The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-28
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FI5r olaeg Rover Items see 47sTd Page.

The weather, yesterday, was the hottest
Of the season, and would have been intol-
cradle but for a strong breeze from the
Southeast that prevailed All day. From l
O'Clock till yesterday afternoon, the mer-
curry stood at 9Oo. though exposed TO the
full force and influence of the breeze, and
at 6 p N. it ranged at So. There were some
premOnitions ofIain last night. The river,
during the p hours ending last evening,
fell 8 inches, and then rose nearly as much.
. he additional arrivals and departures
since P N. Saturday up to midnight last,
Include the Mollie Norton. to Henderson;
Armada, to Cairo; Linton. to Nashville;
Ada Lyon, to Green River; Emma No. 8
Cincinnati to New Orleans; sam. Orr, TO
Eastport; Quickstep, from Cairo; Louisa,
10 Wabash River: Morning Star, to Louis
VILE; Shamrock, Cincinnati 10 St. Louis;
Hartford, from Hartford; Tarascon, Louis
vile TO Henderson: Petrolia No. 2, from
Can Melton; LIE Claire No. 2, Louisville to
East port.
The packets. on Saturday, generally
had fair trips out..-.--.--...-.---.The Armada
Ada Lyon, and Sam. Orr were partlcu-
| larly well loaded-...........The Louisa had
nice trip, but was disappointed by
the non-airival OF two separators and
The Linton took out fair trip for the
times.......--.The Quickstep had an excel
lent trip up, aud reshipped 81 hogs, 20 brls.
whisky, and a number of passengers on
the Morning Star. Star had
reasonably good trip both Ways. The
Shamrock, yesterday had a splendid trip.
| She di charged largely here. She had also
a good passenger list..-..--..The Emma No 3
on Saturday, was loaded until the water
was running over her guards. She dis
charged some freight here.....-...-The ID art-
ford brous Int in ia hogsheads tobacco, the
Quickstep 50. the Petrolia No 80 and
| the TarascOn 20.....-........The LeCIaire No. 2
| had a fair trip............One item of the Ada
| Lyons freight was 22j barrels salt and 100
barrels -four, shipped by L. Rufner. Jr., q
CO.........--..1he manifests of the Quckstep
and PetrOlia Nc. will be found below.
The Liberty. No. 4 passed up yesterday
with heavy tow of empty and loaded
barges............The towbOat Robert Fulton
has gone to the Tennessee River to bring
| out tow containing go tons of iron ore
for the furnaces at Brazil and Har-
mouy, in Clay County. The ore will
be carried by rail from this
| point to the furnaces. This is a
| new source OF commerce and promises
to assume large propOrtions......-...Ca Captain
| Houghtcn, Local Inspector OF Louisville,
was a passenger by the Taraseon yesteT-
| day, for Henderson. lie Will return here
| to-day, and remain a day or two to accom-
modate any who may have official busi-
ness with him..-....-Captain Mather, OF the
| great Tarascon, stopped on here last night
| aud visited tire Afteslau Springs Park to
| try the effects of the healing waters that
thence do flow. We have the assurance Of
Colonel WehIer that he VIII be well cared
/ for.-.......A large number of our citizens
have expressed their intention of
making the excursion on the Tarascon 10
| Wyandotte Cave on Thursday. We can
| guarantee that at the hands of Capt. Math .
/ err, Miles ID. Warren and Jesse Jackson,
they will fare sumptuousIy, and have
| jolly good time. Persons visiting the
cave by the Tarascon, VIII leave here
| on Thursday night and arrive at the cave
| Friday afternoon, and returning, viii
i leave Leaveuworth at 10 o'clock Saturday
/ night, and reach home On Sunday at r..
81 having, Ia the meanwhile, nearly 80
/ hours in which 20 explore the magnificent
/ elve............The Nick Longworth viii
/ be here early to-day, for New Or
/ leans.................The p. W. Strader is
i due or over due from New Orleans
| and the great Iow-pressure Richmond is
| due here tomorrow Tuesday, night--not
| this morning, as we are made 10 say on
| the third page...--....The Robert +. Lee left
| New Orleans Oh Saturday evening, osten-
sibly for Louisville, but will probably not
/ come above Paducah. She may possibly
| extend her trip TO This port. The water Is
growing TOO thin for her TO navigate the
| Ohio - ely 1.-THE telegraph lines were
not IN working order last highland hence
we are without our usual river dispatches.
....--.isr. VIM. Steele, late steward of the
/ Richmond. arrived in tie city Saturday
mig ht, and takes the place of the steward
| on the Quickstep, temporarily, while the
latter makes a short excursion trip East,
to recuperate. Mr.. Steele has but few su-
| periors his profession. Captain Will
Beasley changed his programme again,
| and lett on Saturday evening tor Dubuque.
/ uauffests.
/ MANIFEST - or the steamer Ouickstep.
/ from Cairo, June 18th, 1869:
/ Evansville -HOlhngsworth q Co, 2 boxes
/ glass ware; box OF dunnage and J box Of
| herring: y NJ Baird q, 500 shingles; VIM q
/ Brown & Co. 81 pkgs spokes and 80 hhds.
/ tobacco: Il * Dunkerson Il Co. 20 hhds. to-
bacco; f L Huston, dol Martin, Gardner
/ " Co, do w > Ford, 20 do; l. q Van
| kiper, IL do.
LouisvilIe-Per Morning Star, 81 mead Of
MANIFEST, of steamer PetroIia No. ..
| from GaEnelton -YalDery & Dickson. %
| flour bbls; VIM COnnOr bales nay; iacOb
/ ElCkert, hhds tobacco; Hum phrey. L *
/ Go, hhds tobacco: Martin, Gardner * Co,
| hhds tobacco; + q Van Ripper, IL hhds
/ tobacco; r x Dunkerson, 10 hhds tobacco;
A Christ, ~ empty boxes; a Ingle, 1 ice
For reshipment to Caledonia, 81 tons Of
22-inch sewer pipe
River Dispatches.