The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-17

/ March ~, stating That the Nigntfr .-fa
/ arrived az That point at 2 r. 1I.s and would
| same dispatch says the Arkansas IL .1-rr
/ was falling above Little rock.
/ Capt, j. II. SEDAN, of 81. Louis, has c-.u-
! tracted VIII HanbletOn Tor the hulI a. q
/ large s.ern wheel steamer. sU1 feet long and
! d ieet beam, and with Damou1 for no
4 1laeli11eiyi cOnsl5till OF Two 10 inch e. lu-
+ ders with seven feet stroke, ana I've e1l
/ bic due boilers, s. tncaessu diameter auI
/ = feet long Other parties are also In ms
/ city consulting our builders relative -
contracts for new boats. a numhs rf
parties are holding b1ck their contract far
new steamers, awaiting nual action a-
tive to the canal ENLARGEMENT.
". ID. Love and Capt. 81 .. Hemenv
Of the 81. Louis and Memphis Packet
have book Of Ave hundred pages ne ru
ready 1o2 the press which they pr0p0sa ta
win give ell the landings on tie Yves arn
rivers, with the names or The proper So #u-
ping points Tor the interior towns g Isl,
. d 81 railroads west ana 60uths their
stations and the best routes 70 snip nom
ST. Loutsi s. list OF ell pos1-ofIees, auC sIf
points Supplied Ey express companies aua
large amount Of other Information vaIl-
able TO shippers.
The Times OF Tuesday evening says.
Capt. Miller, having bought Peel ems
paugn's interest in the steamer Mary Hfffl
Ter, is now loading her at Louisville ur
New Orleans.
The Times is so far behind the times fhef
we fear il viii never catch up. We tell ysa
again, the Mary Miller is nearly TO Ns
Orleans.
LOUISVILLE. Tho Courie,.-yo,uaql 81
Tuesday says:
Capt. Henry Scott, of Evansville. is IA
the city stopping at the National Holal.
He contemplate buying or buildins p
steamboat at this port.
Weregret to lean that b. C. Levi, PrssI-
dent OF the Louisville and ArEau
River Packet Company, was quite FlaF
yesterday, so much so that he was cons
fined to mis- room.
- NAY n fna sold aFr
sale at Nicksburg TO Capt A. W. 0vertou,
who takes her TO Cincinnati, thence ~
Nashville. PfIce 81 $50.
WABASH RTvER.-The Sullivan UsoH
gives the following description OF MAJ.
niaicent steamer now being built for ra
Wabash River trade;
Mr.. Joseph Vangant Is now busiIy enc
gagged in building q du6 stern-TvHaat
steanaDoal, W w, IN WI pc competed ana
running on the WABASH River by the
of next June. This boat VIII be asVeutT-
five feet long, thirteen feet Wides three eco
hold, eight feet to the cabin floor, and
seven feet from the cabin to the hurrieana
deck. The cabin VIII be TWENTY-FIVE fest
long. Mr.. Vansant proposes to make bis
first voyage on the 2lth OF next June.
ST. LoUIs.-The Republican Of Monaag
says:
The often announced sale oil the DezEar
has occasioned much surprise and c0nala-
cradle mirth, but at last we can positive
announce that she Ks now bOna-1ide asfa
to st. Louis parties. The price paid ron
her is not mentioned, but surely amounts
to more than S47, COO. Her purchasers lEu
those who already are largely interesbed -
New Orleans Steamers, and there IS enc
thing sure, that one of the CfaU-esl COM
manders on the lower river viii ASSUME
command of her. 81. Louis, when she Far-
itably owned the Richmond could a0t
rest contented until she also possessed an-
other of the famous Ohio River palace.
The II. Louis and lew Orleans line 81 H
soon possess all the most famous steamer
on the western waters, aud ii would not
surprise us, IL at no far or date, lh8
Nabchez and tn . IL, X. Lee would both be
numbered among the regular tonnasa
here IN the course OF week.
The Democrat OF Tuesday says;
River stiu rising. Weather nearly sod.
tied after heavy rain yesterday m8rnlug.
freights to the Lower Mississippi, the ra-
suit to be eXpE cted from the ira proven
in the depth of the channel. Several plies
OF lumbef ana iron We're parity under
water on the wharf yesterday. We learn
the singular fact that the Ice In Lake H1-
pin Is only Is inches thick, whereas 80 has
never been less hitherto than 30 1nches 80
30 inches thick. II Will break up much
sooner than usual permitting navigatiau
hence to st. Paul at an ear y day.
The sale Of the splendid tOW-boat Man
Alice, by BrOwns OF Pltts0urg, 20 the
pany, has been cOnsummated. Price,
500. She cost $4,000, and is very generally
considered the best tow boat on the Inc
land waters. she IS powerful and lHsl.
and SO spacious Is her lower deck that She
will carry 1000 bushels OF coal, thereby
being in no need of taking coal barge
tow, carrying her fuel. She viii arrive
here next Monday.
The Dexter has been purchased by gene
tlemen of this city, namely John II. Boo
finger, SttllWell & Powell, Carter 8 Conn.
Theodore Lavtlle and Captain Isaac
] ones. The latter has gone to New q l-
bany TO take command or her. We na-
lievo the price was $4,000. Whoever hasa
hne steamer for sale &C reasonable price,
can find here ready purchaser. st. Louis
men buy all the good boats.