The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-03

for some time past, local agent of tbt
Mobile Il Ohio Railroad, al Column
bus, KY, was married on Tuesday
last to Miss Ada Tomlinsop, one Of
the reigning bellies Of Hickman
County. We extend to our young
friend and bis fair Lride our Warmesl
CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes.
GieRntn@s from Our Exchanges
PlTTsHuRG.-Fhe Commercial OF Thurs
day says;
Last evening the marks indicated about
! slsntIsesA lhenes and ~ q stand. The
| weather was cloudy with "a mild rain
| Captain John GreenIee purchased the
| steamer Messenger. the Captain ts am ex-
| perlenced ana gentiemanly officer, and
! understands the business in all its details.
The new port of entry law. which goes
/ into effect October /, requires railroad
/ companies who accept contracts for carry
! ing bonded goods 10 provide iron cars of
peculiar construction, with locks inside
ana out, possession Of the keys to be Ie-
tanned by government official. The
whole expense falls on The transportation
company. The 81. Louis Lfgpeteh advises
steamboat agents 10 get themselves posted
Ia the requirements b this law before
they get their fingers burned by some
oversight.
CLNCIENATT.-The Commercial OF Friday
says:
Captain John A. Robinson has sold the
Kanawha Ho.2 to r.. n. Hudson, for the
Pomeroy Salt Transportation Company
for $4,000.
Capt Ben. M. Bush. formerly clerk offhe
Silver Spray and other steamers was here
yesterday on visit % old friends. lie is
Nevada, and viii return there shortly.
The last plate was riveeed on the hun OF
Capt. Boardman's Red River iron steamer.
yesterday. The whole Of the iron work
will be completed by tomorrow week.
and this novel steamer ready for busi~
The Cumberland Is rising again, with
two feet on Harpeth Shoals,
The alterations 60 the Dexter viii be
completed In three weeks. Captain Il. iii.
to Hercules.
A MackinaW craft arrived at ST. Louis On
The 3d. only twenty-five days out fhon
Benton. This Is claimed aa the best time
ever made by q Maekinnw on the Mfsso1rf
The crew and passengers had some adVen-
lures with Indians and grizzlies.
The Cairo aud Paducah opposition paclr-
cts have reduced the passage to fifty cents
each way. A number OF citizens having
leisure remain on board ali the time. The
Competition may be the life OF trade but
It will be the death OF steamboatiug lit is
Captain w. T Harmau has sold his
tereat-one.fourth-in the John Lumsden
TO w. u. Beer for 5000 cash,
The Gazette sayas
Commodore Wise has chartered the
wharf for New Orleans. Pink Varble SAYS
he can take her over the falls drawing
fifteen inches Sh9 viii be toWed out of
the river by the Emma Floyd.
Mr.. X. H. Lallauce, who, aH river editor
of the Cincinnati EUentaQ Chronicle, has
made for himself an enviable reputation,
and hosts OF personal friends, VIII next
week accept a similar situation on the
we hear ii Whispered that Harry Miller,
son OF Cons. Miller, Will take the river de-
partment Of the Chronicle. He is now la
tho local department OF that paper.
The Times OF Friday evening says:
The weather continues cloudy, with
signs OF rain. a little Of this article is
and navigation might as well be suspend
ed, as in It's present c0nd lti0n boats rite
ming arc of the lightest drought. take very
little FIRE gnt or tow barge, ana then most
every trip lose some hours aground Even
our Chilo trade, a town bat thirty-tWo
miles up the river, which has been repre-
sented by a daily packet, ts now left 20 its
own resources, and communication via
age-coach. Hates have attained consid-
erRble of an altitude, and articles shipped
must admit OF a range in price.
The Chronicle says;
CAPTAIN @. A. Clendenin, chief clerk Of
the Ohio No. 4, leaves Tor 9allipoHs anu
POnneroy tomorrow morning, by rail-
Captain Clendenin viii ch erter q skin 80
Pomeroy and make q trip down the river
and Argosy. The Captain says he hasn't
much confidence in STEAMBOATS, on the
present stage Of water, aud wiz "paddie
LOUISVILLE. = The oourter-JoornaI OF
Friday sayHs
The weather was cloudy throughout the
day, with an occasional CLEAN OF sunshine.
At about O'Clock 10 became oppresslYeiy
and einguiarly warm, but this did not last
long, and soon thereafter the air became,
ag III had been before rather cool and
bracing. Att o'clock Ia the evening rain
fell In profuse quantities. At late h0ur
last night there was every promise Of
very thick and heavy. Business was a lit-
tie dull at both wharves yesterday, OF
course owing to the almost unnaVigable
stage OF the river above ana below.
"A well.kn0Wn steam boatm0n4 10 ls SAID
- now building new boat ag elislhon-
Il. Lees best time. The boat Is TO have
nine large boilers, and engines TO match,
That Will be O big thing 10 d., but there IS
no telling what our builders can do when
they put themselves % Il.
General Wilder. OF the Chattanooga roll
ing mill, has purchased the steamer II. r.
Converse for $500. She goes into the up-
per Tennesse e trade.
by last evenings mail boat, on his way To
st. Louis. W 20 are sorry TO see the Captain
which befeli him some time slnce). Oth-
erwise ne was looking In excellent health.
James 1ayiof1 q Benblen4an4y aun lest!Fo
young clerk with sherley, WqoliolE q Coz
was climbing a rope fastened to the root
OF the Mail Line wharf-boat, yesterday
evening. When he had Te4ehed hel4ht
OF some twenty feet or Whereabouts the
upper end OF the rope gave way and JIM
my came down upon the it00r with force
hard enough 10 have dattened him out en-
tiFely, but he luckily escaped with severe
fracture of his right ankle.
6T. LOUIS. - The Democrat Of Friday
says:
The weather was pleasant and showery.
Theriver is again on the swell having risen
inches during Wednesday night. This ts
from the Missouri. Yelegrams report the
Upper Mississippi at a stand everywhere
but we have this water lem from the 81.
Paul Dtsp0tch, September 18th: The river
had slightly risen ibis morning, though
the large rise reported above h@u not
reached here. The 81. CrOlx is also rising.
Water to Cairo, 8 feet inches The Lower
Missouri is swellingi Osages Gasconade,
&c. pouring out lively.