The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-16


the marks last evening lua alaa
feet ana af z. efend fH ftaH5faTH ehau1
there IS at least nine or ten inches moHa
water than the marks Indicate I1a
steamer CameIia left for Cincinnati Win
all the freight she wanted.
CINcIaNAT1.-The Commercial o. TrI-
day says:
CaPL. stamford. Cur wharfmastels ya+
49, ~ ~ ~ alltsLeeo suit against JAS. WIZ
son 4of me obstruction Of the city wharF
~ 1 4f WL . " Inc boats burned nc tHe
litls - aa19 lotF Alohtns ago, whiaa
were 10 pc removed By the Ist oil June rrf5I
since that time has been a great anu
ance TO the boats doing business 81 #f.l#
lower end OF the city wharf
Last Wednesday night the Fanny Rr54-
deis was delayed some eight hours bv fi8.
mud on the wharf being so deep thar
was impossible LOT the men 70 walls
through it.
The Charmer is being put through TIA faaT
order, SO Is to be ready 70 leave on HHE
regular day for Evansville.
1t iB rumored that pioneer Capt. II. s
Barclay viii soon Introduce a good pacEa
in the EvaGaWlll0 and Cincinnati UHcIaaf
b6dAgs VIII sI4g @A@1@ v 14AAt 4aE#s N-tta
ris In the once. Several Oh the Captain
officers have helped 90 build up the trade,
and, when all together Will make q good
Unless wo have q rise 81 the rivarsoon.
our drst-class packets viii have 10 go 10
the bank and give way to the Light draught
boats. AS Well as we can learn the follow
Ing VIII be the names 81 the low WGter
boats ard their trades Noun tain Belle,
in place of the Aments RobE Moore, ia
place OF the St. James, Emma Floyd, la
niace az the Bostona "a nnerfeam and MIMI.
tngale, In place Of the Ielegraphs Law
renee, in place Of the FieetWooCs and Mage
gle Hays, In place 81 the ohio 3 q q
Can't. VIII Vance. OF the West Wind. fe
having her re- painted and a ncp Wheel
put on. lie expects 70 be really by the late
ter part OF next week 20 nave herre-paiuted
and In complete order for business. and
may then put her In the EvamsHiIIa trade.
as there "a q good opening for ia popular
the hull OF Capt. Leauhersa new boat. on
the Marine Ways, iH being hurried along
49, - - = 49M W1NAA VIII o. ready Tor
| Launching, and IS fine specimen of mn-
4 rine architecture, and. when s.@uarslafs.s1
will be one OF tbs best models ever furned
The Gazette saye3
Captain heea Dngan, OF the Unde1wrftHf
1 NO. IA which boat Was destroy ed m t7ofro
4 by nfe lately, % organizing here no Cln-
1 clnnait Underwriters WFecking Uomnnnv.
with a. paid in capital OF 6S0.lol ~ sla5,-
# with. Already he has &23 600 aelualfsy rssls
Il scribed and the remainder Is ufnfnfas4
4 These subscriptions are In amounts va4av@
4 ing from one 70 two thouss ud dollars.
4 Captain Thomas A.. Eckerf, President r,f
the Western Insurance Company, heads
she list with subscription 81 two tuoua-
and dollars. The fIrst boat OF tile COMPANY
II win be butt a,na ready Tor bus ness inside
OF sixty days, and will be called a. r.. IEel1-
ert.
The Times, OF Friday evening, says.
4 Captain James Chenoworth. fn fhe event
4 OF accepting the special EN- hassy to China.
4 viii leave for Hong Kong next week.
mort me Cora SUNK near BsIleloafaiee
bend. she ia q Missouri River beat.
LOUISVILLE. --- The Courier Journal oi
4 Friday saysi
The Kate Robinson, drawing five feet
Il was unable to get over Portland bar vess
1 terday, and went back 20 rev Albany and
laghtened up, and came through all right.
1 Sne discharged le hoGsheaCE OF sugar, i've
hoRsheads q tobacco, and lod of aundries
here.
Two barges containing 400 barrels 81
salt, destined for Evansville brought down
BY the Charleston sprung a leak at the
wharf yesterday. Captain Batea entered
protest and abandoned them 70 the under
writers.
PitLsburg, % company from Portsmouth
FOR R, 600.
II The steamer Hunter sunk at Beaver
Shoals on Saturday She can be raised.
III News has reached 81. Louis or 8 disaster
/ TO the LaCons 'ab q point forty miles above
Fort Peck. she an upon 9 rock, and q
/ prevent her sinking, about ome-half OF hel
freight government was Thrown, over
4 board. This threw her upon her side, 0nt
1 in that condition she was being patohet
up for return 20 this port. Size wiz leari
the balance of her freight at Bulord. @h
was trying % doub- e-trlp the cargo Of tn
/ submarine from Peck TO Benton.
The ups and downs of Bteamboating ar
painfully illustrated by the following doc
ument, The original Of which was shown
Y y
- Supt. Louisville Afals- House,
admit bearer, "a. Akin, and family.
DO. III. huNoE, Mayor.
4 Louisville, Aug z, 1862"
Capt. Milt Akin, for whom the per.
matt was Issued, IS gentleman aVeI
| known in this community, and who has
I been identified with the river interests 10
| the last decade, and has done as much ar
| any other man TO build UP our city Ht
! 1 efforts TO sustain line OF packets between
/ this city and Tennessee River are wei
4 | known. He has not only spent the bes
| Years OF his life ia the interest OF Louie
! vile, but has worn all the hair of the tel
| OF his head carrying money collected gra
Z tuitously fop our merchants who " ship b,
/ rail- " In his hat
Z We were aware that his steamer, the I.a
! | Claire No. 2, had not made money durin
/ the past season, but we had not though
| that the case was so desperate as the ahQV
. | would SEEM IL would be O. shame to thu
Y | allow him TO be thrown upon the col
| charities Of O corporation Ia his declining
1 years, and his Old friends of his palm
d days should see that this last tndiguAE
| shall not be thrust upon him. Donation
. left ~ this ONCE wiz be faith fully deliver
ed 10 him.
The merchants of Louisville who pei
Y suaded Captain Akin 10 ruin himselfS
/ attempting 70 divert the Tennessee Rive
| trade from Evansville TO Louisville, Shout
raise fund sufficient TO secure him com
petence for life. But they won't do Il
!, They viii try and find another victim 10
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