The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-26


promises to keep the best liquors that
are to be Buck Pearsona
late of The Bouquet Saloon, takes tie
bar On tie Norman. and will be ready
TO see his friends to-morrow......Ed.
Brown continues to run the commits
sary department of the Norman. for
which he ID admirably qualified.
The Tarasoon arrived at 2:30 with i
fair trip Of freight and peopla......Tbo
Pine Bluff was late, not arriving until
3 o'clock. She had fair freight.
GEeanings from Our Exchange.
PITrsBURG.-The Commercial 81
Tuesday says:
he marks last evening indicated
| two feet SIX inches and about q stand.
The weather during the day was warm
with cool night and morning.. Trade
on the landing was dull
The new steamer M0llie Moore.
Captain q. ID. Moore, has deferred her
departure until Wednesday, at which
time she wild take her departure for
Cincinnati and Louisville
CINCIENATI.--The Commercial of
Wednesday says:
O. Roach, q passenger on the Mar
bic City, was horribly mulilated by
the steward with q carving knife, last
week, above Memphis.
Capt John NJ. Bofueer, President
of the ST. Louis and New Orleans
Packet Company, was IN the city, yes
terday, on a visit 20 his mother, who
resides ia Cincinnati.
The fancy tops on the Florence
Lees smoke stacks are attractive.
She departs for Tennessee River to-
day or tomorrow.
John Levi, Of Louisville. was in
the city yesterday, examining the new
Foster, and laying in O supply of balls
and bats, and selecting e uniform for
the Louisville Marine Ball Club.
Carrie A., daughter of Captain Ed.
Evans, of the Kate Putnam, died ia
Pittsburg, on Sunday.
The body of Captain j Jordan, lost
on the Silver Spray, has not yet been
recovered.
One Of the five unrecognizsd bodies
buried By Capt. Patterson, had three
false teeth on a gold plate.
The Chronicle Of Wednesday even
ing says;
Mr. George Higgins, the handsome
clerk on the Mai Line Wharlb0at, was
negotiating with the leader Of q band
to 90 out on Walnut Hills serenading
this evening
LOUISVILLE The Courier Journal
of Wednesday says:
Captain Frank Maratta 0ontem-
plates building a steamer for navigat-
ing Buffalo Bayou, in Texas.
The ST. Marys arrived from Cinoin-
natl yesterday evening, and, after be-
ing lightened, passed over the Falls,
with Capt Pink Varble Rt the wheel,
The Kate Robinson hos been re-
paired and reaainted while awaiting a
trip at St. Louis. She leaves that port
for Louisville to day.
The Commercial says:
The Robert IL. Lee leaves Cairo for
New Orleans on Thursday, September
LIST, aud Memphis Saturday, Septem-
Der 3D., on the arrival of trains.
Captain John Cannon, of the B. E.
Lee, left the city yesterday for his
boat az Mound city.
The LeClaire No 2 has been put
in splendid repair, and is now ready
to resume,business In Tennessee River.
Mr.. Edward Parmele, book keeper
at b. q. Lewis. aud general favoril6
with steamb3 ltmen. received q box of
minerals from California yesterday,
containing considerable gold. By
tho time Ed. breaks the rock asd gets
the gold out he will be rich.
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat of
Wednesay says:
Weather is about as sultxy at noon,
as at any time previous this year. The
river bravely declines, as fast ais can
be desired BY those who have light
draft steamers and would profit by IN
upward tendency Of freight rates.
The upper rivers are all on the decline
rapidly. The Ohio is also falling nearly
as fast as it rose recently. Channel
to Keokuk is in a bad condition.
Boats are loosing half their time
aground. So in the Lower Missouri,
there being but feet 10 inches water
reported. Freight ia the meantime Is
anxiously seeking shipment, and bus
ioess generally reViVing.