The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-22


Capt. Robinson win probhb take tha
st. Mars betnrg the Falls on me rreae5lF
rise, TO run below.
The Gozete Says
Five bales OF new cotton arrived at New
Orleans on Sunday last by The Governor
Allen, and one from Bayou Sara by TIE W.
8. Pike.
The Enquirer says:
It Is said that the Emperor VIII be placed
In the Louisville and Cairo trade, and that
tween Louisville and Evansville.
The Times OF Friday evening Says
The sc. Maryig having undergone a
thorough overhauiingi wlil come in % the
rect TO go over the Falls. EnRanemanfs
can be made with her agents.
LOUISVILLE r The Courier. Journal OF
Friday sayai
Captain John A. Robinson foft Tor his
home ia Bowling Green, yesterday morn
Capt. RIilt Akin was muoa improved il
health yesterday ana '#ii probably be ont
Yesterday evening as d barge was being
taken down the falls loaded with about $50
tons of pig IRON when al the head of the
chute. she struck the rocks and sank. She
can probably be raised.
The Commercial says:
A barge o. big iron containing about $50
tons, and intended Tor Evansville lnd,s
was being taken over the falls yesterday
evening, under Captain Pink Narble'g Bu-
perfntendsnce, and having nothing bus
sweeps To ateef her WITH and g strong
wind blowing on the Indtanh shore,
grounded the barge on tie reef just below
the old MILL and about where tne silver
since tfia viii prohab u have ~ ba reg
moved before other boats can pass down.
ST. Lc51.-The Dem9erut OF Friday
Says
Wefaher sultry. Rlvar falling lively.
Not ptucn over six feet over Liberty la-
| land bar. trouble nntiei pated soon fm tina
i NAVIGATION TO &e0kuks Between DUBUQUE
and ~. Payl sleampoat crews are zee
/ ring over bars, and the river steadily de-
cfnes by the incbs from the headwateEss
/ slowly, ard the ohio below Cincinnati ia
/ on the swell. Happily for the people
Il two feet or mor4 Mt Little Rock. OErgaeks
/ cts ON tnat stream Are getting along very
1 we'll, and ask no faVora from any cppoat-
/ ton, Bnsiness 1mpHQYlng.
j The sale OF the WlcAs and Church, at
i feered p kaerfnes lyhnrcH the B8rf8ra
mas been long OF the river. ~ tH supposed
that he oougnt% hem for q s'Htns' '--nJJ for
/ himself, ga. a. Is not likely thai ha has faCw
/ sire to return 10 tbs river In his cd age. the
4 probability ie that tnBy viii be fraaid far
l more money, aud that t4e memphis a So.
Louis TRANSPORTATION Company Will be
Il dissolved. The stockhoicers % tue ooGiearHE
are supposed 20 % no tosers hy the enter
i the tTt.de resulted An SUCH reduction Of
i rates as doubtless saved them thousands
/ of dollars. The only astonishing part pf
i the affair Is that the members of the assoc
/ efatlon didu'5 furnish tue necessary means
Il 10 sustain them Ia active and per-
i mnnent 0peEabiou. As 70 bn@
1 boats they are Tremendous CARRIERS
| stern wheelors OF great g0WeF-
i and they will ultimately, we thimG, draft
il Into the ST. Louis and Rev Orleans trade.
J We heard en- old 5Uat owner remark Eeas
4 terdRy that ha would take them both at
| B50OD0 and pay half the amount down.
4 $4,000. lie was not aware, perhaps that
/ Oefore lie sale $4,000 each was offered iQE
/ them. They are News and cost much
| more.
NEW ORLEAEs.-The Times Of Wednesa
day says;
There was no change Ia the weather
Yesterday from that OF the previous day,
/ fbefna clear and fine, with strong breeze
| stlrrine, which rendered 10 quite pleasant.
i Rustness on she landing was bpAefMpAW
| active for Tuesday. We noticed many OF
the departures having vey AaYQranAe
trips.