The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-31
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Business on the levee yesterday was
moderately fair........The Idlewild did
not arrive until after O'Clock, hav.
ing had an unusually heavy way bust
ness. She had fine freight and pas
seDger trip"......The Leonidas ar
rived early yesterday morning with
all the freight she could carry on the
water. She borrowed barge of the
Emma Floyd, and will be likely to
get out without The
Fayette had fine passenger trip, but
light ireight~......The Mary Miller
and the Sam Orr we're receiving quite
liberally......,.We were made happy
yesterday by a visit from our most es
Unable friend. Captain Alph. Stein,
of the gay and gallant p. w.
Strader, who was in the city
on a flying business trip by rail
He is in fine feather, aud has the
Strader in fine condition, except
her bottom, which he will probably
have overhauled at Mound City
shortly.....A large number Of stran-
gers in the city yesterday visited and
admired the Idlewild. Many of them
had never before seen a steamboat
.........The r. Z. Lee, not being able
to come up the Ohio, will land at
Cairo and leave that port tomorrow
evening, upon the arrival Of the Idle
vida splendid opportunity for pas
sengers and shippers.......~The reef
of the bar in front of the city is be-
coming quite prominent.......We learn
from her agent, Billy Conant, that
the steamer Judge Baker has retired
for the present. Her orders will be
filed to-day by the Idlewild. Ship
pers will please take notice.
GIeantngs from Our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial of Mon
day says:
We met Jesse BurdsaIl on the Ievee yes
terday. He did not leave for st. Louis,
Saturday night, to join The Champion. he
Capt Sedam's new Belfast sports a pair
OF attractive horns on her pilot mouse.
AaUb. smith mas OIQcAcA AlAgJ tDP1 AO4
his new Red River packet ID. l. T1Iiy, SIM
liar to those which ornament the FIofence
Lees ch1mneys.
.Tne John Kyle has a new style aof cabin,
which when competed, Will com pare ia
vorahIv IN point OF beautiful and elaborate
II nish and architecture, II not surpass any
SIMILAR passenger saloon on the Southern
or Western waters. she Will carry more
fraiqbt on less water than any steamer
heretofore constructed, and will have ca
pacity for over 1900 tuns.
The Gazette says:
Capt. Geo. Wolf is loading the stauncb
steamer ArmadilIo at the Portland wharf
for New Orleans, TO leave tomorrow.
Freight Will be received at the Mail Line
WhaIf-ooats at the foot of Vine Ttf eet.
Mr.. W. ID. Armstrong left for Portland
yesterday TO receive the Armadillo. Cap.
tain George Wolf will attend TO the inter-
ests OF the BOAT in this city. Msjor a. p
Armstrong viii be her CHIEF clerk
Captain John A. Williamson Is expected
to arrive home from 5t. Louis this morn-
ing. He has perfected arrangements for a
weekly packet between Portland and Sc.
Louis.
The Armada bursted a steam pine Fri
day morning, while at the Paducah wharf
boat, preparing to depart. Her second en-
giueer, Thus Ware, was somewhat scald-
ed. but IS again ab e TO attend TO his duties.
The Gen. buell. resumed her place in tfae
u. Is. Mail Line on Saturday. The Poto-
mac has laid mp again, ana is changing
her pipes 10 gcape IN the chimneys, with
the hope of improving draft aud enabling
her to maze more steam. She only aver
aged Ito pounds OF steam while IN the
Louisville trade. We understand that the
Potomac will make trip 10 wheeling
this week.