The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-15
Miscellaneous.


~ The 1evee presented quite an animated
appearance yesterday morning, with fair
number OF arrivals and departures, and
large quantities of freight. Most of the
boats had good trips, and did considerable
business here.3...... The Phantom arrived
yesterday morning with $50 bales Of cotton
and mitch other freight, Including 10000
! feet Of lumber The amount of business
she had will delay her departure until to-.
day. Her excellent officers are fast build
ing up good trade in that river, ard we
hope to see their efforts seconded by our
merchants. What has beer, done in the
Tennessee River imight also be done in
Green River, would our merchants take
hold tit properly and, geographically r.--,..,,.
The Armada had slim trip of freighi but
an excellent passenger trip. She went, out
well laden. and full of pesple,.-..-,The M,
S. Mepham had first rate trip and added
largely here. r.. K. Dunkerson d Co., gave
her 500 sacks of corn and Cox ~ Humphrey
made alarge shipment on her The Mepham
made narrow escape from destruction q
short distance above this port. About g.
o'clock yesterday morning, the stove in.
her forward cabin became over heated,
and the pipe set fire to the roof. 1t was
fortunately discovered in time to be ex-
tinguished by the ever watchful clerks,
and thus we are saved from the duty of re-
cording another of those startling acci-
dents which apall the stoutest hearts
Among her passengers we were pleased to-
meet our old friend Mort Burnham, for a.
longt ime pilot on one of them cannon
boats that used TO visit these waters. He
has been sick, andis going to Cairo, because
he says they sell collins on credit.
We hope he wont need one.........Guy Vine q
yard, formerly clerk ON the Sam Orr, was a
passenger by the Armada yesterday. He
will be found on board Huston q Co.'S
wharf boat to-day settling claims against
the Sam Orr and J. P. Webb, while in the
Tennessee River trade. .......We are In
debted to Joe Carr, of the Phantom, for
manifest, which will be found below~...-..
Tennessee River is falling. 4t -o ~
- Manifest steamer Phantom, Dec. ID: r.
K. Dunkerson 81 CO., 2l7 bales cotton:
Mackeys Nisbet & Co., 81 ditto; Ragon q
j. @. Dusouehet Il Co., 2 ditto j ohm Greek,
ditto; Cox Il Humphrey, ditto; X. *.
Dunkerson, 10 boxes fruit, IA sacks peanuts;
Ragon Dickey, 8 pkgs mdse (; j as Oakley,
AZ bags cotton yarn; Owners, 1900 feet
lumber. f7s5s--f, j. NJ. CARR, Clerk.
Gleanfngs from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATIs-The Commercial, of Thurs
day, says: u ......, ,,..I ~ i.
The weather was cold and clear yester-
day - the coolest day this season. The
mercury ranged at 22S at noon. AT Pitts
burg the river is falling, with seven feet IN
the channel. Here the river has receded
nine inches during the past "A hours, with
20 feet hence to Louisville. utF
The funeral of the late James Locke,
Esq, of the Gazette, took place yesterday
morning, from Christ Church, in this city,
the Revs. Messrs. McCarty and Gray Off
chatting. The services and discourse were
solemn and impressive The remains were
inferred, in Spring Grove. The colors OF
the steamers in port were displayed at
half-mast In respect TO the memory OF the
deceased.
+ Capt. Frank Y. Bachelor, having re-
tired from the river, is now busily engaged
on the leyee representing the interests of
his new business-the United States Ba-
kerry. --patr' .t 5,lfi.r.r- tff.a
Mr.. Geo. g. Ealer, well known New
Orleans and st. Louis pilot, died IN st.
Louis on the 10th inst, in the thirty-etghth
wear of his age.