The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-25
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PITTsBURG, May 23-Noon.-River feet
10 inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
mild.
ST. Louis, May "a - Eve - Arrived
Belle Vernon, from PIttsburg Marble City,
nom Memphis; Pembina from st. Paul
No departures. River still falling, and all
upper streams declining rapidly. Weather
clear and warm.
MEMPHIS. May 24-Eve-The river is
rising slowly. The r. E. Lee, Norman and
City of Cairo passed down. The Richmond
passed up at D p. NJ, with the largest trip
OF the season, 200 tons Of freight, including
80 Texas cattle and 235 cabin passengers,
mostly ladies.
LOUISVILLE, May q y Eve. - Arrived
from Cincinnati; Minneola, from Mem
phis; Melnotte, from st. Louis. Departed
Dexter, New Orleans; Champion, st.
Louis; MelnOtte and Minneola, Cfncin-
natl; Empire, Arkansas River: Clifton
and Silver Moon, Memphis.
The weather yesterday was decidedly
fine, nearly clear all day, and very pleas
ant. The river during the twenty-four
hours ending last evening Jell fully two
feet, and 1t is now going down steadily and
rapidly at a ! points from Cairo TO Pitts
burg..--.-.The arrivals and departures since
3 o'clock Saturday up to midnight last
night, include the w F.Curtis, Wheeling TO
St. Louis; Armenia, Pittsburg to St. Louis;
Wild Duck and barges, St. Louis to Pitts
burg; Armada, to cairo; J. L. Graham, to
Carmi; Ada Lyon, to Bowling Green; j. P.
Webb, t. GAINESVILLE; Quickstep, from
Caro-; Lawrence. Cincinnati to ST. Louis:
Simpson Homer, Memphis 20 PIttsburg,
James Gray, from Green River; Ollie Sui
Ivan, from CanneIton; Morning Star,
Louisville to HENDERSON; Natoma, Mem
nh to az
Green to Louisville.
The Petrol No. 2, and another towboat,
passed down yesterday with heavy tows.
.........All the packets had good trips out
Saturday 1.-The Lawrence had a good
trip yesterday. 1.-THE Quickstep arrived
at IA o'clock Saturday evening, but Capt.
Gilmore, 20 oblige his passengers, laid over
with the TarascOn till after 10 O'Clock,
leaving on the arrival OF the train. He
visited Capt. Bob Riley's show, and was so
well pleased that he will take immediate
steps to organize a troupe to occupy the
time after the wild Tarascon is com PEELED
to lie up by low water. Phil. Branham
carefully checked off each striking
feature of the performance............T
Simpson Horner went up yesterday.
turned loose and was literally
splitting the river wide open. She
is fast The Louisiana was
again advertised positively 70 leave Gin
cinnati Saturday evening, and should be
here early this morning. Capt. Jim Lusk.
one OF the most popular officers shat ever
visited these waters, is her commanded.
The fast Dexter will positively be here
early to-day for New Orleans. She is one
of the best and fieetest boats af1Oat, and is
commanded by unsurpassed officers,
The Qu1ckstep, ye :erday, m ade haIf-hour
excursion trips to the Turner'S picnic, lust
below the Bodiam Mines Sne went and
came full each %. The great low
pressure Richmond will be up this even
ing en- route to Louisville. She leaves
Louisville on Wednesday for New Orleans.
and viii be here on Thursday next..-.........
The Falls City arrived from Bowling
Green late last night, with a good trip.
Capt. Berry, formerly Of this city, is in
command.
MEMORANDA Of the steamer Quickstep
who left Cairo on Friday, May I'D, at S 80
P. N. Boats in pOIt-RubicOn and Under
writer. River railing at st. Louis; Ohio
slowly receding; weather clear and pleas
ant. Passed United States SnagbOat J. !.
Alert laying at Mound City; Tennessee at
Rosa Claire; Armada below Henderson
Arrived at Z 30 P. NJ.
MANIFEST of steamer Quickstep, who
left Cairo on Friday, May I'D, at 5: 80 P. n.
Consignees-Wo odr W, Reitz & Co., 10 sets
hubs; Z. q. Van Ripper, I hid tobacco:
Keith & Alker, 5 dry hides; W. p. Ford,
hhds tobacco; VIM. q. Brown & Co, 3 hhds
tobacco: +. II. Ehrman d Co, 81 hhds to-
baeco; Chas. Schaum 4 Co., 80 sacks bran
For re-shipment to Cincinnati, 50 pigs lead. /
The river continues to recede, with
feet water in the canal, feet in the shute,
and 6 over the rocks. Weather clear and |
warm. Business dull. 49, g. @ES -
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