The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-02

vailed nearly all the forenoon
day..""..The John Klgour arrived
at 2 P. n. with a slim trip. There was
nothing here for her as nobody kneg
she raj coming"..."..The Rose HiEe
arrived at 2:3O with an ordinafv
packet trip.
Manffesis.
Steamer City OF Evansville, from Cairo
70 evansville, March 81, l870-Chhs VteIe q
pieces ~castingss " 70 d, 1 "a Tobacco
~ douglas, 40 bdls paperi q w Bile e
Col D SACKS fagsiCH Cramer, j wagon beds
ia Niblaek q Co, 900 sacks corn.
R-ESHIpPINC.
Hanger, IO hogs.
GIeanlngs from Our Exchaueea
PrTTsBURe.-The Commercial Of Wodres-
The splendid new side.wheeI passeugef
packets Lake Superior n Red Wing
announced TO cave for ~. Louis and
Paul.
CINcINNATI-The Commercial Of Thr
day says:
The water is several feet deep on
hoors OF the stores fronting on e
morets wharf,, and still rising last nfr
The river will hardly faT
before Tomorrow night or Saturday.
WHAT bDMGG IN nUM AANAANEI UENENnnm ML.M
and Broadway, and below Vine street.
Captain James n son, Of the Epeasf
went down to Madison yesterday, via
view Of purchasing the Bermuda, rEa-
viding they deem her suitable for the e
cinnati and Evansville trade
The Gazette says:
The Louisville and Arkansas Rive
Packet Company are negotiating for Ia
purchase OF the Glasgow, aud it Is e.td
they have offered $4,000 tor her. but ms
offer has not, as yet, been accepted.
The Lady Gays machin cry Is to be nnf
in one Of Commodore Davidson5g arw
boats, now being completed in the Clio
Several suits have beer commenced
Memphis against the Liberty, Conner
cial, Galiatin and oil City, by pa.tles D.
whom they are indebted.
The Times OF Thursday evening saws
Captain Sam. James, fOrmerIy oftbe
Evansville packet Charmer, has rr-
chased the steamer Bermuda Tor the Ifr-
cinnatt and Evansville trade, for $40 E
This sum includes the beat and extra ~
pairs required to get her IN business -r-
der. Capt. Sam. James Will have COM
He viii Immediately enter her In the
Evansville and Cincinnati trade "a
well rememDer how ably Capt. james
represented this trade with the Charmer
and we have no fear but tnRS the Bermrda
viii have all the business she can attend
to.
LoU1svILLE.-The Commercial OF Thnrs-
day saysi
Yesterday opened with a cOpious rain.
which lasted until seven or eight o'olOcE.
A sultry tnternisston followed, and rain
drops fell thick and fast during the after
noon.
Only a toIerabIe noun OF business ives
done on the levee, although the harbOr was
eroWded with Tue tunnage 10
all the principal points IS still far IN er-
cess of the freightoner6d, and thesehedule
of charges continues unsettled.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Walker, wife
OF harry ID; walker viii be brought APP
from NaW GFIaunu nm nhn ZNaamnnw 49,
Houston which left New Orleans last
evening.
The Dictator came up from st. Louis
with two barges TO be loaded with cement.
On her return b Will also take from Cam
Melton the hull OF the old V~icksburE, Lac
den Win rock. Inc cement and rock are
for the new water works at st. Louis.
ST. LoUIs-The Democrat OF THURSDAY
says:
We have been visited with more heavy
showers. The rain poured down an Tues
the cutters and adding 70 the volume or
the river. The Mississippi continues ~
swell. The rain has been heavy all over
the Northwest, and latest advio= IS repre-
sent a continued swell In all the upper
rivers.
The ice above Dubuque As rapidly break.
up, and, as expected q boat viii soon
reach the foot OF Lake Pepin. n lake
being covered with unusually thin ice.
will be navigable many days earlier than
has been usual. Navigation hence to ST.
Paul-dtstance 500 miles-is an event very
close at hand. For that very important
branch OF our river commerce, the mna-
ntncent combined Northern and North
western Union Packe Companies are fuL
~ prepared Another swell OF three feet
IN the Missouri, at st. Joseph, LOOKS like
deep water navigation in that stream.
Toe Ida Rees No. 2. left yesterday for
Benton prepare to make a fast trip there
and back, her commander betting 500
with Jos. Keith, q pilot, that she WIN DO
the first boat al Benton this year from sf-
Louis. She has l45 ton of groceries,, dry
goods, &c, mostly purchased by merchants
OF Benton and Helena.
NEW O~RLEANs.-The Times OF Tues
day says:
Yesterday was a clear, 0us and beauti-
ful day, with a pleasant temperature Lhnt
was quite acceptable to those doing busi-
ness either on or OF the leVes.
Business matters on the landing FOR
Monday were not quite no active a. we
AVE noticed on former like occasions, but
considering the number OF departure
and arrivals, a fair amount va Trans
acted.