The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-02

amids Of Egypt.
Gleanings from our Exchange.
PITrsBURe.-A recent number OF the
C0s1n1eYctaEsays;
1 Aid is the name or new boat. or rather
| two bulls Joined together BY the deck. az
| tended, as her name Indicates n ffslf1ir
I beats in distress. The hullf were built al
Elizabeth, lR5 feet long, IA feet halls and n
span Of IA feet for the wheel being ~ fsef
over all. Engines building by jas. Heea.
| Cylinders IA inches IN diameter. ~ feed
stroke; boilers, 20 Inches ia diameter.
The Aid will be commanded by CaBfain
John +. Graham. This boat is owned one-
half DT Commodore Jacobs. and the ball
ance in st. Louis. She will be located On
the Mississippi, but will 60 wherever her
services are required.
The Commercial Of "wednesday saws.
The marks last evening Indicated two
feet and about on a Btand. The only Dc.
parture yesterday was the Julia Mo- FOR
Ianesville; - IS somewhat uncertain
The boat9 on the slackWater continue 10
make their trips regularly.
CINoINNATI-The Commercial Of Thurs-
day says;
The stem band for Cheuoweth's new
steamer Foster named after the New AID
the Alaska. Capt. Hy Reanner contracted
with Tom. Jones, the gculptor for her
ngurehead while here, ~ few days siaca.
Bets were freely made on Change, yes
terday, that the Alaska will make more
time from New Orleans TO Cairo than
either the Robert X. Lee or Natehez on
their race, which commences at New or
leans to-day al Pm. Capt. Frank Rich
ardson and Com ]. 3. Wise are referees IA
the matter of the Alaqkais time.
w. Taylor Pate, Of Patriot, was In the
city yesterday. Having forgotten to bring
along one of his um bTellas, he returned
home previous to the storm.
The Tennessee River between Knoxville
and Stevenson still maintains a high
boating stage. Old steamboatmen say the
high water In that river is UNPARALLELED
in the annals OF the past.
The Gazette says;
The Emma Floyd will return to Nash
vile on saturday, and viii be the last
boat for that point this season.
The Veteran, a harbor toWboat met
with an accident yesterday morning
which will lay her up for rev DAYS. bnt
fortunately injured nobody. When oppo-
site the Marine Railway, she blew ONT a
cylinder head, cracked her cylinder and
ran through herself generally.
The Chronicle Of Thursday says:
Considerable rain fell yesterday after
noon. This morning the weather IS hot
soon.
have had is clear days, On which rain
fell, and cloudy
After quoting our structures on the new
wharf ordinance, the Times says:
We decidedly agree with The JoURNAL.
No river city but will lose ten dollars ia
is gained by charging boats more wharf
age than viii keep wharf In business
order. IL Is not only ghOrt-sighted and
damaging to the trade of any town doing
so. but an imposition on Western COM
The departure of a small craft loaded
with telegraph wire, creates some COM
ment. IL is supF 0sed that MT. Stephen
son, of the CATTLE Is posted, as he intends
getting the race between the Natchcz and
and Lee by innings. The suspicious craft
is prabably to lay a submarine cable from
Cairo down, which reporters will tap with
batteries along the line TO signal the news.
LOUISVILLE. - The CoUrer-Journal Of
Thursday says:
Capt. @. d. Conway. late OF the Marble
City, will command the new 81. Louis
and Vicksburg packet, City of Vicksburg,
which will soon be completed at this
The present rise in the Mississippi win.
In all probability, he sufficient 20 enable
the Carrie V. KOuntz to geg Off the bar
where she has been so long.
The Glasgow arrived yesterday and was
turned over TO her new purchaser. After
some repairs, she VIII be placed Ia TIA
Louisville and White River trade.
The Commercial says
Captain Lea Crane returned home yes
terday on the steamer Cham pion, after an
absence OfseVeral weeks. He took charge
OF the office OF the Molne Ebert, that left
here ten days ago, and Went as far as PiLtEu
yard, and he returned by rah TO Cincln-
NATL thence by the Champion. He was
met by q most OF friends and warmly greet
ed on his return, and may no always re
main with as.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat Of Thursday
says:
The river rose here yesterday, havlnRup
to six last evening sWelled about sixteen
inches. Little more OF a rise is expected
here, not enough TO improve the channel
hence TO Cairo.
The Missouri rose at Kansas on satur-
day and was stationary on Monday.
Latest advices are-statlonary do Omaha,
and fell at sioux City Inches In "a hours.
The lower Ohio Is going down rapidly.
That entire river IS on the down grade
and In some places the surface has almost
reached the bottom, The upper Mfssiasip-
pi and Illinois are steadily declining. Rive
heat of the weather undated.
Capt. N. =. Green, OF the Richmond was
about yesterday la his usual robust shape.
He wants iL understood that his steamer,
the magn ihcent Richmond. IS not laid up.
and will follow the olive Branch to New
Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. The Times Of Tuesday
says:
The weather yesterday, Notwithstanding
Its being cloudy DAY, was TOO warm for
comfort, even In The shade We noticed
with their umbrellas, but owing TO the in-
tense heat let down by Old SOL they were
soon compelled to beat a nasty retreat for
some shady resort.
Business on the landing was about as
dull as we have yet witnessed of far this
Bayou Sara and coast packet W s. Pike.
which left at Phi and she appeared TO
have but little freight, while her passenger
list was passab'e.