The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-19

excellent steamboat and admirably APP
pointed. Captain ID. II. Kennedy, is her
commander, and Lew Morris and Negley
Rudd are her clerks, and a more afable,
polite an clever trio Of gentlemen could
hardly be found.
IA fseeIIAEeOms.
There was considerable business on the
levee, yesterday, though our port list was
not large.....................The Peytona took q
large amount OF freight, and left before
day ight..................The Quickstep brought
mp a nice trip OF freight an d people............
The Commercial arrived at 10 O'Clock, yes
terday morning. with nearly LOCO bales OF
cotton. She was discharging rapidly with
view to return TO Memphis last night.....
Pie Quickstep was receiving rather slowly
before noon yesterday, but business re-
/ vivad somewhat after dinner....... The
Ruth, a handsome new stern wheeler, for
the Red River trade, passed down al noon
yesterday, barely touching &C the wharf
She had fair trip.......-Captain ]. v.
Throop is having the smoke stacks OF the
Mallie Ragon overhauled. 1.-THE City OF
Quincy has deferred her departure from
Louisville till this evening. She win be
here tomorrow night or Monday morn
ing.
GIeanings from Our Exchauges
PTrrsBURe. The Commercial Of Wednes-
day says;
The marks last evening indicated three
/ feet eight inches and about at a stand
/ The weather curing the day was cool
Trade In the vicinity OF the landing was
/ a good trip.
CNcINEATL-.T The Commercial OF Thurs.
day says;
A meeting of steam boat Captains and
owners was held at the Office OF Commo-
dOre las. 3. Wise, yesterday, and the fOi-
IoUfpg gtearners oF0anIzed into q line Tor
the Cincinnati and New Orleans trade, TO
leave Cincinnati every Wednesday and
except the John III. Groesbeek, and
will ell pass through the canal. John
I'll. Groesbeckt Captain III. Y. Hart; Leon
idas, Captain as. II. Marratia; Emperor,
Capt. Wash. Ihompsoni Wauanita, Capt.
John b. Conway; Alaska, Capt. r. J.
Cakes; ArmadillO, Capt. Geo. Wolf; Belle
Vernon, Capt. Jas. j. Darrah, aBd Lorena,
Capt. sam. Shuman. Capt. w. q. MCCOY /,
superintendent of the southwestern
transportation Company" proposed to
make ARRANGEMENTS with the line 70 give
through receipts over tt, to and from Nee
Orleans, which was declined, the masters
of these steamers preferrlnR to avoid the
responsibilities as intermediate carriers.
Commodore Jas. 3. Wise was appointed
Superintendent OF the "Cinclnnati and
New Orleans Packet Company"
An iron hrm In this city nave contracted
with the Louisville Mail Line, for the
shipment Of quantity OF castings, weigh
ing 200 pounds ea2hi 70 New Orleanat az
81 30 per hundred, or $50 1per ton. The
transfer around the Falls makes the rate
rather steep.
and bought their castings, and saved at
least half the freight, and secured better
castings at lower prices.
The Commercials So. Louis special Of the
Nth sayHi
rr,. = y, 60 r,,,,,,ats. s,,a T4oawter ,-,ors
burned at New Orleans this morning.
Both were owned here. The former was
valued az si5, 900, and insured IN the Enter
prise Company, of Cincinnati, Tor 5000;
Eureka, OF Pittsburg, a ,667; American and
Firemen's, OF Cincinnati, 81 go each; Com.
mercial, Of Chicago, $500; Cincinnati, Of
Cincinnati. 5000. The BOgsier was built
here only one month ago. She was valued
AZ $500, and insured in the Citizens,
Franklin and Peabody offices, All of
Wheeling, for 50 900 each. The bOssier was
owned By Captain Hiram X. Hazlett,
Commodore ". Kountz, and others.
The Gazette says:
Captain James M. Vandergrift. clerk OF
the Lorena, returns to Louisville thia
Captain r. w. Wise. clerk OF the Emma
TO 50 perintend The loading Of that steamer
for New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE. - The OotrEer-JosrnaI OF
ThurEdsy says;
The new boat City OF Quincy will not
leave as IEEEt0AQIG announced ibis GWGu@
Ing, but will back out for New Orleans,
positively, Saturday evening az O'Clock.
Shippers and passengers may rely upon
Edward Moore, Killed few days since
on board the TaleQuah, was the son OF
Captain Len. Moore, a popular and WELL
known Washi1a commander who died
during the war. he was also nephew Of
Captain John W. Tobin, Of the Pargoud.
Iacrofx who com mitted the murder was
a young Black River planter, and AZ the
time Of killing, passenger on the Tale
quah. The parties qua,rreisesd over game
al cards and the refusal OF Moore 10 credit
the other at the bar. Lacroix attacked
Moore with q revolver. Moore returned
bfs fire with a Derringer, the ball OF which
Dassed through the pockets Of Capt Blacks
pants, and slightly burned his sneh. A
narrow escape. Moore then ran and was
mot through the back and stomach, fala-
ing on his face In the cabin. He lived
thfrty-six hours. At the time OF the
trouble the boat was making landing on
Black River, near Lacroix'a plantation.
FIe GOT ashore and escaped ia the woods.
Moore was buried at New Orleans where
he was wei known and universally re-
spected.
The Commercial says;
Captain Blanks new boat. Ouachita BeI,s
is fast approaching finish, and will be
OF the finest boats turned out here Tor
some time
ST. LOUIS. = The DenOorGt Of Thurs.
day saysi
The decline of the river here continues,
but Is slower Low MAAcE 10 GAlEO aU@
Droaching. Upper rivers are declining as
Winter draws upon them, and their naYi-
CATION will last but a little longer. Indeed
tine St. Paul trade Is ended, for the Belle
Lacrosse leaving 10 day Tor Mc9regor iB
tine last OF the line that Will go mp this
year, the others being laid up mere upon
ARRIVAL The entire line of elegant boats
in the Keokuk and 81. Louis trade con.
ffnue steadily running and doing heavy
bnsireg on s feet OF water, and Will not
withdraw until compelled by ice o. low
water,