The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-24

I Doatmen, captain AiDert cteln, Will
leave at y M, today for New Or
leans, as a regular Evansville and
New Orleans packet. In elegance and
speed she is not surpassed on the
Western waters BY any boat of her
class. Her passenger accommoda-
tons are truly magnificent In her
Office will be found Captain Ames
Fisher, famous for his experience. his
urbanity, and general good nature
George Fowler and Billy Underwood
are her pilots, and none better ever
turned a wheel. We hope to see her
receive liberal patronage from our
shippers.
For CLARKsvILLE.-The new and
elegant steamer Linton, Captain Nat.
Drew. is the regular packet for Clarks-
vile and all Cumberland River way
landings, at four o'clock this evening.
NJ. B. Hayward is her obliging clerk.
The Linton has splendid passenger
appointments.
For EAsTPoRT.-The fine steamer
Lewellin, Capt. j L. Davy, is the
regular Eastport packets at four o'clock
to-day, taking freight and passengers
to all way landings. She has fine pas
senger accommodations and her Off
GERS are pleasant and obliging. W.
d. Covington presides in her office.
GIeanfngs from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG-The Coneaserciol of
Wednesday says: ~.
The heavy fall of snow made haul
ing difficult, yesterday, retarding ship
! ments.
The bodies of three or four men,
supposed to be from the wreck of the
exploded Harry Dean. were reported
washed ashore, Monday night, near
the mouth of the Little Miami River.
Two were supposed to be the bodies
of Captain George w Norton, of
| IroHton, Ohio, and Captain r. NJ.
Biggs, of Ashland, KY, for which a
reward of $500 each was offered by
their friends. Parties in this city can
easily recognize both, and the result
of the Coroner's inquest will decide
this melancholy matter We have
since learned that the reports doubt
less incorrect, as the Coroner has no
reliable information relative to the
finding of the aforesaid bodies.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of We'd
nesday says:
On the falls last evening, there
were three feet seven inches water in
the pass down the Indian chute, and
the river falling very slowly and full
of floating ice. 15n
At the foot of the falls, according
to the marks on the lock walls, there
were ten feet three inches water in
the channel yesterday. From the
highest point attained on the late
| freshet, the river has receded about
twenty eight feet at Portland
Owing to the tripping Of the der
rick, Monday evening, one of the i'm
mense chimneys Of the new steamer
Frank Pargourd, which had been
erected and was ready to be set in
place. was thrown down and broken.
The damage was slight, but the delay
vexatious.
The Democrat says:
The damage TO Capt. Tobin's new
packet, the Frank Pargourd, by the
falling Of chimney, may reach $500.
ST. LOUIS. The Democrat of
Wednesday says:
The river was stationary yesterday
morning, and supposed to be swelling
last evening slowly. Huge cakes of
ice separated from the shores, and
foated away to be seen no more
Otherwise there was no ice worthy of
mention floating in the river, except q
number of pieces of very dirty com
plexion, covered with nauseous offal,
supposed to be from the vicinity of
the slaughter houses on Horse Greek,
sweet-scented stream, which the
health officers of St. Louis have heard
of frequently.
The weather was agreeably mild,
with prognostications of more snow
or rain fail. Matters at the land
ing, at the agents Offices, in the boat
/ stores, and on the wharf boats retain
quiet aspect, but there will be some
| exhibition of life tomorrow at the
court house, where whole steamboat
packet company property, aaoat and
/ ashore, will be disposed of at auction.
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