The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-20

CINcrENATI-The Commercial
day says;
The office OF the Wheeling pachel
COSY WIS robbed at Plttsburg, on Wee.
| day OF thirty i've dollars. Fortuna
several large bill had previously been (.
The clerk had not been absent three n1
ting about the Office.
| Capt. W. i. HambletOn, of the MOI
/ City ways. has succeeded in closing
/ contract for the alterations 20 the DeX
He viii widen her twelve feet, and leng
en- her 40 feet. She viii be placed on I
/ ways in about fourteen days.
/ A public meeting n as lately held ga
/ city OF JEFFERSON, Texas. PARTED pated iu
/ the property holders, merchan 81 and OIL
business men of that place, 70 oonsit
| what steps were necessary 20 be taken
secure SUFFICIENT means 70 so improve
L bayou and lake navigation - o. n
/ them water commute alton ont 20
/ Mississippi River during the entire vf
/ Col. Murphy addressed the meatlug.
had been to New Orleans to secure hf
| He considered that he had been success
| He raised SIG 900, and could he IuC.rH
the sum IL he had been able - eouvr
Il the business men OF New Orleans
| Jefferson was willing 10 help heraalI
/ explained that be had seen O woulll
dredge boat working in .'au CD hef-F'
4 low New Orleans. The firEt day 81 WAS
/ to work IL cut out q channel 81 feet der
/ so feet wide and 10 feet long. suea O. 0C
would cost 5.0G0. Jefiersc 9ht % na.
II
them. But they must first lelr then
selves. The city of Ienersr a ha8 lsaer
bonds TO the amount of DO. end tt
navigation OF the bayou VII ne tmmel
The Robert E. Lee arrived at New
i leans on Wednesday,
DIR. Waterson, OF the river departing
| OF the Louisville Courier, OBJ 10 the city.
dulging in The festivities, of the day.
We are sorry 20 hear tbas tie Doctor
Srdul0iH0, he shouldn't take such g RS.
VIII our friend Miller. OF the Clmmerolf
please give this matter HIS attention
The Gdzerte says:
While the Phil. Sheridan was Tying
Monroses last Friday night, some tuteV.
Il went through several state rooms and no
/ bed passengers OF over 81 800.
/ A terrible accident occurred on @.
steamer Minneapolis, while lying GO hol
/ Island, Monday morning. small q
! leaving the landing struck the steam
| Minneapolis, and the shock caused a feT
der to fan, striking a deck hand nnml
Clark, on the head killing hin Instant
Freight is aWfully scarce ana busluB
/ aWfuily dull AZ Louisville. This Hlttlt
50 when the 7; w strader; Captain Al
The Times OF Friday evenlu avs
The rise In the river extends % pro
/ burg. At this point it has assumed IEni.
the appearance OF an impor taut artery
| commerce, and boats hnu al tie water
quired to Sill points.
/
says Of the Wabash:
The river is now in fair boating stag
L We notice at the wharf 20 day Inc steam
i Eau Claire, which viii leave this event
| for York, Captain bhoWmaher On cor
mand. The GAINESVILLE, the armudgl
| and Lark are all at the wharf The Ef
4 Claire Is now in hne order. anC ready q
service at all times.
LOUISVILLE. - The C0lsrfer- Journal
Friday, by DR.. Watterson's "suB3 says
The bermuda, from sin-oy-enat-eye I
| Evansville, passed down yesterday az
| taking considerable freight here.
| The Norman, from Evansville. pass
mp yesterday afternoon for LhaeFbeerdo
| and the Saengerbum. 6h0 put OFT 60
lot OF freight at this port.
The fact was the Bermuda WIS going
and the Norman down, which shows -t
"the court thoroughly knew herself"
ST. LOUIS. 49, The Democrat or Frid
says:
weather chanReable. Business gor
shipmeUts and receipts continuing
cldedly brisk. The uppeT rlN efs are
ported still telling. The Deer Lodge
Ida Rees, from Boston, got down 10 5io
City, and the Nick Wall la report
aground on Spread Eagle Bar. ~ r
land Is deep and rising. The Illinois
| low: only thirty inches water from
pies 70 Peoria. TIE AT Iqatis aa, y ini
The following telegram was called ioi
by a elannor raised Without any real eau
| Boat owners OF the present day are aC
ated more by desire 20 realize lar
rrofts than To run faster than their neil
DorH. But the Dexter and Natchez are + "
steamers. They Will not race huf
run fast, and yet neglect no business q
comes In their way. In fact the PRE-
din1cuIt task for such boats TO underta
would be % run slow. They will be full
passengers from New Orleans 20 30. Lon
and each Will carry from DO O. sa2 ipLE
TfIe commanders are old, Intelligent
. / careful bOatmen, and their engineers
we'll known as efficient Officers and 80
. citizens who are not likely 20 have an
| tack OF the racing fever. The follow
a. the dispatch referred 20 and sent vest
day 20 Capt. Jones, OF the Dexter care
that boats agent &C New Orleans
"Notice In the papers that the owner
the Dexter want no racing Get nii
business you cans and make Dueiu
JOHN N. BOFINGER
We may add that thai the 1871 lH
Dexter's proper day TO leave n lew 9flea
and she leaves on that date whether
NatGhez leaves or not.
| NEW ORLEANs.--The Times Of Wedr
> day says:
The weather throughout the RreatefI
OF yesterday WAS cloudy, and during
afternoon between the hours oI fDur
MED with thunder and lightning, Yt
lasted about half an heur, when &C ciea
| OF, leaving tho balance OF the even
quite cool and pleasant.
Business on the landing yesterday
more active than that OF the previous
There were several uephrtureAa Wulle
} | arrivals were OF small numDafs