The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-23


Capt Pete Murray, commander 81 "a,
Day steamer Ocean Wave dieH Ruddarf,
az Mobile on Thuraday, of bilious colo.
gence yesterday from Memphis mat IN
x. II. Walt had broken one or her vince
aanges and plumber block. DUmont 4
e1 70 Memphis br me Silver Moon. Cant
MoodDuin will aiso wilt Momphisiu 8
Yesterday, 40 n A A1., while the Madiaon
Pachss g. a. Dumont was making a innd-
dng ~ LaWrenceburgi ono Of the colored
@ ~ nanas, aamed HICKS, accidentally
Ieli overheard and was drowned before
ahsiisJaneo could DO rendered. He resided
In Cincinnati.
The Gaaette says.
TIE MEX Lcngworth, which leaves
i Louisviild for New Orlenha Ia 4 aveninr.
has 100 hhds. Tobacco for Liverpool, Eng
/ The Norman had n good trip for Evans
/ yilles intending $50 bbis. bone dust Tor New
/ Albany which she took aboard at the
/ easement also for 800 bbIa. potatoes al
hlslnE sun, for New Orleans, which size rs
~ lDetty 10 reshtp on any boat She ple0aea
The Times says:
Captain Mnhleman reports that the Up-
per Onlo - chmbinG the banks at q fearful
rate. All the Side streams are pouring cut
MusktnRumi 6eiota, Big and Little fn-
Junss" ana every tributary. The knmmwMm
is running across the river with nrmnt
force, and the salt men fear an overflow of
their works.
The ship carpenters and oaulrarg Of the
for q per day.
The oaronsslt OF Thursday egonine
says:
The Cincinnati and Memphis packet
from the line and load Tor New 6risans
The four boats remaining ia the line are
deemed gunielent for the business daring
The Armadfiio left Little Rock vaafardav
for CINCINNATI, Az we learn by dispatch
t N5sdsl Apt NV. seo. VOL riot james
boat at Memphis, and bring her up. There
is q good stage Of water in the Arknnaaas
and boats that have been laid up On ao-
count Of low water ia thai atrgam are gu
on the move Ihe Goioasat ana Nile
day. The Nightingale and Ameriea, from
this port, are on the way u their damtimn-
ton, and will BIO returning soon.
LoUIsvILLE. - the Courfer-JoHrsal Of
Thursday saysi
The Louisville and Portland canal ygaa
com plet ted Ia 1880 by d com Damv uhartafed
by the State OF Kentucky. Tue Govern
ment was stockholdor to the amount %
In eleven years 20 gbaT.8le. From 1880 To
1859 the income was used - buy up stock
owned by private lEdividnniat and since
1859 TO enIRrging and extending the ea-
nal &C.
The work OF enlareement and extension
was commenced ia 1850 aud abandoned fn
1896 for want of funds, altar 8l B8 a08 hmd
been expended for lands and Improve
ment. The cost Of the canal $40 A. stands
was " 1875 o5. IL there had been no war
this sum would have been sufficient to
have completed the work according 90 tha
original pians prepared BY a. n. aepwdems
OF Louisville.
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat OF Thusradny
Says
The decline 20 far has been steady, and
amounts TO about six inches per day. The
weather ~ delightful. 1t Is the most ia
woFabie defortpttOm for the loading Of
steamers or bargea, but owners OF fommmRn
are not In the htteat frame Of mind uuHat-
BILE 90 ADMIRE the beauties OF umtur8t
when shippers have 80 mueh the ndWans
tage that -four ta taken to New Orleans al
the rate OF nvo or six barrels for q hmllmr,
No profit TO tbs carrier can result from
such a rate OF freight. IL the barge come
pany can do IT. and iives NO stronger proof
would 90 needed that there il great danger
OF steamboat transportation between Stf
Louis and New Orleans being hupnrce0e@
by the barge system
The Richmond Is Off the docks end viii
leave for New orleans early next week.
Capt Greene informs ua ahe Is being rec
painted AL over and Will eclipse her ioFna-
or self in beauty.
Does her hair curl