The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-01
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For otAer Rtvey Items see Third Page.


The weather continues intensely cold,
but clear and beautiful, The river fell
min inches during the tw~enty-four hours
ending yesterday evening---~-.The addi-
tional arrivals and departures up to mid
night last, since 3 o'clock Saturday even
ing, were the John H. Groesbeck, Cincin-
natl to New Orleans: Darling. Memphis
to Cincinnati; Emma Floyd, Nashville to
Cincinnati; Armada. to Cairo; sam. Orr,
to Passports; Ada Lyon, to Green River;
the packets TO Henderson; Clara Scott,
Louisa, and Petrolia No. 2, to Wabash
River; MoIlie Hambleton, to Memphis;
John Kilsour, Louisville to New Orleansi
Quickstep, from Cairo; Morning Star, to
Louisville = all on Saturday. night. The
Shamrock, Cincinnati to st. Louis; Ale
gheny Belle No. 4, PIttsburg TO st. Louis;
Rapidan No. 2, from Esstport; TarascoD,
louisville to Henderson; Lawrence, st.
Louis to Cincinnati; and Legal Tender,
New Orleans to Louisville, cons. ituted our
port list yesterday 1.-THE several pack
cts took out good trips on Saturday.-.~.-
The Kate Robinson was engaged loading
corn all afternoon, and only left at s P NJ.
...........The Emma Floyd discharged
over 80 hogsheads of tobacco here for
Messrs. r. K. Dunkerson & Co..--......
The John Kilgour was about half IOadei.
She added some freight here, n received
orders for all the corn she wanted below.
Among her passengers was Mock Levi, of
Louisville, with his fifth cargo of horses
and mules this season.-".The Shamrock,
Darling, Groesbeck Il Lawrence had
splendid trips---~The Legal Tender was
flying light----.The Rapidan No 2 had a
very moderate trip, having experienced
very rough weather in Tennessee River.
1.-The Quiekstep arrived at ten O'Clock
on Saturday night, with a moderate
trip----.-~.As the Emma Floyd was
trying TO work her way inside
of the Kate Robinson on Saturday
night, just above the upper wharf-boat
one of her colored crew attempted to pass
across the Robiuson's wheel with a line,
when the wheel was put in 9tion, carry
ing the negro over with It. He chung to
the wheel with a death grip, and came up
all right, except being very damp, but was
caught between the wheel and a brace,
and wouid have bee crushed to death in
a had not the engine of the Kate
Robinson been stopped just at that mo-
ment. 1t was one of the most mirac-
ulous escapes we ever saw-..--..---Ths
Coosa will be found at the wharf this
morning, and is announced for Memphis
this evening. Her officers, Captain Gus
Brown and Mr.. Terry. will see carefully to
the comfort and safety OF pa-sengers-.--.-
The big Iow-pressure Richmond passed
Memphis early yesterday morning, and
will be here early Tomorrow. en- route 10
Loui5ville-.--..The Fanny and
Romeo will be in to-day, with large car-
goes of tobacco, some two hundred hogs
heads, consigned to r. K. Dunkerson & Co.
.......The Lady Grace will be down early
this morning, and leaves Tomorrow for
Cincinnati.
Nantes Is.
MANIFEsT-Of steamer Rapidan No. 2.
from Florence to Evansville. For Cincin-
nati-EoberG Moore s. Co, 2 bales cotton:
Hady, Hull a Co. s bales cotton. j II
Goodhart q Co, 3 bales cotton; Star Union
For LouisViIie-E w & L p Kennedy, 5
bales cotton; ID III Davies q Co, 6 bales
cotton; George w Weeks 4 Co, 10 bales of
cotton and2 boxes fruit; Ray & Co, lind
tobacco.
Eyan-vilIe-Kerney & Harper, l bale
cotton; Terry. Bowies & Co, 2 bDls eggs, z
W n Vost n Co, ss bales cotton; Sam. Orr,
) bbis scrap iron, l package; Weldon Eros
Il Co, l25 bags corn: Miller, Gardner & Co,
| bale dry goods; Preston Bros, 1 saddle /:
Boetticher, Kelogg & Co, 2 bdls hames, 1
bX hardware; owner on board, 2 head cat
tie; SchultZe, Thurman q Co. l throttle
valve; W + French q Co, l carpet.
MANIFEST OF steamer Quickstep, from
Cairo, Foo. 9th, lS69.-Charles Schaum q
Co, ~ sack : ban; Preston & Menifee, 4 dry
hides; r. q. Van Ripper, 3 hhds. tobacco;
| X. DunkerSOn & Co., 5 hhds. tobacco; Mil
Ter, Gardner Co., 2 bundles hides; Cloud
& Akin. oil can, pump; ID. NJ. Sweetzer,
For r%esIiprnent to Mauckport, 7 bundles
wheat sacks; New Albany, 3 packages
merchandise; Louisville, 2 hhIs. tobacco.
passengers Cincinnati, 2 boxes eggs.