
We learn that the owners Of the
late ilf-tated steamer j P.Webb have
entered suit in the Common Pleas
Court ag Iinst William Varble. who is
a regular licensed falls pilot, for dam
ages for the sinking of the j. p.
Webb. This thing of holding pilots
responsible in cases of casua! disaster
is to US an entirely new wrinkle IN
steamboating. But a few lawyers
who are ever ready to grab. at fees, no
matter what the premises 10 the case
may be, feel confident OF making 1t
very profitable one AS the case IS
to be called in the regular docket, we
refrain from further comment on the
subject, aud patiently await the YER
dict of the jury
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of
Thursday says:
River swollen near foot and still
on the rise at dusk last evening. Gold
weather in the North, and the rise of
the rivers has been checked Mean
time there is good stage of water
above Dubuque, fair stage 10 the
Lower Mississippi, and three feet Of
water In the Illinois, which Is con-
sidered good stage for that stream.
The wharfboats Of the St. Louis and
st. Paul packets here are crowded to
sufication with business. Il is fact,
the White Collar wharf boat Is proving
much too small, while the Old Keo-
kuk Packet Company would 40 we'll
to discard theirs and to put In It's
place one larger aud handsomer.
Freights for New Orleans abundant
and tonnage more SO.
MEMPHIS. = The -Agalanche of
Wednesday says;
The White River United States
Mail Line has spent Sl63, 600 in this
eify during the past year, for supplies,
repairs, etc. while the crews of the
boats have not spentl less than $50 600.
To obViate all this contention about
uniform wharfage. we would suggest
to the City Council that they make
new ordinance, charging transient
boats short Wharfage as heretofore,
limiting the time 60 one hour, or
charge them so much per ton for all
freight received or discharged Dy
them. This will still give some pro
lection to our local packets. a
boat making this port her YER