The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-08
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The weather was somewhat threat
ening yesterday evening. but up TO
late hour only few drops Of rain had
fallen.......The river continued to rise
steadily.......The Morning Star had
very good trip. including about so
hogsheads tobacco. Among her pas
sengers were Mr.. j Ohm Wise and wife,
two of the oldest and most estimable
Of the citizens of Vincennes Mr..
Wise is exactly twelve days younger
than our venerable citizen, Judge
Law, and both came to this State at
the same time..........The Petrolia No.
2 arrived from Cannelton last even
ing with an excellent trip, consisting
OF lumber, hay, etc.......The Mollie
Norton, for Henderson; Ada Lyon,
for Green River; and Armada, for
Cairo, departed, all with good packet
trips.......The Quickstep, froin Cairo,
arrived between and 10 o'clock with
good trip.....,,The Morning Star left
at late hour for Louisville with a
fair packet trip.-,....The Mary Hous-
ton is due from New Orleans Tonight.
........The QUickstep had a perfect
crowd Of passengers gathered from
all parts below, who will to-day visit
the most attractive localities in and
areund our city, and return by her
this evening. A brilliant party of
young folks were enjoying themselves
on board last night to the sweet meas
ures Of inspiring music Among her
passengers we're Capt. Jas. Good, Of
the Barge line steamer kellogg, en-
route to Cincinnati, and o. Pool. Esq,
of Shawneetown, en- route to New
Albany. Both went forward by the
Morning Star.........We clip the fol-
lowing Cairo special from the Cha.
cinnati Commercial Of yesterday:
CAIRO, June 0.-The mammoth
stern wheel Louisiana took fire In the
pantry at 6:30 p. NJ. to-day, and was
| burned to the waters edge. as was
also the Bell Boat Underwater, be
| longing to the Cincinnati Insurance
/ Companies The towb0at Star, bound
/ for New Orleans with a tow of coal.
and the steamer Jennie Brown, were
In great danger, but were finally towed
out of danger by the Tom Farrow.
/ The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Capt Eagon, the clerk, and the watch
man Of the Louisiana bad gone TO
i rb IaIE l.
the fire broke out, and did not know
Of any fire being on board when they
left the boat. The hull Of the Under
writer was towed TO the Kentucky
shore, aud the hull and the machinery
saved. The firemen are still hard at
/ work trying TO save the hull Of the
Louisiana. The prospects are good
! for doing so. The Louisiana was
built at Cincinnati, and is owned by
| David Gibson d Co., Of Cincinnati.
and partially insured in Cincinnati
Offices.
MEMoRAsDUBI AND MASIFEsT-steam
/ Qu1ckstep left afro, the metropolis OF the
| Pharoahs, Tuesday, July O. at $50 PM.
casting loose the ties that bound her o the
/ EgY ptlau shores with much reluctance
4 anding "a sOiace for 80rrOW, however, in
/ the bright auspices under which she re-
sumed her course DER the glad waters.
I
| walking the waters iiz@ thing of life. the
! Louisiana and Underwater We're seen re-
/ posing IN fancied security upon the bosom
/ OF the Nile, seemingly unconscious OF the
/ disaster soon TO Overtake them
/ En- route upon the voyage aC every point
/ innumerable guests eagerly embraced the
/ opportunity offered Of participating In Gle
| grand carnival de Quickstep."
i The day was devoted TO the Wor hip or
| "TerpsichOre," 20 whom fun homage was
/ rendered ia the giddy mazes of the dance
| by disciples who chased the happy min.
/ utes with flying feet far ia o the "wee
sma' hours aganf the twsl,N and when
| "AurOrH." with open fingers opened the
! gates OF mora, still music rose with Is vo-
/ luptuOus swell.
We have Tor VIM Caldwell Bhis apples.
/ - bXs do; Woodrow. Reitz a. Co, - bd s.
plOw handles; Teuney. Bowles ~ Go, bbl
/ coal oil; Ragou, Dlckey % Carson, half biol
molasses; Anthony Refs, ] roll leather;
| VIM Heilman, 1 screw, / heater, 1 cast
wheel; -chultze, Truman 81 Co, tons o
scrap iron; Boetticner. Kellogg a. 20, 10
kegs nails. 10 bXs axe handles. p Wolf I
tons scrap hogs; Martin. GBrdner 81 20, |
/ 2 hhds tobacco; r. q Van Ripper, 10 do do;
r W PATRICK, do dos Vim q brown e 90,
q do. do: W Ford do do; n K Dunk
ersOn a. Co, 70 do. do.
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