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

Notwithstanding a light port list,
which was confined exclusely to the
local packets, business on the levee
Saturday was very fair..".....The Idle
wild arrived at 5:30 AN. with a good
trip, and was receiving largely. She
was caught on her down trip by a
delugiDg shower of rain, as she was
about to cross Cottonwood" that
completely blinded her pilot, who
missed the channel, and she grounded
for an hour. She went into Cairo
fiat on the watcr......The Judge Baker
arrived yesterday morning, Captain,
late Col, d. @. Brooks, commanding
in person. She was receiving largely
for her return trip, and would have all
she could stow, thanks to the energy
of her efficient agent Billy Conant....
The Fayette had, as usual, an excel
lent trip of people and considerable
INSTRUMENTATION Col. Hornbrook,
Surveyor of Customs, we learn that
after the first Of August, Government
will collect from steamboats, forty
cents per man employed upon the
boat, as Hospital fees. Clerks of
steamboats, should make a note Of
this important fact, as Hospital fees
will amount to something hereafter.
...........The Pine Bluff with a moder-
ate trip arrived at l p. NJ. and the
Morning Star at 2 P. NJ, full of people.
............Afte noon, Saturday, indica-
tions we're favorable for rain.
GIeanings from Our Exchanges.
P1rrsBURe.-The Commercial OF Thurs
day says:
The little Chippewa steamer Silas
Wright, which was up at 81. Paul for re-
pairs a lew days siHce, was struck by the
aafe at Reeds landing, at the foot or L1ke
PepIn, on Thursday night, together with q
RAID TO Duraut 8 Hsnferd, of
The boat was upset, her cabin
torn from her huII and hOated down
stream and the hull left lying on its beam
epds The boat is a tota wreck. No lives
were lost. Two naked bodies were found
but were not recognized by any n on the
boa
day says:
ASH AEAIKa GiGIA ~ bh9 0OAVA&4OaA 80 6ELR
at work at his lightning report OF the Big
The Madison Packet @. T. Dumont re-
sumes her trip to Madison tomorrow; pig
mas been locked, tn roughly rep4LLSus
painted, and Iecetyed new hts 80
CANT. w, f, Fuller viii also don MS ne"
Hf Hambleton, boat builder. lost S2g5O9
vortb M lumber prepared Ior s~IsathDO@b
w0rK. by the burning OF mdsttts LII
TTbb4s loss wi not delay bis building con-
LUIS y /, ogaver- as he has made arrange
nnanfs with the Marine ways ior the I'M
Mediate use OF therT sintsan IN y car9
sun9aT5 and mill hands, the majority OF
RRhom owned their dwellings, which were
o%9 Hd9m w. f. Davidson's mammoth
manner John Kyle will be completed in
1--WE weeks. It Is a pity she is not ready TO
descend the falls on h coming swell.
The Gazette says:
One river paper has ceased to exist. The
Grand Era's 1OTch'GghC has been e1tln'
guished.
The Times of Friday evening says;
The Clara Scott brought In q large guam
THY ofsalt from KanahWas "a VIII return
tomorrow noon. Mr.. rhos. Bond IS IN
charge o her freight department..
Tine river here rose four feet last night
and so Unexpectedly as TO suomerge con
siderable freight on the river bank, includ
ing thirty barrels SALT
ToursvILLE. - The C0~UrfeTsJoUTndL o
Friday says;
Another rise in the river is coming, and
are COMPLAINING tsat TN
o~hstfuctiOns in the Indtan cnute are no
vet removed. They say that In conss
rot be taken down by this route Wllhou'
running great RISK. nta cow
! Can't. John "A. P~eckenpaugh, ave CON
mander of the steamer ormap an,
builder of the Mary Miller az This porl