The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-04
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The weather cleared up on Saturday af-
teTnoon and Saturday night, and ye-teT-
day was extremely pleasant and delight
fal. The mercury at noon yesterday
touched SO9. There was heavy fog dur
ing Saturday night and some signs of fog
last night, delaying the packets VEGA
tiously.
The arrivals and departures since.3 Pm.
Saturday up to midnight last include the
Fayette, to Henderson; John Lumsden,
to Cairo; Hartford, to Green River; Nick
Longworth, Louisville to New Orleans;
Morning Star, Louisville and return Mary
Houston. New Orleans to Louisville; Pine
Blur, to Cairo; Petrolla No. 2 from Can
Melton.
The Lumsden and Hartford took out as
fine trips as ever left this port.........The
Nick. LongWorth arrived at Pm. SatuT-
day with a splendid trip-all she could
carry on the water. She was unable to
take the Charmer's New Orleans freight,
and Captain Hates chartered the
Pine Bluff to take it out to Cairo.
The Longworth was full of people. She
laid over Till daybreak yesterday
in order to have day light TO run
Henderson Bar.........The Pine uR took
the Charmer's freight, and left ct o'clock
last evening, loaded to the guards
100 tons OF freight aud some people She
was aground tsRent y-rour hours on Walk
er's Bar, and detained two nights by fog in
the Ohio River. She left the Raven and
barges aground on Walkers Bar, and the
Mary Davage and blrges and the Cham
pion aground at Tradewater...........
PetroIia No. arrived al $3.50 last night
with an excellent trip. She reports the
Argosy at Greensboro, and the J enn1e How
ell at the head of French Island Bar The
Argosy had been aground at Flint Island
.........The Rose HIte waited al Louisville
till midnight Saturday night to bring
Harry Bates dramatic troupe to this city
and having experienced fog, she had not
arrived at O'clock this morning.
Mary Houston will be here on Thursday
morning next, en- route to New Orleans.
she is the best beat in the business.........
Capt. Jack Grammar and David Pearson
mate OF the Phantom, have returned from
the wreck of the Phantom, after having
recovered both of the safes, the contents
of which, some $1,000, were found in fair
condition, but very wet.........The Qulckstep
Will be ready for business and resume her
place in the Evansville and Cairo trade
on Thursday next. She has been put in
splendid condition........Tom Conner, who
was heaving the lead when the Phantom
blew up, and who was severely bruised
on the ankle, has arrived home, and is
slowly recovering. ...........The report and
discussion of the Local Board of Inspec
tors of Memphis on the explosion Of the
Phantom was the theme Of general
discussion on Saturday and yesterday,
Most persons think 1t singular justice that
Capt, Dexter should be condemned with
ont a hearing. Capt. Dexter avs he Is
prepared to prove that he had no more to
do with the explosion than the man In the
moon. He will demand an impartial in
vestigation and fair show.
MANIFEsr-Of the steamer Petrolia No.
rom Cannelton to Evansville, October B.
p Hornbrook & Co, 10 tons sewer pipe:
Humphrey, Lewis q 20, Dbl hisky; NJ
hay.
four 10 SKIS oats and lot OF sundries.
Lost Is hours by fog on up trip: left
F4awesyille October 3, at u 80 NJ: met
Charmer at Tell City: Morning Star at
Grandview; Mary Houston at Greensboro