The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-20

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f her new smoke stacks, and leaves the oifF
! wharf for Memphis on Sunday -e
i : "a distressing accident occurred On the
4 Moll1e McfAkes Monday night 5usn below
Rock Island. One or her cgiiader.heads
/ was blown out, severely Bealalna tha en-
glneer and badly iDjuring three other per-
The Times OF Thursday evening savss
Cur Cincinnati pilots are finding. many
OF them, engagements from other borfH.
dde sac s6efs spoEe are again giving
The fog season appears to have set I'M
throwing the packets out or time.
LOUISVILLE - The Courter-JouFnag Of
Thursday says:
Capt. Bowers Will be down this mornfna
from Clnclnnatt, with his favOrlte lnatfua
xnen,Sf, the callopesR Tor the Nick Long
Capt VIM. Aetealg first clerk of fha
Arkansas river packet r. q. GRAY. We nns
aeLsstanai Is quite sick 81 his home tn Cow
The coal Boat sunk at Rising sun last
week by the General Lyle has not been
raised. 1t and contents have been sold Tor
will stand the brunt % / he loss.
The following boats we're at the Port.
land wharf and In the BEND yesterday
evening, viz: Armad1u0, Emma Floyd.
Lorenas Wauantta, Nick Longwofth, Yir@
Rinias II. 9. Gray Glasgow, Rose Hltes
Mary Houston Fink Narble, NMnhnmnB.
Kate Putnam. Sam. j. Hale, Le0nldas.
Argosyt A. i. White. bertha. Mfmmania
Leolaire aud Iberia The y. w. atraders
A%~AAAAA~4N+
Captain John "A. Robinson contracted
yesterday for a steam beat for gh@ Green
and Barren River Packet Company to rum
between Bowling Green End EwmmmWlA66.
Her dimensions are I'D iset ia length over
all, rs feet BEAM ~ feet moor ana feet
depth OF hold, with two l5.inch cylinders
feet stroke, two boilers ~ feet l0nw AND 40
inches In dam eter, wheel Us feet im dtnm-
eter and % feet lennth on 1ucKntR. She VIII
have steam capstans. freight~ho STEERS, esus
She viii have futs length cabin with 18
vsrtrW IN aH n4F 80 hm HeaH
furnished i toe best style. Captain DAM
Richards builds tine hui, MoCiarHn a. Co.
va efe aPS geP3 Bssls q lha
The elegant freight tnft passenger steam
or Nick LongwOrtht after having under
again loading for New Orleans AS she
lies al the Portland wharf she presents
We must congratulate Capt. Hates on tha
taste he has displayed ia preparing his
boat for the accommodation OF hia mumeF-
Gus friends. The painting OF the boat hhg
been done in truly an artistic STYLE and
reflects credit on the contractor @m. o..
Louisville. The job Of paintInn viii
compare favOrably with any job that has
ever been done around ne falls. ln aadis
ton 20 the repafntlngs Captain Hates has
had her thoroughly and completely over
hauled both inside and out. Every plank
and timber that was in the least detective
has been replaced with new. Her ma9ht-
merry has been infinitely tnap by the
proper officials aud pronounced 20 pa in q
No. condition. In g. word the Long
worth is to-day in better condition and
more superior boat than she was two years
ago.
PADUcAHs-The RenMckfas OF Tuesday
says;
Two gteamboats were sold yesterday
at this place al public auction Ihe
Lewellin, belonging % Capt. Leaiey W@E9s
cash. The Tallsmhns belonging 60 the
Nashville and Cairo Packet Company
was bought by Captain Wiley AimmH aor
90 RSl cash. The IaiiEmMu was said 90 MN
sT. LoUIs.-The Democrat CT Thursday
says;
weather clear. warm and dry. River
declfn ings fell four inches Tuesday night
aud altogether the fan amounts 90 near
one foot. There has been Q considerable
rise In the Lower Illinois. Upper Mieaia~
sippt falling ct all points; rapidly below
Reokuk. IC IS very low and troublesome
above Hastings, and boats are constantly
suffering delay on the bars. Bnsineas On
our wharf exhibits fair activity Tor bAa
season, and an early Improvement g GER
the river is going fright down"
Captain David Hiner, Of the defunct
lower Ohio packet Revolution, was in the
city yeste1 day. He will 90 up the North
Missouri railroad and viii pass ~ while
an the tine farm recently acquired by hia
son CUR. The old man win shortly locate
permanently at the seat o. empire ~.
Louis.
NEW oRLEAHs-The Times OF Monday
says;
The weather yebberaay w. et sS35 ~
1ne, With q fine breeze stirring through
ont. which rendered the day Tar more
pleasant than could be expected.
Business on tho landing for the ueGtn~
ming or the week was OF a moderate mas
ture. The coast packets appeared 90 kaEa
very well IA freight; also the Red RIVER
packets. There was but one departure the
W. Fl Pike, for Bayou Sara. To-day sever
al packets will leave port when 10 ia c-f~
pected that unuGt al activity Will pc uAt~
played.
The river at this port continues TO 9alls
and is now l2 feet inches below high
water mark OF 1862.