The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-27

.- -'si III ASscetelea from a severe SO III Ill-
ASsa- lie ~ thlrtystive years 81 age
Capt. Dave HukiH IS hero. psrfeoting
tnFglgh tieket arrangements % AM ncinfs
on White and Arkansas Rivers. gyvtr u ~
ans Mail Line nom Memphis Cnnf TTU-
XIII has viklted Cant. Iohn Wool rlarn'l
1iSW Arkanaas Belle, and declares she is
Monday. -1i On
The Ggaet e says.
a married lady. named Carrie Korney.
accompanied by her hT9f1arf r49 $3.50
children, died Suddenly ~, ~ rrefe rl.,is
inson few miles below Portland. AN the
request OF the OFT GERS OF the blnt the Crr-
oner of Louisville held ava fr4uesf ,vi5fei,
resulted Ia 9 verdict Of death iom typhoid
Tho MolIie Gratz has been crossed %
and has gone 20 Evansville for repairs.
Is that Intended for joke. Stevenson 2
The Commercial OF Sunday says.
A gang OF men came down nom Guvnn.
0otLes on Lhe AbeonRs b0 the t4ate hender-
son, and Wlll raise her as spe duy as pos
sible. She e insured fori80lo
The cut on made by. the FL yer bursting
through st Davis Bend ,in 1857 has caused
a magnificent lake % form exfendfnq
twenty-five miles Ia length and exniudin9
the landings Of AshWoods Enola, New
Carthage and Point Pleasant from access
TO steamboats, ascending tho river. The
packets are forced, from a annd-hRr form-
Ing across the lower END, TO 70 the entire
length OF the lake twice daring each trip.
La b few years it VIII not DC possible for
boats 70 nnd channel in lhe lake.
L0UsvILLE - The Cotirfe.s Journal of
Saturday aRgRf
The weather yesterday continued de-
lightful, and II we only had oaough vale
In the OHIO ~ allow boats 10 ascend and
descend the falls. basin eE9 word no doubt
have been lively OF the city wharf. as the
Heights are tolerably plenty Tor the Lower
ohio and NJ Mississippi, bnt tho expense on
hauling merchandise 10 Portland evil
IDENTITY lakes away q great dfal Of freight
from the river Whien goes ~ 1hils Tho
canal being closed, Bg we have before re-
marked, IS also Is serious draWbacE. bait
were the falls navigahie this would nut
prove any great impeachment The Port
and wharf was the scene az unusual ao-
literally, and being about rel dy a. laavo
for long trips, rendered the " larf pnrticu-
We are ia formed that the Blinmeola has
laid up az Cairo for repairs ana 9 rise in
rhe steamer Kate Henderson, struck "a
root three miles above Burlington, OhiO,
on "Wednesday, tearing q large hole ln her
lknuolkle about seven feet long, ana sunk
was damaged. Captain Sam. Hamilton as
going to raise her as soon as possible.
ST. LoUIa.-Tke Den0oraE OF Saturday
SAYS
The river here fell three inshe during
the last twenty hours. Erom SO. Paul
to st. Louis, Cairo and New Orleans, there
Is a good stage OF water. u la falling nii
the Way; IasFa 4 ioP5 s ssaE FsB Pf
arc crossed without dlmcuity. The Mis-
souri,, the river that la alWays nnviganle,
e1sspE %sh S Sq 70 &c nioath oI bu5 s
falling. No Improvement Ia the Illinois,
whlcn good 81 q PACKET e9E lnht Y nayii.
Captain John s. Patterson arrived yer
terday morning rom Cincih natl in lnlr
haaIth. Ifissteamer. the mammoth Btern-
wheeler q p. Church, comes on the docks
Canaan pan. Able IS coming back from
New d fleans, without HAVING Ht cured the
sc. Charles AOLal# At a. more Than pfuuA-
be that he will take command OF one or
our largest New Orleans stealnora. Re De q
always been popular and spccsfsiei boat-
owen Gates he's gone round % Mound
CITY TO Join Captain JQnes OF board the re-
Constructed Dexter. 1ney VIII make
aniiy nshiBg excursion into 3ailnra Coun-
are said 20 De iuii or nsh.
NEW ORnEA Ns.--The Times OF Thurs.
day says;
The weather throughout The entire OF
yesterday VIZ rs clear auu una. with "a strong
easterly breeze, which rendared the tom-
perature about aa Plea amt 60 could be cE-
Business on the levC5, yc-lerday, wcs
pretty active with tho Western packo'a
and the Naicnez packet via Waeoneft
while freight for our frihusfriCa are ~ uu
means enc9g59gi f ts,i aqyeis,fisS
Rivers, with one exception the IeNRa tor
Red RiVer,) were forcoQs l1E want OF
freight. 10 defer their dGpaf iura until iQ-
d~y, and even theu we doubt whether uli
ofthem viii receive freight enough 20 war
rant their exit.
The river &C this port ~ now "a feet z
inches below high Watcr mark OF lbj4.
Capt. Lew llatra, Il the fto0mef NICK
IoDGWorth, reacnCd this city yesterday.
BY the jackson Railroad, aud Informs as
that has packet Will be fra port to-day, and
leave Saturday mfNt. 90 pm FOR 81.
Louis. Capt ~ Eugene Bowers mas charge
olsLhe Office.
Xhe repair 10 our Steamboat WhaIvc1
are going on quite lively. About two
thirds OF t7c section below canal street i1
ready Tor packets 70 land at, while at the
upper one, b0afa effect landing as far up
as poydras Street In noticing the new
work ofthe steam boat landings, we observe
ed that tho work on the neW cotton iaud-
Ing for orr Red River packets tMEga
up the room Of two squares SITE
uated between Thalia ani anienuio
Street 2, is now fairly under way, and tho
greater part OF the work VIII pc done ~
the flrst Of October. There are Two nal-
lures Ia the vicinity Of the lauding which
are rapidly being filled With deposits from
under the old wharve2 which VIII also DO
s3mpleted by the FIRST Of 0cto3er When
everything As pnt in order our hoatmen
VIII not complain for want or room ~
there Is space enough now on the lanu-
ing 10 Levee Street, q distance Of two
squares IN Depth as well es the same IN