The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-01
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Business was rather dull yesterday,
and the port list up to Bpm. was very
light. with no arrivals but the regular
packets......."The Hartford arrived
from Louisville and at once COM
menced loading for Green River. and
was filing up rapidly......The Quick
step was receiving slowly, and there
appeared to be prevalent scarcity of
freight. but an improvement might be
expected after noon as usual......The
Fayette brought in full cargo of to.
bacco-over 100 hogsheads......."......
The Pine Bluff had a nice trip from
the coast above.........The Aid, re
markable looking craft. passed down
at noon. She had a double hull with
center wheel like a propeller. We
had her history. but have mislaid it.
.........Island No. 10. rendered his
torical during the late war by the
siege it sustained, it is said is rapidly
passing away. 1t is being cut down
very fast, and the indications are that
when the next high water shall have
passed on to the gulf. Island No. 10
will be no more..............A preacher
stepped up to the Captain Of steam
boat at Cincinnati few days ago. and
inquired the fare to Louisville.
Three dollars and half" replied
the skipper politely. "WelI, but l
am a preacher of the gospel" re-
marked the questioner. "Oh, WE'LL"
said the Captain, deliberately, we
won't charge you any more on that
account. ".........The Lawrence had
fair trip. She lows barge which she
will load with iron ore.......The Kate
Putnam had an excellent trip. Capt.
Ed. Evans hardly expects to get to
Pittsburg until there is a rise in the
ri. er......Tbe Tarascon had a moder-
ate trip.
GIoanfDgs from Our Exchanges.
PTrTsBURe.-The Commercial OF Tuesday
says:
The marks last evening indicated two
feet. There is, however, At least thirty
inches from here, as the Julia No. ar
rived drawing tweutY-eight inches. The
Emma Logan has entered the Wheeling
trade.
CNCINNATI-The Commercial of We'd
nesday says:
Captain Andy Robinson, Jr.. and Capt.
James Collins, yesterday sold the Glasgow
to Captain b. q. Levi, for the Louisville
and Arkansas River trade, for $4,000. Cap
tain Robinson raised steam on the Gla--
gov and departed for Louisville last night
TO deliver her TO her new OWners-the
Louisville merchants who have recently
puf released tue LeClRire, II. O. Gray and
PINK Marble, to ply between Louisville
and Arkansas and Tennessee r vers, with
the hope OF increasing the trade Of that
There is a marked difference In Cincin-
natl and Louisville in this respect While
Louisville fosters her river Interest, Gin
cinnau merchants do ali they can 10 cut
down rates, regardless OF home boats.
Tbere is another sale on the tapis, which
will probably be contaminated on Satur-
day, Capts. Robinson and Collins having
barga1ned with Capt sweeney for the 81.
Her new owners design placiD g her in the
Cincinnati aud PItt-Durg trade. She is a
large side-Wheel steamer, and a RATHER Tor
A Beautifully modelled six-oared row
boat, built by sam. COfhtr, tie builder or
the graceful Glaucus, was shipped to
club IN Nashville, yesterday, on the Law
renee. It cost $3.50, and Is 40 feet long, AZ
inch beam and IS inches depth OF ho.d.
Capt. A. byers, clerk OF the ArmaQtllO,
lost his sister In CoviBgton, YESTERDAY
She died during the afternoon, after a long
and severe illness. This bereavement wi
prevent him from going TO New Orleans
this trip on the ArmadillO.
The Enquirer says:
On the last trip Of tae Viola Belle from
st. Louis to Fort Benton, the crew killed
tour buffslos, three antelopes, two elks and
two deer.
The Louisville and Hend erson packet
Palestine goes on the docks for thorough
overhauiing. The Rose H1Le takes her
place in The trade.
The Times Of Wednesday evening says:
Thirteen thousand doll rs was the price
paid Tor tue Glasgow. Purchasers Tor sell
lerE) generally elevate the figures a thous-
and or TWO Ia the first report.
We are not sorry TO see parties from
other points buying our smaller class
of boats; we will soon need a much
larger and finer ciaSs of boats, and can
build as fast as the old stock can be dis
posed Of
We congratulate our river friends and
ourselves. upon the cOmpletion OF the up
per wharf building.
What building is it2