The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-08

the towboat Jim Watson. about o
week ago, for 50 600 The boat IS now
being repaired in the vicinity Of the
/ Waterworks, and will be used for
towing when In good order.
The Anna has laid up in Fulton
The Great Republic case was decid-
ed in the United States Court. at ST.
Louis, yesterday. Judge Treat repri-
| mandcd the Marshal for assuming to
reject bids at any sale made under
order Of the Court, but, on account eli
the sale IN this case not being adyer
tised sufficiently, and not Transporting
in strictly legal form, he would over
rule il and order a new sale on the
| 18th Of December. The boat must
then be knocked down to the highest
bidder, no matter what the price may
be.
The Enquirer says
The work of raising the J. N. Nc
Cullough is progressing fav0rably, ac-
cording TO the latest adviccs we have.
The rising river swung her on the
chains attached 10 the fats on each
side Of her, and raised her of the
bottom OF the river, so that she swung
around with her head almost directly
down the river. On Wednesday night
the swells Of ono Of the mail boats
caused several of tho chains to part,
which has delayed the work some.
what.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier .mnal
of Saturday says:
Captain Lew Hates, Of the steamer
Darling, was negotiating yesterday
TOR a ono-tourth interest ia the steam
er Nick Langw0rth. The price asked
was $4,000. The trade was probably
consummated last night The Long
worth j. owned by Fl A. Jones. Mary
A. Irwin, Barker Pierce aud Thos.
Sherlock, Of Cincinnati. liz the trade
is consummated, Captain Hates will
take charge of the boat at Memphis.
and Captain a. O Ross. Dor present
commander, will 80 TO Washington to
secure an appropriation i0r che im-
proyement Of the Louisville and Port
land Canal.
MANIFEST - Steamer Rapidan No
2, december 6.-For Evansville. n
NJ Humphrey q Co., 95 bales cotton
r. X. Dunkerson q, Co, 20 do; Ken
ney az Harper, do. Weldon Bros.
q 90, do, 4 boxes walnuts: On
souchet a. Co, 3 bales cotton. i casx
meat, 8 bales broom corn, z bbls
pickles Gardner, NOEL a CO., q bales
cotton, 2 bbls peaches, 2 SKIS fruit, 1
10. pears; Preston Bros, IL pkes
Cloud q Akin, ! bale cot
on, 2 kegs drugs; Ragon, Dickey q
10, bale cotton, I key fruit; Ma
han Gross, / pkge clothing; Leo
lowell / bale cotton, 3j7 bags corn;
Il Patrick ] box mdse.
Cincinhati-Cochran Bros, 3 bales
lotion; Robert Moore, 8 bales cotton.
2 y Hurd Il Co, 20 sacks of peanuts,
3 bales cotton; Addy, Hall e %,
'ales cotton.
LoUIsVILLB-Rav & Co, o hhds of
obaccOi George Wicks, ] bale cot
on; ID ii Davis, 2 bales cotton.
Pittsburg-Dickey ~ White, 81 bgs
eanuts.
New Internationally q Wiheo, 10
ales cotton; Payne q Huntington,
o bales cotton.
st. Louis-W II Furgcrson, 10 rolls
Gather; } G Gardner, Is boxes of to-
accO.
Arrived at Evansville at z o'clock
his evening. We had very fair
assenger trip all the way r0und.
he steamer Abeono came out of the
'ennessee River, Saturday evening.
ying light. The people on tho Ten
essee River are determined on pat
Dnizing their home boats, and the
incinnati packets will soon have to
fizzle out" The Altoona was drum
liug for slaves in the lower part of
'ennessee River; and you know when
boat gets to freighting slaves, she is
D the last stage. w.