The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-04
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| miscellaneous.
Business was moderately active on
the levee Saturday.....,...The IdleWild
was discharging her fine cargo in the
forenoon, and at noon commenced re-
ceiving literally for her return. She
reshipped her hogs on the Kate Rob
inson, the latter having a splendid
up river trip".......The Nick Long
worth passed up early in the morning
pretty light. Capt. Hates proposes Co
take look at louisville and If the
prospect is not favorable will return
to Cairo and lie up.........The Petrolia
No. 2 passed down after tow Of
empty barges...."...The Fayette again
came up full of tobacco and people......
In view of the dull season aud a gen
eral scarcity of freight coming out of
Tennessee River. the Evansville, Pa
ducah and Eastport Steam Navigation
Company have Withdrawn the Clara
Scott for the present. She brought
in orders sufficient to load her fat
down, but these will be turned over
to the Sam. Orr on Tuesday......The
Evansville was receiving fairIy.........
The Pine Bluff brought in num-
Der of hogsheads tobacco and several
people......The prospects we're on Sat
urday that the Idlewild would have
to make regular business trip, as
so many people has applied for state
rooms, and asked landings for freight.
that she viii probably have to
make about the usual number of
landings. She may, however, be ex-
pected here early this evening........
A large number Of our citizens went
down by the Idlewild on Saturday to
see the Lee and Natchez come ia to
Cairo. Capt. Cannon telegraphed to
Capt. Fowler to have the Idlewild
come alongside Of the Lee at Cairo
at 3 Pm. Sunday-....."The Lee did
not propose to land at Cairo. but to
proceed directly to st. Louis, fire her
cannon opposite the city, round to,
and return to Cairo withou. landing.
GIeanings from Our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial Of
Friday says:
Capt. T. M. Converse and Capt. j.
@. Rendner have contracted with
Litherbury for a new side-Wheel Red
River boat, to be completed Sept. 20.
She will be called Mary Conley. Her
hull will be 225 feet long; beam. 30
feet; hold. 81 feet. Her carrying ca
pacity will be 800 tuns or 1000 bales
cotton. The Mary Conley viii prob
| ably receive the machinery of the
Alabama River steamer Morning
Star, but she will have four new boil
ers. Capt. Rendner will have COM
mand. and Capt. Converse will 20 in
the Office.
The Susie Silver has been rendered
fire-proof by impregDating her wood
work with a chemical preparation.
Live Goals have been hauled from her
| furnaces on her deck and permitted
to die out there, without iDjuring the
| timber. Boatmen are becoming much
| interested in the matter. We believe
the process is termed formanizing.
The Gazette says:
Il nc AuCdA AubpCGbOI5 ~ AADul1NAAAG
have suspended the Licenses Of Thos.
II. b. Woodward, pilot of the ferry
boat James Thompson. and VIM.
Nixon, Of the ferryboat John Shall
cross, for twenty days from June %,
because of carelessness by which the
two boats came near colliding on the
evening of June 18th.
The Enquirer says:
An enterprising st. Louis artist has
| Autographed q splendid picture of the
| famed steamer Natchez.
A splendidly designed and valuable
gold medal will be presented to Capt.
Tom. Leathers, Of the Natchez, on
the arrival Of that boat at st. Louis.
LOUIsvILLE-The Courier. Journal
of Friday says:
The LeOlaire No. 2. Capt. Akin. on
account of the dullness in trade. has
concluded to tie up for the present
and have some necessary repairs done.
She is prepared, however, to take out
picnic excursion parties when called
upon.
The Rose Hite came off the canal
docks yesterday, and was toWed down
aud moored at the upper ends Of the
Portland wharf, where she will under
90 thorough repairs, and will be re
painted by w. o. Williams
Bossier is the name of Hiram Haz-
let's new boat for upper Red River,
building at the South st. Louis Ma
rine Ways. She will draw light. only
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