The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-25

Evansville " IS progressing rapidly, and
will be ready a six weeks. She will be at
PittsbuTg next Sunday. He informs us
that Hartupe & Co. lost really nothing by
the recent fire, as the building burned was
an old store-room filed with obsolete pat
terms or forty years ago. and was fully in
sured. The patterns OF the Great Repub-
lies machinery were not burned, as re-
ported.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The feet steamer West
Wind is the regular packet for Cairo and
all way ports to-day, having pleasant pas
senger appointments Capt. Alb Maekey is
her careful and competent commander.
and Walter B. Pennington and Marsh
Walthall are her elegant and obligIng
clerks.
FoR LoU4sYILLE.-Iho splendid low
water packet Rose Hite is the regular mail
line steamer for Louisville at Pm. to-day,
in charge of that experienced skipper and
accomplished gentleman, Captain James
Matners. Miles ID. Warren and Phi. Bev-
erly are her populCr and obliglng clerks.
The Rose LHIte has elegant passenger APP
pointments and good speed.
For CHAMPIONSHIPS always prompt
and reliable PetroIia No. 2 leaves at sharp
10 A II. to-day for Cannelton and all way
landings. Captain John II. Triplett is her
experienced ana energetic commander,
aud John a. Adams is her popular and
oblIging CHIEF clerk. Master A. l.. Ashby
Is her careful and attentive freight clerk.
The Petrolia goes through every time.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The feet and huely
appointed Fayette is the regular railroad
transfer packet, and leaves for Henderson
at a. II. and p. IL, promptly, having
elegant accommodations for passengers.
Captain Charley Perkins, A. o. Durland,
Judge Story and C. J. Boyle are her popu-
lar and obIiging officers.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The magnificent
new steamer, Grand Era may be expected
down to-day, en- route 10 New Orleans and
all way ports. She is a large and beau
tiful new side-wheeI steamer. most ele-
gantIy and Iuxuriously appointed, and in
charge OF competent, experienced, careful
ana obliging officers. Capt. Geo. L. Kouns
commands, and James Kerr, Jr., and John
McLoud are her clerks.
Fer MEMPHIS AND LITTLE RocK.-Capt.
r. s. Yerkes' splendid steamer Edinburg
may, with great confidence, be looked for
To-Day, en- route to Arkansas River. There
is no discount on either boat or officers.
She Will go through without detention or
reshipping.
saIeanInzs from cur EzchaEs<ss.
CINCINNATI. The Commercial OF Tues
day says:
The Swallow, Alaska. John II. Groes-
beck, Emma No. 3, and Belle Vernon have
been organized into q regular line to New
Orleans, during the forthcoming season.
Captain James $. Wise has been appointed
superintendent of the line. The Leonidas
this line
the 18th had telling effect upon the
sweet potato vines, beans, tomatoes &C.
Captain y. H. bowers, OF the NICK Long
worth, was IA the city yesterday lie says
the LongwoIth Will commence loading Tor
New Orleans, at Louisville, forthwith. he
returned TO Louisville last night.
In the Mississippi River trade there are
90 steamers, with a capacity OF z5zIifo
tons, and valued at s24 $50 COO.
Ca3f. 4. Y. Bafcbeior's side. wheel Swal-
low departs for New Orleans IQ-Ll2 OF
having the bulk Of her cargo alIeao9y I'll
gaoed Cant Ransom and crew go DOWN
an sfbe S,SratIo,T 10 start The JnO- II. GToes-
1 heck for Cincinnati rom caro-, WnsIe
| she was compelled to lay up OWING 70 10"
"cts CAPT N. ". BeItshoover passed through
| the CITY yesterday en- route from 81. LOUIS
70 C ait Cnas. w. Bachelor arrived rom
Memphis last night. by rail, en- route to
the North Alabama arrived at Sioux
City nom Fort Buford, on the 18Th, alter
hard work, breaking through i've ice
gorges) where she VIII winter One OF her
colored deck hands, named Abe Hughes,
was drowned while the boat was working
through one OF the ice gOrges. The North
AIabaina is commanded by Captain Grant
Marsh and Cal. w. Bennett Is clerk
Ice was running heavy in the Upper
mississippi, at Hagaings, last Friday. 1t
was also forming rapidly in Lake Pepin,
The close Of navigation Is near at hand in
the Upper Mississippi.
Col. J. N. AIcComb, II. s. E.. left for st.
] ouis last night, on a tour or inspection OF
the u. s. snag boats.
The Gazette says:
Capt. E. W. Gould, Of st. Louis, a highly
intelligent ana prominent steamboat
| owner, publishes n letter 10 steamboat
| owners, suggesting that a convention be
| held at st. Louis, say IN the first Wendes-
day In January, of delegates representing
/ ali intere 5ted in steamboats, in the West
| and South, for the purpose of securing
/ such Congressional legislation as will Sc
| cure a separation of the law regulating
navigation on the seas, lakes, &c, from
| those governing Western and southern
| rivers, and to secure greater safety TO life
and property, and remove such unneees-
1 sary burdens as now depress commerce on
| our rivers. Captain Gould cites the dls,,
asters to the Stonewall' America, ana
! United States as evidence OF the necessity
/ of mobilization of the present laws,
/ The suit OF the st. louis q Illinois
! bridge Company, ON appeal from the
$ award of the commissioners who appraised