The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-16

anter gentlemen are anywhere 70 be
found. The Orr Is fast, aud has excellent
accommodations.
For LoUIsVILLE.-The favOrite Morning
Star viii be the mail and express packet
for Louisville at 6 p. n. TO day, and Is adj
mirabiy appointed. Capt. A. 4. Gilmore,
a gentleman OF great experience, COM
mands, and Frank nOughertyand Robert
Dougherty do the honOrs OF tile office, and
are careful, accurate, and obliging. The
Star is one OF the most excellent boats
that grace our wharf, and everything
about her is drst-c ass.
Fox HENDEasJE.-rhe popular aud well
regulated Petr0lia No. 2 leaves for Hen.
derson and way landings promptly altar.
NJ, In charge Of those pleasant and oompe.
tent gentlemen Captain VIM. Cole, A. o.
Durland and Mr.. story.
miscellaneous.
Business was very briflK on the levee
yesterday, thoughthe arrivals were not
numerous.......The RaDidan No. had a
magnificent trip of cotton, over $50 bags
OF peanuts, wagons and miscellaneous
freight, and numerous passen gers, among
the latter several merchants who started
TO Louisville, but after examining stocks
ana prices mere GO1GAn4t0 kAAL LnEV EOuAu
save both time and money by Investing
here.......The Silver Moon had an Inn
mense trip. aud was detained Ia the canal
at Louisville nearly twenty hours......
The IL. Groesbeck also had trouble In
the canal. She received a large quantity
OF freight here, including 60 head Of mules,
belonging to Darrah q Stfth. OF X ocRvilIe.
.........The sam OR brought up a fair trip,
nTu NssaHs
full passenger list. she should have
a big trip out to-day ...... ........
The Edinburgh left in the afternoon with
n magnificent trip, including 15S bales Of
cotton and over 1900 bags OF corn. The
Edinburgh and her officers are already
popular with passengers and sIIppers........
The Petrolia No hal another good tip
up ytsteid ~ ............The Fanny Brandeis,
not being able TO get load az Memphis
last week, came To Cairo light and
turned back with full ioad..................
Remember tie big Louisville Will be he. q
to morrow for New Orleans........The mag
nificent VirginIa left New orleans on Sat.
urday evening, and will be here on Fri.
day.........About no )n yesterday the clouds
vanished and the sun shone out brightly,
beautifully and warmly.
sieAEiugs from oar EAshHsS
CRcINEATI. The Commercial OF Mon
day saysi
Captain Alex Halliday. of the New Or
leans and lied River packet Jennie How
eli, arrived from New Orleans yesterday.
and Will return ia a day or two. lie con-
templates building anO her light-draught
Red River packet here during tile Sum
ner.
The colors OF the Gamers Ia port will
be displayed ~ hal mast on tile ar ival Of
the remains OF the late Captain Martin, OF
the iil-ffbed Maggie H4yg. They are eX-
peeled 10 arrive here this morning by rail,
In charge Of MIR. bravo, the clerK OF the
steamer. They viii be 20 swarded 10 Sis
teTsyiile for inferment.
Owing 10 q deranRemept OF the Thos. 4.
EckerIs machinery, she did not sue ecd
in raising tie swallow on Saturday. She
will probably be raised to-day.
The Dexter is still tied up at New Alba
ny. It is claimed she cOu Il have made
sl5,OOO since her attachment at New Al.
bany.
Empire, IN com mand or Captain Yerkos,
took over $4,000 worth OF orders In two
Liips, ana the Cora 5. claims 70 have taken
on an average OF $4,000 worth Of orders for
six trips, all to Cincinnati.
Died, at Warren, I'll, February 6, In tho
2ith year OF his age, Alfred A., son Of Cap
tain w. II. La.ghtOn. Deceased was taken
sick with typhoid fever while IA discharge
OF his duties as engineer on the Tom Jas
route home.
The C7ryntcic, OF Monday evening,
says:
The Armadillo, from Cincinnati. arrived
at Little Rock ou The Gth instant. The Lit
tie Rock Republican,, OF the 7th, said that
she would turn back from there. on ac-
count Of the low river above, but the same
paper OF the Slh said she was Gin port
waiting Tor rise, That sh may pass on up
Milton, Ky, opposite nadI.on, Ind. has
new whaTfb9at. The Milton people de-
sire a mail landing.
I orrf
Monday says:
The bodies OF Ca plain ID. G. MatIn and
engineer Henry McDcrmof, who lost their
lives by the explosion Of the boilers of the
Inflated steamer Maggie Hays on last FRI
Gay, near Helena were brought 10 the city
yesterday ~ express, on their way TO
their respective families at Pittsburg.
The Commercial says:
The tow boat J. S. Neal. sold a few days
since at Pittsburg, 20 parties In St Louis,
passt down yesterday on her way 20 her
new owners. James DOugherfy aud Dan
Conn. lily were at the wheel.
ST LOUIS. - The Democrat OF Monday
says:
The river Is falling stead ly, but slowly.
Weather colder, dry aud clear. Business
good for the eeasOn-in fact Southern
steamers 10 all poinis are pressed with
freights To their utmost canacitv AIfhough
Hour TO New Orleans Was advanced yes
terday to one dollar per barrel. and other
articles In proportion, the Continental en-
dreds or tons, and fun eng agements were
likewise made for the McGlu There
was also rush OF Rcd River freights,
enough engaged we believe, for the two
shreveport packets, MOuutaIneer and
shreve. A boat left with fun load for
the Arkansas, and a partial cargo was en-
gagged for another, which leaves on
Wednesday.
Messrs. Carter d Conn yesterday bought
one hair interest in the fine stern wheel
steamer Nick Wall, 70. SLIGO
Captain ID. IL. Silver has CONTRACTED with
the CarOndelet Marine Railway Il Dock
Company for large, first class II. Louis
ana New Orleans steamer, the hull CT
which has for some time been partly con-
structed aft er models by the famous builder
constructed e ~ Clally for this hull, and
the steamer viii be completed within 90
days from this date. Her dimensions will
De-iength, 20 feet; beam, 40 feet, and
hold, q feet; cylinders p inches diameter,
3 leet stroke. she Will have n carrying
capacity OF fourteen or fifteen huudrtd
tons.
A compromise has been effected between
the % ners Of the Big Sut flower aud the
Era No. 3, by which the latter WithdraWs
from the Sund9wer River.
NEW ORLEANs.--The Tunes or Friday
says:
The weather Throughout yesterday was
like that OF its predecessor, clear ana nue.
with a bright sunshine. -.
Business ora the landing was more acllye
than that of Weduesday-fhe departures
and arrivals being more nuuISluus, gave
the leVee an MIR OF ACTIVITY unusually
noted Tor q Thursday. We noticed several
Dackets At eifher landing with their
irrigbf unfonched. awaiting a ciearancs
before thev could discharge, while on the
fffer. band eerr8a OF tho PACK cts nfvcrffaaF
ro faave Yesterday were detained lu cone
saauenca OF me blocked up state 0f affairs.
there being NO panR-Way t0 rsceiae bv.
should Lhls continue much logger eur
CITY tOuUcIi VIII be forced 10 nafe hu
extension Of Lhe steamboat iamafng lu
order TO SATISFY Tie reception ~ freight.