The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-14
cTNcfNNArI' December 10.

tnaL robert p. Lee-nOt John W. Cannon
49, aiie great fepel chIef,' according TO
CrNcrNArI, December DO.
10 the Ediler ~ the Cincinnati q zatte.
taken ffIrye g y article ia ycur river news.
/ IN reiatioTss' ne New Albany COMMERCIAL.
/ maj as " fhsii ast boats. 1 have uufhluR
4 Sew a nv = IS esiaffsS 81 the new Natehez.
lsTf' ossSl. teres : s S,sl ~ sie Now for tie
Dultiss 10 rt,se' not SEE g. ~ o4L.4
- l,l s9pesd, III end if sha |ee ias other
on the Westeriat htoh 30 nrur of IS
ameter. sFs- f6rty-i,.l,s en.-ines
Commercial only Ind Aee hev hti,....
steamboa /" sense" lie ygasa4,l share Sr
chosen the r. e. Lee as 2 safl not 549t have
boats. Ola boat hands" viii isii ,ttt,at
that she IL iiot ~ IN proportion ta sen
power. sTEAMB0ATMAr,
The following tele ana was sent yesier-
Dick English, Nemph frpeai:
Lorena leaves to-nIgi Move Memphis
back from The blun HAHRK RosE,
agent Steamer Loreua.
The West virginia .J.ufaa5 Is informed
/ by afr. Gardner % that he is now operating
/ in ELK SEoai with the drcdroouats and
/ that very soon heWili have perfect chute
i Ia Elk. The kanawha Board has done
good work ia the way Of improving the
river during the past summer and Fan,
and promise still more before high wafer
cuts them off,"
The Times Of Saturday evening says:
Suit Will be entered by the relatives or
the persons lost by the Rebecca collision
with the Parlkersnurg Bridge against the
Bridge Company
The Commercial Of Sunday says;
Captain Fink and others have contract
cd with the Marine Hallway Company for
the hull OF new wheeling packet, go
feet long, 40 feet beam, with 81 feet hold.
The machinery has not yet been contract
ed for.
Billy Blenker OF the So. Louis and Menu
phis packet Company, lost q promising
son al 81. Louis, a few q ass since.
Captain 4. X. barclay, who built mp the
Cincinnati arid evansville trade, win I'M
trOduee the Norman IN this trade, leaving
on her first Trip en- Wednesday Barclay
will make the FUR fly. Captains Trlnlett
and Lew. Morris are the Eorman's clerks
1t was rumored on the leveo. last even-
Ing, that Captain Henry U. Kart OF tho
Kenton, had gone over % Lexington, KY.
TO get married 10 "a Kentucky belle He
Will join his packet &C Louisville or
Evansville.
Wen have 10 see the marriage certificate
before we credit that rutnOr, though Can.
tain Henry IS old enough to marry.
LoUIsvILLE. TT The Cotffsr-J0unaI OF
Saturday says;
The Charley IA. Durfes is named after "a
successful trader Ia fur7, etc, whose first
experience ia the West was as second clerk
on "a Mississippi River steamb0at. The
Duriee is bound 60 the North west to M
used by the American Eur Company.
In giving q. description OF the new and
lfreathouse ia Wednesdav TnofriT,r,5s
issue, her dimensions were incorreefiV
stated. We therefore take great pleasure
In giving the correct dimensions on her
she Is lo3 feet over an and $50 feet beam.
Her cabin u elegantly and gOrge0usly fur-
nished, with fourteen state-rooms on each
side. The second cabin has thirteen rooms.
and texas ten rooms, not including the
Captains room. ahe has three engines,
cylinders 1874 inches In diameter feet
stroke, vita eapstan engines, freight hoist
ers and donkey engine with sunlcient
| water IN ID THnf
merits notice. she mas three boilers gg
| feet long, IS Inches IN diameter, and doctor
boiler, feet, and 30 inches In diameter.
Her hall and cabin was built by j. n.
stewart 4 60 Madison, and engines by
Kirk, Denni1 81 Cos OF Louisville.
ST. LoUIs.--The Democrat Of Saturday
says:
The river rose Ave inches during Thurs
day nighh but fell again yesterday. The
/ weather IS exceeding wet, raw, and is alto
gether unpleasant. In the Missouri there
/ is at least there and q half feet available
water, and freight is abundant, without
boats to take 10. The Illinois - in good
| naVigabie condition, but no boats are on
/ 50 taking freight. At Sioux City, people
were crossing the Missouri on the ice few
| days ago, a. telegram 10 Captain Carter
reports a big rise in Red River, just On limo
20 favor our shreveport packet, the Noun
taineer.
NEW oRII:ANs.-The Times OF Wednes-
day says:
Yesterday was cheerful day through
out, the weather being OF mild temper
AZURE, which caused not few of our leVee
habitucs TO express their thanks for such.
Business on the landing Us beginning TO
| look up, al yesterday was about the fairest
| specimen Of activity we have noticed.
For some time past there were large
number OF boats 40 both landings, some OF
which were recent arrivals diaohargiug
| their heavy lading products OF the various
| tributaries SIS welt as the West, while some
| of the diseharglng packets were also re-
/ ceiving quite freely.
The Picogune Of the SUI says;
mi D
| Grand Duke, which lies in front OF the
| wharf, opposite Messrs. Stacy Poland, at
/ this stage Of the water IS ln the way OF
| steamboats landing there. Boats drawing
| 3 feet cannot get iu there without getting
| fast Three or four OF them have stuck on
| II. aud had trouble TO got of one OF them
| got pretty severe y brUiI e i, but she did not
| say any thing about 80. AS long as these
| boats pay wharfage, vi G think It's the duty
! OF the city authorities to keep the wharf
i appTCa hablo without danger The wreck
! OF the Grand Duke should by al means be
| removed as soon as possible. In the mean
| time, the pilots. would do well 20 feel their
/ way IN.
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