The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-01

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wealth~...."The Fayeuc received
immense trip for Henderson yesr
day..-......The HEREFORD vas also 6lI-
ing up handsomely.
GIeanfnEs from orr Ezcnnnres.
PTTsBURG.-The Commercial ID
Saturday says:
The marks last evening indiea
| six feet three inches, and Ealing verv
/ slowly. The ice in the Mononqahen
Is not of sufficient strength 10 inter
fere with navigation In The Allie
gheny the ice IS very heavy
CINCINNATI. The Commercial 81
Saturday says
The Arlington ran through q
heavy ice on her way here from
| Wheeling, on Thur day night. asa
her officers would not venture
yesterday. She lays up. oonstquer
until a moderation 10 the weather
sues. The Major Anderson DID
ever, breasted the heavy current,
departed with fair freight list
crowded with people. She can lar
things all her OWN way this trip.
The Commercial Of Sunday say
Dispatches from Memphis auuou
the sinking Of the Nighlengale 10
kansas River, fifty or sixty
above the mouth. She was bO
from Cincinnati to Little Rock
Fort Smith, with a valuable &c
She was speedily raised. The Ni. ht-
ingale is owned by Capt. Jno. Kyle. 81
this city, and valued at $4,000
There was no insurance on the boat Of
her freight list, while the bulk of Che
cargo is insured in Cincinnati Offices
1t was reported on the levee iast
evening, that NJ. Jas. w. CAT. 81
this city, had sold bis interest-ona
third-in the Lady Cay, to Caps
John n. BOfingeT, Of Sc. Louis, fer
$4,000.
LOUISVILLE. 49, The Couftey-Jon--
mil Of Saturday, says
Captain John 4. Shirley Is rtCeiV-
ing proposals from Louisville buila
ers for the construction OF frsJ.
class New Orleans freight boat f0f
parties In the South, who expect to
commence work 10 ten days.
The Commercial says
There was an unusually large con
gregation of steamboat officers al the
National Hotel yesterday, viz. Capt.
III. L. Dexter, Of the new steamer
City Of Evansville. building at Pitts
burg, and to arrive here on Wed1os-
day next; Captains "A. j. Duncan, E
w. Vineyard, w. H. MatheDy, and
Henry Miller, of Evansville; Can't
Sam Montgomery, Of the steamer
Dexter, New Albany; Captain Dr.. S.
Yerkes and Capt. ThOs. Murdoch. 81
CINCINNATI Capt. Il. III. Newell. of
Memphis; Capt. Milt. AIKEN, Of The
steamer LeClaire, aud Capt. Eugene
Bowers, of the steamer Nick Long
worth. Captain Bowers arrived last
evening by rail from Memphis, where
he left the LongWorlh.
The toWbOat Charlie Bowen YVES
unfortunate on her down trip. She
arrived here Wednesday. Before hG
got out Of KauaWha River she sunk d
barge containing 1l,000 bushe OF
coal. When she arrived at Gallp0Iis
the Oriole started after her with the
Sheriff Of Gallia county and q posse
coDlitdtus OF fifty men aboard CIV we
understand, who took away from The
Bowen two Of her loaded bargea ior
debt, at the instance of Reuben Ayl
shire, OF Gallipolis.
ST. LoUIs.-.The Democrat ofSalur
day says:
The weather continues ia a charm
ing mood. The river is about sa-
tionary hence TO Cairo, aud ha
ried little during the past week.
Barges arc found 10 be usefu ado
juncts In carrying freights between
. = 4
active as usual on the wharf yestcr-
day, tonnage seemingly being scarce,
considering the amount Of freight &c
fering for all points In the South
There is slight rise in tho uppgg
Mississippi, and a side-whee Keokuk
packet has been put on. The llIi-
nois is open, and business resumed 30
Peoria, and the Missouri is under
stood to be IN good condition Co
LeavenWOrth.
Business on the landing was not Of
very active nature There were but
few boats at the landing, and, deduct
ing the number Of departures yGster-
day from the number that we're there,
it will. unless several arrivals make Do
up, leave the levee quite bare Of tom
mage. There arc several packets duo
and will doubtless make their appear
ance to-day.
The river at this port il again laIl-
ing, having receded four inches dur-
ing the past twenty four hours, and is
now three feet six inches below high
water mark Of 1862.
The Memphis packet company new
steamer building on the Ohio has
been named the Grand Tower. She
will be launched this week, and when
completed will be one of the finest
boats ever in the trade.
Captain David White. formerly of
this city, has settled down in the au-
cient town Of Nashville, Tenn.
New ORLEANS. - The 1iues of
Thursday says:
The weather yesterday was clear and
bright, with a moderate temperature
that rendered the day as pleasant as
could be expected.
DRY DOCK.