The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-14


The Altoona leaves this evening for Sd
Louis as usual--a boat ad0rdlnR % tbn
general public all the advantages and con
Chas; Regimen has charge on her Office. iH
which fact lies much az her popularity.
Ine smallest minute and attentions La
never oLnlLted ln his department, and we
but do him justioeir stating That MS char
actertsttcs are better security for q boats
success Than q United states mint.
The Chronicle says;
The Emperor leaves for Evansville this
/ evening, and will probably remain below
/ the 1all9, to connect with the Bermuda
curing the time the canal IS closed. Capt.
lar young clerk, Mr.. Harry Shink e VIII
nave charge Of the Office.
LOUISVILLE. - The C0urfer. Journal Of
Tuesday says:
Capt. John w; Tobln is in the city. We
but as he has built 50 many fine and meet
steamers at this port, we trust that he
eclipse any that he has formerly built.
The reports that the Natcbez mad been
race, are untrue. She "a In as good tripI as
When she LEFT New Orleans. Not "a Ia k
head was taken down, nor a timber re-
moved from It's accustomed place
Mr.. 4. y. Kunkles painter tn New AL
banyy on Lower Second street. is gliding "a
fine pair Of horns to be presented tn me
steamer r. III. Lee, with an inscription On
them giving history of the horns, which
Is: That they ere originally awarded 10
Orleans TO Cairo, and 50 bsequently 10 the
A. l.. 6hotweI, and nov the Lee having
beat all her predecessors, tnherts the
NEW ALBANY.-The Ledger Of Monday
says;
Captain Yves. Conner, pilot of the Rob't
~. Lee paid as a visit yesterday. He au-
thofltizes as TO state that there is no truth
cabin and hull on her recent trip. He
says Ihs DoaJ never run smoother and
easier curing any previous voyage, and
aa4 t, nOs Tue people aiOng the shore cheered
as they passed. no one would have thought
hef on race. Taxing the stage OF water
!nto consiueraklor, Captain Conner thinks
the run OF the Lee Kuost remarkable Win
favorable stage OF water, ne Is Of the
opinion that she could come to Cairo m
two days and twenty hOurs-fve hoprs
quicker than her late run
Mr.. Il. Schoeniaab, formerly Of his city.
Is now O. partner with VIM g. Brown
GBllly' IN the commission business at
evansville. Two more upright or clever
ness men are not 10 be found in the West.
We are gratihed to learn they are DONG a
large and prosperous business.
ST. LoU1s.-The Democrat OF Tuesday
says:
The river here did not rise over tvvo
inches during the tWenty-fOur hour period
ending at dusk last evening. weather
again extremely sultry with alternate
spells OF clouds and suns hine.
To Keoknk there IS only four feet IN the
channel, and the decline is steady from sd,
New Orleans. the Lower Mississippi b faiI-
Ing Rates advanced TO tariff 70 ST. Paul
and way points. To Memphis -four adj
Vanced 70 forty cents per barrel, oats and
corn TO lIH cents per 100 and bay IS cents.
No change to Vtcksburg and eW Orleans.
Business has Improved or may improve
Immediately.
II is suggested that the fact is not very
well known that the II. 10. Lees Urepara-
tions TO run fast ca her way TO this mort
included the gTeaBing OF her hull m New
Orleans. That this was done we think
will not be disputed.
The builders of the Lee claim that thew
can build boat that VIII make the trip
from New Orleans to st. Louis in three
days and twelve hours Why that boat IA
already built-the NatcheZ.
NEW oRLEANs.-The Times OF Sunday
says:
We are still in receipt Of warm and un-
weather. The mercury during
the forenoon of yesterday crept up to 90d
while during the afternoon two more de-
grees were added, making a total Of922
The sky during the greater part of the
day was cloudy aud bore an appearances
Of rain, which however, managed 10
let fall a slight shower, which scarcely laid
the dust.
business on the landing for the end of
Ia week was much more active than we
expected to witness. There were "a goOdiy
number OF departures the majority
OF which had good emo lgh trips for the
times.