The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-15
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The weather continued bleak and Az
tumnal last night. and after dark WIS
beautifully clear and almost cold enough
for frost. Tue additional arrivals and de-
partures upto midnight were the Noble
Norton, TO Henderson; Qulckstep, 60
Cairo; Hartford, TO Green River; Anna,
Cincinnati 10 sc. Louisi Rapidan No 2,
from Passport; Romeo, from Nashville I
Armada, from Cairo.
The packets took outfair trlps.........The
Anna was loaded as deep as she could
swim. She discharged good deal OF
freight here.....The Rapidan bad fair trip,
including a cabin full OF people, among
whom were a bevy OF Tennessee beaunes,
who came on a pleasure trip. Captain Lee
Howell, and his clerk, McMechan, arc ex-
tremsl- popular, and their passengers
seem fully to appreciate their polite atten-
tious, as manifested BY testimonial pub
lished belOw.........W We clip the following
special dispatch from the Cine nnati Conn
nlercfat Of yesterday, relative TO the sink
ing OF the Swallow:
CAIRO, Juue l8-The passengers and
portion Of the crew Of the steainer swal-
low arrived TO day on the Robert Burns,
and report that the swallow struck "a snng
or hidden obstruction which made
NO ~, causing her 70 sink la about ton
minutes. This gave time for the boat %
reach the shore. where she set LEAD down d
eight feet on water on her starboard side.
and eleven feet on her larbOard. She lies
at the Tennessee shore, perfectly straight
with her bow mp stream, and OHt Of tho
current. There rs little danger OF the
sand washing from under her aald break
Ing her before an attempt IS made TO raise
No lives were lost. The majority OF the
officers aud crew are still aboard, a. the
water Is Of over the starbQard main deck
guard, an. only three feet on the tHrDDHrd.
Captain Bachelor has engas ed the
steamer HEderwriter 10 20 70 the swallow,
and left sore on the Underwriter nj 8 T.. N.
He expects 20 pass Cairo, with tie BWai-
low, on Wednesday or Thursday next,
lows: CaiTo-4O bales cotton, "a crates ware
Paducah-G0 sacks coffee. Evansville-l0O
bales cotton, ~ sacks coffee, crates ware.
New Aibany-A lot scrap Iron. L0ulsvlllo
ID crates and casks ware z Hogsncnds
puts, II bales cotton, 10 packets tundries.
pumps. Cinclnnatl-40 barrels and 100
cases wine, 90 bales rags, I bale moss, 10
hides 10 barrels potatoes, ~ casks ron ON ~
heads sugar, 10 hoRsheadH nuts, 80 bales
cotton, 40 bars railroad iron, 10 casks soda,
The cotton on the swallow Marty all
dOated of, but Captain Bachelor aud his
crew canght and secured ~ withropes
The accident occurred on Friday iastY a.
Tue steamer Lumlnary struck some OBJ
struction the next morning. but bciug
nearly light, received 40 damage.
Two pilots, George Clark and Henry POr-
ter. had a difficulty &C Cairo on sunday
and Clark was stabbed several times with
a small penknife, receiving severe hut not
dangerous wounds............TlIe Clara Scott
will not return TO the Wabash tiii towards
the last OF the week.........The Romeo and
Armada arrived about midnight, with fall
cargoes. We are gratifed 20 find George
Nicholson, who has been quite indisposed, |
Fowler, who stopped OF last trip. IS Egain |
aboard. There are no cloverer gentlemen |
on the rlver.........sid. Humphrey f. play |
ing the role OF third clerk on the Armada, |
In the absence OF Edi Thomas, who - recu- /
perating .........There was a merry dance on i
the Rapidan No. 2 last night.
TESTIMONIAL.
TO Lee H0sgeH, Masfer Steamer Raptda's
No. 2:
DEAR SIR: Permit the undersigned, ia 1
behalf OF the assembled passengers, 10 ten
der 10 you, and through yOu % the many J
Officers Of your boat, our grateful ae-
knowledeementa Of the many e0uriesios 4
And believe MS truly that the hours spent \
50 agreeabiy ~ reason Of your kindness,
will ever be bright links Ia memory y gold Il
en- chain. May You and they long live % i
reap the rich rewards that lnevilHblyT re- /
suit from courteous treatment and polite \
attention, not the least 81 which Is the self
OF having done Iur duty.
Permit as again 70 return our thanks
and tndnIge the fond hope that our ascot
alton may have been mutually pleasant.
Very respectfully yours, &C
Captain ~. II. Weleh, j. X. Polk. Esq,
J. NJ u. Miller, Esq. Henry Hodge, j. /
Bailey Donuelly. James Walmsby, M.
Hall, Miss L, Katie Philips. Miss Ben y.
Miss Annie Jones, Miss josie WEIGH, and
mHnIfcsts.
MAEIFEsr = OF the steamer Romeo, trip
No 80. June IL, 1859.
Mount Vernon-i0000 stgves
evansville n k Dunkergon Il Go, lDl
hhds tobacco; Martin. Gardner A. Go, do; L
WELDON Bros a. co, do; Nick scDOrle,
900 slaves; kagon, Dickey a. Carson, 4
bags wool and money packages; remonin,
& Co DO; Roach a forian, do: HenEo
A Lemckel bag wool; hsitz Haney, ]
box machinery Charles Wllheimi' emp y
Lo1isville-Ray a 90, shh"s tobacco.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Armadn, from cairo
DusOuehet 3 Dbls. potatoes; q. =. NlDlaek
q Co., bdis gmnnies, bdi wheat Daksi ~. |
b. Terry, bags wool, jar iarq D3x o.
Der; Il. 5. Mum, 2 bags wcoltJ swanson a
Son, IS 900 sh ngles; J. q j.. de man, bags
buegV lows: Conrad Ham, spring mat
tress: 3. Obendofer, head eattIei " q.
20. n III Van Hiper p do; Martin, Gard
ner a 60. 5 d.. AZ. *. i3unkerson q Co, III
do Humphrey isbttaeA q p, 20 y -. 90
T.. Barrett. DO. -.
z from PASSPORT 70 Evansville, June 4th,
IBG9-Lee Howell, cords tan bark. l3 bales
cotton, bbl tar, q bales cotton X * Dunk
srsOn a Co, bales cotton; Humphrey,
Patrick q Co, hhds tobacco. j q Dusouchct
4 Co, crate churus: Weldon, Bros 70, . ..
boxes tobacco; Martins Gardener q Co.
b lids tobacco.
LOuisville-B Warehouse, hhdh / Z
.obaccO; Tapp, Walsh a Berry, 3 Daiq'
cotton. ,..,,,, {
Cincinnati-smith q Lewis, bdl gunng {
bags; Robt Moore a co, bales eoi i ~ II z
Myers Il Co, box lemon sugar. AtS't'N
I,OdWick, gasoline steel lamp. ..
River Dispatches.