The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-22
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For other River Items see Seventh Page.
The weather yesterday was cloudy and
COOL, the mercury ranging from So TO GO.
a remarkable contrast vi h Friday fore
noon, when the mercury stood at 990. The
river continued to rise fast during Satur-
day night and yesterday forenoon, but
was rising less rapidly last evening. The
t tai rise since s O'Clock Saturday morn
ing, is estimated at s to 10 feet.
The arrivals and departures up to a late
hour last night, not previously reported.
include the Altoona, st. Louis 10 Cincin-
natl; W. f. Curtis, St. LOUIS TO Pittsburg;
Havana, y .shville to Cincinnati: j.. L
( Graham to Louisville; Armada, to Cairo;
J. 2. Webb. to Cumberland River: Phan-
tom, to Paducahgs Belle Lee, Louisville to
New Orleans; Nightingale, Cincinnati to
st. Louis; Robert r. Lee, New Orleans o
Louisville; Ada Lyon, to Green River;
James Gray, from Green River; Quick
step, from Cairo; Morning Star, Louisville
to Henderson; Ollie Sullivan, from Can
n%eiton; Wild Duck and barges, st. Louis
to P%1ttsburg.
The packets had moderate trips out IN
Saturday, except the Rob Roy, which had
to refuse fully 80 tons of freight ..-.....Th
Quickstep was compelled to lie over at
Cairo 10 repair a wrist which was loose,
and did not arrive till after noon yester-
day. She had a fair trip-.--.The Belle
Lee arrived Saturday evening about dark,
net much over one quarter loaded. She
found freight very scarce al Louisville and
below. She got considerable freight here,
u the travel southwark being light at
this season Of the year, she had very few
r~assengers. She had large engagements
below. She has never passed here, either
way, lighter than she was Saturday night,
aud when such a boat, with such
officers as the Belle Lee has gots
Captain McGin, Adolph Morton,
Dick Fuller and Ed. B~roughton can't get q
trip, It is manifest that fFeight IS played
out----.The Nightingale arrived from Gin
c~inuati, en- route 20 -. Louis. at 10 o'clock
Saturday night, so deeply loaded that the
water ran over her guards amidship She
was slowed full and covered all over with
freight, and crowded with passengers.
Captain Alex. Frazier always has just
such luck 1.-THE Robert E. Lee passed
up at IO% O'Clock Saturday night, with a
moderate freight, but fun of people. she
had 600 head OF cattle to Cairo. She dis
charged some tin here. and ran out OF
81 hit in I4z minutes. The r. r Lee Is
unquesttonabIy the most complete steam
boat on the Western waters, and after
nearly three seasons running her joints are
as tight as the day she made her trial trip.
She leaves Louisville this ey~ening,and may
be expected here at five O'Clock to morrow
evening.-~.Fhe Ollie Sullivan and James
Gray had fair trfps.--.. T h Phantom left
for Paducab Saturday evening, where she
viii be turned over to her new owners.
The Morning Star had q moderate trip
down. She went over the falls on her last
trio mp Fred. Hartman, the steward OF
the star, having succeeded in finding his
father and family, yesterday met an uncle
and cousin who reside near this city, and
whom he had not seen for over tn elve
years. They learned OF his whereabouts
through he columns of the JOURNAL ..~-
The Courier OF Sunday, with its usUo.
1" RIGHTEOUSNESS" and accuracy says
"The steamer Nightingale, from Saint
Louis for C-iueinnatl, passed al
yesterday, but was not as full as she
mizht have been - all of which was di-
rectly the reverse OF the facts. Another
inadyertency of that composilor who
! Transformed " sunday into yesterday
We reckon. It's notice OF the Belle Lee and
: Robe-l e Lee is but little more accurate
....-.The Fanny and went into the
dry dock, Saturday evening, for repairs
1.-THE Louisa returned from Wesa
franklin Saturday evening, with The pic
ntckers, who highly enjoyed the trip and
the days sport in the woods.----.Th'
, Mary Davage and barges passed up las
evening, deeply loaded with iron ore ..--.
The Darling Will be up this morning, form
Z Memphis, en- route to Cincinn att. Capt
Lew. Hates and Alex. Powers are her ad,
2 mirable officers.
AND MASIFEST.-Railroad
steamer QuicKstep, having been detained
Is hours repairing defective rails on The
track, and taking other precautions tC
prevent disaster. left CBiro Saturday, jun
D. at Il u. In port, Cairo transfer L. b
Hendricks and ely wharf boats; weathe
pleasant: Ealus regaling Us with some OF
his choIs zephyrs. River rising all tbs
way mp; met the VIM. White at CaledO.
MIA: Tennessee and WestmOreland below
B~etr0poiiS; A. Baker and Phantom abov,
Padueah: LOuisi ma at Cumberland
{ Island; NeWsboy below SmIthland, releas
q Ell from durance vile. June p, met Ar
NADIA at CaseyVille.
r orr consignees arc: a L Uni. : hid
e clay sam Orr. 40 Odls hubs5 VIM @ Brown
Il & 90, 4 hhds tobacco; W ; Ford, & hhds do
: VIM Holman, - pes castings; ) + Glover
5, 4 bids sash Louisville, hhd tObaccOi Gin
Il c~innati, 400 bdls paper.