The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-06


built. shs goes 10 rev Orleans This Trio.
and IS announced to leave to-day. Her die
mansions are! l~engfhj00 feet, beam ~ feet.
and hold ~ feet. The null ia divided into
zen tlEns eofhPhfLtnens hllst Lhe style OF
ocean Dulit ttoaIners. 1he m~apn1ucrr,
being low pressure, was built bg A.
H&rtnpee q Co, smal cylinders ~ inches
ia diaihtisf5 ana b feet ELrOAfl large cyI1n-
dets % iRches IN diameter, with feet
length Of stroke. She is piovl= eel with
three boilers. d0uble-lued % fect LONG. gg
inches 40 diameter. The machinery cast
Z ingsare Nh OF the latest and best improve
mems. Her cabin tHamau H. size. Her esti-
viii exceed $50 tons. Thp CarrsV K0unt1
IS commanded by Captain j. q. VauhOaE.
late Of he Great Republic, with Mr. W.D.
Inc new steamer charlie III. Durfee.
bound from 81. Louis TO OuaChith Biver.
in addition TO breaking nor shaft at Cape
Glrardeau, is reported as having struck The
rocks and damaged her huil. She VIII res
pair at Thebes.
A prominent planter, veiscd M boating
mattersas well as " Red River inFpeetlea,"
being an old EteambO8tuan, in 81 recent
letter to r. friend ia this city, says: " Geo.
Kouns' new Granu Fra 10 q splendid busl-
ness pacEet, and W1il be a success. Though
thirty feet too +ong so eailed).she passes
to -hhroveport easily. Why? Major R. j..
Robertson, one of tho inspectors for the
underwriters, is said to DO "a prominent
stOekholder ia the bean, and as he OoEs
through the same specs ns Cooper, 10 is
likely both are ahOaL"
Owing 10 high water and tho stlR cure
AGAAAF hhG NA NAAE NOW AaEk8AAA nAaN
Thomas F.. Eckerf, We understand, deems
IL tmpraciicabis 10 work on the sunken
swallow 81 present An e1ort 20 recover
her deck freight and raise the boat viii DO
made shorty.
The G0zette says:
Captain Dan. Moor}s new Cincinnati
and PittsbuTg packet Arlington viii be
ready TO leave PittAburg for here 8 week
from to-day.
Mr.. John james, ST., of Corn Island, and
Mr.. samuel T. James were passenger up
ON the NrGm IOuHHWHIHn. Thew
have not purchased "a boat Tor the EVANS
Vile trade.
OF swallow, is nov chlef clerk ofth6
Y. 5. Mail Line steamer Gen., Buell.. Mr.
Wash. BeTcaw Is again freight clerk.
h Times Of Tuesday evening says;
The St. Charles in coming down we
learn, colIdeu with tue c00K-house ON the
MaJor Anderson, anu stove That |institu-
ton In, scattering utensils COOKS geu-
orally. BOth Doats proceeded, however.
without further damage.
The chances for raising the steamer
Swallow LOOK. slim. she IS loaded down
with sand, and sett-ed 1nto The bed on the
liver.
Evansville frelahtis received IN present
on the boats bound out generally, and
comprises a considerable portion Of their
cargoes
The Chronicle says
Although tue sun has been shining
brightly all morning, iti s quite cool, and
has tbaWed very IiLtle. The WhaIf is stlll
covered with three o. four tnch-8 or snow
and makes drayingsomewhat difficult.
LOUISVILLE. THE C0Urtsr-JouTnat Of
Tuesday says;
The bellboats raised the Kate Robinson
on Friday, but the apparatus broke, and
she sunk again. On 5atutoAy they sue
cecded IA getting her ahoais and sheiG now
The iowboat champion towed tho Leo
nora No. Ito Cincinnati yesterday, whore
she Will be Pot OF the wsys for repaira.
She could not DO repaired az Madison ON
account of n barge hayicg SUNK on the
ways. The damages by he collision with
the Mary Houston are considerable, her
entire stem band being torn OF, anda good
sized hole knocked ia her hull.
ST. LOUIS. - b Democrat of Tuesday
says:
There a. very.litt!e change in the river
at his point, and Very little ice hoating
yesterday. Rates OF neignt continue uu-
changed, with a heavy surplus OF New ore
ccsstYely SO; yet D0atmen feared what
they supposed prOgnOsblcalt0nH Of severe
weather, and were preparing 20 leave ln
hot haste these tnbospitable shores The
Mohawk ran of for Cairo, thinking that "a
safer place 10 wait lOf the loheAnB 81
barges. River stationary yesterday. III
will again fall.
The W. j. Lewis, on her way up on sum
day afternoon, at 8 O'Clock, met the Eor-
| eyfh very hard aground At the head OF Hat
| Island, on the Missouri Bar, and the Cul~
orado aground at the foot Of the same,
both apparently on the wrong side of the
river. The Lewis found eight feet OF Wa-
ter IN the channel at Hat Island. An orr
/ NEA las naEA HEnN 40 NAAg ANAVH ~ 30 ~ eAH
| boats aground and stay by them, assisting
until they shall be all right.
A sudden cold spell OF IA weather would
| result in the Immediate departure or tine
Arthur for the lower river, without pas
sengers or cargo. she Is all ready for fun-
ming, aud only awatted q supply OF coal
yesterday. Probably captain Bf0laski has
concluded 10 walt for a thousand head OF
live stock,
NEW ORLEAEs.--Ths Times OF Friday
says:
The v Gather yesterday was "a fac gtDI4c OF
It's pTedecessoT-c ear and nne, with o.
bright sunshine.
Business on ~tbelanding continues active
yesterday being one Of tse busiest of tho
| seas ~. There were several departures all
of which had very fine rrips There Wero
also a large number Of arrivals That We're
laden with sugar, molas8es leather and
other produces. We ttilI m1tlce That q
landings are blocked mp WITH freight, and
no room Tor packets arriving 10 discharge
their freight. 1ho last Red River packets
in from tina stream had 20 stow their cot
ton three and -four tiers high.
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