The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-06

Tho G1eeie aafa
The Glasgow viii take foaH
from here 10 New Orleans. CnmN
Andy Robinson is in command
promises 20 leave on Saturday.
The Armadillo, Captain Goof
, Wolf, has decided 10 load baoi f
the Arkansas River. Sho is roce
ing this morning iof all points on o.
Arkansas.
The Tines Of "Wednesday evening
says:
We are sorry 10 learn that Cap.a.a
William Walker. of the Sam. u. ua.r.
is ~, and may not bo able DO 70 or
on the boat.
The steady docli8e of tho liver
beginning 10 be felt 81 the iarnr
boats. One Of our larger packtf
this week rubbed or Glass Uon.
coming down. To at points boio
there is O clear channel.
LoUIsYLLE.-The C5urier J0un0
Of wednesday says:
Capt. Paul, Of Memphis. purchase
two thirds Of the steamer Mol
Gratz on last Saturday, at The ratio
81 800 for the entire boat.
The steamer Bart Able was sold M
New Orleans, Saturday, 10 Capt. IA
Baranco and Mr.. Allen Jumeil. who
will at once put Der in The Bayou
Sara trade.
The Sun of Tuesday evening say
Messrs. Dalton and Wostfali. we
are pleased to learn have again or
sumed the control of the bars on thr
Henderson mail packets. They for
merly rented the bars Of this line, bu.
for some time have been wholly die
connected with them, aud their manr
friends along the river will be glad 10
hear they have again assumed control.
The bare will at all times be furn.
ished with the best Of liquorr aud g
gars.
Mr.. Westfall, was formerly Of thia
city where he is well and favoraby
known.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat CT wed.
nesday, says:
Hot weather. Rain will soon onsra
ia larger quantity than fell yesterday
River rather on the swell, only
slight aud temporary expansion.
Surely aud quietly the Missouri ha.
declined, and Is now in a bad o0nd
ton for loaded steamers. Trouble
encounters them above St. Joseph
and below Kansas, and threatens t8
become more common a8 time GRO
crosses. And still, we are sorry l0
say, rates TO oil points on that stream
are so low that losing trips must Ba
frequent, unless = low water tariff
speedily adopted, instead of high
water rates.
The decline ia the Upper Miss
sippi, above Dubuque, goes on briskIr
but still there is an abundance m
water. Below Keokuk thoro
much over mark-twaiu ia the chen
mel.
New ORLEANs.--Tho Times s
Sunday says:
The weather yesterday waa exceed
iDgly close ii opon9d with d cloud
sky, bearing strong appearances
rain, which kept up to 30 A. M.. ul..I
which hour the skY became bright ..
the appearance Of odd Sol" vii.
reigned supreme for the balance
tho day.
Business on the landing yoatcrl.
was quite Disk TOT tho end OF LIU
week. There was an abundance o.
freight for all points on ia iribuI
Ties, while our Western packets O. A.
received quite freely. There Wor.
gOOdly number Of departures, wl
the arrivals were also of n fair nu
Der. We notice that several 0f
late arrivals were doing nothing
discharRing, as lab0rers were ratL.r
scarce, yesterday beiog set npart
the celebration Of tho Fifteenth
Amendment, and accordingly marr
Of the SOM Of Ham left The land
aud their employment 10 partioipal
in the affair.
The Louisville packet Mary Milo.
Capt Geo. Dickinson, being uuay0Id
ably detained yesterday, leaves iaI.
morning, al 10 o'clock, for L0uisv.I..
and way landings.