The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-11
RIV Err NE w s
For other River Items see THIRD Page.

The weather yesterday was cloudy and
cool, the ground being frozen hard yester-
iav morning. The river had fallen inch
as mn to dark last night. The additional
arrivals and departures Saturday evening
and up to midnight last include the Ar
mazda, to Cairo; packets to Henderson;
Alpha, to Nashville; Ada Lyon, to Green
River; Louisa and Perolia No. z, to Wa
bash River; Emperor, Cincinnati to New
Orleans; Emma Floyd, Cincinnati 10
Nashville: Tempest WHITE River TO Lou s.
Vile: Dexter, New Orleans to ouisvilie;
Quiekstep, from Cairo; Kate Robinson,
cincinnati to Eastport: Armenia, Pitts
bufg to New Orleans: Tarascon. Louisvi lie
90 Henderson; Rapidan NO. 2, from East
port; Norman, from Memphis.
iheJ. v. Wilson, with a tow, passed up,
and the ] l.. Graham passed down yester-
day ..-. The SaiIie v, with funeral, came
up from Henderson,, esierday, and re-
turned last evening THE Emma Floyd,
I'm eror and Tempest had good trips.
D IN. Weaver aud Bill Ford were at the
wheel of the Emperor. Two bet er piIots
are not adOat...... THE Dexter mad
magaifcent trip 100 TO 90 tons. She
aareIy touched at the wharf.----.......Th The
Quickstep, Armenia, Rapidan. and Nor
man had good trips........T The Kate Robin
son had q fair trip. The J. L. Graham
passed down without Ian fng--...-The Nor
man will return to Memphis this evening,
and has large Orders for freight to be
bought here, the Memphis trade is one
that is to the interest of our mercban to
foster. By proper management thousands
OF dollars that have heretofore gone to St.
Louis, louisville and Cincinnati, may be
secured to this city........The Virginia had
not arrived at midnight. Her engage
ments are such as will detain her till noon
to-day. She has magnificent passenger
appointments, and her officers are
those popular and accomplished gem
tIemen, Captain William Hollcroft,
Charley Schultze and Ed. Miller. None
better exist...... We had the pleasure of a call
last night from Capt. James Mellon, clerk
OF the Glendale, who has been In the city
two days awaiting his boat, having come
through from st. Louis by rail He is
n gentleman OF the old school, and hRs
| 1ng cen identified with the maritime in
| teresus of the Ohio. The Glendale was due at
midnight, with 800 tons of freight on her
self and barge.-...ColonelW w. j. May, prtn-
cipaI owner of the Norman, has been in
the city since Saturday mornlng--..Ca p
tain John May arrived from Memphis by
4
had a large number of merchants from
| Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama among
| her passengers last night.....-..The John
KiIgour has gone to Cincinnati,......
| The Rapidan No. will leave pro Dptly at
four o'clock this evening, and shippers
will confer a favor on Captain Howell by
/ having freight and bills of lading on board
i by that hour. 1t is necessary for her to
leave on time, IN order to keep on time, as
mhe has distance of $50 miles to go, which
+" keeps her kicking"
MANIFEST or Steamer Rapidan No. 2
| Captain Lee Howell, ST. Hughes, CLERK j
from Florence, Alabama, to Evansville,
! Indiana:
For Evansville-R K Dunkerson, "a bales
| cotton, hid tobacco; + 81 Ehrman q Co
70 bales cotton NJ humphrey % TO- o
| cotton; Kerney q Harper. 10 bales cotton,
| kegs of eggs, bundles of coon skins; Lee
| Howell, bale cotton, 1000 feet OF rough
| lumber. 407 bags corn, IL Bags peas.
For Cincinnati-H p CIaugh d Co, Ii bis
cotton:J II Goodhart & Co, AZ bales cation
| Rowland & Co. l8 bales cotton; Robt Moore
For Louisville Porter, Fairfax & Co,
bales cotton, VerhOf & o, so bags corn.
For New Orleans-Payne, Huntington
Co, IL bales cotton; Neatman & Co, bale:
cotton; Richardson q May, bale cotton.
For st. Leuis-fjtlkerson & Slosy, rolls
leather.
For mphis-Guy, McCienan & Co,
| bales cotton.
For Nasavllle-Carrlck, Hollan & Co.
bales cotton.
For Paducah-Little Bros, bale cot on
| Fowler, Lee q Co, ! tub of butter, coop Of
chickens; Lob q Bloom, bales OF cotton
| Mr. Williams, 80 boxes of household goods
MrUounou, Is bOXes Of household goods
| mead OF nnu- es, wagons
| For JnhnsonvIlie = Railroad Agent, 8
| tons pig iron.
MANIFEST OF steamer Quickstep, from
Cairo. January TO- 1859 -BlOmer x HONG
hedslead>; III B Ca~savant Dk.s mdse
r 4 > A. Coolidge 10 bundles pa DER: A
| Refine te bales sheep pelts: G -chr de-
| kegs OIL Fielder s. Durham 10 p tckage
nou en- hi good Elliott, Ruffner q -. 80
| pk2s c IA, dl ess hog TuOs. q Smitt
& "a. IS b Igs wheat; Vickery Bros 8 bag
fruit; A. Is aeipk-2 bFls pOtaJOe-; r. X
Dun erSOn 81 co Il baies CO. ton; Kerney
81 Harper bogsheads tobacco.
For res ipuient 10 LOutsV lle-1O head
cattfe, 8 pkgS mise, and some pas engers.
Cincinnati 50 pks undSe, . Dris pecans.
Owner on board--57, O0o shingles.
MANIFEST OF STEAMER. NoRSIANf-Janu;
ry 10, 1869. r. K. Dunkerson. I29 bales D
cotton; A III. burst, ~ packages of bouse
hold goods; Armstrong, package OF fur
Reshipping tons of scrap iron for New
Albany. Rowland & Co., Cincinnati,
bales of cotton.
She had registered eighty passengers.