The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20
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The weather yesterday up to noon
was nearly clear and very warm, the
mercury standing at $50 in the shade
at loon. Saturday night was cloudy
aud pleasant, and a heavy storm pre-
vailed up the river. the Ollie Sullivan
being compelled to lie to at Honey
Creek. The wind blew almost a tor
nado, the lightning and thunder were
fearful, and the rain fell in torrents.
The city was visited with a heavy
rain, lasting an hour, and attended
with heavy wind and thunder. The
rain seemed to be general, the canopy
of clouds being unbroken from hori-
zon to horizon. and there were indica-
tons of more rain last night. The air
was cool and pleasant after the rain,
the mercury having fallen to 7S'.
The river rose about 3 inches since
Saturday evening, but was about sta
tionary last evening. Another rise is
anticipated. and the prospects of the
light-draughts are not so fattering as
they were.........The arrivals and de-
partures since three o'clock Sat
urday include the Mollie Nor
ton, for Henderson; Armada, to
Cairo; Tarascon, to Louisville /;
Darling, to Memphis; Quickstep,
from Cairo; Louisa, Henderson.
to Owensboro; Nightingale, Cincin-
natl to St. Louis; Ada Lyon and
James Gray, from Green River; Ollie
Sullivan, from Cannelton; Swallow,
New Orleans to Cincinnati; Morning
Star, Louisville to Henderson.........
The Quickstep arrived at u o'clock
Saturday night, having made a splen-
did ruu"......The Darling arrived at
9o'clock Saturday night. She dis
charged largely here.....~..The Louisa
passed up yesterday morning with
Maginley & Carroll's circus aboard.
1.-The fAda Lyon, James Gray
and Ollie Sullivan had good packet
trips......The Nighting was all full......
The Swallow had a good trip.........
The Morning Star got agr ound on
Portland bar, and did not get off until
IL o'clock Saturday night. She ar
rived at 8 o'clock last night with a
good trip. Mr.. John O~uerbacker has
retired from the office of the Morn
ing Star, and is succeeded by Dick
Hutchinson, as clever and pleasant a
young mar as eyer graced an office.
Mr.. Ouerbacker will be much missed,
as he was esteemed one of the best
steamboat clerks on the Western
waters.
MEMORANDUM AND MANIFEST.
On July 18th, the railroad steamer
Quickstep left Cairo, that city 'chief-
est among ten thousand and the love-
lest of them all" at sharp $50 P. NJ.
The spacious boulevard on the levee
was thronged with citizens eager to
witness the departure of the low-pres-
sure packet, par excellence" and
amid enthusiastic shouts, bid her God
speed, while the numerous yachts and
HShIng SmackS Wnlcn dotted the placid
surface of the harbor, saluted the
noble gesse5 as, with keen Prov
cleaving the peaceful waters in twain.
she moved rapidly past the landing.
Left the Luminary In port for Vicks-
burg; weather manifesting a decided
tendency to become warmer; river
stationary; met Natoma at Caledonia;
18th, met Sam. Orr at Rosa Glare;
Tennessee at Hurricane; Louisville
above Mt. Vernon; Armada above
Henderson.
Have for VIM. G. Brown & Co., l
Dbl spar; VIM. Heilman, 2cast wheels;
+. r. Huston & Co., z pkgs mdse; E.
Goddin, l bx mdse; j. g. Smith, l
box picks; David, 3 tons iron; Gin
%cinnati, l bar steel; Louisville, per
Tarascon, 10 passengers.