The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-28


Schultz, aTsisted Nv tho aHaBle and
polite FL. Miller, Is her chief clerk.
No pleasauter boat or officers can be
found. ssf
MANIFEST of steamer Indinun from View
Orleans 20 Evansvnle-C. Veiic az. )
haif bbls Hlolaascs ~. Herman, r bhIa or.
birds sugart 81 kegs nloianta 11 nall hbis
mOlnsseE, 20 bUla DO.
VINE, 30 hbia fice, I0hhd8 sugar.
GIonpfmgs Froln oar EHennmros.
PIrTsBUBG.-The Commercial Of Monday
says;
The Mohongahe1a marks last evening
Indicated scant . feet. and failing slowly.
The weather was decidedly mild for the
sensOn. Businfs en- the iGndiug was
principally OF Pitteburg mlnufaetures.
-CNcINNATI. The Commercial OF Tues
day Says naH
The r. w. strader departed for NowOr-
leans, drawings SIX feet. Fhe VIII hhVe 20
Tighten over the fails, and leaves E0uis-
vile tO.mOrrow evening. She has 1903
bbls. pork, 100 casks hacOn, 800 hbls whis-
Ky, and takes 80 ufuies nt Aurora. FlluH-
Chris. Damon and Harvey Onlmnn. Nhe
refused freight, turning over DO Dbls nour
A cabin passenger. who registered rhia
name aS McCnrtuY, bound for L~nleuu#Eob
on the W. A. Caldwell 30 Napoleon, on
Wednesday. While the boat was aground
In a chute nbove Napoleon, Die Jumped
overheard from the boiler deck ana fell Ina
three feet water. Au effort was Imade 90
save hiin, but he was Intent on suicide and
kept. his head under water until death an-
sued. He was an IrishInnrB evidently g
labOrer, ~ years OF age, nnd 3 feet u Inches
high. HIS carpet bag is stu or tne boat.
Ngthing furtlier ts known.
The nix was sold By the United States
Marshal az Parkersburg, ON. hridny, 10
Capt j. Muhirine. OF Wheeling. for $50.
very novel lTon brlg % carry molassos
IN" DIIN. was Nmm AHHHHHaI Nn. NIa.HaaHH fH AMHnH-
dae. sine g 100 feet long, TO feet ON dock,
with ~ feet breadth 81 beam, a. feet depth
OF hold, and Will register about 3Jg tons.
The hold As lett entirely free Tor cargo. all
Der crews ana ou1ceIa hccomfu Nations
tsnE9 sec4Sged On ~ fir~c@,
braced from tho sides Theses tara ni Ola
nected with one Anothsr in auch y nMlnAsf
connected at pleasure. Then conptned
capacity ~ 10000 gallons. on me toppf
each there Is q turret Tor expansion, aud
also over each there is q hntchwHy.Ho Euat
they eau be examined. arOunu, hb0vs.and
below, no al times she mas "a poWcHut
steam pump, by which To dischhf5e ,nndit
IS estimated that IA SIX honrs her CARO-
can be pumped cut. ut the ptuce Whore
60 receive her cargo. beside th6 INKS.
she has. ~conslderAhie pace ln the Wings
80 lhht may pc fequired 20 baHaat ter.
her iinnnC ts Novelty.
The Gagcnc says.
Mr.. James Lodge il tho chief clerk ON
the 80. Louis packet ShamrOcks ar
Mr., q. Il. Hurlay. hay M aeitled up flh
business of the aftnEen Empire, took PISS
age on The ST Charles Tor nomol thew Ats
bIny last evening. We hope 10 abehiIn en
another bnat soon.
NEW ALBANY.-The 10mmdrcf0t Of Tues
day says;
The Simpson Homer and lie Claire were
both destroyed la going over tro fni y, ID
piiOteG by Louisville pilots, while we
or no n stance on rec0fd whore ans
boat was ever injured IA crossing tile fails
while managed by Jehars 'mvillo pifQtf-
ST.. 49, DeAa0crat OF Tuesday
says;iYf Ifa Hf.f o.If ulFa
RiverB Sill declining. Weuihor colder.
hut OntYa lew degrees. River iH open to
KeokulE the Moliie NcPnce las arIlwHN
there, and advises us by telegram that the
weather WIS cold. river low, only 81 feet &c
water on the bars, and freight scarce
Business here gomeWhDtduu-V VERY mutdf4
nj 10 should be so.
Mr.. Bausman, or tho Memphis Packet
Company, IN digging III foundation for "a
"hOld-fast" on tile wharf, discovered H
weil-pHveu wharf sixteen feet under tile
Old level, and ten feet Hader tho Hutfnne Of
the wharf WHAT length OF Time l2H
elapsed since that PAVEMENT was laid De
docs not know, but he considcrait nfe most
curious discovery he ever made.
CAPTAIN John Brooks bias been appoint
ell clerk OF the Great Republic This gem
tleman As one of our most popular citlzens,
IS well kn0Wn ms nne OF the most eX-
pcrienced stenmbOafman auu H~entlemnuly
officers ON tlfe Western rivers. II8 la "a
valuable accession ~ tno aiermcr. Ihe
Great Republics fcpuiiN are dcfcffed ON
account Of high water tn fitc ONO, but She
will be ready 10 launch tn three or four
days nfter they are once b0gum