The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-26

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FirrsBuho.-rhe Commercial of Friday
says;
Tho marks last evening indt..,.
feet on the Mohongahea rfer nnd faiua@@
the season. Trade on the inndInr ut "
more active, The shipmcnfa on fhe Hara1fa
Hays and Messenger being liberal.
CHEAP COAL=Piftsburg coal wan cw.rct
ia Louisville on Wedneslng forninc ee.tt
per hushel. Il wOuid seem from fble 49,
coal can he g. anspOrtod go miles aud eoId
cheaper tnan IA Phtsburs. Great coun-
cfEcrNSAr1-The Commercial OF Ratur-
day says:
Capt. Hicks King has concluded 10 load
the Cora >. for Arkansas River after the
Mary Erwin, when she wiz be on the Ar.
The Minneola departs for Memphis To-
day. She has discarded the use an coal oil.
n burns lard oil altogether in am her
lamps. This is q move tn The right direc-
ton.
capt. Ben. r. Davidson received n dis
patch from the watchman &C the wreck OF
the Empire, stating that the MlEsfasippl
was rising rapidly, and that the wreck
had entirely disappeared out Of sight.
The Gazette says
Mr.. Penn Wright, pilot OF the Echo. died
Of smnlLp box n few days ago. ON beard the
boat, which Is lying in KaHawhn River,
about n mile anda half above Point Pleas
board.
LOUISVILLE. The C0tsfer-Jouynal OF
Saturday y
We were misinfOrmCd yesterday ms %
the withdrawal OF the r.. w strader from
the Louisville and New Orleans Packet
Company. Capt. stein IS Sill In the line.
and says he intends remaining there.
Inen negotiations for the purchase Of the
rink Narb.e were not fully concluded yes
terday. she was brought down 90 the
wharf yesterday. Capt. u viii load her
i2r Nashyllle. Eight thousand dollars ~
the price agreed upon.
NEW ALBANY.-The Led0er Of Saturday
says:
Captains Woodward and Frank Matbo-
neY, OF this city, are building "a steamboat
hnli a. drandvlew, diana II by nearly
here 20 be completed.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat o. Saturday
says:
River falling steadily. Navigation Is
good TO quincy, and probably resumed to
keokuk. Illinois and Missouri Rivers are
high. Hence TO Cairo there Is abundance
OF water. Weather mild and boautiful.
business moderate.
Captain Tbad. 4. Conant las been a. mo
city a day or two, from Evansville, lndi-
ana. He was formerly n wei h~nOwnDoat-
having "a talk with his old frleuds and is
accompanied by Mr.. Dexter, OF the Quick
The anticipated great steamboat nght ON
the Upper Miasissippi is likely ID bo
squelchedb before at begins. The major pOr-
the managers OF Northern line, Morrill,
western Union line, aud Keokur line
packet companies In consultation ~. 20 d
bHsis OF aaraemant. watch shall fn ffa
adoption and execution avert the
ruinOus competition threatened. Az 90
the party taking the initiative tD bring
about an arrpngemcnt, 10 iH not our
purpose 70 Inquire. bat that the con-
situations In the Southern Hotel, not
yet concluded, win result rs we have lndl-
Gated, there should be no doubt entertain
ed. Who VIII blame these packet COM
panies for desiring 10 run their boats
prOfitaDiy3 A vigorous war between them
would be Of present advantage to the pub
lie, but what would come fterf "A Victory
or n combination. In either case the pub
lie would have TO pay for the entertain
meut that had been uruishedIhom Then.
perhaps, now is the best time Tor "a aettle-
ment OF differences, aud the public viii
not be taxed for fortunes lost.