The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-04


CINcINEATI.-The CoH1aleycsal or Wednes-
day says:
Hambleton is getting OF The frame OF
the hull OF the new Mobile and Ohio Rail
road packet to ply between Cairo, Illinois,
and Columbus, KENTUCKY.
The steamship st. Louis, the pioneer
vessel Of the Liverpool and Mississippi
Valley steamship Company, crossed
IL: 80 An, and reached New Orleans the
same evening. she made the passage In
than the Alham bra of the Southern Line.
This is excellent speed for the tl4at trip.
Not long since, while one Of the river
boats was taking on some live Btock among
the lot wac one large gray mule thar re-
fused 10 walk the staging. The mate sung
out TO q roustabout 10 "rwlet his tail ana
he'd come" a coroner's Jury have dCcid.
ed that the man, came TO his death 'by
obeying orders"
Tie engineers appointed by the govern
ment TO look into the bridge question, met
with the committees OF the Common
Council, Board OF Trade, and Chamber OF
Commerce having the matter In charge. at
the SpeL Ger House yesterday. The COM
mtttees explained TO the engineers what
the citizens tad been doing in the matter,
and requested that the engineers lake hold
of the matter at once. The latter made no
promises, bat it rs understood wiIl go TO
work In earnest Immediately. The meet
Ice nalf an inch thick formed in the
sloughs.at Dubuque on the 3lst.
The Gazette says:
u plain W aSu- 1nQEupaOu was a Dab5eu~
ger on the Gen. Ly tie to Louisville last
evening, TO look at the Emperor
Mr.. John James, Sr, went mp on the
Charrner, Monday, 70 observe now she pei-
forms.
The two paragraphs above taken to-
gether are suggestive.
The Tins or Wednesday evening says:
Mr. VIM. Walker, for many reasons past
engaged In the Memphis ana Cincinnati
packet trade IS chief in the freight depart
nent, and lately on the steamer Sam. j
HaIr, hes accepted the appointment Of
General Freight a gent 10 tits city for the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad, with his head
quarters a. No PuDifc Landing,
ID spalches from Memphis dated 1si inst.
say that the celebrated Gaze, Ridgsiy VS..
stes n1er W. r. Arthur, for $1,000 dam
ages for election from the boat, was decid-
Plaintiff appealed 10 a higher court
The Cgtrcnfclc says:
Capt, Ed Evans, OF the Kate Putnam,
Who nobiy refused TO place the american
arbitrator, arrived from Portland this
Lou1syILLE. - The C0vfer-Jo,anGl OF
Wednesday says:
The river was stationary at this point
Yesterday evening, with "A Inches IN the
mass down the Indian Chute, and feet on
PortIaBd Bar. Yesterday opened bright
and cool with tie larges. FROST OF the sea-
son There was every Indication yesfer-
day evening OF dry weather. Business
was very good, and would be much better
The fDe steamer Indiana cleared the
pore OF Kew Orleans Saturday evening, for
Louisville.
Captain 4. Y. Bachelor arrived from
Cincinnati yesterday to take the Edtn-
burgh out She leaves for New Osleans
this evening positively.
Captain BI1nker's new boat, Red Cloud,
is expected down TO go over the falls on
the prege rise.
TIE cotton crop along the Arkansas and
White Rivers Is very fine this season
Nearly ali Of IL so far mas gone to Mem
phIs.
been badly aground and out OF the chan
mel at Rising sun, since Sunday noon.
This is the popular refrain among the
officers, crews and passengers on board the
racing steamboats, s'aWoy down on the
Miss ssippi river:"
For wen give her little more resin
And open her blower wide,
To show them the way 70 Natchezi
Running against the toe.
OH little more resin, de-
A little more pitch ana pine!
Throw in a can Of giy cerlne
And a barrel or tufpentine!