The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-22


} DIT that Hon. Judge Harvey CaHett.
? Of Eddyville, Ky, will lead
. to the altar hymeneaI dur
ing the holidays one Of Ken
tucky's faireat daughters. All rigHt,
Judge. We shall offer no demurrer,
or offer no stay of proceedings. though
we shall sympathize with Jim Baltic in
the probable decline in Robertson
County" ........The Fayetie, yesterday
brought up twenty hogsheads Of to
baoco, and about 100 dead hogs
each one possessing q hogshead. She
was also full of people.........Mr. John
Sinzich returned from Cincinnati on
Tuesday at noon. DR. Kennedy was
expected yesterday or last night. He
isstill negotiating for the Z. w .Strader
Captain Stein has gone 10 S. Louis
to look after the Strader.....A Mem
phis dispatch Of the 19sh says that
the Minnie, just after leaving that
port, with 1,609 bales Of cotton for
this port, struck a hidden obstruction.
twelve miles above and started her
butts and seams. causing her TO take
water badly. With the assistance Of
thesLittle Alps siphon pumps she
was kept afoat, and toWed back to
Memphis. where a protest was entered
before Notary Boughner...., .............
Our dispatches to-day bring the news
Of tn G total loss Of the fire steamer
Nick Wall. BY striking a snag at
Grand Lake, on the Mississippi on
Sunday night. The accident involved
a large loss of life.
GHeRn1ngs from Our Exchanges
PITTsBURa.-The Commercial Of
Monday says:
The marks last evening indicated
five feet eleven inches and falling
slowly. We had a light fall of snow
on Saturday evening. Trade on the
landing was moderately active SatUE-
day.
HERE is AN ITEM DESERVING or
WIDE CIRCULATIoN.-The 3 600 ton
steamer Thompson Dean, called nam
moth because of her huge proper
tions, has never been aground, nor
had TO Tighten over bars, shoals or
rapids. She was built TWO OF three
years ago for the st. Louis and New
Orleans trade, and Capt. Pepper has
never yet backed her out without
having on board all 4ha freight he
wanted, "Them's the boats that
pays" as old Captain Billy Forsyth
was once heard to remark; but in his
days there were no such vast steamers
as the Thompson Dean upon the
Western waters.
CINoINNATI.-The Commercial Of
Tuesday says:
The inclement weather retarded
shipments yesterday, yet the short
local packets arrived and departed
with fair trips, while the southern
bound packets made good substantial
freight engagements.
The wind was high and furious last
night, perfect gale on the river, and
hard on the acres of coal under way
and arriving here During Saturday
night, the Grand Lake No. 2 ran into
the bank above Millersp0rt, sinking
two of her barges. The coal belonged
to Miller, Of Pittsburg, and was des-
tine dior Louisville.
w. u. Gibson & Co., Of Aurora, In
diana, ship 5000 empty oil barrels to
Allegheny River tomorrow. This
one firm shipped from October 10 to
December 5, serenity thousand barrels
to the oil refaeries on Allegheny
River. This is an item eff river trade
not recorded in the annals Of our
Chamber Of Commerce. An aquatic
friend at our elbow is anxious for rail-
roaders to make an estimate of the
number of cars it would take to con-
Yey 10000 barrels.
The Silver Moon came down to the
levee yesterday. and will follow the
Minneola TO Memphis, leaving on Sat-
uFday.
The Charmer has Withdrawn from
the Marietta trade, and will run from
here to Evansville In connection with
the Bermuda. The Charmer will
leave every Wednesday and the Ber-
muda every Saturday.
DR.. ID. FL. Kennedy, late of the Nor
man, is still at the Metropolitan. He
has not yet purchased the p. w.
Strader. Captain A. Stein has gone
to st. Louis 10 look after the Strader,
as ice is expected at that point.
The. Gazette says:
Captain William Strong is coming
here on the Brill, from Nashville, 60
purchase a packet for the Nashville
and Paducah trade.
On the night of the 22l Of Febru-
airy last the Champion sunk G coal
barge near the mouth of Mill Creek,
which belonged TO John COchnoWer,
and for which the owners Of the
Champion had to pay. Pilot Jonas
Myers was at the wheel. Last Friday
John a. Williamson and others, own
ers Of the Champion, brought suit in
the Superior Court Of this city against
Jonas Myers for the amount of the
assessed loss-SI, 300, and interest.
The case will fix the liability Of pilots,
regularly licensed By the government,
and for that reason will p ossess much
interest.
Captain Chariss Defour. formerly
pilot on the United States Mail Line
steamer General Lytle, will take per-
manent command of the United
States, the hands0mest steamer in the
line. Captain ID. is one Of the oldest
pilots in the line, and is known as a
gentleman In every sense of the word.
Although an old steamboatman, he is
but q young man, and was but recently
married. The patrons of the line will
find Captain ID. all that they desire
a good pilot, man of clear judgment
and clear eyesight, and perfect gem
tleman.
We can not let this subject 90 with
out q few words for Captain r. MI.
Wade. Heis one of the oldest steam
b0atmen in the West. He quits the
United States 20 take command of
the Robert Mitchell, In the Cinein-
matt and New Orleans trade. Every
body along shore from here to Louis
Vile will miss him. He is the best
steamboatman in the West. Indeed,
he has been qppr0pria lely named
"0ld CROMWELL because his will was
always iron; and an iron viii is some
times better than "a iron hull. We
remember a time, but little more than
two years ago, when Captain Wade's
cool and clear head, and imperative
mood, saved both lives aud property.
If he docs not succeed in the New
Orleans trade it will not be bis fault.
"0id Cromwell has our best wishes.
God bless him.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier Journal
Of Tuesday says:
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