The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-10

for New Orleans aud oil way ports
to-day at 3 P. NJ. She has elegant pas-
senger apr ointments. Captain Alr
Stein, an excellent steamboatman and
a very pleasant gentleman, is in com
mand. and Alex. Stewart, courteous,
attentive and obligiog, is her efficient
clerk. Passengers aud shippers will
receive every attention.
For ST. LOUIS SUNDAY-The "a
NOUS Express Line Champion, Capt.
w. c. Grub, will be along to-mor-
row. en- route to St. Louis, and is an
excellent boat. Mr.. William Hall,
an accomplished and courteous gen
tleman, is in the Office.
Manifests.
MANIFEST of steamear sam Orr. from
Passport TO Evansville, July 81 1862 = Mr.
! Milibum, pE-s h a goods Mackey, Niabot
| d 60, j bale cotton, 900 10 lumber box
| eggs, jar butter; Fred Kroner, bbl; Cha8
Wlhemi, y ale boxes; Ba ~ q start, 90
bbls cement; James oakley, 45 bags Yarn,
2 bales mating; u evan Ripper, g nhds TOO
DaccO. il JOseph, j bX mdsei Chas Wolfe a.
Go, 1000 70 iumb ri Tribe, Myers 3 90, 0.Ojj
10 lumber; Capt Duncan, bbls wrought
scrap iron, do cast scrap iron, lot loose
scrap iron, 3 iron shafts, $1,000 O. lum Der.
CIncinnaLt--A a. Collier a Co, ~ Dbls
bx feathersi itobt Moore GO, ale bXs.
Vicksburg-l box household goods.
ssiessnfnizai from our EzohnuEes.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial OF Thurs
day says;
Tine wreczlng-boat Underwater was
ON Ned by joint stock company, tile
shareholders oil which, ln the main, We're
composed Of Insurance companies and in-
surance officers Captain Dugan, her come
mander, we understand OW ned about
ID 900 OF her stock. Captain hckerf, Fresi-
dent, and Mr.. TOwnley, Secretary Of the
Wreeking Company, were stockholders, as
were also Captain John Bugher, Captain
ID. Collier, Or. BOusalls and Others.
The Ga2stte says:
The new steamer Ben franklin was the
sensation in marine circles yesterday
Hundreds OF our citizens visited her dur.
ing The daV. She departed fOr Louisville
last evening with All the freight she had
time 70 rare aboard, ana her rooms nearly
All tull OF passengers Coming up she made
the tine nom Lawrenceburg 20 Ciucin-
natl in hours and II minutes, with 10 tD
l20 pounds Of steam. Tue distance ls 22iI
a very satisfactory test Of Babeoclr's dre
eXtinguisher was made on the Whnri yes-
terday. Tue UEIted States Mail Company
propose TO place four or more ot them Om
each or their steamers-the General Lyle,
General buell., q. a. DumOuti Ben Prank
lin aud the United States.
the Charmer left for Evansville last
evening, with moderate cargo of freight.
Besides her usual number % passengers,
she had seventY-li We round tHp exclusion
ISIS from Evansville.
The Alaska left for New Orleans last
evening, with nearly "a full load. she wild
go into the canal with 500 tons, aud VIII De
drawing nearly eight eet Pilots, Bryson
Purcell and George MalOney.
Charlie Schultze has become sole owner
of the Virginia, lying at Memphis, and
VIII have her towed TO Louisville for rec
The Arkansas River is higher az Llttlo
Rock and above than 40 has been since
1867, and Is now stationary, with It's banks
to crops on the lower lands, and much APP
prehenslOn exists regarding the country
on the lower Arkansas, which is eN pected
soon To be partially oqeriO owed from back
waters OF the Mississippi.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier journal OF
Thursday says:
Captain Roots new boat, now building
at Stuart's .shipyardl Madison, Will DE
Captain Koun's new boat, the Grand
Era, Will be launched at BarmOrU'B ship
yard, JehersonVl4e, on saturday
The sale OF the Belle Lee has been con-
drmod, aud Captain Smoker has tnKcu
possession Of her She was dropped down
10 Portland yesterday aud will load for
New Orleans, and, ii the r. &C. Lee is uu-
able to reach here on account OF low
water, Will leave on her day-Friday
Capt. Dalferes is in the city, for The pur-
pose OF contracting for a new packet for
l4fL
Win the departure Of the z. W. strader
to-day, the Louisville and New Orleans
Packet Company viii close their Office
until he opening Of the fhll trade. early
an 81 the bOhis Of the line have laid up Tor
Summer. and there is no necessity for the
active operations OF the com pany. Capt.
~. n. Sturgeon, the superintendent, ls iu
feoble health, and lett yesterday for Or.
Casparls water cure for treatment. ho
company viii be reorganized for business
early i'm the Fall The organization has
been productive Of good results, aud has
demonstrated the fact that lhe only way
Ihst stcamDoating can be successfully cou-
Quoted IN this age OF railroads aud barge
lines is by acting In unison with euch other.
IL was reported on the landing last eve
ming that Charles NOyes had chartered the
New York 90 convey ms circus troupe mp
the river. The Belle VII 20 tO Jefferson
ville-where the troupe perform tO-dHy-at
daylight.
sr. LouIs--rhe Democrat OF Thurs
day says:
Weather yesterday very warm ana show
cry. River failing 40 the ratio Of five
inches ia twenty fOur hOur, that being
the amount of decline during the twenty
four hours ending 40 dusk last evening.
only three and Ome-hHu feet Of water is
reported above Hastings, ami the river
falling. Tie Upper M iasOuu rs falling,
and the swollen illinois As steadily d cliu-
only TIVE feet Of water on Dpphan's Rap
ids, and 10 Is presumei that tine Co'umhitt d
Tenn pest and 80. johns viii not reach bOs-
ton this season. Everywhere the upper
rivers are reported on the decline.
Mr.. BinWiddie, second clerk of the Mae
genta, wnIle the boat was coming mp the
river from New Orleans, accidentally
wounded his face and Injured his eyes by
a. q discharge Of n smalI pistol which he
was handling, ana was ont 81 order the
bali narrowly missed an entrance 90 the
Inferior OF hls skull, and was Embedded lu
"a door. Mr.. Dinwddies wounds were
dressed here, and he left yesterday after
noon for louisville.
Mr.. Mortimer Buruham has returned
from the East, having failed TO secure "a
boat 20 pilot around to 80. LOuis. He
was much pleased with this trip. New
York excited his wonder, and there mo-
stood an unusually long waich without
wheel 20 exercise falls fingers ON.
NEW ORLEANS. The Times OF sun
day says.
The weather yesterday, like That of tho
preceding days OF the week, was eXtreiue-
ly close, or, we may add, uuc0m fOrtabiy
hot-fn fact, too hot for leyee pedesLfl thH
20 venture out without an umDrehh as g
guard against the penetrating rays or Old
Sol.
Business on the landing for the end Of
the week was attended Wlth more nnifnh-
ton than we nave noted on FORMER IKE
occasions. There were goolly number Of
departures an ON board UiseVerhi ol Them
vei.K- favorable trips wer noticeable.
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