The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-17


ed a large amount of goods here, in
Guiding the entire household furni-
ture of our fellow citizen Hiram z.
Read. who, with his family, returned
to his first love.......".........The
Emma Floyd, Tempest, and Glendale
all had good trips The Emma Floyd
added largely hcre.........The st. Pat
rick and Mayfower had moderate
trips. Their manifests will be found
below.........The Cumberland had also
moderate trip.......The Ollie Sui
Ivan had 900 bags of corn and $50
bags seed for this port. She dis
charged LOO bags corn at Mt Yer
non..........The Cobb Web was full of
freight.........The Morning Star had a
good trip out, including the St. Pat
rick's re-shipping freight.........The
Havana passed down without landing
She was loaded to the guards.
The Quickstep was getting a
splendid trip for The
Linton was preparing to leave at 3
o'clock for GAINESVILLE, with a good
trip.....-Capt. Jim Wise, the reuown-
ed Superintendent Of the Cincinnati
and Nashville packet line was a pas
senger by the Emma Floyd. from
Nashville yesterday morning, and
took yesterdays afternoon train for
Cincinnati. He is a thorough gentle
man, Of great practical experience as
a steamboatman, and under his eff
cient management the Nashville pack
cts are doing There was a
vast amount of drift running yester-
day afternoon........,Capt. Ruddand
Henry Miller returned from Cine;n-
natl yesterday by the Clifton.
Capt. John Gilbert, of Golconda, was
a passenger by the Mayfower, yester-
day morning. He leaves for Cinein-
natl to-day. 1.-The st. Patrick will
lie over till Friday, her regular turn.
......Captain j. B. Archer went up
the river on tie Morning Star
Steamer May Flower.
Captain j V. Throop. from Memphis
to Evansville D. March l6-H Hahouis,
Z pkg deer skins; Semonin, Dixon a.
Co, g dry hides; III. 4. Phillips,
box goods; f. Ii. Ehrman d Co 4
bales cotton; f. II. Huston 81 Co.
224 bales cotton; II. X. Dunkerson 81
Co, II bales cotton. For Cincincin-
nati-Robert Moore & Co, / bale cot
ton; Duncan, Ford Il Co, 80 bales
cotton.
MANIFEsT-Steamer Saint Patrick.
Capt. j. b. Archer, from Memphis to
Evansville, March 15-A. r. Schrader.
3J0 dry hides; Geo. s. Dixon, 9 dry
hides, l box sundries: Brewery Man.
3 empty beer kegs; w. NJ Wilson. Z
barrels oranges; r. K. Dunkerson 4
Co., II bales cotton. For Cincinnati
Mason, Morgan &co.. 20 bales cotton:
passenger aboard 30 head cattle.
GIeanings from our Exchange.
CINoINNATI.-The Commercial of
says:
Thos. S. Royse, Esq, has been APP
pointed agent for the Arkansas River |
United States Mail Line.
The Gazette of Saturday says:
The Mary Erwin is announced for
the Tennessee River to-day. This is |
the only boat we have in this trade, !
and shippers should encourage her. +
Louisville has dropped. one of her |
boats which was in the same trade, I
and Evansville has suspended her |
line. 1t now only remains for Cincin- |
natl to encourage the means of com |
munication she now enjoys, and she
will secure the trade of that rich Sec
ton TO herself
We should think the Gazette was
90 old paper to suppose that the
interests of Cincinnati could be builtup
by such barefaced Misrepresentation.
The Pink Varble and Bermuda make
'egular trips from Louisville to East
port, once each, every two weeks.
From this city the Sam. Orr and Lew
,llin make regular weekly trips,
orming a semi-weekly packet line,
nd go out full as they can
loaf each trip, loaded exclusively
With freight purchased in this city.
nd our trade with the Tennessee
River country is gradually increasing.
Merchants, frequently deceived by
uch items as that quoted from the
Fozette, are lured to Cincinnati in
Iopes of finding better bargains, but
Invariably return here to buy. Ev-
nsville has not only not Withdrawn
Ter Tennessee River packets, but is