The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-19

most accomplished commander ot
the age, and has the renowned Capt
A. Byers in tho ofice....,....s.....
Commodore John A. williamson
instruets US to advertise lhe 6ls
steamer Anna as q regular Tue5
packet between Evansville n3 gtB-
oinnati. She viii leave on her 6r
trip tomorrow at TO a. IL. Captain
Jack Smith commanding. The Anna
is a first class boat......-.Ths Emua
FLOYD will come off the dry dock ta-
day, and leave to- morrow for Ciuoin-
natl. Her steward arrived by che
s. pray On Saturday to ioek after the
commiasariat.
GIeantuEs from Cur Eze
PIT4sBURa.-The Commercial of
Thursday says
The mammoth stern wheeler IL. @,
Yeager, Captain Brady, has arrived
at Cincinnati, and is pronounced g
complete success.
We have seen nothing Of the kind
il the Cincinnati papers.
CINCINNATI.-The Comm
Friday says:
Captain James s. Wise, iu behalf 81
the Nashville Packet Company. re5.
terday purchased the America from
Captains John Kyle and Wash Hon
shell for $4,000. She vii
manded by Captain Ephraim PGsFce,
formerly of the Lawrence, aad IS now
loading, and departs for Nashville Zoe
morrow.
Captain John Earrel. Cap 10 Bob
Wise, DR.. Kennedy and = ea ~lp-
rich, well known in boatlu
are Ia the city, together will
Beasiey, of st. Louis.
The hull Of the old Char
has been purchased from u
II. Hart By Captain y j. u M
$500.
Captain VIM. Strong has
the Brill in the Nashville
cab trade as a semi-WeekIy
st. Louis.
Joe. Mccullough and
way are pilots for the Evan
Memphis packet st. MaTys.
Mr.. George Higglue. who
several trips in the Vince $780,.
on the Anderson, stops of I
resume his position in the o. be- q sHz
Silver Moon, In the Memp
The Chronicle of Friday
says:
The Edinburgh, going dow
ed at Grassy Flats fourte
and last night she was stick She
canal.
Captain Powers Is going a1sl
boat Of the same dimensiO
old Magnolia, for the Chic
Major @. s. Hart will con
new steamer Miriam.
Mr.. A. r.. Singleton has -.
the Office of the Nashyil
Spray.
.LoUHvILLE.--The C03sFit
Of Friday says
Captain Charley Irwin, Of
was in the city yesterday.
The Falls City came ia fl
River yesterday with q big t
The Minneola's chImnegs
ting down broke off at the s
texas was also damaged.
One million two hundred
enty-three thousand bushe
left Pittsburg yesterday To-
vile.
The steamer John Kilgou
purchased By Oaytain b. a
and others, has again return
Louisville and New 0rle p
aud is now q fixture IN tlFe
packet line. She viii be co
by Captain b. a, Oglesby,
be remembered as clerk OF
tona, and afterwards as bu 1
commander Of the steame
and J. H. 0glesby. The
a large side-Wheel steam
fine cabin, well furnl
unusually large and 81
rooms, and can aecommc
hundred passeBg gers with
addition co her aeoomm06
travellers, she Is well ada
freight and stock boat, her
ing extra wide. She has
| lished reputation for being
| She will doubtless prove g
bic acquisition in the line, PEG
| GERS and owners are cIosel y
with the interests OF Louis
Kilgour viii be ofjoered
b. a. Oglesby. CabtaIni
more, Clerk; Capt. VIM.
and W. Nj. Attenboroughs
win Brown, engineer, and g
lope. steward.
ST.. LOUIS. II The Den
Friday says:
River about as il was q
/ vioualy; fell only 2 inch
/ Spencer asserts that durln
/ two weeks the river has not risen one
/ inch. The weather yeste #as
purely Winterish-dry, cold no 1reez-
/ ing. There is ice in QGIney bay ana
/ the river Ia falling at vt. Paul ana
| Keokuk. Doubtless there g very
| heavy ice floating at and below 81.
/ Paul. Among the first items hy te-e-
gram will be the announcement Of
| Lake Perm closed and river frozen
over from there to st. Paul. is-
souri, and Illinois qulescent, ana nol9
about to be spanned with ara ice
| bridge, The Missouri, by -the way
| beyond Sioux City, has been f0E some
| davs frozen over. To Cairo We haFa
SIX feet of water and much more be-
low.
NEW ORLEAEs.-The Irss 81
Tuesday says:
The. weather yesterday was clean
i and bright, with q pleasing EampeEa.
ture. with which the mos aEaotani
could not find fault.
Business on the landing opened
more brisk for Monday than We have
noticed for many weeks past. 9nr lands
ing still grooming under the weight
of grain, sugar, mOlasses aud eo5taa.
and the fresh arrivals fnd i bard
matter to obtain room foe then
! oargoes. One Of the arrivals
vesteI day landed al The new
wharf, foot Of Erato Ssreet 8
discharge her cargo of cotton Should
products continue to come % With
such q rush as during the past week
we do not know where they VII Pc
put, unless the boats find 3 landing
place somewhere within the space q
! the Fourth District. It has aiFsadE
been rumored that one Of our WEST
! ern agents is about TO enc9uras the
idea in the minds Of our city tatheI5
that the foot Of Jackson st set would
: be the most appropriate landing p-ae.
] for Western packets, But gneLae.
! the Council Will agree with hlm OF mol
remains 10 be seen. However ea
, landings for steamboats, arc lnaae
] quate for the reception of the lmmeus
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