The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-08

miscellaneous.
Business was real lively yesterday
though the arrivals were not so numerous
on Monday. A large amount or freight
was shipped.....-..The great Indiana ar
rived at / o'clock yesterday morning, with
good start and added here largely. She
did not get on till noon. She was nearly
d at on the water. Among her passengers
was DR.. White, OF New Orleans, who, &c
will be remembered. spent large portion
OF Last Summer in this city. He is en- route
TO Natchez. Captain Neal proposes 10
enter the Indiana as a regular semi
NJ onthly packet between the ports OF
Evansville and New Orleans, and VIII
leave here on his first regular trip, in that
trade, on the evening OF December 25th,
and regularly afterwards. This is, we
hope, the Inauguration OF a regular
weekly line from This city, and Its success
depends entirely on the spirit OF our own
people. If our merchants, shippers and
dealers Will stand square up for and work
for such line, 10 can not fail 10 prove q
success, and our city VIII be largely the
gamer. She VIII bring 70 this city orders
for vast quantities OF produce and planta-
ton supplies, which will be cash sales,
and viii herself pay for stores, &C., from
g. 200 to 5000 each p..............The Anna,
yesterday morning, had a good trip.....-..
The Falls City was well Ioaded........The
Sam. Orr was rather Hght.........T The Maggie
Hays, With a big barge, was fully loaded.
.........The Carrie y. is getting a good deal Of
freight aboard, and Captain Montgomery
is positive he will get away this evening
The Pine Pine Bluff and Evansville were
receiving Hberally...-.......The Evansville
would have all she could carry ...............
Captain IL. 7. Dexter, Superintendent
of the Evansville, Cairo & Memphis
Packet Company, telegraphs Commodore
Nisbet, President Of the Company, that the
new City OF Evansville was successfully
launched and arrived safely &C PIttsburR,
on Saturday. AS many men as can be
worked TO advantage viii be put upon her
cabin, and she viii be completed with dis
patch. Her machinery is all ready, and It
is expected that she Will be ready for BUSH
ness by the LIST OF February ............We hope
to see Captain Montgomery get a fun load
here for the Carrie 1.-THE new Natehez
left Cincinnati on Monday evening, and
would descend the Falls yesterday. Joseph
McCamment and Archy Frame lhave the
honor OF taking her 20 New Orleans.
There are no better pilots afIoat.
GaReAninRs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial OF Nom
day says;
Captain KyIe's America, win come of
the Marine Ways, iand drop down 10 TIE
wharf, on wednesday,, and load FOR tbs
ArkaDsas River under command OF Can't
Alex. Poguep who has been engaged in
several years past. This gentleman VIII
be remembe as clerk OF the Mesganaer
several years ago. The America, during
her stay on the ways, has undergone com.
plete repairs nom stem TO stern, having
received an entire neW bow from the boil
ers forward. The America, IN connection
tween Cincinnati and Arkansas River.
The new Natchez, Notwithstanding the
With VIsitors We Ves,erdaV. she departs Tor
Louisville this evening, and after descend
Ing the ialIs w at ei Po4tand ws1e sbe
will take her fnal departure for New Or
leans. She is elegantly f ar, y In every
the Lower Mississippi race track
The Gazette says:
The little Matte Bell, built at Catletts-
burg BY Captain Sol; Williamson, as been
sold 70 Captain w. X. Hightor, OF Helena,
to ply between that point and Mariana.
Captain James b. Troy, mate OF the Bon
FIanks re an 20 ssep from the
morning, missed the boat and fell into the
river. he was rescued when Just about 70
The stern-wheel steamer Richmond,
bound from New Orleans mp Red River.
sunk fourteen miles below Shreveport last
week, and ia reported a total loss. no lives
lost.
At. SC. Louis, the steamer Tom Morgan
has been sold 70 Captain l.. Il. Rucker FOR
$500, and will load ct st. Louis for Black
River.
The Warsaw packet Q. 4. Dumont laid
over here all day Saturday, sheetinR ber
deck. At ten o'clock last Thursday rfRhf
below Rising SUM- on the Kentucky side Of
the river, fourteen OF her negro deck hands
jumped her and left the boat to get bach
here the best way she could. They came
up on the Gen. Buell., Friday nornii,g r. and
brought suit against the United Stafes
Mail Line Company, before United Stafes
Commissioner Halliday, for two days5
wages at ~ per day each. The owners OF
the boat cared little about the amount for
which the suit was brought, bat deter
mined 70 contest the claim, IN order 10
test the question whether their EN- plOyea
nave ali the rights claimed by these deck
hands under such circumstances. On Sat
urdayS commissioner Halliday gave 1udg-
ment IN favor OF the owners Of the boat
deciding that a crew had no right 70 Ieave
boat in distress, under the circumstances
as stated.
This is an important decision, and one
eminently just. Heretofore the command.
eTs and owners OF boats have been nc tho
mercy or worthless deck hands and msr.
cenary lawyers