The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-07

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PITTsBURG.-The Comnerciaz
Thursday says:
The marks last evening indicated
scant six feet water and falling slow
! ly. The weather was mild and he
snow was rapidly disappearing
| prospect for rise IS tlatterlng. 3
ness IN the vicinity of the land
was not very active. Boats have
wait some time before they can
cure paying trip.
CINcINNATI,-The Commercial
Friday says:
Captain Henry w. Smith, Pres
! dent of the st. Louis and Memnhi
Packet Company, at Louisville. Oh
on Wednesday, contracted with Deu
mis- Long for the machinery, and He-
Claren Il Co. for the cabins of Che
two new boats which arc being built
at Louisville for tbe Company.
Wm. Love, a well-kn0wn pilot o.
Maysville, KY, died at Iuka SPRINGS.
Mississippi, on the 1st inst, of dis
case of the lungs His remains are
expected here to day, and viii tie
/ taken 20 Maysville for inlermeut
The deceased was highly respected by
all who knew him.
Captain Nat Williams and james
/ Barton, of Madison, Ind, have uur-
chased Captain VIM. O. Watts inter
est In the Bermuda. The new owners
have not yet decided what trade they
will put her in, but she will not
choke sapling much longer.
Ed. Broughton, well and lav0rabiv
known as clerk Of the Belle Lee. and
Robert r. Lee, has retired from She
river on account of i'll health.
The Gazette says:
The Arlington arrived from Pits
burg early yesterday morning Mc
are glad to hear her officers disclaum
any desire to race with other boats
although recent dispatches TO news
papers would indicate that other boats
| had been racing with her. This mgg
| have been without the knowledge of
the officers of the Arlington, who
think principally Of the safety Of pas
sengers who commit themsel yes TO her
charge. There is no boat on the riv-
er better furnished for passengers
She leaves for Pittsburgh at noon Zoe
day.
A barge on which was aalocomoiiVc
and four or five cars for the Little
Rock q Fort Smith Railroad, sunk
Tuesday by striking q bar ten miles
below Pine Bluff. while In tow of Che
steamer GuidOn. She now lays in ten
feet water The locomotive, cars and
barge are probably a total loss. Ola
which there is no insurance.
A special dispatch from Louisville
to the Gazette says:
The Edinburg is back twelve hours
ahead of time, having made the run
from Evansville In fifty six hours.
We had a good trip. w. 81. Is.
The Times of Friday evening says
Cairo runs a free ferry for Ken
| tuckians who wish to come Over-tho
result is they come, hundreds or
them, and leave all their spare cash
there, and a lively business Ia done
between the natives OF both sections
The cost of the ferry is insignificant
compared to the profits Cairo gets
from the trade it secures.
The Chronicle says:
The Edinburg arrived from Egals-
vile this morning, having done %
good way business, and made re-
markedly quick time.
! LoUIsvILLE-The Courier Journal
of Friday says:
The Robt. Fulton, with two lumber
barges, landed at Portland wharf yos-
terday evening. The barge5 are Go
be sent through the canal to the JET
feTsonyille penitentiaTy.
! The tOWboat Wildcat passed down
! tho Falls yesterday morning with
| three baTges of coal for Gilmore, and
in coming up after the balance of her
tow, stuck on the dam that runs cut
! from the cement mills. The Fails Pre-
lot was at work trying to pull her oil,
but had not succeeded up TO q late
hour. The probabilities arc that She
may have to remain until VIC have au-
other rise in the river.
The Commercial says:
j. s. and r. u. Neal, Of Louisville.
sold the steamer Indiana at New Or
leans, January %, to Joseph III. john
son. Of Paducah, Ky. Price paid
$35. 600. Tuns, 1927 94-100.
The Edinburg, Eaich arrive d from
Evansville late night before last
practiced 4 game altogether novel in
this region. She put ashore 10 hbds
of tobacco and 200 sacks corn, sod
then detailed a clerk to watch The
freight all night and deliver IL yes
day, all of which the clerk did, sud
left on the Short Line Railroad to-
join the boat at Cincinnati.
Captain Ashby, Of Evansville, an
old and much-respected inland sailor
| is at the National Hotel. Captain
Ed. L. Voolfolk, of Paducah, Is
the same hotel.
Captain John James, ST., and his
son, Captain Samuel James, formerly
of the steamer Charmer, were In the
city, prospecting, yesterday, and left
by rail for Cincinnati IN the evening.
No less a parsonage that Phiuea7
i. Barnum, the veritable king OF
/ humbugs, was q passenger on she
General Lytle for Cincinnati last
evening, In company with Mr.. aud
Mrs. Fish, of England. Mr.. Barnum
has been spending the last three
months In Havana and other parts Of
Cuba. The whole party were LOOKING
hale and hearty, and we're in excel
lent spirits.
DRY DOCK.
F. J. RErrz. of Reisz & Hagey,