The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-20

The Anna VIII be han I'd ont on a.
| Aound 'ity WAYS tomorrow.
The Caste says:
The Mollie Ebert came or the wayE. az
a,,.1 ~ ", lrfda3 having heen ls- gtn-
;. euOn'b tulna much OF the run Of the
NatcnfN 10 Natchez. Early dlFpafcneB
/ sara she ives thirty seven minufes ahead
OF the Lees time 10 Baton Rouge, huJ she
/ arrived at NatcheZ only 90 minutes ahead
/ OF the Lse's time. The water below Baton
| X luge IS almost Sill noW-YeTy little cur
| rent. The Natchez evidently lost time be.
tween Baton Rouge and Natchez. More
mlsmana2ement undoubtedly. We could
PICK ont four Cincinnati engineers and
| r,sNefal Cincinnati captains that could
nave made the time thirty-mve minutes
/ quicker with lhe same boat The Nntchez
VIII not carry the Pylneess' horns fore0me
Time, as the Lee can be & the time made
py her wlthin week, AZ she tri for TO-
allow the Satchez 10 wear those horn an
hour IL she can Letp IL. LOOK ont below
for raj road speed.
The Importer, now at Portland. will send
to Cincinnati, 10 day via the Unl Oh
states Mail Line steamers. a large 10. OF
cedar logs, from Honduras which Will be
I manufactured into cigar boxes,
The afoI esaid cedar logs were discharged
here and shipped by rail.
The Times OF Tuesday evening saws:
STEAMER soLD.-Depuiy United tatos
Marshal II win sold the steamer Michigan
and barge. at MOundsville. IHst saturday.
MeSsrs. Lockwood, Burnley q co. purchased
the boat for g. s25, which As said TO be
fair price considering the condition she H
in. The Barges brought low figures.
Captain Andy Hutcneson e. getting four
teen feet bucRets on his boat.
captain Hutcheson has not changed the
length OF the buckets. bnt has added to the
number. giving her fourteen Instead OF
twelve.1
The Times further says;
There ~ very little Interest manifested
In the run OF the Natchez, as Aho Fhouid
nave made better time on the pre-ent
wafer 10 natchez. Yet, placing q crew on
her that knew how 10 manage her, and 40
save time and allow for the removing OF
resistance overcome by removing them. Ia
is not likely the time Will be beaten again
The cotton season Is At hand, the Lee
can't afford 20 strip Tor another run.
And yet the Lee did make a run vesier.
day. You shouldn't speculate too soon.
LOUISVILLE. = The Courter- Journal OF
Tuesday ERys;
Commodore James, of Corn Island fame.
and Captain James, Of the Bermuda, we're
IN the city yesterday.
hours o relieve the Richmond mt Liberty
Tsls nd bar. The steamer has gone into rs.
JtreTn ant Tor TIE present.
James Re e, Jr., late c'erN Of the Wan
anita, hes gone 60 the wreck OF the ey-
ploded Maggie Hays, az Island So, in the
lower Mis- sissippi, TO make an effort 10 re-
,over her afs and machinery.
It was curIeuuy report-t on the street
hat Captain PINK VarUie bad died very
early - 3lerdaY morning. Near
" every body tellsved IL 20 be 90 To the
OF hts numerous fT1Bnds, Can
ain Pink made his appearance az his of
Ice at the usual hour, IN the e. yment OF
pied health
81. LOUIS. - The Democrat Of Tuesday
aysi
The weather was wet yesterday, q steady
md heavy rain falling "a good part Of the
las Haan. fHnan
md thfpments were heid back. CholIver
vas stationary and the stage OF water
looking over the list Of Western rivers, iJ
s found they are inclined o. get lower.
tut the rains were probably Of Wide OK.
ent, and will check this tendency.
The MOuntaineer, bound down the Mis-
oun, from Kansas City for this port, en-
ountered snsg not far above Jefferson
Jity, we presume from the dispatch an-
bouncing the accident TO her owners. The
collision Injured her hun badly admit
he cargo. A bulkhead was bull, stop
Ding the ingress OF the water, and tue
teamer was to leave Jefferson City yeRter-
lay afternoon FIR this port. A portion Of
Ter caTgo-l ,700sack' grain-waa reshipped
IA the st. Luke, when was due here last
light The Mountaiueer Will arrive to-
lay.
NEW ORLEAEs.-The PicagUne says;
The following communication, Just
handed In for publication, gives details OF
ne coming race which are at once novel
ind startling:
A recent letter rom SO. Louis s9ysf
" he understa nding is thai there is q
arge purse raised here, 10 be run for by all
loais who may wish 10 enter tor the race,
ina also asks what is the eutfance fee, as
Q Is desired TO enter the steamboat Dexter.
We have been informed that tuer8 Is
~ rise Ofe20 co rai-ed TO be given a. q purse
o Ghoroug hbreds.' This shuts he Dexter
ut"
- We again learn that there g another
,urse OF ESD raised for cold blOOds.' This
BIS the Dexter In. We also understand
"a ia
re now four entrieg, viz: Font9ueile, Big
Torn, Enterprise and ClarEBVille."
shall the list or competitors be iu-
reased? Selah