The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-13

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Z OFT smith, for the mon of White
on "Wednesday. May -. 1Sz2, at 0Am
Doat Was commanded tg Captain sea
"a. DohF 5aa Z, Win Jacob a. HohrN
CLERK. and Peter "A. DohTman, pilot.
Two latter gentlemen ARE living, aud
gagged IN business at Steubenvflle. Qh8
/ the former " and the latter "a yearaof f.
The hull OF the Thompson was buiitwh
| We!isYille, Ohio now stands aud
cabin and machinery Rt BteubenrN
me Dull was 50 feet keel. III feet bee
| with feet bold, and side wheels. sha Is. +
river.
/ March IL 1921, and made several trips ira
PlttsDurg to Louisville IA bout fh0 INN
die or June, she com nleDeed plying -
Regular packet betweSn Cincinnati an
Louisville making two trips per weaE
carrying all passengers and ffstnnI.
t5rough and way then oferfnR duFEna tf
low wafer season. She carried sever
pleasure parties from Cincinnati and T.r5
isYille 70 end from Big hone Landing. l5
February, 1922, she left enbeuwIifs 4. s.
the purpose OF transporting SEQ tume
army stores 90 Fort Smith, Arkansas. 60
towed two 81 feet keel boats 10 Manlaon
ery's Point, above White River Island
ON her first trip from the Point afa tsf
ed one OF her keelE loaded. aud u nat
50 by is feet, containing 100 barrels 81 Eans#
up White some miles through the reas
miles into Arkansas River, and aJ Mills
up 10 the post of Arkansas. where sha saH
the fiat end proceeded to Fort smun e
was the FIRST boat above Little Roe rrH
four trips from Moutg0mervia ID tr+
Fort Smith, and lett Little Roc n uE
4ths on her last downward trln Dr ~
way from Steubenviile 10 hor destf5as9.
she landed just below the mouth "a we
river, and lay by all might, where A1sp
or cabin Ia that vicinity, nntil gon can
down % Fort Pickering. We Hi6auad III
above facts from Mr.. J. a. Dohrman, o.er
otthe Robert Thompson.
The Times OF Friday evenine,savas
Capt. @. w. Bradley and wife ara stoF
ping &C the broadway
LoU1svILLE. $3.50 The CHsrfey4 Journal q
Friday says:
Capt b. g. Levi received dispatch YES
terday, from Captain Hates. tnfornffrs
him mat the steamer Nick LonmWoftls
would arrive mere on Sunday night. anr
Mond ~.
The barge for the Mississippi Waife.
transportation CompGnv. 30 faat 81
length with capacity 81 4 800 tons. Wa
safeIy carried over the alfs YESTERDAY
by Captain Pink Varble. This H aid 3
be the largest barge ever carried over ths
falls.
sr. LOUIS. : The Democrat or Fridag
says;
Weather cool, pleasant, then rains. THAR
have been very severe storms throuRher
the Northwest. There IL another Big and
sudden rise ia tins Missouri at Omaha anr
other polnts. There should be also q COO
siderable swell IL the Upper Mississippi
and the illinois. The Ohio and tribufnrf6a
are on the decline. Business continue
good &C this point, and with the boata ~
have running ia nearly all the trades.
NEW ORLRAEs.-The Times or TUESDAY
says:
The weather yesterday, although not a.
warm az thar of the previous day waf
nevertheless, hot enough 20 prevent ue-
destrlana from Remaining on the famefmr
great length OF time. The mercury be5
tween The hours OF 10 and ~ H. was ar az
e0a, and between 2 and Pm 10 fell tu s8g
During the latter Time "a d ne breeKs com
menceu and prevailed during the balance
OF the evening, rendering he quite nfnas.
ant. Rain has been expected Tor Tao pass
Is hours, and as none fell since SUNDAY
worthy IF note, Il may perhaps come i0s
day with heavy showers.
Business on the landing was about A.
dull as anybody could dBsiie 81, There
was bat little doing about our coast pack
cts. while the 80. Louis packet ContlnentaI
had pretty fair trip OF railroad iron nnN
aundries, and toAeraDle fair pasHenRef
list.
The Times or Wednesday says:
The weather ye,terday was very 0prres
Bive during the forenoon, while during THE
afternoon fine breeze waa stirring, while.
rendered 80 quite pleasant. There were az
signs or rain, the day being bright and
clear.
Business matters on the LANDING wsrf
fair enough for Tuesday. The Thomnscr
Dean for St. Louis, FRANK ParRoud FOL
Yicksburg and the Lolawanua foH Rec
River, were the principal departures. mmf
these packets had very favorable trims b
both freight and passengers.