The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-19


ehe i Sumner A. O. Durland and
Master @. FL. Boyle do the honors IN |
the Office and are pleasant, obligipg
FoR MT. VERNoN.-The gay and |
festive Sallie v. departs for Hender-
son and Mt. Vernon at 4 o'clock P. NJ
Capt. Wallen and Lou Coleman, her
chief officers, are good men and obhg-
ing officers.
For EAsTPoRr. - The excellent
steamer Rapidan No. 2, Captain Lee
Howell, a sterling gentleman, in COM
mand, and Robt. McMeekin, an ex-
ceediugly pleasant and accomplished
young gentleman, in the office, goes
to PASSPORT at 4 P NJ. to-day, ana
should have a good trip.
I For GREEN RIvER.-The new and
elegant Hartford is the regular Green
River packet at 4 o'clock to-day.
Captain Joe. McReynolds commands,
and Billy Liter is her pleasant clerk.
The Hartford should receive liberal
patronage from the merchants OF
Evansville.
FoR NEW ORLEANs.-That peer
less beauty, queen Of grace anc ele-
gance, the far-famed and fair-famed
Belle Lee, will be here at noon to-day,
en- route for New Orleans and all way
ports. The Belle Lee IS one of the
finest freight and passenger packets
on the Western rivers, having mag
nificent passenger appointments and
great capacity for freight. Captain
Arson McGill, veteran steamboat
man and large-hearted, wholesoul-
ed gentleman, commands, while Mr.
Adolph Martin, assisted by I'D.
Broughton and Jim Dinwiddie, have
! charge of the Office, and give especial
attention to the comfort Of passengers
| and the interests of shippers Pas
sengers going South will do them
selves favor and secure a lifelong
pleasant remembrance by going on
the Belle Lee.
ssrenaArsss.ss from our ExeSsaBges.
CINcINNATI.-Tbe Commercial of Friday
says:
The Board OF Underwritsr at st. Louis
| crossed the Iady Grace. she was from
i Cincinnati, and bound to the nountains
'rhs IL i. surveying boat, I'm charge OF
Major ), Abbott, has reached fort smith,
having made the survey Of the ATE ,,l nSs
b The survey will be extended to the mouth
of the riN er without delay.
Work has been begun upon the La Z
Boz gne Canal connection between the
Mississippi and the deep water OF the Gali
D ri Mexico ten miles below New Orleans
| -Four additional dredges are now being
built. Tue canal will be ready for use
= early next year. 1t Will De wlde enouel
for the largest Mississippi steamboat.
: LoFTIsyII.I.E. - The Courier Journal o
I Friday says:
q Among the passengers on the John XII
pour Yesterday, Were Miss A. l.. and Mr.
= John Powers, who are slight specimens o
: what Kentueky can produce in The way Q
9 hefT. MIR. Powers is.i6 years old, feet 81
inches high, and weighs 46A POUNDS, n is'
= Powers Is q years Of age = ieeta anen s. s.
inches around tue waist ana 80 lncne
=, around the arms. They We're recently con
neeted with Barnum's Museum1 New or X
> and have an engagement with Amss' Mu
, scum, New Orleans. Miss powers garnet
. considerable notoFlety oy her fehlar <
e able escape from Barnum'S Museum at IN
time of it's destruction by fire. They Were
o born in Franklin County, kentcky, nea
Benson's Station, and have eight brother
and sisters. The faith n weighs lis pound
J., | and the mother 100. They were visited b.
a large number of people, yesterday
s. Captain Benson says he made q specia
contract for taking them TO New Orleans
I. out declined giving Lherai e per LOU pound'
# 1--we did not know him 70 DC q gTes, stich
u Ter for full rates, we would think he Gu
y rates on this contract.
- Supervising Inspector Guthrie has di
as rected the Local Board at Memphis to a.
certain who was at the wheel of the It.
- Thomson at the time of the disaster, an
p if it was fit night to run IN s4cn
IN | have the right to lay up the boat II the
see proper aud Colon Guthrie directs u
Id Memphis Board to ascertain II proper al
cretlou was exercised by tue pilot on dut,
sS The reports taat have resc ed us 50 far 81
IN very damaging TO the officers OF the fhon
r II is said Dan. DlnsmoIe, pilot or the
" A, Thorn on, stood at the wheel until IL
tie hair was n ged from his person, and the
, with pistol in hand, went To the low
l. deck. where he kept the Gro d at bay u
2 til the lady passengers We're safely reno
ed from The burning wreck, after which
be swan ashore.
sr. LOUIS. = The Democrat of Frid'
says:
ep business all at once improving TO t
South, Magenta sailed with her guard
the water. Another triumph OF capita
da Frank Hicks, who designs leaving Ne
Orleans again for this pOrt-Aprii 2itn. 1
ne deed, in the future, as Well as Inc pa
at many steamers Will be engaged Ia the
IN LOUIS and New Orleans trade, not know
he as Atlantic & Mississippi steamship Cor
PAM s steamers. The days of active steai
ch boating in the ST. Louis and New orlea
trade are by no means nuln bared.
7as The Northern Line boats are full as tn
~ can ho3d or business Emigration we
ward continues even d9wh ti1 ,t,etr tlI,
a stand sibce Wednesday EVENING" upE
has | rivers all declining.
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