The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-24

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The weather yesterday was partly clear
and rather pleasant, though somewhat
deceptive. The river during the enty
four hours ending at O'Clock last evening
had fallen Is inches. Another rise, with
protracted rains, is reported at Pittsburg,
and We may expect continuance Of good
navigation for some time to come. The
arrivals and departures since O'Clock p M.
Saturday, up to midnight last include the
Mollie Norton. to Henderson; Armada, to
Cairo; Ada Lyon, TO Green River: Sam.
Orr, to PASSPORT; Clara Scott, to Wabash
River; Quickstep, from Cairo; r. F.. Lee,
Louisville TO New Orleans; Morning STAR
to Louisville; LIE Claire. Eastport to Louis
Vile; Hartford, from Green River; Petrolia
No. 2. from Cannelton; Rob't Moore from
Nashville 10 Cincinnati; Tarascon, Louis
Vile to Henderson; Belle Vernon, st.
Louis to Pittsburg.
The packets, on Saturday, all ha good
trips out......-..The Armada and Sam Orr
In addition to fair freight trips, had good
passenger lists.........The Ada Lyon had a
fair trip -......The Clara Scott was as full as
she could be slowed, and had several pas
sengers. THE magnificent Robert /.
Lee arrived little before dark with a fair
beginning for a load. She added oyer one
hundred tons here, and left at II O'Clock
with fair engagements below. - The
Quickstep had coed trip up, arriving at
$3.50 P. NJ, on Saturday. Among her large
passenger list, were John Ingle, Jr., and +
NJ. Thayer, delegates to the Memphis Com
merciai Convention.....-.-.TheM Morning Star
left for Louisville at 8 p. NJ, on Saturday.
with nice packet trip.........The Hartford
come in from = cen River at 4 p. NJ. yester-
day, with ninety six hogsheads OF tobacco.
and other freight, aud multitude of
people......-.The LeClair was loaded - her.
| guards.....The Petrolia No.2 arrived al 4 PM
with IS hogsheads of tobacco and much
other freight. She returns 10 CanneltOn
| tomorrow morning at 10 o'cl ck.......... The
| Robt. Moore arrived at 41& p. ii. yesterday
from Nashville, with all she could float
under. She discharges here l75 hhds. to-
/ bacco for r. K. DunkeIson g. Co. and 81 for
F. NJ. Humphrey. She has so tons pig iron
for New Albany, 20 hhds. tobacco for Lou
isville and a large amount of miscellane-
Gus freight for Cincinnati. She added
here about 1000 sacks corn and y bids.
tobacco, and had an offer of 1000 sacks
corn for Madison from point above New
1 burg.........The towboat Little Condor pass
ed up light yesf erday 1.-THE splendid
express line packet Anna will be
down to-day en- route TO st. Louis
| and is one of the best boats ia the
trade. Capt. o. P. Shinkle as good man
as ever ran a steamboat, is in command
and is assisted by courteous c!erks........-.
The Tarascon, detained by fog and heavy
business, did not arrive till late last even
ing. She was eros ded with passengers
among whom were a bevy OF beautiful
young damsels from New Albany, inc I'D
ing Miss Florence Warren, the charming
daughter of Miles d. Warren the Taras
cons popular clerk. While the Tarasc0n
was discharging her freight, they took q
stroll through the city, a d were charmed
with the elegance or our up town resi-
dences, and the beautiful exubers@lee O
shrubs and flowers tn { orncment tn,
grounds. 800. Toe Belle Vernon. nom st
Louis, arrived about IL O'Clock last nigh
with an excellent trip. She laid here some
time, while Capt Darrah was trying Il
make some disposition OF an insane
woman who had taken passage at CairC
for this city, but who had become insan,
on the way up. Fhe city authorities re.
fused TO render him any assistance, which
is not particularly creditabe to the
humanity OF mankind in general, or ol
the CT authorities ia particular. -.e
MANIFEST of Steamer Quickstep froln
| Cairo, NAV 22d. 1869 w IN q Brown q Co
II hhds tobacco; W S Fora, u do do; r x
| DunKerson a. G. y 8 do do, 2 bales cotton
| q Co, bbls " nisKy do h9ur; Eiafil IN &
| Begress, 10 empty beer Kegs Ieuny
BOwies & Co, keg powder: Q " } 9
smith, box mill pecks; Mrs 4 - HICKS, =.
bbl mOlasses A Gumbert- 2 b5Les featners
Louisville--5 pSGs mdSe, empty oil bbls
IS bbls whisky, d hhds tobacco.