The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-08

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phfs papers are Gown : oi. TfI-ig ~ .te-.l-
ming the Magenta from New 0riaa,-.. ---
to White River. The ap1e0g saws. 81 re,,e
gets that far once week, she VIII have -
time TO do business and ana officer b.hfnd
a skid pile with red flag I've has booklet
and one eye on 30, may be expected lmone
the announcements before the close on the
season."
CAIRo-The BisIetha says:
With q commerce that a. only surbaeqea
by about i've cities along HE rivers OF the
West, Cairo owns ont two small storm
wheel steamers and a medium sized side
wheel packet-neither Of which boats do
anything, mporaUFely, I'm the carrying
of freight. Several thousand TONS OF
freight are shipped from Cairo weekly %
all points, and our own SIC nlncrs carry per-
haps two hundred toms only OF that
amount. No effort is made % obtain even
q fraction OF the SouthCrL bound freight.
commerce, while Evansville insists on
owning all the packets VIII ch ply between
that city and Cairo. For 81 short time we
did run one Of the, three packets In
that trade, but every effort Dos
SlDle was maze NE the eIhiEeus
Evansville 10 keep freight and uas-
seugers aW ay from her. Instead OF han-
ding at least small proportion OF the
sreight which passes through Cairo sOuth-
ward, we give the whole OF TO to steamers
which do not leave one cent OF money ia
Sairo, II II is In their power TO prevent it,
1ney BUY ali their stores at other ports.
They have all their repairs done fn other
cities. In no way do they bennnf Cnfro.
", as, cairo benefits them many thousands
When freights are plentIul Ina ST. Louis.
ana the river high enough, they refuse rs
reserve room for Cairo ire ght even when
we offer, as at present, thr same rafes ~
they obtain at st. Looms. Can our forvr .tr.I-
ing merchants and other bu.fness rle1, ie
wise no means whereby they NAV rean IA
least small portion OF the henef{q of fbe
large and rapidly increasing commerce of
their own city.
A irst-class steamer placed In the cairo
and Evansville trade at the right time
would have given Cairo chance FOR
share of the trade. but ~ was not done
Now it is too late.
NEW ORLEANS The IEmes Of Friday
says:
The weather yesterday was cool and
pleasant rendered so by strong north
west wind which prevailed during the
entire day. We hope that such q tornpera-
ture may continue until the Winter
months for tue Inhabitants OF the cltv IS
any one desire better weather of q more
pleasing temperature than that Of the past
daYH
Business on the LANDING Yesterday was
chiefly 10 the lower fevee Where
the steamers Lizzie Hopkins, Right Way
and LOtaWanna were receiving. These
three packets composed Tie departures of
yesterday, and each OF them had on board
ample trips Of freight, besides Iair passen-
ger lists. one OF the above named boats
the LotaWanna, ded River packet, re-
fused freight enough To load another boat
The rlveF at this port continues 10 fan,
and IS now ten feet below high water mark
OF 1862.
The new and maRnihcen steamer Frank
PargOud, Captain II. w. IObin made her
appearance at the landing yesterday even-
ing, and will receive freight today for
Grand Lake and bend landings and leave
on Saturday 40 PM. MT. George a.. Wit-
Hanson viii go In the office