The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-09


to Cannelton; John w. Garrett ant
barges, Wheeling to st. Louis; Tar
ascon, Louisville to return Fails City
Louisville.to Bowling Green; Fam.
Brandeis, to the picnic.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here arc
the Cumberland, from Cairo; p. w
Strader and Richmond, for New
Orleaas; Virginia, Silver Spray
Nick LOngworth, from New Orleans
Emma Floyd, from Nashville; Law
renee aud Anna, from st. Louis,
Rose Hite, from Louisville; Charmor,
from Cincinnati; Robt. Moore, for
Nashville; Ada Lyon, from Green
River; Minneola, for Memphis ; Rapi-
dan No. 2, from Eastport; Champion,
for st. Louis.
miscellaneous.
Business is generally thinning out
in maritime circles, and but little re-
vival may be expected till the present
crops commence to move........The
Quickstep had up on Wednesday
night, the biggest passenger trip Of
the season, and ono Of the incest and
most select........The Hartford ar
rived at 6 AN, yesterday, with -
hogsheads Of tobacco, p Of which
were for Martin, Gardner & Co, the
balance for r.. X. Dunkerson & Co.,
and others......."The Mollie Norton
brought up 108 hogsheads tobacco,
and good passenger trip.......The
John w. Garrett and barges arrived
at 1880 with a big trip, probably
200 tons. She discharged a lot Of
iron here, and took GOO kegs Of nails
from l.. Ruffner a Co. agents Of the
Wheeling Nail Works in this city.
Jim. Montague and Mike Mayors are
her pilots. Jim. Montague did US
the kindness to call at the JoURNAL
Office and tell US the news......-.The
Fanny Brandeis left at nine AN. with
a large party Of picnicers, for some
outrageous grove below......~The j.
w. Garrett had 1900 kegs nails......
About noon a dense black cloud com
menced rising IN the southwest, which
gave promise Of heavy storr OF rain
and wind, with, perhaps, a fail pro-
portion Of lightning and thunder.......
A large number OF ladies and gentle
men, passengers by the Quickstep,
visited the various points Of interest
in and about the city yesterday, and
were delighted with what they saw.
Our old friend, John Collett, Jr.-he
is not an old man, but our aequaiut.
auce dates back 10 the time when
he was a boy, and he is not married
yet-was greatly surprised to see the
vast strides our city has made since
the time when the people Of Eugene
were accustomed 10 wagon goods from
this port........A heavy rain prevailed
for an hour between ] and - O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
IiOats Leaving To.Bhy.
FoR CAIRO. III The fne steamer
Cumberland will leave promptly and
positively to day at 4 pm, in con
formity TO instructions from the Post
Office Department. Passengers and
shippers will please take notice. The
Cumberland is a pleasant boat 10
travel on, and her Off .ers arc highly
obliging gentlemen. Capt. Billy Lowih
commands, and Marion Wright and
Bruce Hunter are her popular clerks.
For LOUISVILLE. - The beautiful
and fleet Rose Hito will re urn to
Louisville, positively, this evening
and is one Of the most pleasant and
popular boats that come to our wharf
Captain Frank Hurry, a pleasant and
obligiDg gentleman, has command
and Phil. y. Branham and William
Halves are her afable, courteous, and
attentive clerks. Her hour Of de
parture is 6 pm.
For HENDERsON-The elegant anC
fleet railroad transfer steamer, Mollic
Norton, leaves for Henderson at Bit
Pm. to-day, in charge Of Captain
Charley Perkins, an accomplished
officer, having elegant accommoda'
tions for passengers. A. o. Durland
and @. j. Boyle, two pleasant gentle
men, are her clerks, and will give
strict attention to the comfort Of
passengers.
FoR New ORLEANs.-The feet and
beautiful p. w. Strader, one Of th,
best and most popular Of the New
Orleans packets, is announced posi-.
lively for New Orleans and all way
ports to-day at BPM. She has Gle.
CANT passenger appointments. Capt
/ Alf Stein, an excellent steamboat
man and a very pleasant gentleman
is in command, and Alex. Stewart
courteous. attentive and obliging, {.
her efficient clerk. Passengers and
shippers will receive every attention
Correspondence Of the JournaiI
MT. VERNON, IND. July z, 1860
Editors Evansville Journal:
Through the kindness Of Captain
/ Dusouehet, Of the Armada. the
/ Sunday Schools Of our city were ia.
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