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Iannr Lind Of Tn.naY.

From a letter describing Jenny
Liud's recent appearance in Exeter
Hall. London, we quote the following:
We waited very impatiently through
Herr Goldschmidt's ambitious In
strumeptal Prelude" and through
the first of his jerky choruses. 1t
was not entirely the fog which made
orr ewes see dimly the sweet faced
woman sitting on his left hand; thin
ner, older, sadder, but still with the
same winning, pathetic atmosphere
about every pose, and every express
sion which conquered all hearts TWEEN
ty years ago, disarms all criticism to-
day, and will continue to do so so long
as Jenny Limbs soul dwells in Jenny
Limbs body. If there be such things
as perfect grace of clumsiness, perfect
beauty of comeliness, she has them;
and they are more lasting than the
grace of graeefulness, or the beauty
of good looks As it is with her face,
her movements, her attitudes, so 1t IS
with her voice. Sacred above all it
has lost, il has kept a certain some
thing of such individuality that one
would know it for Jenny Lind's
voice. Tn spite of the husky chest
tones, in spite Of the strained and
hardly reached upper q, there is a
peculiar soul full quality in it which
has been rarely heard on any stage,
except when Jenny Lind has sung.
Critics would say-and, perhaps, by
rules Of art, their assertion can not
be contradicted-that Jenny Lind's
voice is gone. But men and women
are still moved to their hearts depths
by her singing. l believe if she sings
when she is three score years and
ten il will he the same.
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Harper John, lot II, blk /, Bray's Enl...l 70.
Harper John, lot Is, blk l, Bray's En- Il 19.
H8TgraVe, Mrs. Nj b, IoL IL 1sapeIla
Plac6"...u 81.
HIgh, Hannah, lot ii, blk 4, Northeastern
EnIRrGement@...5 30.
Heler, Ernst, lot 3, blk l, Archer's En-
lsrgement...5 IS
Heller, Ernst, lot 4. blk ], Archer's En-
largement...S IS.
Hardeman, David, lot q, blk 4, Rock
wells EnlarEemenL".-4 rs.
Helmerioh, Conrad, lot p, blk 8, fulton
Hel6iing, A nton, 4515 by $50, NV, part of
lot %, Original Plau...l4S IS.
Hurd, Susan z, "a by So, subdv OF lots
IO5 and lt6, Original Pian"..60 10.
Hurd, Susan p, 20 by So, subdy OF Iots
los and los, Original PIan*... 40 s..
Hurd, Susan p, 20 by 81, subdV OF lois
los and 100, Original Plan"-.. l9 81.
Ingle, GaTvtn and Martin, "a adjoining
OF LOT 5, blk /, Ingle's Enlargement...2 20.
Ingle, Garvln and Martin, lot ., DIX l.
Ingle's Enlargement...4 49,
Jarvis, JOhns improvements on bu4ls-
johnson, II E. lot Is, blk 8, Hubbard's
Johnson, ii f. lot IS. blk 8, Hubbard's
Jackson, Abe, lot l6, bIkII, Northeastern
Jones, h P, und 1850 of lot 2lS, Donation
Enfa1 gemenC.--1 73.
Jones, H P, und 1850 oiIot 222. Donation
EnIaTgement...6 as.
Jones, Q 9, und 1880 of lot 2ls, Donation
Enlargement ..2c 40.
Jones, Q &, uno 1850 OF lot %, Donation
Enlargement...I1 30.
Jones, James &, lot lS9, Original PIan9..'
SO Il.
| FntargemeniS...9 A.
Keller, ID q, SW "a of lot l. Lower
| Enlargement"...H 69.
Keller, d c, sW Il OF lot Is, Lower
| Eplargement%...7 80.
Keller. ID @, 3l4 II, W part of lot Il
Lower EnIargement@...45 81
/ Keller, ID &. und 2-3 Of 2S7 It OF out-lot 3
/ Wharf Property...143 81. +,
| Keller, ID u, ind "a OF S9j IT OF out-lot 3
/ Wharf Property...l48 To-
| Keller, d G, 40 #, Hornby's Wharf Prop
| erLy...7i 40.
| Keller, ID Q, lot 8, blkl2 Eastern Enlarge
/ ment"-O 53
Keller. d {, lot 5, blk 10, Eastern Enlarge
/ menU"..l9 81.
Keller, D c, lot s, blk Is. Eastern Enlarge
| menI*...i9 81.
Keller, d q, lots /, 3 3, and 5, blk 10
| Eastern Enlargement%..u 81
| Keller. ID @, lot 8, blk q, Eastern Enlarge
! ment"..2l AZ.
Keller, ID Z, lot ., Carpenters Ffeld.4 II
Keller, ID Z, lot 8, Carpenters Fteld...4 IL
Keller, ID =, 25-lO0 acres, Carpenter
Field"..359 IS.
| Keller, ID q, = GO-lOO acres, Bullshead Prop
| erty.-4l6 so.
Keller, ID G. lot 10, blk p, Eastern En-
7 Iareefn entT..2i AZ
Keller, y e, lot 2, Dix 4 Roclzweli's En-
BarEeme ntE 10 "a.
Keller. p q. CPS hy $50, Sc part. adl lot 2
af 20 Original tlMn --4o fV.
Ae4ief C, ll99 9g lA. ad5 los -l 81 2
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BrahaSa4 Araoella, lot p, blk ., La
Branagan ArabelIa, lot 26, blk %, Lamas-
COL AZ.
Branagan Ar&belIa. lot 81, blk 25. Lamas-
Bauer Henry, 1S4 1T part OF lot II. blk
81, Lamasco* ..l2 81.
Bolnss Alfred, und half of lot 8, blk lib,
Bolnss Alfred, und half of lot 6, blk lib,
GamaSco...2 81.
ByrHeS P, heirs Of lot s. blk I22 La
maScO..4 IS
Byrnes J. P, heirs OF, lot 9, blk 1872, La
maScO...4 6S.
ByrneS J.P., heirs of lot g. blk L FOurt b
Enlal gement..94e
ByrnesJ P, heirs of, lot Z. blk l, Fourth
Enl*...7 81.
Byrnes p. heirs Of lot s. bk l. Fourth
Bowles Edward, lot l. blk A, Fourth En-
largement..l 76
Bowles Edward lot 2 blk A. Fourth En-
Beasley Harriet and Eliza, or of lot 9,
and lots 10 and IL, blk Z, Fourth Enl"...S OF.
burke Fat, lot D, ok 10, Fourth Enlarge
Crawford Williamson, lot 3, blk 81, Stock
Conway Mary, Az feet mid pt of lot II,
Ok 8, Northern Enl"...4 9S.
=, carter Augustus, lot 3. blk z, Shapes En-
Davidson George, heirs of, N half of lot
Z, bk 76, LamaSco*...4 IS
Doia9 Patrick, lot |, block Isl, Lamas-
Dolan Patrick. lot 2, block 152 Lamas-
cO.-.5 Y.
Eagan Ellen, heirs of. lot l, blk 13I, La
masco...ll 20.
Edwards Elizabeth, lot 10, blk ?. North
I'd wards Elizabeth, lot IL, blk 2, North
ern EnI@.50 IA.
EIckmeyer VIM, lot 5, blk IL, sharpe's
| Enlargement. IT.
Gardes John H lot 81 bl 81 LamaSco# -
IS.
Greer w G, lot 6, bl I32, Lamasco.-4 IS
Gilman Chas, heirs OF, lot 80, bl is, Fourth
/ Eul#-2l
Gilman Chas, heirs OF. LOT 20. bl 10, Fourth
Gilman Chas, heirs of, lot 8, hi 3. Greeks
/ ViI.e...4 10.
Gilman-Chas. heirs of, lot 9, bI 3. Greeks.
/ ViiIe..4 10.
Gilman Chas. heirs of, lot 10, bl 3, Greeks
4 yilIe..4 10.
Gilman Chas, heirs OF, lot Ii. bl ). Greeks
/ viIIe.-4 IS.
Hornby Chas, lot 4. blk 5, Northern Eni'
% So
aunter Chas, lot 10. blk 8, Northern Emf
~ 81.
Hunter Chas. lot II, blk s. Northern En-
| 3 ST.
Haynte W L, Lot 81, block %. Lamaso,
Haynie " L, l,ts3, block %, Lamasos
aarilsin Aiat new. iotla, biE p, I.amases
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SKIMMINGS.

rom Josh Billings Farmers' Almanac.] |
A lie IL like a kat, it never Gums |
yu in a straight line.
What il an old bachelor? The |
ro ov a cot bea1stead.
ae tine to be karefulIest il when
hag D hand full ov trumps.
rev learn yure offspring to steal,
axe them beg hard for all that yoL
ve them.
BE kertul how yu soke yure makrel,
20 much sokelng takes the wear out
them.
If a man haint got a we'll balanced
sad. I like tew see him part his hair
he middle.
o. How long kan a goose stand on
ne leg? A. Try it-that's the way
goose found out.
The devil IL mean kuss; he never
cps hiz own promises, but alwuz
axes US keep ours.
II What il the best kure for lazy
a. Milking a COW on the run
a living on the milk.
If [ had mule who wouldn't
ither kick nor bite, should watch
m dredful cluss till / found out
here hiz malice did lie.
When yu see - gees walking iDjun
q, aud toeing in, yu kan deliberately
1t yure last surviving dollar on a
nd Winter.
There is only one good substitute
)r the endearment Of a sister, and
net IL the endearments of some
tLll phelloW's sister.
Love IL sed tev be blind; but l
now lots of phellows In love, who
an see twice as mulch ID their sweet
.n2r,s as | kan.
Thare will he a domestic eclipse
Isis year Visible only to the naked
ye), caused by the new comet Soro-
IL jumping out Of her pasture and
antering around prOmiskuss.
April 13.-To Ezra Push, junior,
p9tent was issued for a one heeled
stocipede. Thisw wise instrumentality
las two handles ew It, ana IS pur.
waded by taking hold Ov the tive
4anrles aud walking between then
9Th a shove motion. IT it WASH t ;
.eloeipede it would be an old fash
0ued WheelbarrOw.
FEBRUARY.-This month has bu
8 days; the extreme kold weathei
hat prevails haz puckered uD tbs
month. Once in four years there /:
big melt, and then the month
wells. and haz 20 days. This month
looked upon az unpleasant; and i
unpleasant for digging out wood
bucks, but for sitting in front ov the
re, and SHINING apples, and throw
~ tho seeds at the gals, it kant b.
Iea The name ov this month is de
jved from an old Chinese word (nOW
.ost). which means e0ndeD1 kotd.
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)A1LY JOURNAL
TT1RSnlY. FERRrARY 10. $50.
; ar. John Bright Appears Before
HIS NnnsEilHnnfs

His Constituents.
stter 10 the n. Y. Tribune by G. W. 81
II you had any doubt about Mr.
lights personal popularity In the
IN he represents, his reception
,uld have dispelled them. A grand
out welcomed the appearance of
well-knowD sturdy figure and
.s5ive face. You have heard, [
re say, that within the last year or
Mr.. Bright's hair and whiskeTs
ew rather suddenly white. There
t time when they might have
called snow-white. Now, wheth-
q0iug into office has made him
ang again, or for whatever other
son. the color has changed back
an to gray. The recess of Parlla-
mt gives him, as itgives othe over
lrked men, a period of rest, and ne
rtainly looked better than when L
st saw him, some three months ago.
is voice, too, was stronger than 1t
IS been of late, yet not strong enough
carry him through the evening
Ia his usual medicine, which, being
surec from a decanter into wine
ass and drank from time to time as
went on, looked very much like
rt wine, as il probably was. There
40 prudishness here about such
.ngs, end / don't know why there
ou.d 10. Mr.. Bright takes what he
eds his throat, and it would
& Gee r to anybody to be surprised
. perhaps some of you over the
Ter lay be. Mr.. Disraeli takes
cna~ aud water in. the House,
apose not for his throat entirely
neither do people trouble them
about that, except when, as
&c OF twice happened, he takes
very little, too much. And
ls4 Mr.. Bright had finished his
esch, a paper of biscuits was
ough. him, which he compOsedly
lnched rs he sat on the platform,
tsning TO Mr.. Dixon, who spoke
cr him.
curiosity, which was on tiptoe be-
e Mr., Bright stood up 10 speak.
forgotten for some minutes In the
ndcrful welcome given him by that
saG multitude-some seven thou
8d or eight thousand people, [
1uld think. Englishmen believe
are the only people who know
20 cheer, which is as much a
ION as the other half OF their pa.
.al creed that they have better
ef lhe1 the rest of the world But
z night they did we'll The audi
in The galleries and on the plat.
-u rose to salute the orator, and
on the floor who were already
lding and could not we'll make
emselves any taller, took it out il
4viue Of hats aud wild hurrahs
lsre was a kind of solidity about
cheering, and the enthusiasm was
cordial that nobody could resist
lug carried away by it, except Mr.
right, perhaps, who, deeply as he
ust have felt it, did not lose that
tiiude Of ease which, in spite of q
ARE that is not graceful, he always
'eser7e5.
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Thas The Treasury Girls ThIak of
IL K H.

OF course, all was anxiety and eX-
,eetatioc 10 the Treasury when 1t was
ghigpere3 around that scion OF roy
nav was Ia the building, and among
ne most ANXIOUS to catch glimpse
we're duo female clerks and employees.
The sta.rways and corridors through
g5ieh ne was expected TO pass were
ined with clerks Of both sexes. and
whiTe the crowd was in waiting nu-
a.evgus we're the sells practiced on
gspscting groups, such as, Here
n. comes" &c. Finally he did
emerge from the Printing Department,
anl his walk from thence to the
Freausurer's office. 10 fact till he got
out Of ghe building, was a sort OF run
the gauntlet arrangement, as far as
tha lu lade Of iBquiring eyes was con-
eel1e1
Is sooa as hewould pass by group
of eapiae females they would draw a
Iope hl th Of relief and then in
8ulee ~ such queer remarks as,
4W2Ii. declare, Is that him? p
clerk here !" We'll,
him why. aiu lie tally
msaecd, aud Sc slim .0h.
al mex ioQki0g though
s. Daesasc hc gcf stamps aaa
m eiehbcrhped ot tH6 cas-
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We also issue certificates for s., 800, bene-
fit, If desired. Forty days grace allowed
for pay fnents of Assessment and Annual
Dues. No restriction on travel or resi-
dencs send for circular. Agents wanted,
to whom a liberal com mission Will be
given. Call on or address ~. n. WHITE,
Manager, tor Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois,
Iowa. Kansas. Ofhce-l9 N. Illinois - =,
Indianapolis, Indiana. }. q. JEW 4 Lis
Odice-No. 10 South second street, Evans
Vile, Indiana, Agent for the counties OF
Vanderburgh, Posey, Gibson, Knox, WSr-
rick aud Spencer. Ie9
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room. while two sh0wV laGias Of The
blonde order were standing Dy tue
side OF our reporter, and INDUCING IN
remarks as to the personal appearance
of Prince Arthur, one Of them pertlY
remarked, Why, he's a light rooster,
amt be ?"- WASHINGTON Star.
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' ISIVN q
Persons from 81 TO 90, inclusive.

Persons from 81 TO 60, inclusive.
Admission SIS co
Annual que . "
As essTnent on death of member. W
In these Divisioos the family or heirs OF
q deceased member receive So for every
certificate in force IN the Division at the
time the death occurs. If the Division Is
full they Tece We IS 900.
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.rous. and may be expensive !:
NIanIfests.

SAM ORR, from Cairo TO Evansville, Feb
ruary s, 1870. -Evansville-M Calm q Co, p
bbls whisky; Gamble 81 Forth, 8 barrels
whisky; q w French, 2 bbls dried fruit;
Gilbert Co, 6 SKIS dried apples; Weldon
Bros q Co, tub tobacco; Martin, Gardner
q Co, bxs l.utt, ! box 1urs, 4 dry hides;
Nm Machen, Ddl bags; Lyon & Mache n,
axes, cad tobacco, g dry hides, SIX feath-
ers; A 6umberts, L SIX feathers, 10 Dir hides,
ES sacks dried fruit, bdls bags, l box furs !;
Topf, Long d Co, bdls ord hiues. barrel
green do.
Enterprise, Ind-J James, 1 trunk.
LouisvilIe-Martin PfaIler, bales hops;
Gambel 81 D1nkelspen, bX furs, bale do.
bdls rags.
aleanImgs from our EzoIlRnE-~
PTTTsBURG. - The Commercial! OF Mon
day says:
The marks last evening Indicated four
feet seven inches and falling. Inc WestttiSs1
was COOL but otherwise pleasant IFaoe
on the landing was dull. FIelsH1s MSA9
scarce.
The steamer darlington {" beat the Major
Anderson Two hours on her Iast Trip TO
Cincinnati. We merely men I1on InS lact,
1be Ciocinnatf repOrterS. IL Is a matter of
no consequence, as the Anderson Will get
used to IL before long
ClTScINegATI. The Commercial of Tues
day says;
Nv order of Colonel ]. N. Macomb. COM
manding U :. Snagooat Department, The
following marks show the position of
the obstacle by which the Lady Gay and
other g or erG we're SUM ~ tbs TfrrfE-
sAppI ktYers =" To pilots lone Eu udrad
eud twenty yards below two iargs cotton
wood trees, you VIII see white boards u8tf-
ed on a snaH t1ee. ON the Illinois Shore
Just astern OF tAe WRECKED steamer Lady
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Persons from SO to so, Inclusive.
rIyIsION c.

Admission fes..............................sls 90
Annual due : w
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$15O,OOO
Capital Prize,
Tickets. FIVE DOLLARS.


Besides the above prizes. there is ONE
prize of $500, TWO OF 81 200 each, and FOUR
of $780, cash, rent money Tor the year 1869,
which gotO the winners of the first seven
prizes, res pectively. Also, all the rent
money Tor 1870, for which good bonds will
be taken, and assigned 10 those drawing
the prizes. Final drawing takes place
JUNE g. 1870, at MASONIC TEMPLE.
LOUISVILLE, ky.
This popular enterprise is Endorsed by
every leading official IN the State of Ken
lucky, and upwards of five hundred OF her
most prominent ci liens.
L. II. LYME, Cashier Farmers Bank,
Henderson, Ky.
Il. b. ALEXANDER, Com ei cIaI Bank,
Louisville, Ky.
HopkinsYIlle, EOpkinsviile, Ky.
JAS. l.. DALLAM, Commercial Bank,
Paducah. KY.
w. b. TYLER, Cashier DEPOSIT Bank,
Greensboro, Ky.
ia26 DIFF
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Hon. H. H. Goodman, President, u. 8.
Naval Judge Ads ocate.
Rev. George A. Hubbell, Vice President,
pastor OF NJ. &. Church, Brooklyn.)
IL. p. Booth, Esq, Treasurer, firm OF
Ward IL Co , lis Wan Street
John F. Dryden, Esq Secretary.
This company has fully compiled with
the laws of Indiana. regulating foreign
you pay for and only pay for whatyou get,
Its plan IS to classify members according
to their age aud amount of benefit desired
as follows:
SINGLE CLASS.
Benefit s5,CO1-Limi 1,CC) members.
DIVISION ONE.
Persons from p to So, inclusive.
Admission W
Annual due D w
Assess Il emit on death of q mem ber.. GO
DIVISION TWO
Persons from SO to so, Inclusive
Annual Que ....-;,., ~
DIVISION THREE.
Persons from 81 to 80, inclusive.
Admission 90
Annual due w
Assessment on de attn of a member. 90
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- ERf9ATS
RAPIDAN No. =.

Capt. LEE HOWELL:
ROB. q. MCMECHAN, Clerk,
Leaves Evansville, as above every MON
DAY, promptly at 4 o cock P. M
The stes mer RAPIDAN No. will run
during the season as above, connecting at
Danville with the L.. @. s. N. Railroad,
and at Johnsonville with the N. q N. w
Railroad, for all points East and West.
Having been thoroughly repaired and re-
furnished throughout, they offer special
Inducements to passengers and shippers
for speed, safety, and comfort.
Orders for pig iron, dressed or undressed
yellow pine lumber, left with our Agent,
will receive prompt attention.
Shippers can rely on this boat leaving
promptly, paying special attention to COT
lectiouS and way business.
For freight or passage apply on board, or
t. WM. H. CONANT,
jaI5 diff Agent.
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GREAT LAND SALE!!
1evtn hich and highly Improved
Ohio River TOblc Farms,
with all their Appur-
tenanceS,

And 5O4 CITY LOTS,
Located in the wealthy County of Hen
derson, Kentucky.
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JOINT GLASS;.


JOINT GLASS.
Benefit S5,OOO-Limit LOCO members.
DIVISION A.
Persons from 20 10 IS, inclusive.
Admission ...,..........sl4 60
Annual due .............. .-.............----. w
"A assessment on death OF a member. 10
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FR.eB& DE Mayo
TE.e8R DE MAE0-"
4 New Perfume Tor the y andkerchtel-
exquisite Delicate. Lasting fragrance.
pHATQN II SON New YORK.
se5a % n druggists AN
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Love IL sed tev be blind; but l
now lots of phellows In love, who
an see twice as mulch IN their sweet
4e2rts IS | kan.
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PBALON,s esPAPaIAN LOTION IS
Fer BeautifyiRg the Skin and Com
pleXiOn.

PHAL<DN,s @sPAPHIAH sOA as'' fol
the Toilet Nursery, and Bath, will not
chan the skin. Price p cents per cake.
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Ihare will he domestic eclipse
his year Visible only to the naked
ye), caused by the new comet Soro-
IL jumping out Of her pasture and
-anfering around prOmiskuss.
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There is only one good substitute
DIP the endearment of a sister, and
net iz the endearments of some
tl.g phelloW'a sister
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-01

were built for the Northern lakes 49, 46e.I4
tons.
To show how inadequate this tonnage
Is to accommodates the traffic that would
come by the river were freight rates low
enough to attract produce, we may state
that, in 1916, the steam tonnage on b
Mississippi and its Tributaries wa 249,O55
tons, or nearly as much as at present. AT
that time it was estimated that other
boats than tsamers existed which added
to the steamboat tonnage 100000 n
As these latter, however, were canal boats
and flats, they were n o 50 effective in
transporting freight. AT that time, how
ever, there were only $500, U0inhabitants
depending upon these watery highways
for communication. Now there is about
double that number Of people in this
valley.
The abolition of the tonnage tax Of thir-
ty cents by the last Congress will remove
an annual burden of $l17, $40 80 from river
vessels. 1t would be well if the national
Representatives would give more attention
to our inland commerce, and seek { o de-
velop the trade of the Mississippi and its
tributaries. This year boat build
ing is progressing more rapidly han
last season, and several changes have been
made in the manner of construction. One
iron steamboat is being completed at
Cincinnati, and another is being contract
ed for. Two iron barges are to be built
soon, and wooden barges have been
already constructed to carry 1900 tons of
freight. s4
These facts Indicate that river men are
awakening 10 the spirit of progress, and
that ere long we shall have TO chronicle a
complete Abandonment of old models and
the present expensive style of building
and running steamboats,. The river trade
will never regain its former gigantic pro-
portions until this change is chronicled.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-01

The operations of this company date
back to January, 1868, when Major John
d. Adams put in the steamers Cleaner
and Centrslia, from Memphis to Little
Rock, nee a week.
On the LIST of July, 1858, the Memphis
and Arkansas River United States Mail
Line was organized with a capital of $780,
This company owned the steamers Clean
or, Centralia, American, Ozark, Van Blu
rem and Fort Smith. There was not BUSH
ness enough then to keep all these boats
pro6tably employed, but the establish
ment of a regular packet line developed a
trade which has grown to be of vast i'm
portance to Memphis.
On the LIST of September, 1865, the Mem
phis and Arkansas River Packet Company
was organized under q charter granted by
the Legislature of the State of Tennessee,
with a capital of 500, 600, and its domieil
at Memphis. Commencing in January,
1868, with two boats, the company
have found it necessary to build
the steamers Thomas III. Allen,
Fort. Gibson, Mary Boyd, Dardanelle,
r. z. Walt and Pat Cleburne, and have
purchased the steamers Ozark, American,
Fort Smith, Van Buren,, w. A. Caldwell,
Natoma, Leni Leoti, Guidon and
Celeste. In order to meet the dem sDds
of the trade, they have now under con-
struction at Cincinnati, a side wheel
steamer as a consort to the Pat Cfeburne.
and at Memphis two slight-draught boats
for the Upper Arkansas river. These
boats are being built by the Memphis
Drv-Dock Company. This company has
carried the United States mails OF the
Arkansas river since January '6S, and
we belive have meyer failed to leave Mem
phis on the mail day advertised. They
have also carried the mail on White river
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Total Tonnage LOS, n, 5G7l 9I5.llS.S9l 392.9al.52
This aggregate is exceedingly small for
the immense traffic of the Mississippi,
and sufficiently accounts for the scarcity
of tonnage last winter.
The total tonnage OF The Northern lakes
is 66l 1868 tons, or nearly 20 per cent.
more than the tonnage of all the Western
rivers. Of this, III, 1872 tons are sailing
vessels, l46, 236 steam vessels, and 2l5,l64
canal boats.
Referring to the table which exhibits
the number of steam vessels built in the
United States during the year ending
June Both, we find that On the Western
rivers 34,576.4l tons were built, or less
than 10 per cent. of the quantity thus ex-
listing, and therefore scarcely sufficient
to repair the annual loss, OF the vessels
built IA were steamboats,, of an aggregate
tonnage Of 1888. SO, and 80 harges of a.
05l,ee tons. During the same period there