The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-03

feeble health, and is en- route 90
kansas in hopes Of finding bent
from its genial atmosphere IT
Norman was taxing freight yesterd
and will leave to morrow. her regul
day, for Cincinnati She ought
go out choek full........The Ola
Scott was receiving d. nice lot
freight, and would have fair II :
out......The Pine Bluff arrived att @
with fine careo.....a".The Taraso5H
arrived about ) 2. NJ. with G fair pae
ct trip of freight and people.
GIeaninss from Our Exahan eef
PITTsBURG- The Commercial
Tuesday says:
The marks last evening iudioat
four feet six inches, and SWELL
slowly. Trade in the vicinity Of
landing was not very active. Freiei
are being thinned out
OINcINNATI-The Commercial
Wednesday s2ys:
Capt. Terrell, of the sunken Robe
Moore, arrived here y. sterday, fro
the wreck.
Col. Macomb left for Rock Islam
on Monday, on business connect
with the Government snag boats.
Capt. O. II. Shinkle vesterdov IN
tracted with Mr. O It. Dupont FOR f
machinery for his new Sontbe
/ packet. The cylinders will Be
inches IN diameter, with 8 feet strok
The shafts will work II feet bucket
TIE Gazette says:
A suit Of much iuttrsst III Stem
boatmen came before the Snperic
Court OF this city yesterday. MAJ
Is. 1aWton, as administratrix &c III
husbands estate, had brought 81
against Capt. James H. Maratta np
others, fer the recovery Of $500
damages on account of the loss of d.
husband blythe sinking of the Emm
No. 3, OF which the defendants wei
owners, in tho Mississippi rive
There is q statute ia this State undo
| which q suit to recover for such
loss may be brought by tho widow a.
next OF KIM when the accident Occur
in the State. Upon q motion TO mai
the petition in this case more definite
Judge Storer ruled that evidenc
must be presented tt show that III
accident occurred in the State.
plaintiff could not recover under tba
statute.
Capt. Van Hooks steamer Carr
kountz, lies high ard dry at Islam
10, and Is some 100 feet from dee
water. he was at Memphis on Fr
day, trying to get dockmen to undei
take the job Of launching hor. IL
probable he will employ q sufioier
force to dig her out.
The Times of Wednesday evenin
says:
The decline in the river again VI
soon, it not checked by more rail-
compel boats TO get on their legs an
walk over shoal places. The Emu
Floyd did some tall sitting comm
up, having SPARED over two huudred
yards of bar, loaded to six inohr-
more water than was on the place.
| LoUIsVILLE-The Courier. Ouurno
of Wednesday says:
From a pF.vata letter TO Cant. Il
@. Levi from Capt. II. S. Yerkes ri
the steamer IL. q. Gray, dated I5itl
Rock, May the 18th, we learn TIA
there was only twenty inches of Wate
at Little Rock. and about tweIv
inches above that point.
Capt. Lew. Shallcross. agent for che
Board Of Underwriters here, returned
to this city yesterday after havin
been to the wreck OF tho Rober
Moore. He reports that the bulk
her freight has been saved, though ai
more or less damaged. He says tina
the Moore will be total loss.
ST. Louis. - The Democrat o.
Monday says.
The weather was very sultry yester
day; rain fell, but did not seem
have much influence ia cooling Cd
atmosphere. Up to last evening ca
river her sWelled two feet large, al
we believe, FROM the Missouri. Thu
rise being unexpected. was allowed
encroach upon sundry freight pile
causing injuries TO the amount of lea
than five hundred dollars. The ut
per Mississippi is on a swell at s.
Paul; and the tributarieG-Wiscot
sin, Chippewa, &c.-are considerab
and suddenly swollen from late heag
rains.
The Missouri is ia SPLENDID boa
ing condition; but we hope that OIL
mountain rise In that stream will IL
! deferred, for disaster will surely II
suit if Missouri River frcshet sha
! occur shortly and mingle with ii
, swollen waters Of the upper Missi
f sippi, Ohio. Arkansas and Red. III
, upper Tennessee was rising rapid
three days ago. Business on the riv
is fair.
1t is said that the owners Of TIL
e steamer Dexter contemplate MAXI
! some extensive alterations ON he
that she will be widened II feet at
, heightened Al, which will make b.
the same length as the steamer Ric
! mond-245 feet long.
!. New ORLEAEs.--The Times
0 Sunday says:
The weather yesterday was oie
and fine, with fne breeze stirring
intervals, which greatly cooled
heated temperature.
!, Business on the landing for the
G of the week was more active than
have noticed on former like oc
sions. There were large number
: departures, and the greater part
t them took out excellent freight tri
i besides having very fair passeng
. lists.
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