The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-04

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FoR HENDERsoN.-Tho emo .rsre
fer packet Mollie Norton Leaves
Henderson promptly at $3.50 today.
Captain Charley Perkins command
and a. o. Durland and Jcrry G.r
are her clerks. Passengers wit re-
ccive courteous ottentions.
HEamlreaGs.
MANIFEST Fanny Bran
deis, from Cairo to Evansville. Sent
p, 1869: Cook Il Rice, empty beer
| kegs; Hodges az Co, i barrel whisky.
u, Ruffner a. Co, ] COOP chickens
| Cloud, Aiken & Co, 20 do; St0ckWeIl
Il Co., % do Preston Bros, 3 hhds
sugar $. IL. Rice, l horse; j.. lnWeu-
thai q Co, ] sack feathers Wharf,
boat, so pkgs sundreis. Reshipn.ng
Mauckport, l33 sacks whoa Now
Albany, 10 pigs iron Louisville 3
head Of hogs; Cincinnati TO head on
cattle, horse.
gIoaninRs from our Exchanges.
PmTsBURa. The Commercial Of
Thursday says:
The weather yesterday was cool
and pleasant, being q decided inn
proyement. Iho marks at the foot
| of Wood Street indicated two feet
three inches, and rising slowly.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial Of
Thursday says:
Mr. Smith N. Fowler, of Cinoin-
nrti, has purchased the Edinburph
from Captain Thompson, for $4,000
Elsewhere we record the sale of tho
Edinburgh. We understand she will
enter the Cincinnati and Arkansas
River trade as soon as the season
opens, under command of Captain R.
y: Yerkes, late of the Cora s. and
Mary Erwin.
DIR. s. Nj. Turner, of the fremont
House, Chicago, was 40 the Burnct
House yesterday, en- route for Elem
ingsburg, Kentucky, on visit 10 old
friends.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Deem,
of the Office Of the Charmer, lost sew
eral thousand dollars by the recent
failure Of Romans q Co, Of Cincin-
natl.
Mr.. S. r. Covington, Of tho Globe
Insurance Company, received q die.
patch from Memphis yesterday stat.
ing the Minne0la had arrived there.
The portion of her cargo stored on
the sunken barge was pretty we'll
scattered. The balance was being
delivered 10 consignees.
The Altoona is tho only boat load
ing for Memphis. She loads in the
interests OF the Memphis Packet Go.
The Gazette says;
The Linton is on her way here
from Memphis.
The Chronicle of Thursday even
ing says:
The Alaska, from Now Orleans 10
Cincinnati, yesterday reshipped her
freight on the Minne0la, and will re-
turn to New Orleans from Cairo. She
will take 600 tuns on the boat and
barge, at st. Louis prices.
A warrant for the arrest Of the bar
keeper of the Ben Fran Kiln has been
sworn out before United States Com
missioner Halliday, by a colored deck
hand, charging him with passing q
counterfeit fifty-cent note.
Send for the editor Of the Courier,
and abolish the United States Com.
missioner. Down with the Internal
tyranny
LouIsvILLE.-Tho Cowier-Jowaql
Of Thursday says:
The j. ID. Hine has been sold at
New Orleans, and goes to Trinity
River, Texas.
The Gladiola viii take a portion Of
the Indiana's freight. Nearly all Of
ii has gone forward
Ii was reported on the street ycst0r-
day, that the Charleston is to be
placed in the Louisville and Cairo
trade.
The Pine Bluff was sold yesterday.
by Captain Bates to Captain Lancas-
ter, formerly Of the j. r. Webb, for
$4,000 We were not informed ag 20
what trade he will put her In.
During the last rise in the Missouri
River, an island in front Of Jefferson
City took leave and went down
stream.
II is said that the Alpha has quit
the Tennessee River trade and win
run between this city and Cairo dur
ing low water,
The houses destroyed by fire In the
lower part Of the city yesterday morn
ing were the property of Capt Bates,
the owner Of the steamer Charleston.
The examination Of the engineer of
tho Inflated Cumberland, which ez-
ploded her boilers near ShaWnoetoWn,
was commenced in this city yesterday
before the United States Local In-
spectors. A large amount of testi-
mony was taken, and the result will
be made public at an early day.
Captain George Whiteman, Of tho
Mollie Gratz, is in the city. The sale
of the Gratz has not been closed, and
If the parties who agreed to purchase
her do not fulfill their contract, be
will run her in the White River trade.
If the sale is cOnsummated, he will
purchase another boat for that trade.
ST. LOUIS. ~ The Democrat Of
Thursday says:
The river has been exactly station
airy since Monday noon. INDICATIONS
point to a decline to-day and for sew
eral DAVIS or weeks. Heavy decline
al Dubuaue, but an unconGrmod re-
mort of a big rise from st. Paul We
know that at St. Paul the river was
still rising slowly on Sunday, with
feet in the channel-the highest wa
ter there in August for many years.
The Missouri ID announced as falling
steadily and fast where it was recently
nigh. Weather cool and worry fine
excellent.
Dick Friar, pilot Of the City OIL
cairo, while asleep, fell out of the pi
OF house to the hurricane deck, aad
uttered serious injuries. He had to
20 conveyed to his residence Ito O car
iage, being unable to walk.
REAL ESTATE.