The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-05
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weather was mostly cloudy and rather
pleasant, till about 2 o'clock, when a
considerable rain fell, after which il
was close and sultry, with strong
symptoms of more rain.......The
river during the twenty-four hours
ending at 6 o'clock last evening had
fallen nine inches. 1t will rise again
in a day or two.........The additional
arrivals and departures on Saturday
afternoon and up to midnight last
include the MolIie Norton, to Hen
deeson; Armada to Cairo Lawrence,
Cincinnati to St. Louis; Ada
Lyon, to Green River; Sam. Orr
to Eastport; Robert E. Louis
Vile to New Orleans; Quickste
from Cairo; Morning Star, Mt.
Vernon to Louisville; Robt. Fulton
and barges, from Tennessee River.
Saturday night, Emma Floyd, Gin
cinnati to Nashville; Clara Scott, to
Spottsville and return; MOllie Norton,
Henderson and return; LeClare,
Eastport to Louisville; Tarascon,
Louisville TO Henderson; Hartford,
from Green River; Petrolia No. 2,
from CanneltOn; Anna, Cincinnati to
st. Louis.........The Armada and
Sam. Orr, on Saturday, took out good
trips........Thc Lawrence was we'll
loaded, and Henry u. Hart was in
excellent spirits.........The Robt. X.
Lee arrived about 9 o'clock Saturday
night, with very fair start. She
added 100 hogsheads tobacco, 200
barrels -four, 1000 sacks corn, and
much miscellaneous freight here, and
left at midnight, having good engage
mcnts below. She will go out of the
river full........The Morning Star, on
approaching Mt. Vernon, got little
too high up and ianked in upon the
reef of the bar, where she remained
several hours until the Quickstep
came up and pulled her off. She got
back here at 10: 30, the excursionists
having had a delightful time........Tho
Quickstep had a splendid trip IN, ar
irving at IL o'clock Saturday night.
She had SO hhds. tobacco and much
miscellaneous freight and big pas
senger list.........The Emma Floyd,
LeClaire and Anna had full trips.
The Anna discharged largely here.
The Hartford had SO hhds. tobacco.
The Pctrolia had an excellent trip in.
The Tarascon arrived at PM. yes
terday with a crowd Of people and
fair freight...........The jesse Bria n,
a small side-wheeler, passed down
yesterday without landing......While
the Lee was lying here on Saturday
night, Mark Anthony. to avoid a
smash, took so much water in him
that he came out dripping
wet. He saved his lantern and his
bills of lading. The story that no hogs
head Of tobacco was near him, and that
he went into the river to talk to the
fish, is simply malicious, as it is well
known that Mark don't talk.........
The Crescent City Band returnen by
the Tarascon yesterday, and report
grand delightful time with the officers |
Of the magnificent steameT.........The |
steamer Belle Lee was sold at auction
at Louisville, on Saturday. There
were but two bids-$45, 900 by Capt.
r. IL. Voolfolk, and 100000 by Cap
tain Smoker. She was knocked down
to the latter. She cost $4,000,
and is as good as new. She will be
taken to Mound City and brushed up,
and then go South.......The r.. IL.
Lee will lay up for repainting and re-
pairs a Mound City, on her return
from New Orleans.........The Rich
mond has laid up at Portland to
await events........People who desire
to make delightful excursion trip
at half fare, should remember that
the Quickstep will leave at 4 P. NJ.
to day, for Cairo, carrying passengers
for the round trip at half fare. Her
officers know how to make the excur-
sion pleasant.........The Ada Lyon
makes an excursion half fare trip to
Bowling Green, on Tuesday, and
large number of our people
should go with her............
As no paper will be issued from this
Office tomorrow, we would remind
and shippers that the
Cumberland goes to Cairo on Tues
day in charge of those experienced
and accomplished gentlemen, Captain
Billy Lowth, Marion Wright and
Bruce Hunter.........The Petrolia No.
2 will leave for Cannelton at 10 AN.
in charge Of Capt. John Fl. Trip
lett and John A. Adams.
The Rose Hite will be the regular
packet for Louisville Tuesday even
ing, Capt. Frank Hurry. commands,
and Phil b. Branham and VIM.
Halves have charge of the Office.
The Rapidan No. 2 will be the reg
ular packet for PASSPORT on
Tuesday, Captain Lee Howard
and Robert McMechau are her popu-
lar oficers.........The Mollie Norton
will leave as usual on Tuesday. She
came up yesterday on an excursion
trip. having some thirty or forty pass
engers, and returned in the evening.
The Robert Fulton and barges
arrived from Tennessee River on Sat
urday, with about five hundred tons I
Tannessee iron ore, which will he re-