The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-11
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The weather yesterday evening gave
strong signs Of rain or snow, and it
was hard to tell which, as tho tenn
perature was favorable to either. At
8 o'clock last night light mist was
falling, though the moon was plainly
visible through the Thin clouds.
The additional arrivals and depart
ures up to midnight last include the
LeClaire, Eastport to Louisville;
Glasgow, Cincinnati to Memphis;
Rapidan, from PASSPORT; Lewellin, to
Cairo; lobe Hurt, to Cumberland
River; Pine Bluff, to Green River;
Petrolia No. 2, from Cannelton !;
Fayette, to Henderson and return;
Pales tine, from the Morning Star and
return to Louisville.
AL the packets had good trips in
and out.........The LeClaire and GIas-
gov had about all they could carry on
the water.........The Rapidan reports
the Dexter hard aground on Walkers
Bar.......The Glasgow reports the
New Era aground at the head Of
French Island Bar, being entirely
light. Her prospects of getting out
Of the river are not fatteriDg........It
was Jim Gilmer-not Jim Rapley-
who went out as mate of the Norm an
Tuesday night.........Captain Hicks
King, of the Cora s. was in the city
yesterday, en- route to the wreck......
The Louisville correspondent Of the
New Albany Ledger says: Saturday
night, Mr.. Geo. A. Houghton. one of
the u. s. Inspectors for this dis
trict, was on his way homo, and at the
corner of Twenty-sixth Street and
Portland Avenue. fell into the exca-
walton made for the sewer, nav in
course of construction at that point
His wrist and ankle were very seri-
ously Injured. requiring the attend.
auce Of a surgeon......,.,...The New
York World says, in writing up the
StonewaH Disaster:
The full and terrible details of the
burning, on the Mississippi River,
last week, of the steamboat Stonewall,
reveal even a more horrible tale than
did the previous account by telegraph.
1t is now known that when the fire
broke out it could have been extin-
guished by single bucketful of water,
but there was not a bucket on the
boatl BY the time that the hose was
brought into service, the flames had
gained such Roadway that the effect of
the small stream of water was to feed
rather than suppress them. Then,
too, there was 9 lack Of boats, and but
for the timely advent of a skiff, it is
| doubtful whether any of the passen-
gers would have been left to tell the
tale, except, perhaps, very few, who
might have been able to swim TO the
shore, despite the crowds of human
beings, horses and mules which filed
the water"
The Eastern papers have a very
crude idea of Western steamboats, and
their management.........The Petrolia
No. 2 had a big trip in last night. Her
manifest, kindly furnished by Master
A. L. Ashby, her attentive second
clerk, will be found below.......-Duke
Nicholson, agent Of the Cairo packets,
received a dispatch yesterday from
Captain Jack Grammer, announcing
that the West Wind will arrive at
noon to. day, and leave on time this
evening. A clerk will be On the
levee, in front of w. G.. Brown &
Co. 'swharf- boat, during the day, to
receive freight for her.........The Pal
estine arrived al 1915, with an excel
lent trip......"The river is falling
fast above, and there is now less
wafer on Portland Bar than before
the late rise.....-The Grand Era is
hard aground at French Island, with
out sparring tackle. There is but
slim chance for her to get Off,.
The Allegheny Belle is over, but her
barges are on the bar.........A light
snow commenced falling at 10 O'Clock
last night. and the clouds were very
ominous for falling weather ....~Capt.
Lewis Coon, one Of the Local In
spcctors of Louisville, arrived in the
city by the Palestine last night, and
will stop here day or two on official
business.
NanfHests.
Manifest OF Steamer Petrol1a No. e. from
CanneIton, Nov.l0, Is6o.-Evansvllle-Jonn
f Glover, 1850 shingles; Thos " Murray,
30 bales hayi A Adams, $500 head cab
bage; Baird & start, Al bbis potatoes; Mark
q Warren 4 boxes, Queensware; Hol-
lingsWorth q Co, Dbl do; Gibson & WEIGH,
43 pieces sewer pipe: p p Price. Dbl -four;
H ) Mitchell, lot household goods; q 8
Finch, 6 Sbls apples; r w Taylor, A sacks
rye.
FOR REsHIPMEET
For Henderson-g4 SACKS oats, box sam.
pies.
For Peducah--I box and 1 keg liquor.
For 81. Louis-50 bales sheetiDx. /.
For New 0rleans-l7 bbls -four.
MEMORANDUM.
Left Cannelton Nov 10 at q IA met Pal.
estine At Grand View; A l. and tow at same
place; Himrod at French Island passed
Grand Era hard aground at French Is
land, with poor prospects Of getting of, rs
she has no spars, and In drawing q foot
more water than there is on the bar: