The Evansville journal., 1870-09-12
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Business was fair on the levee Sat-
urday...... The Idlewild brought up
an excellent trip. including consid-
erable amount Of freight for reship-
ment to Louisville and Cincinnati......
The Judge Baker brought up a lot of
tobacco and was receiving for her re-
turn trip........The Pine Bluff had a
fair trip Of freight.....The Fayette
had passengers only...".Among the
passengers by the Idlewild, was w.
III. Bradley, better known as Buck
Bradley" of the firm of Bradley &
Ferrell, of Paducah, the hay king
of the Lower Ohio............-.......
We had the pleasure of call Satur-
day from Charles s. Scanlan, repre-
senting the firm of Captain I'll. A.
GIassford & Co.. Cincinnati, who
brought US pleasant greetings of our
much esteemed friend, @. ID. Miller,
of the Commercial, whose paternal
admonitioDs shall be fillially respect
ed.........The Morning Star arrived at
$3.50 with a fine trip of people and
considerable freight..........The Nor
man left Memphis on Friday evening
and will be here this morning and
leave to morrow.
GIeanIngs from Our Exchanges
PIrTsBURG.-The Commercial of THUS
day says;
The marks last evening indicated three
feet ten inches and falling. The weather
was pleasant Business on the wharf was
River men prophesy that there win be
low water In the ohio for the next six
weeks to come.
The best news for some time Is the de-
cision of the Directors OF the MonOngahe-
la bridge TO rebuild that structure fifteen
feet higher, and TO clear the river Of the
Captain w. @. Harvey, an old PIttsburg-
er, is engaged In farming four miles from
Dubuque Indiana.
Dubuque Is In $IoWa. You probably
mean Dupont, Commercially
CINCINNATI The Commercial OF Thurs
day says:
Pilot VIM. Stricker, who has been so
seriously IN with swamp fever, is recover
ing, AID viii retain the use OF his eyes,
which az one time his physician thought
he won q lose the use OF
Col Gus simmons, Of the Fleetwood,
stopped off here Wednesday night TO get
the America ready TO take the place OF the
Fleetwood during low wafer. The Amert-
ca VIII leave tomorrow for Pomeroy, In
| charge OF the Fleetwood's crew.
Captafn Jas. BroadwelI, through whom
the stolen child, little Moiiie DlgDy, Ws.l
recently restored TO her parents az -, sew e
Will claim the $500 reward offered ID Dehalf
/ OF the state for the restoration OF the
| child. It is stated that 10 Is LapL brohu-
/ Wells purpose. should he OBTAIN the re-
/ ward TO bestoSV it upon charitable institu-
] tons Louisa Murray of Moblle, sister
| OF Helen FOilen, the widow OF Angelo has
| heen sent to the penitentiary for i've years
/ for stealth the child
LOUISVILLE The CouTter-J journal Of
Friday Says
! The Pittsburg coal men intend issuing an
! fniunctioI4 against the completion OF the
| Newport and Cincinnati Railroad bridge
/ on the present plans. as they are not In
accordance with the charter granted.
| The Armadtllo and Edinburgh received
| yesterday over 200 tons of freight by the
| United States mail line from Cincinnati.
Captain r. K. Bowers left the steamer
| Nick Longworth st Memphis en- route for
st. Louis, and arrived in this city night
/ before last. Alter transacttng some bugf-
/ ress here he left for st. Louis yesterday
! evening fby rail. He reports that the
/ LongwOrth included in her upstream trip
at least six hundred tons of promiscuous
freight.
NEW ALBANx.-The ledger OF Thursday
says:
Capt. Ed. f. Dix, late of the Pauline Car.
1 roll, has purchased a one-fourth interest Z
in the MOuie Able, from Capt Dan. Able,
! at the rate Of E60O0O for the entire boat.
Capt. DIX Will command the Mollie Able
I in the future.
steamer Mary Houston, has Just returned
from an extended trip TO New Jersey,
Long Branch and other noted places In
season of sight seeing and recupefating
his health. Capt. w, Is In excellent health