The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-30
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Business was active on the wharf yester-
day morning 1.-THE Armadlllo, Lorena
and Pink Varble paised up before day
with good trips.....-..The Tarascon picked
up a fine trip, and left soon after noon......
The Falls city had a fair trip, but could
have taken freight and people II any had
offered. .........Capt. sturgis' new steamer
Texas, for the Upper Red River trade
passed down at "a AM, touching AZ the
wharf She Is very perfect steamer, Is4
feet long, 30 feet beam, 81 feet hold, extra
fastened and chained. She has three
boilers Is feet long, Ss inches In diameter
with two engines, 10 Inches IN diameter
and feet stroke. She was built
at Towards famous yard at
JeTersonville with machinery BY Dem
mis- Long * Co. She has q full CAB
in ................The Wild Petrolia Tetbes
for a while to be Overhauied and re.
paired on the Dry Docks. We hope the
Louisville sIde-wheel pack cts will be able
to supply the hiatus caused by her with
drawal.........The West Wind is not deter
mined exactly where TO go.........rhe foul
weather is greatly retsrdlng work on Capt
Montgomery's new boat, the Carrie s., and
she viii not be ieady to leave for several
days.. The great low.pressuIe Rich
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Saturday, and Memphis this evening, for
New Orleans. She will come up this
river on her next trip II there is
water.................Captai Guy Vineyard
CLERK of the Sam Orr, telegraphs TO Billy
Conant, her agent, that she will be here TO.
day at noon, and viii leave promptly at
A Pm. tomorrow for EastpOrt and all Ten
nessee River way points.
GsaenmfnGs from OnF ExenRnEs-
PIrrsBURG. - The Commercial OF Satur-
day says:
The marks last evening indicated four
| feet six inches and rising. The weather
| duriI z the day was mild aud Spring-like.
| FIRE ghis continue plenty for most potts
Tue prospect for a rise was favorable
last evening-we had mild rain.
ClNolENATI. - The Commercial or Satur-
4 says:
| Il is our sad and melancholy duty to an
/ nounce the death OF Col. Bart. q. Lelper.
| He died on his plantation, near CarFon's
| Landing, Bolivar County, M ISIS, on Tues
! day. the lGfh inst. very suddenly. OF pneu-
| mOnia. The deceased was extensively
| known In river circles. He was about forty
/ years Of age, ADD came from NeWDurg,
| New York. When we first became ac-
| quainted with Col Leiper, he was clerk OF
! Capt. w. j. kOuntz' celebrated Crystal Pal
| acc, then plying In the Cincinnati and
| Pittsburg trade. He was clerk of several
| and when the rebellion broke out COM
| manded the Stephen Decatur, which Was
| lying at the Cincinnati leVee, ready TO de-
| part for New Orleans when she was de-
/ tanned and ordered to unload, by order Of
| the Vigilance COMMITTEES. Captain Leiper
| being % graduate OF West Point and hay-
| ing seen service with the Duquesne Greys.
| OF Pittsburg, in tile Mexican War, imme-
| dia ely recruited a com pauy for the first
Clay, near Cincinnati, and was chosen
| Major OF the regiment on the eve
9 mai6 SePa't VITA io his Inc eo nE until
| IL was mustered ont az the close Of
the rebellion, officiating as Lieutenant
Colonel for over year. AT the close o. the
| war he commanded the steamer j. =. Prtn-
| gle, in the Government servies, and finally
| retired from the command of this
! steamer TO engage IN cotton plant
| Ing on the plantation whore he died.
| Rsrt was a man OF warm social qualities
| and respected by all who knew him. "a n
| record as q soldier was proud one. aud
many comrades OF the First Kentucky viii
lament his death. He was q widOwer, and
leaves an orphan daughter In HewDurg,
| New York.
| Louisville Mail Line clerks. He died yes
terday az his residence In this city, leav-
/ mourn his loss. The decerssd was clerk Of
the Gen. Buell. at the time Of his death,
having been confined 10 his bed for several
/ days. The deceased was well known al
along the line OF our waters, and was q
long time clerk with Capt. John ~. shunk,
Clerk Gle on the Meninhis pacFets Ro6t Burns
and Alice Dean. He was reIiaDief WOfbhy
| man, ana the soul OF hOu0fs
Capt. Hugh Campbell droEpea ~ Oh "
last night from Piitsburg. be departs Tor
| Cairo TINS morning, TO start the mary Da-
vaae and barges, laden with ore, from 81
| Louis to Pittsburg.
| Refore the late compromise Ia the Vicks-
| b1lry ,sreenvIlle and New JEcans trade,
/ cotton was taken from Greenyh. e az nfty
| cents fler bale, and, 10 many casts at tWen-
/ fv-fy We cents per bale. The Count 3ns took
a run into White River and carved out
| about 200 bales at 81 50 per bale, took it 10
| Greenyilis and reshipped it az nfty cents
| per bale, making nice thing OF It.
I The owners of the Des Arc have entered
| suit, at Mem pnis, for Se00 against the NC
Gill, for two and half hours labor in
pulling her off a bar In Council Bend.
The Commercial OF Sunday says;
The colors OF the steamers in port were
displayed at half mast gest erday, Ia re-
| spect 10 the memory OF the ! ue Col. Bart
| q Leiper and Mr.. WIN. DuniOp.
| The st. Marys is going South again TO
| try her fortune in the Ouachtba or other
lower tributaries. Captain Sweeney tele-
| graphs Us that she Will leave Cincinnati
for New Orleans on Tuesday.
/ Ex-GOVeFnnf Charles Anderson and