The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-21

f TWO sheets brought hero c'enr.gah0
Very repeatedly.
9AM'L Houston
Sup. lnsp'r OF Steam boats. Oh DH
This, Of course, oxonoratsB Mess
hsitz q Hanoy, who built che boil
from all blame, as every sheet En-
boilers and tues ives made By ono 81
the best rolling mills in Cinoinnr
and stamped charcoal hammered
iron, as the law requires. Iaov.
other respect che boilers were
tight end good a pair as coald b
made. The g. w. Tbomas win
ready foi service again 10 few dage
Gieanfmga from Dur Exchange
CINCINNATI Tho Commercial 81
Monday says:
Captain Marsh CLARK, lato clert
The Memphis and Arkansas RIVER
packet Arkansas Belle. arrived hone
yesterday. his packet having been
20 the Evansville, Cairo ana Memp
Packet Company Captain Clark Wilt
soon have charge of tho Office Of
other steamer.
a Atu Aaebttt says
The Brill has abandoned The D-r-
posed Nashville aud paduonh tra
and was 20 have left Nashville a
night for this port.
Captain Powers, of Che Cincinnati
New Richmond & Chic Packet Con-
pany, leaves for Madison to-day .
contract for q new sideWheel steam
for the Chic trade. Her dimension
will be Length, $50 feet, beam.
feet, hold. 6 feet Her cabin vI
have twelve rooms on each side. ond
her texas Six rooms on each side Uea
sides the Captains room She I
have 20 inch cylinders, with 6 FM
stroke, and will have three dor o
hued boilers, 40 inches in diame.eI
and q feet long
Why is il that Captain Powers docs
not have the new steamer built hCf
This IS q pertinent question, aB We
understand that The boat is % b0 rn
/ tirely built 90 Madieon-maohinafV
cabin and all. To has been lesa thnn
a week since we were informed BY
gentleman who II about % contract
/ for a large aud fine steamer. that
there is q dihorpnoo Of $4,000 OF
/ $4,000 between v noinnati aud Louis
vile contractors IN favor of the Toe
ter. lie WaF willing 60 give some
preference 10 Cincinnati. but bic con
Bidered the diferon0C too much.
Captain John Terrell, formerly {.
the Robert Moore, will command che
Lawrence, this season, in tho Mash
/ vile trade.
Mr.. Nat. Earhart went out ohief
clerk Of the Emperor Saturday.
The fact that Captain Avn 6toiH
left for ST. Louis last night Indicate
! that negotiations for the purchase Of
the =. W. Strader. ae heretofore or
nOunced, are 'oh for the present.
The Batesviile, which arrived
Memphis. last Friday. from White
River, struck q Bnag above Dies Arc
shipped three feet Of water and 90 COS
herself from sinking threw o portion
Of her cargo overheard. TO win nll ho
saved with slight damage.
The Hornet No. 2. when ppp0Bi
Freedom, with a tow Of empty barge
en- route for PittsbuFe, broke be-
shaft In the journal, and lost Der ut
man and crank overheard, also brCak
ing the after cylinder head. $40
> proceeded 30 PittsbUrg on one engine.
The Times Of Monday evening aas
Captain Henry JOnoB' new steam
Robert Mitchell will drop iu at tho
landing this week and load. Captain
Richard Wade will command. Capt
Frank Stein in The oiice.
Captain Lew. Morris left on The b
James to-day for bic home 40 Neviiie
where he expects to spend Christi
week with the children. Captain Low
. has not gained much at Evansville.
be has devoted himself untirIugly t1
business. He estimates bis quantity
, at298 pounds. He will return 20 hia
labDrs the FIRST week ia January a1
chief clerk Of The Evansville packet
\ Ada Heilman. a gaal- tla ilyz.ee5 ca aij0n
, Of Monday says
Steam will be raised on Captain
B., A. RobinBon's new Green River pack
ct tomorrow. She viii bo fully aam-
p.eted and leave here for the Evrna-
vile and Bowling Green trade Che
latter part Of this week
The Common Council Of Cin8la.
natl passed the amended whar.aFa
ordinance. last night, reducing tHc
wharfage 10 steamb boats to three g ri
p per ton, custom house moagurom anl.
for nine days. 10 has yet 10 pass tao
Board Of Aldermen before becoming
a law. Would il not be we'll f0r he
Council Of Louisvillo 70 consider .lo
propTieiy Of reducing the rates 40 ldIs
J port2
BowLIEo GREEE.-Tho Demo-
Of Saturday says:
Captain Spr0ule who met viii 1
painful an accident last week on tho
steamer Falls City Nv lying in very
critical situation az Woodbury.. nnd II
is feared that he cannot recover
When we heard from him Thurf1v
his condition was worse than 30 hr
been.
ST. LorB. - The Demoorts
Sunday says:
The river fell one inch during lle
"a hours ending nt ok last ever 1e
T Sleety snow was the ruling element Iu
the weather yesterday. re roc '.aa
rapidly, the mercury being consider
bly, above the freezing point. hasi
ness on the wharf was active conn aHa.
lively, in fact nee lively than other
wise. Arrivals and DEPARTURE IN
steamers were up e. the winter giand-
ard, and good trips of freight UafG
the rule. Ice running an Quincy
above there, say about Lake Pepi1
and Pigs Eye bar, supposed Dc
g0rged. Cumberland aud TIE nneeo
Rivers are on q lively swell.
The Democrat Of Monday says
Weather cool and cloudy yesterday.
Matters unusually quiet on che WhaEi.
and river declining Tho nOn.af.
rival Of several b0atg 3ast due W1s
particularly noticeable. Tho Olive
: Branch was TOO deeply loaded end
! found too little water above nnir1
. The Sc. johns lay disaatr0usly gHF
on the bar &C Hat Island, on hCr say
down from Quincy. Said 10 b. only
Z three and O half feet Of water there
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