The Evansville journal., 1870-05-17

y Saturday says:
], The Taoony was sold By the Mar
a shal on the 10th ult., at Fort Buf0rd
\ The parties who bought her will
/, probably take her TO Benton.
The barge Sheridan, laden with
: 95lS bushels Of wheat, belonging l0
John Robson, of Winona and dos.
Ined Tor 81 Louis, was sunk near
Hastings on "Wednesday, By collision
with the steamer Bann0ok City. The
wheat will prove d total l0ss. In-
J sured.
Capt. 0. Palmer left for the elias.
gov, yesterday, representing tho un.
derWriters. The GLASGOW was built
"a brownsville In 1866. aud hns oapao-
ity for 500 tuns. and is owned bv Cont
Andy Robinson and others in Pitls-
burg. She has the Minerya's ma
chinery.
The Gazette says.
Capt. james Paul, who recently
| purchased two thirds interest IA the
| Mollie Gratz, on Thursday bought
out the parties who owned tho Ia.
mainder, which gives him possession
| Of the whole boat
The Nick LonRW0rth, on arriving AZ
the Portland wharf, on "wednesday
night, was seized by the United States
Marshal for trcaoh or contract. IA
the instance Of James Rudd. OF Ow.
ensborO. The claim of Rudd vas for
$4,000. The boat gave bond, and waa
Immediately released.
The Commercial Of Sunday SAYS.
% the last trip up of the Fleet
wood, while making landing nt tbe
lronton wharf. boat, lad was drivine
20 the river in q one horse cart. and
was passing over the chains that hold
The wharf boat, and as Tho boat was
drawn out by the suction of The
waves, his horse became entanpied
between the head aud spring chains
and was raised and lowered at every
wave. The horse and cart was hnal-
ly tossed into the river, from which
the boy escaped by swimming. The
horse was drifting under tho bow Of
the fleetwood, when VIM. Kirker.
the mate, allowed himself 90 be low
cred and released . the horse from the
W0g0n, and the boat backed slowly
out and safely landed tho horse be-
low the Wharf-b0at No particular
damage was done, but the excitement
wa5 very great.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier. Journal
Of Saturday says:
The steamer Colossal has been sold
by Captain Cox 20 Captain ID. F.
Deyins, lor 81, 300, for the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad Company.
and will be used 10 trnnsp0rt iron
and other railroad supplies for the
road. Captain Frank MoCaah will
command her. The Lady Pike will
take the place made vacant by The
Colossal
The Edinburg 10 coming up y08tof-
day evening, when near the mouth off
the new canal ran into the Falls pi-
lot, breaking tho lorboard guards
stationary Tenders aud bulkhead of
Pilot. The Falls Pilot at the time OF
the accident was holding tho Palea-
tine alongside Of the Glasgow. taking
freight of Of her. The Glasgow nt
the same time was broken loose from
her mooriDgs aud driited down below
the Portland wharf, where she was
intercepted by the Falls Pilot and
towed over TO New Albany, where she
ID TO be repaired.
The CoDlmerciol says.
The Nick Lougworth, J ohm Kileour
and Mollie 6ratz are laid up at Port
aDd for the present
Capt. Stein, Of the =. w. Strador.
eft for Cincinnati to-day, where he
resides, and has concluded TO lay over
lntil next week, when be will depart
or New Orleans.
ST.. Louis. = The Dem0erat Of
Saturday says:
We hardly need 10 remark that the
steady decline Of three or four inches
per day 10 our river continues We
lave from tho St Paul Press, of
Wednesday, that 'the Upper MissiB-
Ilppi is again rising, but not very rap
dly, at this point all the tributaries
Lbove are swelling from the recent
ain" but unless there are several
cot Of rise, 10 consequence will at-
ach 10 the swell To still falls ht
Dubuque and all the way below. and
o Keokuk from this port no less than
en- feet water is found anywhere. M
loep water is wanted.
The rivers generally are downward
Dound, aud all will be low in due
ourse, rs on many former occasions
low almost forgotten. Although our
cUefS are not O'erburthonod with bus
ness, as In former years, there isa
cry large amount Of boat buinoas
eing done The several mcdorn
IharfbOats which adorn that locality
o facilitate the handling and prolOo-
ion OF freight that the leYeo or wharf
as in a measure ceased 90 be the
reat freight storage house it used 20
G. Hence Independent New Orleans
oats want facilities similar TO those
their neighbors, and Say they will
ave them or make things rattle.
he weather pleasant and increasing
warmth.
NEW ORLEANs.--The Times of
thursday says:
The weather yesterday opened with
cool and chilly temperature and
Loudly sky, which for q time promised
hin; but however, notwithstanding
j appearances, the day passed on
ithout any.
Business on the levec yesterday was
OF very active. We noticed but little
ding on the lower levee, while at the
pper one the Ouachita River packet
overnor Allen seemed 90 be the
bject Of attraction. The Allen had
very good trip Of both passengers
I'D freight.
FOR SALE.
NOR SALE MAIN
STREET PROPERTY npf8ndfh
mated on the west corner of Main and
xth Streets, fronting l5M feet on Main