The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-18
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For several weeks past sc has been
known ~ 2 lew outside % those most tn-
teres5ed In the matter that the various
packet comp anieg Of this city and Louis
vile, whose lines extend @Guth. were trv-
Ing 70 agFee upon some Rehama ~ which
20 regulate the business OF the tramapcria-
ton of freight between themsaives and
the various yaitroad companies with
which they connect or with which they
were likely 10 do business. THE matter
has nearly been brought 10 q head. a
written contract has been drawn up, and
has received the signature Of an unnu-
thOrized representative Of every Southern
line having its terminus here except one.
and VIII be presented shortly % two CONE
panles having Southern lines Terminating
at Louisville. The following signatures
are already attached. q. q Pearee, Press
ldent cincinnati y LouiaVtte u. g. Mail
Lines II. a. ones, President Memphis g
Cincinnati Packet ComUamys 81. ID Park
err secretary Nashville 81 Cincinnati
Packet Company James 8. VIE, Super
intendeut CinclnuBtf Cd New Orleans
Packet Company. AS yet. the Cincinnati
e. Arkansas River Packet Company ts not
il viii be. Tins Louisville q evansville
United States Mall Line, and the LOUIS
Vile Il New Orleans PacAet Company
BY their proper officers. Under the
terms OF the agreement the assoc
citation viii continue in force uV@
years from the date OF the instrument
date not yet filed I'M, unless sooner disc
solved at the request o. q majority oL ita
Cincinnati, but there viii be suboHdtnnta
offIcesat otter proper points, To ba under
the control OF the main office. The a8aools
alton will be called the Southwestern
INSTRUMENTATION Company, and as officers
will consist of a President, Secretary ana
ManaEer, the latter odiosr to receive q a4i-
ary the two former 10 receive ne Satisfy
Oficers win be elected annually.
LOUISVILLE - che C9irtersJourna4 Of
Tuesday Says
We regret to learn that Capt. Mllt. "a Kin
has been cGnUneu 10 his room very SICK
The Sea naer Nick I,onnworth win ia
towed over to the Portland wharf this
morning by the toWboat Falls Pilot aud
| Immediately commence receiving for New
| Orleans. She VIII leave positively next
Yesterday evening, whl g the ferry boat
| Nick IlOngworth from her mo0rings b..
/ low New Albany 10 the Portland wharf
1 shaft The Conner then landed the Long
worth &C New Albany % take the place q
4 the MCHRrry.
NEW ALBAEY.-The Ledger OF Monday
evening says;
The landing at Portland is beeomina
very shoal from tue Wasning OF 60 4. y
Il the mouth of the canal SeVefhA poat
have lately grounded while lying az t1t
Portland wharf, and the ferry pohla nav.
/ Encountered some difficulty In coming oul
1 from their dock on that side OF the river
Capt. Irwin thinks the ferry boats vii DO
a.
Rets down 10 low water stage.
ct. LOUIE the Democrat Of Tuesday
Hayas .
hence 10 Cairo deepeneos but ls ia YER
unsettled state. To Quincy there Aa near.
Ak feet OF water In Ahe channel with tnl
| river above falling Glo WY. me ettA4 ne
| Of tbs Missouri also ia Improving. ~
| river was stationary yesterday as w
| nofut but one watcher reported ~ bloWll
falling. Dick Love crossed the MISC y z
s. charles ye s5Jf . frothV Garment. an
| believed lii was rising. Accounts SNOW
GREAT Improvement Yellow Win seven ~
; four inches on Liberty Island baF. Efs -. !
} | rates 80 Nlckbput& ant @se"
iac apt. Green, OF the Rlohmondl arrive
Yesterday morning from memphis V
{ iron Mountain Railroad which he con
siders the quickest and best route yet ~.
| covered. He will have the interior OF tA
| Richmond's cabin reprinted.
Cantafn b ID. PagrGm's great ateamt
for die ST Louis and New orleans AtAu
4 viii be launched 70 about mohth lLoi
IN New NO ORLEANS The times Of satuFdl
= says: ..,.
2 The weather yesterday opened Win
. | cloudy sky and an extreme eloso -
/ VghIeIG prevailed mp TO nOOns Wnen y AA4l
ID sboyvaf feiI, cooling the temperature 70
considerable extent we @ts0 -
couple Of showers a1td ll5 ~ Seeterfiav y
very small compared % the tp4n41t "A
" OF the week. j., a,t
None OF those packets appear " " ~
.nvfhfn~ worthy of note. HreiRhta FOR Q
a | fributaries wP~- never known 20 Ds
u scarce as they ure at pseaents ana 49, 49,
a | trade soon reViveB many OF the islb N5
~ naeFets OF the Ked RIVER trade VIZ
AZ forced, under the present clre4liAhA'-At9
= | 10 retire for the want Of DahlEes9s
~ The Times Of Sunday evening Says
}. TIRE weather throughout the greater III
~ vgaferday was OF 81 very ulahBKes@
~ nature; the sky from an early hour y
dark and cloudy ana AZ ~ An. 2 81
rain fell, which rendered the DhAAhea
- the day dnything but pleasant IL.
business on the audtug Tor the las.
Il ttsa week was more active than on Rug
the preceding days. There were ko1'
10 number OF departures.