The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-16

There was little air OF activity and
g heavier port list at the wharf yester-
day than on previous days, but bust
ness is not active......The Mary Miller
had slim trip, the continuous rain
of Sunday night rendering shipments
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sam. Orr
brought in an excellent trip........The
Fayette had % hhds tobacco and a
nice passenger trip. She did not run
to Edmonds' Grove, as she had been
advertised to do, as the terrible rain
induced the Moulders to postpone
their picnic.........The Tarascon took
out an excellent trip of freight and a
fair passenger list..........The packets
to leave yesterday were receiving
slowly before noon There was large
amount Of reshipping freight on the
wharf boats, however, that would, with
the regular packet freight, give the
City Of Evansville good trip......The
Evansville had fair prospects for
good trip out.......Afternoon business
livened up, and the Evansville and
City Of Evansville, also the Judge
Baker were receiving very fairly.
GIeantngs from Our Exchanges.
PITrsBURG.-The Commercial of Saturday
says:
The marks last evening indicated three
feet two inches and rising slowly. Trade
in the vicinity OF the landing was very
dull, freights being dull. The only boats
running were the packets.
The funeral of Mr.. Thos. Rees, brother
OF james Rees, Esq, was attended yester-
His funeral was conducted according 70
the Masonic rites, OF which order ne WAS WAS
members of the Fire Department. turned
out almost en- nBdsse. The deceased was
He has left a vacancy that will be difficult
TO iii. AS fireman he was always TO be
found on duty; as mechanic, he stood az
the head of the profession. He was, in the
true acceptation of the term, an honest
man" whose word was q sufficient re-
sponsibtlity at all times.
CNcINNATL-The Commercial or Satur-
day says:
The Little Condor grounded q barge,
laden with coal, on Rising sun Bar, and
the mail boat Gen. Lyle, bouBd doWn,
Thursday night, knocked the end out ana
sunk IT.. II belongs 70 Pierce Collins, OF
Az 81 AN, yesterday, the lamp. locker
on the Anna, laid up above the 1901 rt Sa
Broadway, was discovered on IRE. Ihe
flames were speedily extinguished with
out damage TO the boat.
The Commercial of Sunday says:
The Greenupsburg and Haverhll5 Eteam
ferryboat Royal Oak SUNK e1nesaiay
night She lies near the ONO shofe' Win
Tbs fsvTacuse tow boat Little Condor In
coming down the river Win q low OF COAL
iron and salt, sunk q barge or iron At
- az sarge sine struck on Rising sun Bar,
afterward sunk by the Gen Lyle: Her
crew have buikheaded the latter, and hope
~ Captain Lew. Hates, OF the Nick Long
worth, returns 70 Louisville tomorrow,
where he is loading his packet to depart
for New Orleans on Thursday or Friday.
The Pom eroy packet Fleetwood has
made seventyssfx successive trips since
she commenced this seasons bust ness.
In the article now going the ROUNDS OF
the press about Capt. Shreyes making
the nrst fast trip ever made with a steam
boat on our Western waters there is
another anecdote too good to be lost. a
few years before the Washinkton made
made the trip from New Orleans 70 Louis
Vile In the short time OF thirty days. AT
dinner rendered him by the clIlZens OF
Louisville. after the toasts had been of
Casey, his boat and crew, instead Of an
/ swer1ng it in person, he requested MS
| friend Capt. ShreYe 10 SPEAK Tor MIN
| Can't. Shreve complied, and, among otneI
| things, said that he (the Captain) did not
| doubt but there We're young men now SIT
i ting at that table who would live 10 see
Il the trip accom- plisned in twenty days
This remark was then by many regarded
| as pFepos ferrous.
/ The Times OF Saturday evening SAYS
The Altoona is now as pretty as a MAY
J morning. The interior Of her cabin hai