The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-21

now at the wharf, Receiving 1or1ftasf1-
Vile and all way river landings. She
is neat and popular boat. She is
commanded BY our courteous young
friend and fellow citizen, Captain
Henry Miller, who is an experienced
steamboatman In the office will be
found that courteous and obliging
young gentleman, Kit Rudd, She
has nearly a full cargo aboard, and
will leave early. We recommend her
to travellers and shippers.
/ For GREEN RIvER.-The James
Gray, Captain Toe McReynolds, is the
regular Tuesday packet for Green and
Pond River. Mr.. Greer does the
honors of the Office. and shippers and
passengers will receive strict atten-
ton.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The feetest
on the Western waters, the magnif-
cent Dexter, will be here this even
ing, en- route to New Orleans. The
Dexter is entirely new, and has the
best time from Louisville to New Or
leans made since the war, and under
the circumstances, the best ever
made. Capt. Sam Montgomery, one
of the most experienced and oldest
steamboatmen on the Western waters,
commands. Mr.. Frank o. Smith,
most accomplished and intelligent
gentleman, is her chief clerk, and
Arthur Field, noted for his accuracy
and afability, has charge of the
freight department We hope to see
the Dexter get all the freight she
wants to day. E
GIeanInEs from our Exchanges. Z
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial Of
Saturday says:
Our Local Inspectors have been
busy since the Magnolia disaster, ia
king the evidence of passengers and
other witnesses of this sad explosion.
The boilers will be. examined as soon
as the river recedes sufficiently. Their
condition wiIiilead to more authentic
information than can be derived from
witnesses. The Inspectors have also
under consideration the collision be-
tween the New State and Major An
derson.a ~ lilw .a'e7 i-9Ta -l.
Rate of passage by the St. Louis and
Quincy Packet Line to Keokuk is So
aud to Quincy 81. s
The Gazette says:ra4t Is.-gsa ai.i 4
The Ohio No. 3 was sold, on Thurs 1
day, by the Cincinnati, Big Sandy and
Pomeroy Packet Company, to Capt.
j j. Blagg Captain William Knox,
Engineer Hancock and others, for
SD, 900. These parties were her for
mer owners. and sold her about a
year ago. She will hereafter be an
Independent Marietta packet. 1t is
the intention to build new boat, to
be ready the coming Fall, which will
receive the machinery Of the Ohio. !
The new boat will be considerably |
larger, and will accommodate thirty
more passengers than the old one.
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier, of
Saturday says: ls.a
The steamer Alert was sold at
Nashville Saturday by Capt. James
Lowell, to Messrs. Digger & Hen
meyer, of Chattanooga, for 5000. |
She will hereafter ply regularly in the
Tennessee River trade, with head |
quarters at Chattanooga. 4-ll
The Democrat says: Oh baa
The Cleaner, en- route for Memphis
from Arkansas River, on last Sunday |
night, picked up a snag at Silver |
Lake, which tore off a portion of her |
larboard guard aud broke away her
hull for several feet. She arrived at
Memphis Wednesday, where she is
repairing.
ST. Louis. TT The Democrat of
Saturday says: HAri sa l-tat
Il A general decline in all the upper
rivers is likely soon to take place. In
the meantime they are in good navi-
gable condition, and there are on
their banks and in the warehouses
large quantities of freight awaiting
shipment to St. Louis and the East.
Business continues active on the
wharf, receipts being heavy Rates
of freight and passage are becoming
extremely low to all points below st.
Louis and St. Paul. Merry, of Du-
buque, proposes to start towboats and
barges, taking grain In bulk to st.
Louis at 123c. per 100. Passage from
st. Louis to Keokuk is only 81 so,
and to Quincy 81 so by the old line,
which Is peg lower than the rates
published by the new line.
The MayhOWer was to leave Mem
phis last evening for this port. She
enters the st. Louis and Vicksburg