The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-08

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PrTTsBURo.-The Commercial OF Wedr
day says:
The marks last evening Indicated Ian
Iees SIX inches u falling, The wsat1er
was cool. Trade on the landing was na
very active. This, however is Moth
new Tor this season Of the - ar.
CUSoLEEATI-The Commercial VI Trur.-
day says:
-CapiRln George ". eare has Ronefo ma
hate robinson recently suuki n the Mls-
terests OF Cincinnati u-nderwrltefa.
1t is expected Cincinnati VIII send
delegation 10 the convention OF sIean5-
Doat OWneF8s when meets Ia ST. Louis on
The Parkersbnrg papers state mzt o1s
ma was crowned On The Major Anderson.
when She cOlIided with the ST. CharIa
We y lie is The party dshfd out "a
The river alive py tha crew OK the So
Drowned, from tie towbeat Tom Resse
NO. z, at fosters Landing Jchu Ihomp-
son smith, 40 years old, 5 feet 3 inches
highs had on a checked flannel shirf.
brown coat and a hossnlh Dat, tied on bIs
10 recover MS BODY. Any Information
concerning the same will be IhankfuIv
received by his h&ther, John smith, Pits
Daring the year oneI0g Dec.3I, 1901 Is.
qnlreu 4UOsUJO tuus of pig metal and bloom
10 supply the wants Of Pittsburg iron
worKers-.-~.Durtng 1899, swEEEEY, Bell
d CO., of Wheel ng. shipped l.78f easEa and
~hoRsheads; Is $50 bbls, aud 1894 bores
glassware. Total, 8I,5l7 packages. Tha
casks and bogsheads were purchased ata
cost OF Sl,7s6 10 barrels, 65,528 75f box
es, 500 were expended for seoond-hanu
casks, hogsheads and barrels, 81
what an amount eau be added to tie
wealth Of community By saving what II
usually regarded as worLhiess----.CauL
Jas. Good was IN NJ. o.. last Sunday.
The Gazette says:
The officers Of the DarGenelle report a
heavy run through ice for forty miles he-
low Fort Smith, on herlast trip out Of fha
An outside boat at the Iaading soattersd
Inc rates Wildly on New Orleans freiEh6.
IL - said that Gne took whisky at on % DnH
barrel, pork at 75c per barrel, and OuIT
asked scents on pound freight. This boat
may never be here aRaIn. 1T rs a fact. dlg-
credttable to Cincinnati, that some OF our
merchants give pre- ference to boats that do
not belong here, and never bring "a
worth of trade 70 the city. OF course, fn
giving the preference they saw 2 or 3or 5
cinnatt makes nothing indirectly or other
Wlses by the operation. MANI OF our mere
chants, having goods to chip, sgaacertai
whether there Is an outside boat IoadIur
for the desired point, and then 60 or SEND
from onebOa 70 another, back and forth
several time, even going so far, in some
Instances, as TO msassptesant and miastal
TO the officers or agents OF one boat the
rates and conditions agreed 60 by smother
In order 10 save for somebody else two o1
three cents per eWt. IN the matter Of
fret BIT. Merchants OF o cities do nos
practice this. They sustain their own
boats, even at higher rates than th0Ea
asked by outside bORts. because their owu
DOat8 DrllE DHCk business TO ANeUns LHH
most substantial OF our shippers practlcl
the same thing we are gaaa 10 statei aLlA
there are OtheEs That DOM The prevail
ingr rates of the week VIII b. resumed to+
The Chr5ntege OF Thursday evening says
The Altoona was towed TO the foot o.
Ludlow Street, where she will receive her
new chtmneys.
The Times says
The Silver Moon has discharged her
cargo ia fair cOndftion, is ia trim aqaiu.
and ready 10 wa En mn the fFnnG. generally
TO Memphis. Mr.. Higgins reports that
there was scarce any excitement when 1s
silver Moon was found TO be taxing Watsg.
She had near one hundre1 passenger
VINO, after the boat had reached the bans
rested easy. The ladies were all s=lf-poE-
sessed, aud showed Do alarm. Tn water
when she reached the bank, was upon her
laTbOard guard, listing her that Wey. she
now stands as sound as ever, one Of the
staunchest built and best carriers ahOa6.
and rs a0le 30 stand q heavy anGB as tno
best boat ever built. Mr.. Palmer who ue-
turned on The will take charga
Of the calliope again.
LOUISVILLE. - Il CoNrfsr-JouTnG ol
Thursday saysi
The Henderson packets now leave from
the Portland wharf, as there IS not enOuEh
water to enable them to ascend the falls.
The new crop OF tobacco in the Green
River country Is coming into marEeta
The Falls CITY brought q number Of hogs
heads last TIP.
By order OF the Department ali licenses
issued To engineers and pilots after Janua-
ny 1st, 1870, must be placed in the cabin OF
the @ioaIm0r on winch buGN are employed
under penalty of revocation. A new form
OF handsome design, printed on bank uOis
paper, has been issued for tae purI
and may be procured OF the Local In-
ST. LOUIS. The Democrat Of Thursday
says;
Winter reigus almost supreme upon the
river. SteambOating IL doled out In ho-
meopathic doses. Toe channel IS so Slal-
low TO Cairo that boats for Memphis
Vicksburg, ard New Orleans take here
cargoes Of very restricted weight-HhaE
they can carry on 81 or at most O feet 81
water. All ave, however, a very sure
thing OF nlliDg Oui at Cairo and olEar
points, with 500, 1000, or 1900 ions, what
ever amount CT freight IS nece sary. Rates
to New Orleans by steamer ruied, yester-
day -four, soc per barrel pork 81 =
pound freight, 5Os. The river is Stationary
and full OF lee, which was weakening Very
mu h last evening.
Mr.. David Campbe / OF this city, leaves
on sunday for the Ohio, designing 10 give
out a contr8ct to build "a ferfyboat for SER
vice at Oarondelet. soc VIII be 40 OF I45
feet long, 81 feet beam, CenteT-Wheel, y
inch %cyIInder, 8 feet stroke, and have
boilers. each p feet long.
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