The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-18

the trade during the continuance OF low
water. She viii be commanded by Capt.
Allen Duncan, one of the most popular
officers and accomplished steamboat men
in the business. John Lumsden
arrived at 10 20 last night ............The Lucy
KERN, Captain s. 81. Parisot, just complet-
ed at Louisville, will he here tomorrow
evening, en- route to New Orleans, and
will want freight. She is an excellent and
beautiful steamer. and was. built exp, essly
for the Yazoo River trade. w. @. Brown
& Co., will receive freight for her..-......The
great Indiana will leave st. Louis on
wednesday, Cairo on Friday and Memphis
on Sunday. Passengers by this evenings
train can reach her at st. Louis
tomorrow, and passengers or freight by
the Cairo packets of Wednesday and
Thursday will reach her at Cairo. The
Indiana ia one OF the pleasantest and
safest boats af1oat, and Capt. r. e. Neal,
her commander, and Charley and Elliott
Miller, her clerks, have no superiors as
officers and gentleme Jennie
Howell did notsget away last night. She
was receiving q large amount of freight,
and has further engagements. Capt. Hal
Iiday says ne will go this evening, posi-
lively, whether he gets a full load or not.
.........The Mary Miller will be at the wharf
this morning. ready to receive for Mem
phis, for which port she Will take her de-
parture Wednesday evening ........ The Enn-
ma Floyd was due here last night, from
Cairo..~Capt. Gus. Fowler, of the Idle
wild, and Commodore John Gilbert, Presl-
dent OF the Evansville. Padueah and Ten .
nessee River Packet Company, arrived by
the Lnmsden, yesterday. EN-
ma Floyd arrived about midnight with
two barges and splendid trip. She dis
charged a lot of scrap iron here
The weather late last night was exc
ceedingIy rough. The wind blew a
gale for time, AID the Jennie How
ell and Fanny 3randeis both parted their
stern lines and were blown around with
their sterns up stream, or nearly so. The
mate OF the John Lumsden had out at
least three stern Hnes-....The Mcllie Gratz
did land here early yesterday morning,
though we were told that she did not.........
Parties interested in boat building here,
complain of an article that appeared in
the Courier of Friday last, as calculated 10
place this city 10 false light,-by represent
ing that there are not facilities here
for building steamboats,, and that q
mill is wanting to cut steamboat lum-
Der and timber. These gentlemen repre-
sent that there are ample facilities here
for building boats, supplying material
and furnishing machinery with mechan.
les TO put up the work equal to any in the
country. Alex. Simpson has built a saw
mill, and has it in operation especially TO
cut steamboat material, and can furnish
all that is required. IL is gang saw-milI,
but can he converted readily into a single
saw. We make this statement at the re-
quest of gentlemen interested, that any
false impression that may have gone
abroad may be corrected. Some of the
best boats now afioat were built here.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The Jennie Howell
flrst-class gtern-wheel steamboat, having
splendid passenger accom- modations, and
spacious capacity for freigh t, but of very
light draft, is announced for New Orleans
and all way ports this evening. Captain
Alexander Halliday and Frank Morgsn,
her chief officers, are first. steamboat
men and sterling gentlemen. Shippers for
New Orleans viii ind this a rare opportu-
nifty for obtaining speedy transit for their
freight. The Jennie Howell is sure to go
this evening.