The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-16

Lne Lawrence, during the lOW water
ID the meantime Capt. ChenOWetl
will find ample time to superinten,
the construction of his new phantom
steamer w. M. Foster, named altel
the New Albany Wharfmaster.
As Capt. Pierce, Of the Lawrence
is fond Of piscatorial sports, he vii.
probably 90 o eating in the ruraI
No. Captain Pierce goes to the
Springs in Southern Illinois.
The Enquirer says;
The Belle Lee will, on her second
trip after coming out 10 September ,
make a fast run to Hatohez, and will
beat the time Of the Robert E. Lee.
Frank Hicks says so, and Nat. Green
says Frank is entirely reliable.
LOUISVILLE THE Courier. journal
of Thursday says:
The Emperor passed down over the
falls yesterday morning without land
ing. She will run the balance Of this
season from the Portland wharf TO
Evansville, connecting with the Ber-
mUda.
We understand that Capt. Henry
A. Jones has contacted with Ham
bleton, &C Cincinnati, for a sideWheel
steamer for the Swallows machinery.
Length, $50 feet; beam, 40 feet.
Captain Il. M. Sherley, President of
the Louisville and Jacksonville
Ferry Company, on yesterday sold to
Captain Hal. Stewart, of New Or
leans, the ferryboat Isaac Bowman,
for the Crescent City Ferry Company,
to be run from the Crescent City Live
Stock Landing and Slaughter House
to New Orleans. Price $4,000.
Captain Pink Narble carried the
ferryboat Isaac Bowman over the
falls yesterday evening, drawing three
feet nine inches, when there was but
three feet six inches soant on the falls.
Hereafter steamboatmen need not
fear low water, for from our personal
observations yesterday evening, We
are inclined to the belief that Captain
Pink can take a boat over the falls
about as we'll without as with water.
Whisky will do Just as well.
NEW ALBANY.-The Ledger Of
Wednesday contains the following:
Evansville does q great deal Of bio
waiting about the IdleWild, claiming
her TO be the fastest boat on the Ohio
River. A few weeks ago the Idle
wild left Evansville for Cairo, and
shortly afterWard the Morning Star
left for Henderson. On the trip to
that port the Star gained two minutes
on the IdleWild, but nOtWithsting this
fact the friends of the IdleRild con-
tinue to brag about her great speed.
This blowing came to the ears Of
the officers of the Morning Star, and
q few trips ago Capt. Gilmore saved
up a lot of extra good coal, intending
TO leave Evansville with the IdleWild,
and pass her before reaching Hender-
son. Somehow the intention Of the
star came to ears Of the friends Of the
IdleWild, and several of the owners
went on board the Star, and request
EIDE hat she abandon the job. The
clSssic language Of Capt. Gus. Fowler,
81 wouldn't have the Star pass my
boat for 81 ,000,' sounded very
strangely from the Captain Of the
fastest boat on the Ohio River. How
Is that, Silverthorn for o fast boat2
IT. all looks mighty nice IN paper,
but is slightly Inaccurate. In the
FIRST place, Evansville does not do a
great deal of blowing about the Idle
wild. Secondly, when the Morning
Star jumped out after the Idlewild,
she did not gain two minutes, or even
two seconds, on the IdleWild Third
ly, Capt. Gilmore saved
lot of extra good coal for The par-
pose Of passing the Idlewild. Fourth
ly, the owners Of the IdieWild did not
go TO Capt. Gilmore, and request that
he should not pass the IdleWild.
With the above exceptions, the Ledg-
er item is, to some extent, true.
ST. Louis. - The Democrat Of
Thursday says:
The river fell four inches during
yesterdays tWenty-four hours. Pilots
take boats out of Cairo drawing ~
feet water. II is falling to that point.
There is Al feet water to Keokuk, 5
feet in the lower Missouri. and the
Illinois is nearly az low as it ever gets
TO be. All the upper rivers are on
the decline. The time is near at
hand when several of the New Or
leans boats now running will have to
Withdraw OF seek the aid Of barges to
Tighten them out TO Cairo. Freight
is scarce at present, however, that
there il no attraction for additional
tonnage.
The Memphis and Vicksburg daily
line is fully employed. The tendency
Of the Ohio Rive. is downward, PROB
ably to very low water mark ere long.
When there will be three feet water
on the worst bars below Louisville.
we are likely to have FIVE and a half
feet to Cairo-a most excellent sur
plus in favor OF 81. Louis steamboat
navigation. Weather extremely hot.
Business good for the season. st.
Louis and st. Paul packets run along
crowded with passengers for Mime
sofa.