The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-18

: carry...".."tho silver Moon had 4
splendid TRIP She discharged here
3l4 bales Gotten for r.. X. Dnnkerson
u Co., and 129 hhds tobacco for Cin-
cinnati".."The Magenta passed up
flying light. She goes to Louisville
70 load for New Orleans. Captain
j. Slut Neal viii command her. and
Capt. John Sullivan, a noted steam-
boat clerk, has charge Of her Office.
She expects to leave Louisville on
Tuesday or Wednesday next......The
Morning Star came ia at Q Pm. full
| of people and with q good deal Of
freight..."".....Tbe Pine Bluff left at
| 2:3O with q fair packet tripe....aTho
Clara Scott was receiving largely, and
would have full load out.........The
j. N. Phillips came off the docks
on Saturday, where she has I'M
dergone thorough repairs............s.
The Idlewild was receiving a large
amount Of freight, and was fast filing
up. She was also getting q full pas
senger trip, including q number of
our citizens going 70 New Orleans to
the State Fair......a.The Grand Era
will leave st. LOUIS on Tuesday next.
and the City Of Evansville will con-
meet with her at Cairo. Persons going
IL the State Fair at New Orleans,
could desire no pleasanter oppor-
tunity, as they can 60 through in
quick time, and on two az pleasant
and elegant boats as can any where
be found.
GHeamfmga from Our Exchanges.
2 lFrrTsBURe.-The Commercial OF Thurs
day says;
The marks indicated nine feet four
inches, and about &C o stand. The weather
was very pleasant. Trade Ia the vicinity
OF the landing was moderately active.
crEcISEATI-The oonmerofaI OF Friday
says:
bwThe new Northern Dine steamer Lake
Superior will arrive from PlttHhuru aud
depart for st. Paul direct to-day. The
feet hold. The cylinders are y Inches IA
d4arlefer and feet stroke. the water
wheels being q feet IA diameter, I2G feet
length Of buckets, She has battery Of
douBle-hue b0iiersb8 inches In diameter
and 70 feet long,
The Tivet holes in the plates instead OF
mo drifting being donel By this means
the laps are as intact almost as thB body
Of the plates, and the teInisity q the iron
chlmneys, which show 10 great dvhntaeo,
me asure forty.nine inches IN diameter
/ being fOrty-eight feet above the hinges
The Lake Superior was designed by
Com R q. Gray, OF tsleseopie fame, and
built at Pittsburg, under the personal sue
Dervfgion OF Captain VIM. q. Gray. She ia
the fourteenth boat built. 90 PittHburg for
the Northern Line Packet Co., together
4 "a
the aggregate 20 over el,009,009. She cost
$4,000. her Officers are Cant. Jonas Wor-
dan. who has seen twenty-five years SER
vice on the Mississippi; spencer Grluueii
and VIM. Wells. clerks, both we'll known
on the upper rivers.
The Gazette says
The Carrie Brooks laid mp I'm licking,
yesterday. TO await business.
/ Tine sam. Barker will Take tow OF empty
barQes to PomerOy, Saturday, and VIII rec
| turn with tow of salt, coal, etc She viii
take a trip 70 New Orleans as soon az an
opening occurs.
The Times OF Friday evening Bayai
James Nichols, one Of the pilots OF the
/ Niahtingale, arrived here wednesday,
having left that steamer ~ akElark Land
1 ing, tD miles above Little Rock. There
/ was but fteen inches Of water above that
point to Fort smith. the Arnadillo was
lying o. the foot 81, 81 yen Ga Buren, bar and
| aboard, drawing four feet, was lying az
/ ozark. The 4, @. Cray had got over swan
! reached Van Buren,.
The Chronicle says:
| Captain Jehn Kyle received dispatch
Il this morning. stating that the America
| had arrived at Littie Rock with All her
I 70 I The courier-youy7,at OF
Friday Haygs
The elegant steamer Nick L8nnwufth
having some repairs TO make, win lio
L over until Tuesday, the 18Th inst, 90 which
time she will Leave for New Orleans de
There has been no over low In Upper
White and Black RiVefs for three years
1 past. At present there is no indications
Il ring the war the valleys 81 Upper White
/ and tEtbntaties were Inundated almost
The license Of ] s. ! oupg. pilot on the
4allatin. was suspended Tuesday for thir-
" days ~ we Local Auspectora ~ M
the coIiision with The Tug Jennie sutton,
by which the latter vas snnk
the drift. one mile above Island 40, on suo
Tennessee shore, on last Sunday, and soon
called Charlie. VINO, after rinIng the pocz-
cts OF what ne could md showed the body
the papers found, and which are now iu
possession Of Captain Graham, who lives
Just above Island 40 shute, that 10 was the
> body OF NJ. Alberts, Frenehmans and
/ that he had been q d0riAt gardener at or
near Montgomery, Alabama.
ST.. LOUIS. The Democrat 81 Friday
says
, ing to two feet during the last TWEEN -four
hours IL III principally from the Miaaouri
now, the steamer Aamce reporting that
stream on the swell, and that she ran
out OF "a heavy rise at CQuieVilie- The
, 1 Illinois 81 falling and the upper Mteala-
eippi rise shows sign OF culmihabln&.
Weather WaTms with strong southefAy
winds prevailing.
Captain VIM. j Eountz, having roaG
what the Democrat. contained yesterday %
relation to an independent Packet Line"
TO New Orleans, thinks it ms well for the
public 10 be informed that stu another
line is about 20 be established 20 run &u
the same trade that of 80 Louis and New
| Orleans. This line IS To deal ewciuBiVeiys
IL Is said, IN freights. and viii be formed
OF the following steamers, Wis
Carrie ". KOuntZ, Katie II kounfE Cam
1 tain MggFsis and Capt. Stockdalefs two
new steaneFe rot vet named, and and poas
sibly Tie Louiaiap@. Ehg Two new boats
are progressing rapidly tbWhrd compile.
iaons IL rats are not Kept down ~ three
independent abfauboat lines aud ono tuW-
boat and barge line Gil In Che same trade.
we cannot imagine What human agency
would eonduc0 TO thet end.