The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-26

rived Al noon With So e2esllAnt f
Capt. John Triplett was accidcntr
left behind at Louisville, but was ar
pected to join the boat here........T Tile.
America passed down without land
ing. She was as deep AS she could
swim.."..-...The packets loavlne iast
evening, were filling up Handsomely.
New Orleans freighe is again a6sum-
mulating""."~...The Transit, from
HaWesville, was down YESTERDAY. and
took off a couple Of empty 81 ae
........Capt. w. J. May, of Louisville.
was a passenger, yesterday, bg fha
Norman.~.....,The Rose Hito arrived
at 2:30 yesterday, with O fair trip
The weather is peculiarly favorable
to steamboating,
GIeanfngs from our E0cMamec
P1rrsBURe.-The Commercial of Weaaa
day says:
The marks last evening Indicated 9-f
and rising. Trade on the landiH w
moderately active.
C~INCINEArI- HE C6mmerciaE Of ahnra.
day says:
Considerable interest was mani
among our river men Saturday night ar
10 was announced that the Phil. #8hf 4HaH
was announced TO leave Che same HnHH
with the Fleetwood. The sheridan
here two aud O half hours ahead 1ftHa
Fleetwood, but was OV@rmmulea hN tEn
latter boat at Portsmouth, The Iaal+
wood was in turn overhauled at aafi8.
The Fleetwood left Gallipolis ave mta
utes behind the Sheridan but pmaaaa H#E
under way before landing at Point e
ant. four miles above. Alter leaving Point
Pleasant the Fleetwood passed Thu 8afH-
dan. under way three times in q u ae
twelve mtles-opce IN two minutes Hoa &
half, after her bow came even win tna
| stern of the sheridan. The Flee nog
made 81 landings between Gai1ipolia hoH
Parkersburg and arrived only 30 Minutes
behind the Sheridan.
A painter named Hermann Huhar. ST
this city, while painting the guards nf snn
Edinburgh, yesterday morning, nGtenIH
TO reach q fender and fell into the river.
Assistance was 40 hand as the boats Hesu
and that of the R. e.. Gray assamhl aa 81
help him out but no, sank and die Hof
come shove water again. He las bretaar
and sisters IN this city
The Chronicle Of Thursday evening aa
Business was very quiet on the be- aafne
this morning. and very little doing ekaant
among the packets. Four boats hNv
are meeting with very little enco aa
ment
The Gazette y
Pilot J.. I'll. Meeker has the credit al baHs
forming the wonderful aeaf OF tnhfuH 4HH
tug Little Giant from o.. Louis 10 Marf
boat.
LOUISVILLE. The Cou~ier.Jonnal 81
Thursday saysi
The Kate Henderson aaa abandoned ana
Ing in the Lower OHIO trade. aha teH
Cincinnati yesterday, going M thG utWaEs
and Will enter one 81 the short tfaea#
Nat. Green says he don't see hos ans
person who has any regard for hla 3ita
could travel on a ~hlgh-preHRure steamer
Now that he has purchased the Richmond
he feels, he lays, perfectly safe, as sha unt5
carries thirty. nv pounds Of slice m~ou
her wheel-house.
The Richmond used 20 be, IA the oges ~
the Louisville papers, the very ne fs as
ira of architecture. WIZ lhla
changer Is 1t because she Is no longer q
Louisville steambo att
The Commercial says;
A dispatch from New Orleans SAYS ths
hull of the L. II. Durfee was only slightly
ed. The boilers and chimneya were mot
hurt, but all the upper works Wefa Ger
The Local inspectors OF Memphl have
revoked the license of III. Jackson pilot
on the tug Nettie Jones, and suspended
John Ostranders pilot on the Great HnuuH.
lie, for sixty days, on account or fha rHs
cent collision, by which the hettie Jones
wRH
O4G~A0AEAM Oh An6 aEAEN AlNG8 wv HE#E"
a few days ago 20 James Post and john j
Baker for $4,000.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat Of Thura1ag
says;
River slightly on tie Increase, a Sensible
daily improvement ia the channel ta
Cairo. To Keokuk there IS all the water
needed by boats large or small One has
gone North over he rapids where there
has been no navigation since last f#EIs
The Illinois As at an Ice beat and aaunt
boat stage, and there rs "a slight rise 4M enc
/ Upper Missouri. The mild weather cons
tfnues through the day.
NEW ORLEANs.-The Times Of Taeslag
says:
The weather yesterday, like that afsuua
day, was cloudy with n very Glove baWa
perature, threatening rain momentaFliWs
IL did manage la the afternoon TO iHE EaEi
a slight driZzie, which was scarcely moe
ticeable. Doubtless wa may receive Hm
abundance Of rain to-day should At
come, IL Will greatly interfere with many
of our packets and cause q good mMH# aE
them to lay over TO Wednesday,
business on the landing opened quito
brisk for Monday. We n0ticed that anF
Red River packets received quite tfe8IH4
lille the OHaehita packets as well a uur
Western boats also received theiF Share.
We paid a visit last evening 20 tne new
steamer Mary Miller, and found before Wa
one OF the neatest and best packets nE her
class that has yet came into our ulrk.
The cabin Of the Miller Is plain aua RalE
tastefully arranged, with large anH ntf8
Etaterooms, with everything peft8tnta#
thereto OF the nrsbclaEs material.