The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-13

Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up I.
3 o'clock yesterday were the Molli,
Norton, Henderson to return; Pinl
| Varble, Cairo to Louisville; Taras
con, Louisville to return; Ollie Sulli
van, from Cannelton.
Boats Due.
| Among the first boats due here arc
the Quickstep, from Cairo; Shamrock
for st. Louis; Tarascon and Louisa
from Louisville; Nightingale, from St
Louis; Emma No. 3, and LIE
gal Tender, for New Orleans; Louis
vile, from New Orleans; Linton, from
Eastport.
miscellaneous.
Business was very dull yesterday,
with but few arrivals........The Pink
Varble passed up from Cairo with a
full cargo of railroad iron. She took
lot of wheat from this port.........
The Mollie Norton had fair trip up.
........The Rapidan No. 2 was receiv-
irg literally for the Capt.
Il. w. Patrick has dropped his line
wharfbo down to the foot of Vine
Street, where he has good wharf ard
plenty of water.........Captain ID. n.
Dryden writes from Uniontown, Ken
lucky, August 4th, as follows:
We commenced work on the 9th
of July, 1868, at Evansville, Ind, on
the Ohio River, removing snags from
the channel of the river. In eight
days we have removed %; some of
tsiem very heavy ones. [ think by
Fall our pilots will be pleased with
oar work. We have two crane boats,
four flats, and one steamboat to tow
them from place to place. We do our
work by hand power, which is very
good for lightwork and low water.
Yours, respectfully,
CAPT. ID. NJ. DRYDEN,
u. 5. Inspector OF OHIO River I'm
pTovements, on board steamer Pc
trolia.
The Ollie Sullivan arrived at /
o'clock with fine trip.......The Ia
rascon arrived at O'clock with n
moderate trip.
Esoats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRO.-The splendid railroad
steamer, low. pressure Quiekstep,
leaves for Cairo and all way ports at
4 o'clock to- day, having very superior
passenger appointments. Captain III.
II. Dexter, Jack G rammer, Walter b
Pennington, and Charley Ulmsnider
are a quartette of which any steamer
might be proud. slo
For LoUIsvILLE.-The great Morn
ing Star will be the regular and un-
rivaIed packet for Louisville and all
way ports at PM. to-day. She is
gay and lovely. Captain Il. p. I.
Hollcroft commands, and Richard
Hutchinson and Henry S. Mitchell
do the honors of the Office.
For CANNELToN.-The Ollie Sulli-
van leaves promptly at 10 o'clock AM,
to. day, for Cannelton and way land
ings. Captain Hugo and Mr.. Stem
bridge will see that passengers are
made comfortable.
For HENDERsoN.-The beautiful
and feet side-wheel steamer Mollic
Norton leaves as usual, promptly at 4
o'clock this evening, for Henderson,
having most elegant cabin accommo-
dations and great speed. Captain
Charley Perkins and the Terry
brothers, her chief officers, are ac-
complished and accommodating gen
tlemen.
GIeRnfnEs from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of
Tuesday says:
The gentlemen who made the trip
to Louisville on the steamboat
Thompson Dean, on Sunday, returned
Yesterday, and report that she per
formed admirably in every particular.
Her machinery worked beautifully,
and she handles like top. She
did not have exceeding ITO pounds OF
steam Mt any time, and the greater
norton of the time did not have near
| that pressure. and yet she made the
RIM from Mill Creek to Louisville
wharf in ten hours and tWenty-six
minntes. This includes loss Of
from Is to 90 minutes ut McCullom s,
Nv reason Of n tow of coal entering
the chute just in advance Of the
Dean.
She was cheered at every town and
at many Of the farm houses along the
shore, and. Immediately upon her
landing at Louisville, hundreds
fiocked on board to examine her vast
proportions. All expressed their adj
miratiOn of her perfect appointments
and equipments, as the largest carry
ing steamboat on the Western on
Southern rivers.
The Enquirer says:
The Sam. Hale. from Memphis
brought up l5U packages o. the cargo
of the sunken steamer Emerald, prin-
cfpalIy butter and lard. The parties
who bought the butter and lard from
the insurance companies arc SAID to
be making a good thing OF 1t. They
sell II to the bakers of tue city. 1t
was pnder water five or six months,
and is terribly rancid.
What glorious pound cake and
crackers it viii make.
LOUIS WILLIE The Courier of
Tuesday says;
William Wilson, second engineer
of the Red Rover, accidentally fell off
that boat opposite New Albany Sun
day evening.
The Journal says:
Captain Richard Varble bought the