The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-23

For CAIRo.-The Cumberland, having
been completely repaired, win leave for
! Cairo at p. M. to-day, aud is a pleasant
packet. Ben. Howard, Marion Wright aud
Bruce III inter- are her popular aud obIiging
officers.
For CINCINNATI. - The Lady Grace, a
complete aud finely app inted steamer, Is
the regular Evansville and Cincinnati
packet to-day, and leaves promptly at 10
A. NJ. Her chief officers are Captain ]. b.
Troy and ]. T. Root, who will be found
courteous, afable and obliglng. Messrs.
Gontrernan and Pattie. are her freight
clerks.
FOR GREEN RIVER. The Ada Lyon,
Captain Vanmeter, returns to Green River
this evening at o'clock. j. r. Wilbanks
is her courteous clerk.
For HENDERsoN.-The feet MolIie Nor
ton, Captain Perkins, is the regular trans
fer packet for Henderson at NJ A. D.
DurIand and C. III. Boyle are her obliging.
clerks.
The gay and dashing saliie V. also goes
to Henderson at A Pm. Captain Nose
WRllen commands. aud Robert Brashear
and Jim Hicks do the honors OF the ofiice'
For CLARKsvILLE.-The fine stea mer
Romeo, the veteran and popular J. v.
Throop commanding, leaves promptly at
IL N. for GAINESVILLE and all way points.
George and John Throop, chips of the old
block, are her popular clerks. The Romeo
is a home Institution, and should be Iiber-
ally patronized.
For NEW ORLEANS. The great steamer
Louisville. Captain Jim Lusx, will be
down to-day, en- route TO New Orleans,
and presents superior attractions to pas
sengers and shippers. Captain Lusk is
one OF the most experienced and popular
officers in the trade, and Mr.. II. q. Bruce,
her clerk, Is as perfect n gentleman as ever
Welded pen. Give her lots OF freight to-
day.
GaHemnGnws FrOna our EzohauRas
PIrTsBURG.-The Commercial OF Friday
says:
The marks last evening indicated eleven
aeet Snd ialiinf Slowly: the The weather. y
amount of activity on the landing.
CIEcIEEATL-rhe Commercial of satar-
day says;
An officer OF the Englsh navy, Ingie.
field, has invented a mode ofBteering ships
vessel floats. 1'he apparatus A., of coars-,
below the water line, q 1d IL can be cont
trolied from any. part of the yes el The
Captain, sitting In the cabin OF the largest
iron clad, with a compass beside him, can
steer her with thumb aud finger.
Mr.. Thomas Sherlock, Treasurer u. r..
Mail Line Com pany, yesterday received a
dispatch from Louisville stating that the
Kentucky Marine and Fire Insurau ce
Company had, under the advice Of thelI
counsel, resolved % pay the loss sustained
by the burning of the Mail COmpany's
steamers America aud United States IN
pany-all the other Kentucky companies
having either paid or resolved to pay -
makes the Mail Company safe, SO lar as
their insurance in Kentucky companies -
concerned. The Companies OF this city,
with the exception of the Crescent. which
has already paid, have not finally deter
m ned whether they viii pay or resist.
LOUISVILLE. The COHrter-JOnrnaE Of
Saturday says:
Mike Sullivan, watchman on the tow
boat Mary Alice, in attempting to step
from one barge 70 another at the Towhead
the river, and was drowned. The deceased
was from Pittsburg and Lwenty-eight years
Fl Inches In height, and was roughly
The Kate Ellis has been sold by the Var
bile bi others 10 the Champion Coal Com
| pany OF Cincinnati for SIS OOO.
A crazy Frenchman was deck passen-
ger on the hichmond. from L0uisvilie 10
Paducah. Once or twice while under way
he und ertoOk to assn me tht prerogatiyrs
/ OF cabin passenger, and wis cutting some
>marily aud fncontinentiy elected on both
occasions.
ST. LoUIs.-Ths Democrat of Saturday
says: -
The rise I'm the river continues, bat il Is
slow. The upper rivers are al in good con.
/ dition. Business fair. To-day there win
| be numerous departures, including one
boat for Shreveport direct, with q full car
/ go. The weather tB very hne. MF. Arm
| strong becomes connected with the Calf
House at Louisville, not New Orleans, az
we had IL yesterday El
MIR. Sedan, Steamboat Agent. left his
| Office, on Locust Street, unlocked the other
\ day to go to dinner, and on his return dis
covered ft had been raidedl In the mean
| time. The desks were not taken, but
nearly everything else, including his pri-
vate papers, r Hs.