The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-19

Business was not active on Satur-
day, except ia front Of the John
Lumsden, which arrived 1T il A. "a.
and found an immense pile Of packet
freight awaiting her on the wharf.
She would take out all she can carry
on the water. there being now but
81 feet on the shoalest bars to Cairo,
aud Al to Louisville. Captain Owen
Davis is in command, and is the
same estimabIe and high toned gentle
man as in days Of yore. The Lumsden
10 in splendid condition......The Fay
cite brought up several hogsheads Of
tobacco. and a big passenger trip.
She was receiving a liberal trip back,
......."Will. p. Fowler, Ed. Thomas
aud John Nurre run the Office of the
Lumsden..-......The Bertha, 3 new
Red River packet. passed down Sat-
urday. She is . etern-wheelcr,
about $50 feet long. very neat and
pretty. She is owned and commanded
by Capt. Gus. Hodge. near relative
to our very estimabIe fellow citizen,
Fidelo 7. Hodge, the Wholesale
liquor dealer, corner Of Water and
Sycamore Streets ..........................
The Anna passed up early Saturday
morning. with moderate trip..@s.,.
The officers Of the John Lumsden
report the Edinburg lying at the bank
at Walkers bar. while her pilots were
hunting out the best channel.........
The Kate Robinson left Sc. Louis,
Saturday evening. and viii be here
tomorrow. If sand-bars do not bar
her progreEs.................
The splendid Mallie Ragon, takes
the place of the City of Evans
Vile to-day in the Cairo trade. Capt.
j. ". Throop. whose name along the
coast 10 like . household word, is in
command, and Jack Grammer will
take charge Of the Office. Capt. J ack
is recognized as one of the most skill
fuI. competent and obliging clerks on
the river.........The Pine Bluff ar
rived soon after 2 PM Saturdaypwith
q nice trip.
GEsanAEgs from Our Exchanges
PuEBURG.-The Commercial Of Thur
day says;
The marks last evening indicated two
feet ak inches by the metal marksi ana
about At stand. Trade a the flcl1tty Of 1
the landing confines duA.
CISc1NEATI.--The COmp'sreia Of Friday
centatn walker Is loading tue sam. J. |
Hale for the South at Portland. The barge /
Q; o., z; Ins5ps nd ~ vim 81 loved down %
day or two, and the cargo transferred 10 !
Ne tsa I5sH John 3. Patterson, OF the q. ID.
Church, q quite III AZ his residence IN |
Captain bravo contem plates descending
the Falls an. soon AS there Is sufficient wa
Ter. and plying between LonisvtIle and
New Orleans with the SC. Charles. She ia |
In Lfp~top order.
The Moliie Moore and Leonidas are &C |
New Orleans.
The G0zeEte says:
Mr. Jesse Burdaal, who made q trip ON
the Mountain Boy Stopped or yesterday, |
his steamer. the champion.
The Chronicle Of Friday evening SAYS
The Potomac Will be the evening boat !
for Louisville to-day In the Mail Line.
Ehe improvements made Ia the furnaces
are reported 20 be q success, as she now /
makes all the steam she wants. She ar. 4
rived here from Louisville this morning 1
on good tiE1es and 70 is said sue will prove
10 be q fast boat.
LOUISVILLE The C0Wrfer-JoMrna1 Of I
Says
FreiRhts are Offering freely, but the great
trouble Is in getting Them hauled 70 Port
land, This trouble Would be 10 q consider
able extent obvtated, provided the city
authorities would put a sufficient force at I
work on Portland Avenue TO have It IN /
ished sight away. The steamboat interest