The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-15


PM. to day, IN charge of Capt Char
ley Perkins, an accomplished officer.
having elegant Accommodations for
passengers. A. o. Durland and G. j.
Boyle, two pleasant gentlemen. are
| her clerks, and will give strict atteD-
ion to the comfort Of passengers.
C5Ieaufngs from Cur Excnn,,,-
PrrrsBURG.--The C0DlnerctaE OF Tues
day says:
The MonOngahela marks last evepfp,,
I Indicated seven feet five Inches and fan,
| Ing. The weather continues very warm
| business on the landing was not very act
I've. The dull season has fairly begun.
CINCrNNATL.-The Commercial OF Tues
| Day says;
/ The Armadillo bias laid up FOR the pres
ent for the purpose of going On the docks
The Edinburgh has also laid ar. and her
! place ia the trade for the present Will be
y e7e1 oy t9s w ~ Curtis managed by the
| ing.
The Kate Putnam arrived from Pitts
4 burg, last fening, forty-e ght hours ont
| She had quite nice trio. She resnfDs nor
| i85,eight to-day, and VIII probably return to
The Gazette says:
An ARRAY occurred on the towboat Mary
Ann, lying at the Plttsburg wharf, on SAT-
| urday evening, between The waichman
OF the boat and John Markland, during
which the la ter was dangerously stabbed.
The watehman was about TO plunge "a
knife into MARYLAND the second time
when the latter Jumped Into the river and
swan ashore.
CrNcrNNArr.-The Chronicle Of Tuesday
evening, says:
Captain Andy Robinson has concluded
TO lay the Glasgow up here until business
Improves
The Mail Line Wharf boats were hard
aground this morning. Efforts were made
to get them afloat, but the prospect was
anything but favorable.
Inc steamer BardstoWn, with the Black
Crook " artists on board passed down this
morning without landing.
The Times Of Tuesday evening says:
Captain q. Bradley, of the steamer Robt.
Moore, lust returned from Vtncenues re-
ports Wabash River overlooking its BANGS
a phenomenon not understood az this sea
son Of the year. The Captain let many
sacrifices himself to duty.
Captain r. NJ Wade Will take command
OF the new mail line steamer United
states, When ready for business.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier Journal OF
Tuesday says:
Captain John W. Tobfu on Saturday.
contracted with David -. Barmore. Of Tef-
fersonvllle, for the hull or new side
wheel steamer for the New Orleans aud
Camden trade. The new boat is be OBS
feet long, 30 feet beam and Ga feet hold.
cabin. The machinery OF the old VIcks-
burg will be placed In her
Captain Isaac II. KOuns, OF the Era No
10, is IN the city for the purpose of con-
tracttng for new boat for The Red River
trade.
The New Era left New Orleans on Satur-
day for this port, where her cabin Rnd ma.
chinery viii be transferred TO a new hull
the dimensions of which are as follows:
Length $50 feet, depth Of b old o. feet, with
"a feet beam. The new boat viii be ready
for business about the LIST Of October.
VINCENNEs.-The SltH OF Tuesday says:
The river has risen several feet since our
last issue, and is now nearly up TO the
banks IL was still coming up slowly yes
5erday evening.
Some of the loWlRnds are again over
lowed on the illinois side, being the third
lime this season. This will prove very in
furious TO the growing corn, many fields of
which are again under water.
ST. EOUIs.-The Democrat OF Tuesday
says:
River stationary, after a swell of two
inches. All in diligence from the north
a continued decline OF the upper
RI Eers at all points, but generally Ia a
good condition for navigation still. The
not weather has a powerful effect on the
waters causing them TO rapidly decline.
Business among the boats COntinuts fair
or the season. our tonnage could of
course do three times as much business as
hey are doing, but there is sLill little rea-
ION TO complain, as busy times are near at
land.