The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-12
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The weather continued cloudy and rainy
during Saturday night, but yesterday
morning il cleared of beautiful and the
weather yesterday was delightful. The air
was pure, mild, and delicious.-..-Ther river
during the tweniy-four hours ending at
P. NJ. last night had fallen three feet, ana
great vigilance has to be exercised TO keep
water craft aflOat.~-..The addition al arri-
walls and departures since p. NJ. Saturday
up to midnight last night inclnde the Ar
mada to Cairo; Sam Orr, to PASSPORT; OF
lie Sullivan, 10 Little Wabash River; Mol
lie Norton, to Henderson; Sallie V, 10 Mt.
Vernon: Ada Ly chn, to Green river; Quick
step, from Cairo; Morning Star, to Louis
vllle; Colossal. p 70 burg to Fort Benton
West moreland, New Orleans to Cincinnati;
Nollie Gratz, Nashville to Louisville f;
Altoona. Cincinnati TO st. Louis: Hartford,
from Green river; Richmond, from Louis
Vile; Rapidan No. 2 from East port: Wild
Duck and barges, Pittsburg to st. Louis.
The packets on Saturday, despite the I'M
propitious weather. had splendid trips out,
especially the Armada, Ada Lyon and
Sam. Orr.,......The Sam. OR was crowded
with merchants from Tennessee, alabama
and Mississippi, number of whom very
wisely subscribed for the JoURSAL while
in the cily...............The on ckstep arrived
about III O'CLOCK Saturday night with an
excellent trip. sac had the misfortune 70
collide with and sink the Ollie sullivan,
en- route from this port to Little Wabash
River in the chute Of Diamond Island at
81 o'clock Saturday night, involving the
loss OF three lives. Details Of the la
mentab.e disaster viii be found
elsewhere in this mornings JOURNAL.
The Ollie Sullivan is probably total loss.
Her machinery wi doubtless be recovered
if the river continues to faIl.........The Co
Iossal, Captain Cox's new mountain boat,
passed down yesterday morning, with a
full trip, en- route to Fort Benton. She
discharged thirty tons mere, inc uding
twenty-five tons iron for sam. Orr & Co.
.........The WestmoTeland had a moderate
trip. She barely touched, and did not tie
a I1ne.........The Grand Lake, with a big
tow of coal, passed. down Saturday, aud
the Collier, with a big tow, passed down
yesterday .........The Mary Erwin passed
down yesterday afternoon, loaded to the
guards-.......The Altoona was deeply load
ed. She discharged here a large amount
OF freight, much Of which is for reship-
ment 10 Tennessee hfveF...---The MoIlie
Gratz discharged here seventy-three hogs.
heads tobacco Tor X. X. Dunkers0n n co.
5G llLbAG OLlGr III g
con had a fine trip. We regret to learn
that Miles d. Warren IS still dstatned
ashore by the serious illness fhis father =.
The great pressure Richmond arrived
from Louisville at O'c ock last evening,
en- route to New Orleans. She lies here
till 10 o'clock to-day, aud if any Of our
citizens desire a delightful trio 10 Ne = Or
leans, they will never have more dtting
opportunity. She had moderate f.eight
but fair passenger list. Among the lat
ter we had the pleasure of meeting Major
A. :. Arnold, sheriff of Hickman "a Is,
KY, VINO has been TO Frankfort with
bevy of convicts. He is a Fl 10 specimen Of
the human products of Wes,ern Virginia,
a region famous for the production Of fi1e
looking and staIWart gentlemen. Captain
John Voolfolk is again in the Office, and
little Bob Lodge and his monkey coutiaue
to draw largely. Mr.. steele, her famous
steward, VINO was Involuntary left at
Memphis on her up "Trip, IS al MS post
again, and her D ssengers are sure to be
we'll d.. Ed. Finley the popular rep
Tesentative of the noted house of
Smyser d Milton, OF Louisville, with
his beautiful and highly accomplish
ed wife, makes an excursion tr p 20 New
Orleans by The famous Richmond. .........
The Hartford arrived at o'clock last
night loaded to her guards. She had 90
hogsheads tobacco aud many people. She
leaves this evening 1.-THE Rapidan No. 2
arrived at last night, full or freight and
people THE Wild Duck aud barges ar
rived at 10 p. N. with an immense trip.
She discharged largely here..-...Fhe Clara
Scott will leave for Wabash River this
evening ut o'clock, and has p endid pas
senger accommodations and excellent Of
ficers. Capt. Henry Scott commands ana
Cash Thoma and Charley Chadwick grace
the Office. Give her full tTlp-.-.-ihe
was no insurance on the ONE SuiilVan'
sunk on Saturday night at DIAMOND Isl
80, r,ha swallow, for New Orleans, OAR |
Il for Memphis, Havana, for Nashville, |