The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-10

T Jay lot pAllhtstee teaatatsfsA ne new
j, steamer G.. w. Thomas commenced
G receiving freight yesterday, ca SSH
= leave to-day positively for Cuube
! land River. The e. w. Thomas
2 an elegant new steamer just completed
at this city, and built expressly lof
, the Evansville and Wabash River
trade. Her hull vas built by John
Jamison, and Is O magnificent Job.
second to none ever built OF ellis
river. She Is 12l feet long. - feet
beam, A feet hold. She 20 unusually
high between decks, giving h0ram.
pie room for slowing fright. Sh5 has
half cabin, plain but exceedingly
neat, containing ton state rooms. off,
fec. bar and pantry, with cook
house, wash house and store room
Immediately aft Of the cabin and DO
the stern 81 tho boat arc thc iron
room, laundry and water closets The
cabin was built BY j. q. Hugo, and 10
a very oreditable job. She be- tw0
double Aued boilers ~ feet loug snd
36 inches in diametar-built By Roiiz
a. Haney, who also put up her on
ginea. Her cylinders, formerly 81 BE
Louisa, are 49, inches ia diameter.
with 81 feet stroke, driving q 1Gloot
wheel. with buckets 49, feet long She
is provided with a steam doctor, steam
oapstan and hosting apparatus. and
is throughout very complete and
handsome little steamer. Her cabin
is handsomely and tastefully
nished, and her state rooms ard
gantly appointed. She made rial
trip on Thursday, and gave evidence
Of great speed. She was built aad i
owned By Captain Oscar Thomas.
Marsh Walthall and others, and vim
be commanded by Capt. Oscar Thom-
as, with Mr., Walthall in the Office
and we hope she will prove an amin-
nent understandable Eckorl Fay-
cite and Dwight NeWoomb took
long, strong pull altogether yesterday
at the wreck Of tho City Of Evansville
and though they moved her several
feet they failed to get her out Of hor
resting place
G1eanfmEB from Dur .EEchmnmos.
CIEoIEEATI.-T C0mmerciaL of
Thursday says:
Captain Gus. Brown has draBpod
the Spray dOWn TO The leveo o. load
and depart for Nashville on Saturday.
under the superintendent Of CAPTAIN
Wise and the Nashville Packet Com-
pany.
A feet Of coal toWboats, including
the James Gilmore, arrived yesterday.
They we're arriving and passing f6ru-
larly all day, the sound of choir
whistles reminding one of busy limo8.
Alex. Young 10 in the Office ~
the Shamrock, leaving for 80. Louis
tomorrow.
Captain J b. Weaver, commaujing
the new and mammoth steamer ohm
Kyle, leaving Portland for New Ore
leans on Saturday evening, on herfrt
trip, is one of tho oldest practical b0at-
men on our waters, serving thl
capacity Of clerk and Captain He
commenced his career on the esIma.
at St. Louis, 10 1884, plying between
ST. Louis and New Orleans, and came
out from Pittsburg on the Anna Ciam.
Whirlwind and Morning Star. and
from Cincinnati on the Emma Ed a
January and Gal. Crossman, and many
other steamers. He is Dl0iu,
thorouRh-going business man, and
being thoroughly vorsed in his 0-
fession, Is Just the party TO have
charge Of this large and elegant paa-
senRer steamer.
Tho Gazette says:
Capt. CoK's Oceanus went b. the
city without stopping, yesterday aftor-
noon. Took on no pilots. Irhn
Ferguson was put OF in yaWL
She only lands at prominent ports
such as Evansville, St. Louis and
New Orleans. Captain Cox IS z gene
tleman Of discrimination and taste.
LOUISVILLE The Cowig-Jognql
OF Thursday says:
The Kate Robinson, Captain kan-
iston, will be tho first boat "a 1n8s
through the canal. She leaves fol-
Pittsburg this evening at 8 O'Clock
Capts Geo. WOOlf, OF the Armada
10, and Wash. Thompson, Of the Em-
peror, arc here to make preparations
to bring their boats through che ea-
nal. They 50 to Cincinnatito losd
The Shamrock, Captain Oullun, OF
the Sc. Louis Ezpr8ss Line. will. De-
down early Saturday morning and
leave fof So. Louis that day at F EN-.
positively. This line IS now thrr
oughly organized, and will fo che
present send out one boat per week.
leaving tho city wharf every Saturday
at 5 p. n.
Capt. Jack w. Blanks magn feant
new steamer 0uaohita Belle raised
steam for the FIRST time yesterday. aud
Defended tho falls al U. K. under tho
skillful guidance of Capt. Pinl Vr-
ble She handled WE'LL her machine
~ working splendidly. a large aums
Der Of steamboatmen we're QH Che
levco, and the universal eXolaMatcn
Of the entire crowd was that sir woo
q perfect beauty. This splendid boat
will leave the Portland wharf o. NOR
row evening, positively, for Nov Or
leans direct. Her passenger anc
accommodation are unoQunled bv
any boat % be found on the western
waters.
Sr.s LOUIS. -- The Dmnocrat oc
Thursday says:
The weather il mild aud very please
ant, The river is still falling slowly.
with six feet water 20 Cairo and four
feet 70 Keokuk. Ihe Mies0uE. ~.
and duiesoont and likewise The I.II-
nois. The upper Mississippi j. mll-
ing, and the weather IL said @ 1a u
mild at So. Paul 10 here. The Ar-
kansas is falling, with seven ie
ter through to Little Rock, nnd The
Ouachita has probably four eco to
Monroe. The John Kyle pr0babIY
left Cincinnati yesterday for New Ok
leans.
Aif. D. Armstrong, Of The Calf
House, Louisville thinks OF paying
st. Louis a visit, 10 stay. WcH'tn.f
wonder to soc him clerk Of abt louis
and New Orleans packet soon. AIR
is a good boy.
Rumor-that the bridge ov Sid.
Illinois, at Meradosia, was blown
down. Very likely. That "a lalo
not anticipated for the Sc. louis
bridge.
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