The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-11

/ = =. ald not 60 to the launch veaterdar- a
E hs says since the above sad 6ccnrrer1ea ~
OF November. - ~ 'He 2ta uay
re understand that Cspf. Iloss Erfi,e
~ ~ lev AlDany, pilot John IL. Zion frorrer,,
Sav9s 1s ~ ne and parties ia Portland
steamer Kate Kinney from r,qrfisqnf ~
louis. captain King returned rom "a
pers made ont, and lerl for ffe-e oe,r-lf. 81
receive the boat. She win he 5Io.1sFf l1a1,
sltis " sHh ana prepare TO enter the Lsouia-
Hlie arc EeW orleans trade. Terms nave
not Deen made known.
81 Louis. = The Democrat of Wednes
day says:
~ YESTERDAY was. one Of lie gloomiost
III ~ "ssssht uays OF the season.
from soon sitter u "e"h mn iq9eesAq 7d.g
hour, and interfered sadly with the boais
last evening. The river lH faIliurr fash M
shis point. The Upper Misslsefppi and the
other rivers above 81. Louis are am ca the
decline. The Ohio river is EtendiIv im-
proving, but 50 inches water ~ ne chute
Is too shallow water for extensive steam
boat movements. Steamboats, vet run
aground aud STAY hard and fasl 81 Glass
sort.
triumphed In a Just caure az Caro- the
other day. The boHf- reached Cairo from
Ine south. ana nad liclO bales cotton and
200 SACKS COTTON seed to put out. There
are always scalaWags among the deck
crews Of steamboats,. Five or Nix Of the
Atoms F0ustabouts, VINO, az wen as their
shipmates, were hired, IS usual TO mako
the round trip, demanded their pay and
wanted TO quit, and being near home, and
thinking II good opportunity TO avoid
some lard work. Their dem and was not
Rcceded to, and they entered suit for wages
with squire sh0ughnesseyr being LED %
believe that for r1attero two dollars
each that gentleman would procure a. set
Element for them. Captain Carter put ln
an appearance, and h2u change OF venue
made 10 the ONCE OF Judge BrOss. AFTER 81
due examination into the merits OF the
case, 10 was thrown out or Court, The rouHt-
RbOuta being entirely wrong in the matter.
The result Is that the disconnected fellows
will be out offunds until they make a Tip
ON some other boat, and we hope the lesson
Will prove useful 20 them, and to other
rOustabouts Of the Western rivers Under
thine Hn f5f STATES Is o sIE asl fSs
working OF a vessel by Leaving her before
the expiration Of the voyage for which ho
THE NAToHEz AND LEES Ers-We find
the following question anc answer tu
the last number OF WIVES Spirit Of me
times. 10 explains itsclfs
The following bet is respectfully referred
TO YOU for flnal decisions al. bets b. that
the steamer Natchez beats the time OF the
II. j.. Lee fifteen minutes % NatcheH, the
Lee having made the run in seventeen
hours and eleven minutes, The steamer
Hatchez having mace ali preparations IoI
the race, leaves the port OF New orleans
on her trip against tNne. the l5lng o. q fSln
/ ing the signal FOR the start the gun nav
/ log fred az tbs point designated, tue start
was made on the morning Of OCTOBER l1t
about / O'Clock. The boat assembled the
| river some nifty miles, when she eucouur
| tered dense fog which caused her 20 ne
| up. So nnuch time was lost In the log lhhl
| the boat concluded, after tilo weather naQ
/ cleared, to return TO tho city never having
/ reached Natchez on this Trip. VINO WAnA
| the beI9 Anspger-B wins the bets The
/ boat started, and after going q good Wayt
| lost so much time by contingency 20
1 which all such passages are laplei mat
/ she put back. The putting back did NOT
| lnvalidate the start. 10 settled the peL
| against A.