The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-25
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twenty two inches from Jam. till 6
pm. yesterday. or about four feet
since 3 PM. Saturday. The weather
yesterday was as delightful as Sum
mer-clear, warm, and genial. Ii
clouded up last evening, and was
growing a little cold, with some signs
Of rain. The additional arrivals and
departures Saturday afternoon and
night include the Virginia, New Orr
leans to Louisville; Armada, to Cairo
Norman, to Memphis; Sam. Orr, to
Eastport; Ada LgoG. to Green River
Morning Star, TO louisville; Darling,
Memphis 10 Cincinnati. The arrivals
yesterday, up to midnight, include
the Quickstep, from Cairo; Kate
Robinson, Cincinnati to Eastport;
Lawrence, Cincinnati to st. Louis;
Altoona, Eastport to Cincin,f&ti;
CLARA Scott, from sWabdsh II yer;
Robert Moore, Nashville to Cincin-
natl; Louisiana, New Orleans to
Louisville; Tarascoh.. louisville to
Henderson; Lorena. st. Louis to
Pfttsburgi Rapidan No 2, from Fast
port; Argonaut No. 2, Memphis to
Cincinnati.
The packets generally had good
trips out on Saturday......The Vir-
GINA had a nice up-riger trip!....
The Darling was full Of freight and
people. Among her passengers was
Miss Salomons, one Of the fair cor.
respondents of the Louisville and
other papers, who was greatly delight
ed with her cruise on the great low
pressure Richmond, and who speaks
in the highest praise of Captain Cart
er and Mr.. Powers of the Darling, de-
string us to commend both boats and
their officers to the travelling public,
(which we do most cheerfully......."...
The Quickstep had a nice packet trip
in yesterday morning..-.....The Clara
Scott was full of freight and had a
number of passengersn.a..!Ihe Kate
Robinson and Lawrence had fair trips,
and discharged largely The
Altoona and Robert Moore were both
fat on the water when they left here,
each having added considerably
to their freight at this port......
The ELouisiana arrived from New
Orleans at u o'clock last night with
a magnificent up-river trip-over 400
tons. She discharged here 295 bags
coffee, 3 hhds sugar, 78 bbls, 3 half
bbls and 3 kegs of molasses, Captain
Billy Phillips and Mr.. Eagan were In
fine spirits. Capt. Phillips says the
weather is rather warm for cold
baths.."....The Tarascon did not ar
rive until after 8 o'clock last night,
having been detained at Louisville by
aslight accident. She was run into
by the Jacksonville ferry. boat Shall
cross, which nearly knocked down
her galloWs frames, and she did not
leave Louisville until II o'clock
P. NJ. From her officers we learn
full particulars of the sinking OF
the LIE Claire, of which mention is
made in our telegraph dispatches.
The LIE Claire, Captain Milt. Aiken.
loaded for the Tennessee River, was
being brought over the falls By the
renowned falls pilot, Pink Varble,
about 10 O'Clock Saturday night, when
she struck Que Of the piers of the
bridge ard sunk a short distance be-
low She had a good trip aboard, in
Guiding some eighty head of horses
and mules. Only about six or eight
of the latter were saved, and the bal
ance Of her cargo is a total loss. The
boat was sunk to her cabin aft, but
will be raised. No human lives were
lost, but the engineer and another
man had to swim ashore. The lie
Claire has been an unlucky
boat, having been sunk on her
FIRST trip about a year ago, and had
but recently been rebuilt by Captain
Aiken. Milo Tunstall brought the
.Tarascon over the falls safely a few
moments afterwards, and the Tara
soon took of the passengers Of the
lie Claire, aud landed them at Port
Iand........As We anticipated, the
great loW-pressure Richmond laid
over at louisville until yesterday
morning, and will be here early this
morning, en- route to New Orleans.
She has no superior for freight or.
passengers on the Western waters.
Her officers stand at the head of their
profession.".....The Clara Scott
will leave for Wabash River at
four O'clock this evening, COMMANDED
By the veteran Captain Henry Scot,
and with Cash. Thomas and Charley
Chadwick associated in the office.
Give her a big trip".....The Romeo is
announced for GAINESVILLE and Nash
vile on Tuesday, Capt y. V. ThEoop
commands, and George Throop has
charge Of the ofioe......The Minncola
will be here early this morning en-
route to Memphis.."....Among the
freight by the Louisiana last night
was the maenifcent mirror that orna-
mented the ladies' cabin of the IL
fated Gen. Quitman...."..,The Loreua
was loaded to her guards, and dis
charged a large lot Of dry hides here.
The Rapidan No. 2 had a magnificent
trip. Her manifest will be found be-
low.......The Argonaut discharged
681 sacks of corn for r. K. Dunker-