The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-21
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BILE intermissions until o'clock yes
terday morning. From 4 till nearly
8 Saturday night it was steady and
drenching-th heaviest we have ex-
perienced for years, for the same
length of time. The rain was gen
eral, extending north to indianapolis,
south to Cairo, and east and West Ia
defnitely.........The river had fallen
about 6 inches during the 81 hours
ending at five o'clock last evening.
when it was about stationary. twill
doubtless be found rising o-day. |
Green River has risen unprecedentedly
during the past ten days, 20 or % feet,
as Capt. McReynolds informs us........
The arrivals aud departures since 3
o'clock Saturday up to midnight last,
were the Rose Hite, Louisville and
return; Armada to Cairo; James
Gray, to Green River; Quickstep. from
Cairo; Armenia and Armadillo
Pittsbutg to st. Louis; st. Marys,
Louisville to New Orleans; A. G..
Thompson, Cincinnati to Nashville;
Lady Withaup, to Wabash; Morning
Star, Louisville to Henderson; Ollie
Sullivan, from Cannelton; Shamrock,
Cincinnati to st. Louis; Maggie Hays,
st. Louis to Cincinnati; Romeo, from
GAINESVILLE; the Lewellin, from
Eastport; the Cumberland, from
Cairo....."........The Armenia and
A. G.. Thompson arrived together at
81 O'Clock yesterday morning, deeply
laden......The Rose Hite had a good
trip both ways, having received a
good lot of freight from the Quick
step, which arrived at 81 o'clock Sat
urday night with nice packet trip.
The James Gray had all she could
possibly carry. She extends her trip
to Hartford, having a large amount of
freight for that place. She left at 3
o'clock yesterday morning. a..The
Shamrock and Maggie Hays had big
trips.."...."The Morning Star and
Romeo had excellent packet trips
.........We regret to learn that Capt.
Hollcsott was compelled to stop
off this trip on account of the
illness of his daughter..........The
St.Marys was loaded to the guards......
The Star had a large delegation of
colored people who came to the city
to join in the celebration Tomorrow.
They we're accompanied by a colored
band which discoursed very fine
music........Capt. Henry Miller. on
Saturday, purchased Capt. Smedley's
half interest in the Fanny Brandeis
for 3,150. Capt Miller now owns
seven eighths of the whole boat, Kit
Rudd, her excellent and popular
clerk, owning the other one-eighth.
She will enter the Cumberland
River trade on Wednesday, going
through TO Nashville. and we hope to
see our enterprising young friends
receive a very liberal support.........
Bill McClurg, the celebrated engi-
neer, late Of the Mayfower, arrived
at home from Pittsburg, on Saturday
He was a passenger on the j. p.
Webb when she sunk, and lost all
his baggage. He represents the scene
as quite lively for time. A part Of
the crew of the Webb arrived yester-
day by the Star. They lost everything
but the clothes they wore at the time
of the disaster.........Capt. Drinkwater
was PASSENGER by the Armenia from
Pittsburgh.........We were glad to see
: Capt. Cullum, of the Shamrock, in
generally improved health......Among
the passengers by the Shamrock was
Mr.. VIM. Waddell and family. of the
extensive and enterprising firm Of
4 Aleshire & Co., millers, of Galliapolis,
= who is en- route TO Shawneetown, on a
visit to his friends......The Lewelliu,
from PASSPORT, and Cumberland, from
y Cairo, arrived at midnight. Both had
light freight trips. The Cumberland
was full of people.
MANIFEST OF THE STEAMER QUICK
sTEP-From Cairo, September b.
= Ragon, Dickey a. Carson, ] barrel
d hams and / barrel beef; b. w Reyn-
5 olds. II bags of bran; O. j Grammer,
8 z bags bran; Schaffer & Kehr, / bag
: wool; Igleheart e. Bros, ! bundle
: bags; Schapker & Busting, l sewing
/. machine; Brandies & Crawford. PAL
: bags bran; A. Gumberts, bags
d feathers; Cook & Rice, 6 beer kegs;
Q Martin, Headley & Co., l hogshead
!. tobacco.
For reshipment to Louisville. per
Rose Hite-2 boxes merchandise, 2
hogsheads tobacco, 1873 sheets iron, s
). boiler heads. 13 kegs rivets, 33 head
cattle, passengers.
MANIFESTO or the steamer Romeo.
Evansville-R. X. Dunkerson q Co,
$50 bbls -four and hhds tobacco ;
: RagoD, Dicky q Carson, 2 pkgs; own
: ers on board, 8 bbls apples and Al
hides; Reitz q Haney, l cast pipe and
r 6 crate bars; Charles Wilhelm, Is
/ ale boxes; Fahnley Kahn IL Go, 9
: ale boxes; Cramer & Henke, 3 bags
wool
Louisville-M oorebead & Co. 10
packages household goods; Garden,
Il. Harrison & Co, boxes peaches
Spratt q Co, 2 hhds tobacco.
Pitts burg-Nimick & Co, So tons
of pig iron.
+ a. River Dispatches.
r PITTsBURG. Sept. 20.-The river is
, at stand. It has rained all day, but
is now clear.
CAIRO, September 20-Port list-
Belle Memphis, St Louis to Memphis,
1, ny, Alma Nashville packet 10