The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-30

I ~ Heh 0AO1EmH AEEG Oh LnH "A nnI
} Laurie, and will be speedily repaire,
by Dumont, and sent up to her to day
by the same packet.
In 1904 or 1905 Messrs. McLaughlir
and John Carlisle ran two fatboats
loaded with corn and -four out Of the
Scioto River, bound for New Orleans,
John Waddle, then a young man OF
seventeen years of age, went ne
supercargo." John Briney. ST..
grandfather Of Elias Briney, at pres.
ent resident of Chillicothe, Ohio.
with John Cryder, were the pilots
Ia 1907 james & Mccoy started two
boats loaded with pork for New Or
leans, from whence 70 shipped TO
Havana, Thoe. James going as master
and owner, John Cryder. with John
RenshaW, being the pilots out of
the Scioto. These were the first fat
boats ever sent out of the river. For
many years afterward quite a number
were built in Chillieothe. and the old
boat yard" on the bank of the
river, presented a busy scene in the
Winter months, as large numbers oe
woTkmen were engaged On boats, gen.
orally under tho superintendent of
james Binnemore, hurrying up their
work in time for the annual Spring
rise 10 the river.
John McCarty, Esq, who recently
received the domination to a Circuit |
y udgshlp In Indiana. was formerly a
Louisville and New Orleans pilot.
All the officers Of the j. M. White /
are dead. except the second engineer.
who is a resident of Galena, III.
Captain Converse, who commapded |
the j. NJ. White at the time she
made her famous run, died ia 1859.
We have the following news from
the Upper Missouri The Nick Wall
left Fort Benton on the 29th of last
month. She ran upon a sand bar AZ
Spread Eagle Point, and was detained
there for thirteen days, ten DAYS Of
which she was on the dry sand. A
canal was shoveled arouRd her by the
crew and passengers, aud a rise of
eleven inches on the 18th inst. re-
leased her from the bar. She brought
l5,OOO dry hides, and bad sixty four
deck passengers. At Fort Randall
she was sigualed by a soldier with
white handkerchief, from shore. In
answer to the signal she began to
move toward shore, but before she
touched the bank cannon shot was
ired into her, the ball passing be-
tween a fireman and passenger, and
edged 10 coal box. The officer at
he Fort refused to make any explain
ltion, but justified the soldier in the
outrage.
The Gazette says:
The new shaft of the Sam j. Hale !
vas placed in position yesterday by
lsing the crane of the wrecking boat
|. (. Eckert. 1t weighs about ten
ons.
The I. Z. EckeTt went down to the
wreck of the Swallow yesterday to I
esume operations.
Captain Henry u. Hart, yesterday
purchased Of the -..erwriters the Z
of the sunken Kenton, for
j 600 Any one who would like TO
,uild for this machinery for the Red
liver trade can correspond with Cap
ain Hart.
The Enquirer SAYS
Captain II. u. Hart yesterday pur-
hased of the Underwriters of this
lty the machinery of the suuken
lenton for 81 1000. Capt. Hart will
Immediately contract 10 build a boat :
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The Times of Tuesday evening
lys: d
The steamer Glasgow was sold this
corning by Captain Andy Robinson
II $l5 900 to the Louisville and AR. Ia
ansas River Packet Company. rc
Mr.. j. ii. Hilker, Of the river de- q
artment of the VoLksfreund, was y
resented this morning with an ele-
mt pair of iron bound spectacles, BY c,
al. Scott, of the steamer Gen. Buell.. b.
the present by a few 81
remarks, to which Herr =
enry responded In bis usual happy y
in. And the lager flowed freely.
The Chronicle says: Sc
Captain Charles Il. Hinde has sold er
s mammoth two-story wharf boat, s Se
hich has just been completed at Me. 70
opolis. Ills, to Captain j. M. Phil dc
Ds, who has been engaged In wharf
Eating at Cairo for several years
st. TT
LoUIsvnLE-The Courier Journal Il
Tuesday says 81
The Cincinnati Mail Line Coz ,any q
doing a splendid freight and PAS Is
nger business. The Buell. and Ly- an
, both had full trips yesterday. er,
The feet of tow boats that left here res
st week with lows of coal for the ciI
wer markets are reported to have Dr
cared the Ohio River all o. K. G SSa
The Norman on her way up yester- CIR
y stopped at the cement mills and | az
ok on 400 barrels of cement. and /
ssed up at PM, en- route for Gin L22
matt. Ho
We are informed that a gentleman y
this city is anxious to bet $4,000 "a
1t the Robert e. Lee, on her up LIE.
p, will beat the Natchez's time to o1R
cksburg. s
A special dispatch to the Courier Ine
urnal, from Capt. Charley Schultz, Q
led Memphis, juno 9th, 10 A. NJ, -
8 the steamer Virginia will arrive \
ednesday night, full of people. She =
5 detained two nights by fog.
The Natchez was we'll received by
citizens of st. Louis. Captain \
athers expresses himself highly
titled with the courtesies extended IT
d. His boat was not charged any
aTfage or agency, and be got all the %
ight he could carry. Himself and e99
W enjoyed the freedom Of the city.
II. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Tues. sta y
says: ron
yesterday was the hottest day of the
T by about three degrees. The no
during a portion of the forenoon, ND
overcast with clouds, but no rain Psie
le from them although it was earn Ma
y prayed for. 0 0e5,
he presumption that the river Will biIil
idIv decline saauoe EbaIv IN he re- ! eraI
- = 0iu3 AAASiy ~ | leps
eo mere, mas become acceierateu CAPS
.bOut the rate of seven inches Der by
+. The water to Keokuk is now she