The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-29
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The weather grew cloudy 10 some extent
anu was q1iie foggy on Saturday, with the
mercury about 4Oo. Yesterday st l PM.a
lignt rain set ip, and continued witbout
lnteFmission until dark, with prospects OF
holding on tall morning. The river dnr-
| Ing TIE twenty-fopr hours, ending at dark
last evening, had risen IL inches and IS
rising steadily. The additional ar
rivals AID departures up TO midnight
last include the Morning Ster. Tonis.
vile and rsiu'n; swallow, Ctnein.
natl 20 New Orleans; Leonidns
to Cincinnati; John Lumsden, 10 Cato.
RaPidan No. 2, TO Eastport; EvausviIte. 10
Green River; Nightingale, CincInua,Ifo
Arkansas River; Fayette, To Newburs and
Henderson aud return kate Robinson ~
Ljulsto Cincinnati; TasaScon. LouI.vii a
20 henderson,; Peirolia No. z from Can
melton; Nick Lobgworth, LouisyfiIs to
New orieansi West Wind, from Caiio:
QulcksteP, from bone yard 10 the wharf;
Anna, Cincinnati to st. Louis.
The Swallow had two big barges. ana a
masnigsent triP....-....The Nightingale also
hau all she could stow....-..The Morning
Star had good packet trip both wsvs-.-..
The Fayetle went mp TO Eewburg satur.
day night, for a lot of hay, and passed
Robinson passed up at 1 r. N. yesterday.
with foe trip. She was drawing over
hVe Itet.........The Tarascon came in yester-
day, early, ana was visited and admired
by large crowd of our citizsns. She never
looked half 80 handsome as now
either inside or out, and is as good as
| new. She has received a little touch
OF gilt IN her cabin. and with her
magnificent velvet carpet, looks like
the drawing room OF an Indian prince.
The Petrolia brought In a good trip last
evening-.......The great Nick Longworth
arrived at 5 O'Clock last evening with a
splendid trip, including 800 head of stock,
$3.50 plows, altihe furniture she GOULD stow,
and vast variety OF misoe Iian net us freight,
Ia all near 800 tons. and was drawing So
feet, about AL the water TO be found at
French leland, where she rubbed slightly.
She added large quantity of freight here,
and will go out of the river with her
guards fat on the water. She laid over
here all night, aud will leave at O'Clock.
She has hne list OF passen-
gers to which she added several
passengers heTe......... the West Wfud al.
rived at 8 Pm. with fair packet trip. Ar
ter debarking her people she dropred
down and towed the Quickstep to the
wharf.....-..The Quicxstep will leave posi-.
lively at P.M. sharp to-day, and will con-
meet at Cairo on Tuesday evening with
Capt. Geo. J.. Koun's splendid new steam
er, Grand Era. Persons having stock and
other New Orleans freight to ship should
send it by the Quiokstep to-day
To be reshipped on the Grand
Era, one of the finest boats
now in Commission ........C aptain Jack
Grammer arrived from Cairo by rail on
| Saturday, and takes com nand of the
/ Quickstep to-day. Let It be remembered
4 That Waiter Il. Pennington and sam
I Laughlin are her popular and accom-
| piished clerks, and Harry johnson is their
/ spiritual adviser, dispensing that rejuve-
mating beverage, pure and unadulterated
/ Tor which Ponce DeLeou sacrificed his
iifs.........The West Wind Will probably go
q The Wabash.........By private letter ID
artles ia this city, we learn that the j. l.
: Graham, which leu here some weeks
ago, fos Ssblue River encountered
a fearful gale. which came well
nigh f3uudering her. She was saveI by
The energetic Efforts og her officers aud
crew, every man OF whom labored the
whole night OF the 7th inst in wafer waist
de4p-to keep her aiOat. Jack Sheppa-H.
OF this city, went out on her as bar-keepef,
aud II. G. Isaacs, brother OF A. g Isaacs. as
.
learn that they arrived at Sabine cry.
! safely on the 9th inst and In good health.
....-..The Alaska had not arrived at mid
night-neither had the Anna, both fully
due. The Alaska may lie expected here
This morniu z, en- route t. New Orleans..
I Tue magnificent Mary Houston may be ex-
( Pscted up this evening en- route for Lou s.
/ Vllie-a splendid opportunity for up
I rlNer passengers not ready to go on
I the Tarascon this morning............
/ Capt. Hicks King arrived from the wreck
! II the Cora :. last night, and Is stopping at
/ the American HOuse.......-Capt. Sam. Van
! IoJk, of Brownsville, Pa, who has been
on a visit to his relatives, Capt. Thomas
and +. SAMSON, in this city, left by The
/ Morning Star for his home, on Saturday
night Capt. Van Hook Is one or the
Oldest steamboa;men living, having
steamboated on the ohio and Wabash
Il vers thirty eight years ago. He wit
messed The launching OF the Enterprise
ana D.spatch, the hrst and second steam-
boats ever built at Brownsville. He IS a
well preserved old gentleman. and is the
father OF Captain Van Hook, who COM
manded the Great Republic last year..
The Alaska, Emma Floyd and Robert
Burns all passed Louisville yesterday. and
will all be here to-day sure-the Alaska
for New Orleans, the Emma Floyd for
Nashville, and the Robert Burns for Mem
phis.........The Anna passed down at mid
night with a big trip. Sne did but little
business here.........A cold, moderate rain
WAS falling at midnight.
MANIFEsT OF steamer West wind, rom
Cairo, Nov. .. 1869 ReiLly & Co, OGnd.
sacks; i}r w Mcfarland, l wardrobe,
/ washstand, l ssove; M Gilman. L bag
( harness, wagon tongnei II Il pun1erson
& Co, IL hhds tobacco, bsles cotton; A K
( Shrader, Il barrels peaches; y Armstrong,
4 % bundles splits: Coax, mule, 3 boxes.
Z he Isfead: J NJ Warren, bundles q ees.
I MN Ford, pOUy; 4 T. Heimann, 8
+ baIf-barrels WHISKY, 3 barrels peaches, |
/ box eggs; RagOn, Dlckey & Carson, l nox
. taIlow I3 hides; " ~ q Brown & Co, bar
! re!s peeans; lot of doors, sa5h &c from
! cora s.: ohOtwen & Co, deer; q q Nib
lack & Co, II bdls sacks; Forth & BOwles,
l buggy; J Adler, L snow case, l barrel mo-
lasses, 66 pkgs mdse.
River D5spaseEl.,~
PIrrsBURG, November .-NOrongahela
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