The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-02

says:
Mr.. Wilson. who purchased tbe
wrecks of the steamer burned f4ef
Spring at tho wharf. RI now evipripg
c0mmchdable energy la removir.-
what YET remains. Tho hull of fhe
WestmOToland, which was touad ~
Sedausvilic, was burned tbere ~
man who, TO save the head Ina
cham cable aud other material fern3
on the wreck, took them ono ANIL y
i half miles back into q c0rn.held
where they were discovered and only
secured BY aid Of o constable from this
city.
The other wrecks. with the oxocp-
ton Of that Of che Cheyenne, arc
nearly oil removed and viii all be-
away by Saturday next. Mr.. VIM.
/ Wainwright is constructing ways from
i uader the Chcyenue's hull into tho
river and viii give all persons desIrouB
Of witnessing q launch tho 0pporlu-
nits tomorrow morning Bulkhoad8
! have been built in the after part OH
/ her hull, and her stem has been eauik-
ed. so that when she again reaches
water she can Be f1atod or toWed be-
low 10 be demolished.
From advices received b. Captain
S. j Hale, from Clerk Hall. of The
/ steamer MinneOla, we learn that tho
hull OF the barge VIII. lnman ia
badly damagod--s0 much SO that she
/ will probably prove "a total loss IA
/ part Of her cargo consisted Of whisky,
beer, bacon, iron, stoves, six iron
/ safes. oil, soap and other freight. "a
portion 81 which A0atod of 40 the
/ time Of the sinking, and was caught
I by parties on the Illinois shore be-
/ low Hurricane Island, who were seen
/ by the officers Of the Minno0ia. Am
! inventory was taken of the properly
recovered, together with the names of
the persons recovering it. The Min-
nicola, after the sinking, remained
with the barge as long as any freight
could be saved, and proceeded on
her trip 30 Memphis, where her cargo
will be delivered under protest.
Tie Dharmer arrived with "A quo
trip, from Evansville, aud came In 0n
time. She had, az principal items.
IA barrels apples, S56 pieces drain
pipe, l75 sacks corn, aud returns to-
morrow evening, for Evansville. aa
usual.
LoUIsYILLE-Tbo CoWier. journal
Of Tuesday says.
Captain w. ID. Phillips. formerly
Of the Louisiana, was in the city vaa-
terday. He is az present engaged in
buying horses for the Southern mare
ket, but will 20 90 Che river again In
the Fall.
The Gladiola, Capt. II. J.. Lees
new Red River packet, made q trial
trip yesterday, and performed satis-
faotorily. She is an elegant aud c0m-
plete packet, and b destined TO be-
come a iaVOrito. She viii leave for
New Orleans on "Wednesday ut Bpm.
Tho r. II. Lee will leave Cairo
for New Orleans on Saturday. Eop-
TENDER 9Th, on arrival Of trains from
the North.
As the 9th Of September does not
fall on Saturday this year, we suppose
the Lee will lie up till the day aud
date do thus coincide.
We clip the following from tho
CourieT-JourHal, Ehioh contains some
significant paragraphs:
FoRD's FERRY, KY, Aug. 25.-Tho
Ohio hcreabOuts has gone dry. Walk
er'a Bar, the pest Of river men, has
suddenly taken a notion % SEQ tho
sun, and has come within D few inoh-
o. Of the top Of the water. Etoam-
boats, az a consequence, have 10 dix
their way through. ln the last ten
days we have seen from seven 60 ten
at q time awaiting their turn 10 work
through this contracted ohnnuel. If
there is any place Oh the Ohio River
that does really need improvement. it
is this pestiiorous bar There hro
now the wrecks of no less than ana
even dozen boats lyiDg in and around
here and Whep a boat does sink lhoro
il is no use trying 20 save anything
bat ones dear self, as tho current 10
so swift that everything movable ia
taken charge Of By the water Some
OF our onterprislng capitalists might
make a speck down here in iho
wrecking business, as some Of these
old bulls contain valuable onrR8ea vet.
such as barrels Of whisky and pork,
and boxes Of fine brandy, " tax paid
It is q very sorry thing To me TO
think how little enterprise there i8 in
Louisville. with ii population Of l50.-
000 If you could stand here and
watch the Evansville packets plying
TO and fro, sou could we'll imagine
what Louisville ID allowing 10 pass
out of her hands. Nearly aII Of tho
tobacco In this Immediate section will
surely DO taken to the port Of Evanb-
vile or Cairo the coming season.
Farmers have frequently intimatod
that they prefer your market, but
communication Is ia such q round
about way that they fear some mishap
in shipments and returns. II.
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat Of
Tuesday says:
Again The river here seemed TO
have gained a maximum, the rice bee
ing very slow last evening. There ia
8 or 10 feet Of water 30 Cairo; 70 Sc.
Paul there is an abundant depth in
the Illinois a great surplus, AID the
Missouri is at o fair stage Businosa
rather quiet on the wharf, and weather
as cool as desirable.
The Camolin arrived yesterday from
Pittsburg, being the only solitary ar
rival from the Ohio for a couple OF
weeks or more, followed late last
night or carly this morning BY the
Anna.
.,e,rgC1yirs.
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