The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-25


There was very light port list yes
terday, comprising only the packets.
......The Pine Bluff had q moderate
trip.........The Morning Star had con-
siderable freight. but moderate pas
senger list...."."The Fayette had a
large number of passeBgers........The
Idlewild was receiving fairly. with
prospects of good trip out.........The
Judge Baker was getting a beautiful
trip........We direct attention TO Che
notice of a coral shirt stud lost,
supposed to have been dropped
at the Skating Rink...........There
is evidence leading to the be-
lief that John ID. Thompson, Of Pitts.
burg, late engineer of the steamer Ar
liDgton, was murdered, and his body
thrown into the river. His body was
found in the river aud inferred under
the superstition thatit was that Of the
engineer Of the Boaz, It was subse-
quently disinterred, and identified as
the remains of Thompson; and il was
also discovered that the back of his
head had been broken ia, 81 nd his
pockets turned inside out. He had a
gold watch and considerable money
when be disappeared, and which we're
not found on his person, when the
body was discovered.
GIeanInGs from Our Exchanges.
CINcINNATL-The Commercial of Tees.
day says:
Capt. Lee Howell and Prest. John gill
bert, of the Evansville, Paducah and Ten
peeted 70 arrive from Evansville last
night. Steam was raised yesterday on
their new packet Florence Lee, for the
first time. She performed highly satisfac-
torily. IL is the intention TO make her
buckets Is instead of 10 inches wide.
The st. Louis local inspect ors have aus-
pended Ptiot Geo. Madison for sixty days,
Shamrock and Continental, February l3,
in the Mississippi near Bardscrabble.
Madison was at the wheel OF the sham-
rock.
GERS and c ew Of the wrecking steamer Il.
X. EckeIt, have arrived here from Mem
phis. One OF the crew, Henry Browns or
Covington, Ky, died. and another, q.
w ash. Harding, also OF CoviDgtun, died in
Memphis, where the Temains were inter
health. Capt. EckerJ's son and I'd, Earl
came here, sick. on Saturday. The assist
ant IN er lis likewise Ill They appear to
bone lever prevalent at this seasoa OF the
year along the southern rivers. They re-
port Inc engines and machinery OF the
SILVER spray broke cracked and only NJ
The q. :. Navy at present CONSISTS ofIs4
vessels, 81 Of which are iron eiads VI me
whole number, rs only are q active SER
vice, the others being laid mp a. the various
nayy-yards There aie 6uE b,aid,ser 9n.
gus and Terror; all OF Whleh are ATTACHED /
to the North Atlantic heet.
The GozetEe says:
In accordance with the dying request OF |
Capt. N II. Webb. his remains were IN /
tered at Dubuque, yesterday, with MasDr- |
~ ella,1f Thomas r. Ecksrt. President az the
western Insurance Company. appeared on /
fChange yesterday, alter a severe Illness
since June 2lth, and was greeted warmly |
Mr. William strickler. a well known
Cincinnati and New Orleans pilot. Is lying |
dence Of mis- father In Newport, Ky.
LOUISVILLE : The Courier. Journal If
Tuesday says
At last work has been commenced IN |
the dam &C Rising Sun. 10 Will probably |
extend across the head OF the bar from Inc /
kentucky shore 10 near the channel on |
the Indiana side at the upper chute.
Newspapers on the Pacific coast are aui- /
tatlng the reduction OF wharfage. 1T /
should be forced 10 come down avery /
where. The steamers on the Mississiflnf 1
aid its tributaries are charged entirely /
too much.
the steamer Glasgow, purchased some /
time ago by the Louisville and Arwamaas 4
Packet Company has been thoroughly /
overhaufed and re.painted. She Is Ia I
number one order, and will leave on her 4
maiden trip for White river next Saturday 4
positively.
ST. LoUE.-The Democrat OF Tuesday
saysi
River falling fast-sbout inches per