The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-26

| United States District Court at St
Louis, and appealed TO the United
States Circuit Court. The decision
of the District Court was there re-
versed and judgment given for the
plaintiff for $1,000. The defendants
appealed the case to the United States
Supreme Court, and the latter Court
has affirmed the decision Of the Cir
cult Court.
CINoINNATI.-The Gazette of Tues
day says:
The work of bowldering another
100 feet of the Public Landing was
resumed yesterday.
The losses of property caused bv
steamboats, colliding with the piers Of
the Rock Island bridge since It was
built amount to over 100000.
Fifty cents is the price charged pc
destrians for the privilege Of standing
on the deck Of the steam ferry R q.
Mutt while she steams across the Mis-
souri, River at Council Bluffs.
On the 18th inst, In the cases of
Jacob Semple, Thomas mcCuliohn
and others against the steamer South
ern, before the United States Circuit
Court, on appeal from the District
Court, the Judgment of the lower
Court was affirmed. These suits
were brought to recover wages due
deck hands, &C., for about $1,000.
The vessel was libeled and seized by
the late Marshal Heron. While the
vessel was in the MarshaIs custody.
he permitted the Captain and his
family to remain on board and do
their cooking, &c. On the 10Th of
April, 1868, the steamer was destroyed
by FIRE while laying at AlgioTs. There.
upon proceedings we're commenced
against the late Marshal for the
amount due the libelanis, and Inc
District Court gave judgment for the
whole amount.
Gen. JEFF. Thompson has been ex-
aiming Teche River from st. Mar
tinsville to the junction, by order Of
the State Legislature, to report on
its navigable condition. The State
Government has also contracted 60
have the most dangerous snags taken
out, and the steamer T. D. Hine has
been engaged for that purpose.
The Times Of Tuesday evening
says:
The Oharmer laid over till mid
night repairing her steam pipe. which
collapsed In raising steam yesterday
evening.
The So. Charles was still aground
on Glass-house yesterday, with a good
prospect of getting over the bar last
evening, according to our Pittsburg
dispatch. She is probably on her
way down now, and will be here 20
return tomorrow at noon.
1oU1svILLE-The Courier Journal
of Tuesday, says:
Capt. Henry Scott, Of Evansville, Is
il this city prospecting.
Capt. Lee Crane has taken com
mand of the low-pressure steamer
Hunter.
The Norman, from Evansville,
landed at the city wharf and dis
charged 1 100 sacks Of corn and 80
hhds tobacco for various parties, af-
ter which she backed out for Cinoin-
natl.
Capt. R. e. Neal, commander, and
Charley Miller, first clerk, of Tire
steamer Indiana, are greatly improved
in health, and hopes are entertained
that they will be able to resume busis
ness in day or two.
The Commercial says:
The Tennessee River packet Pink
Varble has been on the docks at
Jacksonville for several days, under
going thorough repairs. She will
I have new boilers and lower decking,
/ guards extended out foot all around,
new beams, stauncheons. tenders, fan
tails and a new Wheel entire, also
being painted throughout. She now
stands with her head and tail up, and
trims up on sixteen inches. How is
that for low water bOat2 She car
ries 400 tons, burns less fuel and runs
cheaper than most anybody's boat.
ST.. LOUIS. = The Democrat Of
Thursday says:
We had lovely fall Of rain yester-
day, accompanied with other air puTI-
flying demonstrations. which were
hailed with delight. Business on the
wharf continued good. with abuu-
dence of freights for New Orleans
and other points on the river below
Cairo, and an advance of rates TO
Vicksburg to same figures as to New
Orleans. There IL nov just about ten
feet of water out to Cairo, with pros
: pect of less after this day. The de-
cline of the river continues at ali
points below here as we'll as TO st.
: Paul.
The Democrat of Saturday is re-
syonsible for the following:
Our good friend, A. ]. Mcdonnell,
clerk Of the Arkansas, was elated yes
terday-more so than he has been for
a year past. A telegram from Pitts
, burg brought him gratifying intelli-
gence. If he could only get away
from business so as to visit Pittsburg
and see them, the visit would be the
happiest Of his chequeTed life.
How nlGnyof thenlR Two or three?