The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-20
Jos. VANCE, CPk. Moderator.
April 18Th.

April 18Th.
GIeanfngs from Our Exchaurea.H
CINcINEATI-The Commercial of Monday
says:
Capt. Mat Heustos, OF Little Rock. As 81
the Spencer House He VIII CONTRACT hssre
for "a new packet for tho Arkansas River
trade. Hamilton builds the hull, and.Du-
mont the machinery
Dir. Asa Woodward, pilot OF the tougboat
Raven, was among the missing. He was
a young man, aged twenty-eight, and
leaves Wife and Two children at Point
Pleasant, Yves Virginia. HIS friends are
The Gazette says
The pilots Of the CharTner report q dane
gerous snag lodged In the low water chan
mel of the liver below the mouth OF the
creek, at the upper boundary Of Higgins
port.
the Raven Saturday, tearing OFF about
thirty feet of her guards and tnlurimn her
hun 10 such an extent thai the boat took
considerable water. Her sVphong were
brought into requtsiion, and The damage
proved but slight.
WrecKlng the Neville, which exploded her
boilers above Lawrencebur0 q fev weeks
ago. He expects also 70 get q contract for
wrecking the Rebecca, sunk at TIE Per-
kersburg bridge, and the Raven, Ele hail
Of which Is sunk opposite Pike Street,
The Great Republic was seized bv the
United States Marshal Al st. Louis. Friday
for seamen's wages, but was sooU released
The twelve suits in which the Aeau Line
Company sue 20 recover for the d s. of the
steamer America on the ath of December,
1869, were called before Judge Taft satur-
day, and judgment for &t6,IH was cOu fess-
ed by counsel. It f. the intention Of the
cases TO the Supreme Court as n test case,
upon. the result OF which the payment OF
the Insurance. shall depend In all the other
cases.
LOUISVILLE. The Coatrier-JolrnaL OF
Monday says
Captain Tom. Briefly, formerly OF the
Missouri River, positively ayers that no
st. Louis and New Orleans trade. lie says
she VIII be completed 10 septembeTs carry
and make Today trips.
ST.. LoUIs. The Democrat OF Friday
says:
Snow covered the ground yesterday
morning, and 80 IS feared tnabthe frost de-
stroyed most OF the traits. The river was
rising steadily but slowly. On Saturday
rising stin faster than before at Dubuque,
and only foot below the high water mark
OF 1852 when there was great Hood. The
Missouri was falliag 40 we Kansas City,
but 1t is feal ed that Tie late prOtr acted
rains aud snow was so general that every
upper stream will rise anew aud become
an tmpetuous flood.
Captain George ID. Moore has contracted
with Mr.. A.. Hartupee for n pair or moder-
ator low-p pressure engines OF the following
dimensions: Two cylinders twelve inches
in diameter, fye feet stroke, and two
twenty-siX inch cylinders Ave feet stroke,
Captain Moore's new boat VIII be furnish
ed with three boilers tnirty-BiE inches In
In diameter, twenty-tour feet long. Mr.
Hartupee has three sets OF engines now
under way, and several moe under con
sideration.
NEW ORLEANs.--The Times Of Thursday
says:
The weather still continues clear and
bright, with a very close temperature.
Many OF our old levee habitues are under
the Impression that the cheated term"
VIII commence month earlier this season
than the last, and the past two days were
Of n very close nature, as IL may be iu-
ferred that lhe heated term has already
commenced
Business on the leYee yesterday was toll
erably active for Wednesday.