The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-25


The Alice Dean has with dgawn from the
| Memphis trade for The preaguf, and makes
q trip to New Orleans. under Capt shun1.
The Keokuk Packet Company came onG
| first bet IN suit iateiy brought by Is mes
gro at Quincy, against tho Company, Tor
| one of the naclrets. and su Jseunemtfv nut-
ting him eff he boat Tor aisur4nrfV cone
duct. The negro charged tie eoliapanv
i 5000 for It's indlEnify 70 Ills person. and
| the DOuft decided that they need not paV
the damages.
The Enquirer SAYS
An immense quantity Of logs. stavaa.
tanbarE and h0op-pOIes ar8 being brought
down the Big Sandy this Spring.
The. new steamer Rock Island was
LaancInea ~ ~ na..alson Iuesaay aud VIII BE-
completed IN ten days. she viii 20 10
Louisville % load for st. Louis aud ~
Paul.
River sixty miles below PINE fgftW feet
Saturday, doing slight damage.
The Times OF Friday evening sayas
The unfortunate occupants Of Rat Row
are again on the move. TIE river clsiras
possession 80 frequently that they careely
get clear OF the mud lett by oae rise
IN the buildings than another swell comes
Capt. Muhieunan has. contracted at Ma
rietta for 8 hull 100 feet long. for tho
Wheeling, Pafkefsburg aud Cincinnati
transportation Company.
LOUISVILLE. - The Cotfrier-Jolanat OF
Friday says:
a patent FOR an Improvement ln the
huita of vessels was grant ed 70 Capt, Da-
I gls DeHayen' Of ne" Orleans On me %
Capt. Pssram, from 81. Louis, Is IN the
city for the purpose Of completing mis- are
engagements for building large freight
boat 20 run from EG. Louis 10 New Orleans.
The Bengal Tiger AID baTEes, from Pitts
burg TO st. Paul pilOted by the renowned
and well known falls pilot Thos. Gray. ma
descending the falls yesterday, struck pier
No. Fl OF the railroad bridge and acct
a tut Inst
st. Paul Gas Company.
j. r. smith, formerly a Cincinnati and
st. Louis pilot, VINO was sen fenced 20 the
penitentiary Tor life IN Hamilton County,
Ohio, two years agoson the charge of h0m-
icides was pardoned ~ doYernor Hays
last Friday. The evidence ON the trial was
conflicting, and we understand that since
hts conviction new esidencs mas been de-
and upon this the Executive cIemency
was exten led to him.
L. J. Cundin, late steward Of the Lucy
Bertram who, with the entire cabin crew,
cham bermatd, etc, quit the boat az Heies
ma, writes 10 80. Louis denying the state
ment made by Captain Henry 5nifzer Ia 70
letter some time ago, as 10 the origin OF
the ruEnpus on the Bertran. Dir. BundtH
states that he was not discharged for in-
guIting the officers of the boat, nor for
buying eggs at Cairo on EpeeuAtt0ns for
! which the boat had % pay but that the
/ Captain made such charges against him
- TO cover hia own outrageous conduct"
He sends, also, q receipt for the eggs ah~
luded to By Captain s., which shows that
| they were paid for by the baT-keeper.
| ST. LOUIS. The DemscrGt OF Friday
| says:
/ River still declining slowly &C this point
/ with n superabundauee OF water through
| to St. Paul and head Of Minnesota river
| cline OF the upper river from its head wa
/ ters but 10 will be slow aud tedious a.
though welcome. Tine MISSOURI Is steadAty
| on the decline, but we anticipate heavy
| gpring frBshet IN That sire ~othorWises
| Respectable June Eise from the mountains,
| "A s. ocean vessel could swim IN the Illl~
| nols, although that stream has been fau-
| ing for two weeks past.