The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-31
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The weather Saturday afternoon was e7z-
ceedingly Indictment, heavy rain falling
from 2to O'Clock, when IL cleared partly,
Dut about II &C night 10 set into rain again,
and continued until after A. 1f. Yesterday
was pretty cloudy aud hot, the me envy
ranging about S0S all day. The "er COM
menced swelling Saturday aftern.Ju, and
up 70 8 p. M. yesterday had risen enc foot
The arrivals and departures up 20 midnight
last night, pot previously reported, Include
the Noble Norton, 70 Henderson; Armada,
to Cairo; Ada Lyon, 70 Green River; sam.
Orr, to PASSPORT; Linton, 90 Nashville;
Lightwoo1. st. Louis to Cincinnati Ouicr-
step, from Cairo; Morning Star. b Louis
vile; Altoona. st. Louis 70 Cincinnati:
Tarascon, Louisville TO Henderson New
York. Pittsburgh TO Nashville; IA Itford,
from Hartford; LeClaire. Louisville 10
Eastports Havana, Nashville % Cincln-
natl.
The Armada, Ada Lyon, and sam. Orr
took out good trips..........The Linton left
pretty light, as she was making her debaa
ia the trade, but as Captain Gracis ~ Wen
and favorably known along inst class
stream we expect 10 zee her come ~ with
a good trip and sufficient orders 10 al her
out on her return ...........-...gh sc LfHhtWo0d
comes 10 the Ohio hunting a trade It is
good river just now 20 hunt IN, as a steam
boat can hunt long time without finding
anything-.......The QuicFstep arrived at
An. sunday with a splendid trip. She re
shipped one hundred hogs and large
number OF passengers on the Morning.
Star, that proud ship having awaited her
arrival......-.The Abeona was loaded 10 the
guards She had a nUmber OF old pieces
Of artiilery-literally great guns.........The
New York had also good lrlp-...--..The
Hartford camein a. last evening literally
seo"su 1-n- Of tobacco. She had one
hur dred and IOua- t,os,.l,ogd.
The TarascOn had nt~o trtr, M
botn freight and eopie.....................
Capt. l. 3. Durham OF the new steamer
Mary Houston was the re .ipie1t, on his
down trip, OF the "blue ribbon"
which was awarded him by the committee
OF the late Orphans Fair, held nt Natcaeg.
Miss, for having presented the largest and
finest fruit cake ever given 90 an affair OF
that kind az Natchez. The Captain bias
the token Of esteem framed, and % now
adorns the clerks omce, where those
having business with the boat can view lf,
If they desire to do so. Harry Walker will
tell you All about % ........1 he toW-baat.
Rover, passed down Saturday afternoon .
with big tows.........The Quickstep, yes.er.
day afternoon, took ont "a large numb. OF
people on an excursion trip down tHe
river, going as far ms the wreck Of the Ollie
Sullivan, as Deputy BuIted STATES Mar
shall BigelOw. who was on board, de ired %
see Il. The Quickstep returned at p. n,
coming 70 the landing ia gallant style, the
party apparently highly pleased with
their trip. On Saturday last Deputy
u. $. MuEshals j. q. BigeloW, sold nt nuc.
.tion the wreck OF the Ollie sullivan. now
lying in the Ohio river az Diamond Isla a.
IL was knocked down % Capt John r.
Hugo. one OF her late owners, al $3.50. The
boat Is represented as a most unsightIy
wreck, and her engines are PROBABLY Che
only articles Of value about hor.-.... Capt.
Dexter goes 10 Louisville to-day, and Capis.
Jack Gramner and Mart Stone. Will ran
the Quickstep ..-......The Champion viii De-
down to-day en- route TO 50. Louis, and tAe
Alice Dean for Memphis and New Orleans.
.......-.The Leclaire arrived 40 Il1< o'clock
lastnigat having very good trip. She
discharged some freight here. Her officers
reported the great low pressure Richmond
at greensboro and nearly ready 20 lefvo
when she left.......-The Richmond was exc
pected niomentarliy az dnigit...............
The Havana arrived az y O'Clock last
night with an excellent trip. She dis
charged one hundred and twauty-tao
hogsheads tobacco for II. X. Duukcrsou a /
Co., Agents OF the famous South shore
Line. She has nity tons Of pig irputund
great variety and large amou @ of mlseel-
laneous freight for ports above. She also
had "a passenger from UnIontown, Ken
lucky, who amused the passenger aud
officers by relating q few Of The minor
Incidents of his life, which we shall wIltu
out hereafter........The Petrolla 80. 2, long
time overdue, bad not arrived at ] O'Clock
this morning. Wehope no evil haa befaileu I
her.---,-.....-...The great Richmond had not
arrived AZ ! o'clock this morning. She
will probably be found az the wharf thls
morniug.
MAEIHEsT-of the Steamer Qniclrstep.
from Caro-, May 18th, lb59.-l insurance so I
~ plOwsi SemOnin, Dixon co, Sd dfy /
hides; f Morris, - dry hides, 3 bces featb- ]
barrel tailowi Geo WoloIhln, nairelH I
Whiskys Rocker q co, } calf barrels I
SCRAP Iron, 2 bundles faga, bundle copper: I
tobacco for humDhre reg, enfrick ~ Go. l7
hOgsheada: Martin, Gardner AZ Go, q hons-
heads: Weldon BruH AZ Go, i Ind. w III Z
Ford, y hid; X X Ounkers0n 81 Co, l0hlid;
" m q Brown q %, 30 uhd.
FOR Louisvihe-9 h1ghheads tobacco.
box, 80 hogsheHds tobacco, IS hbls whisky /
For owe nsbOfO-2O sacks bran.
For CIncimmatl-2 foxes merchandise ] I
chest tea, Is empty beer kegs.
For WheelinR-2 bbls spar
For Plttsburg- boxes merchandise.