The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-11
RIVER NEWS
For Other River Items See Third Page.

There were no additional arrivals
up to midnight. The Idlewild. to
Cairo, Hartford, to GAINESVILLE, Pine
Bluff, to Grandview, and Morning
Star, to Louisville, departed.
The Hartford took out very nice
trip.........The Idlewild had a moder-
ately good trip........The Morning
Star and Pine Bluff picked up consid-
able freight.........The Norman came
out of the dry docks yesterday after
noon, and was towed to the foot of
Division Street by the Himrod. She
is looking nice and trim. and by the
time she is ready for business, say. In
two weeks, she will be one
Of the handsomest stern wheel
boats in these waters..............,......
Capt. George Houghton, Local In
spector of Louisville, arrived by the
Morning Star yesterday evening, on
official business. He will proceed
down the river to-day or to morrow.
1.-THE Morning Star was detained
on Tuesday night By fog.........The
Palestine, in attempting to make a
landing near Lewisport, got aground
and was pulled off by the Morning
Star.........The Evansville will be in
early o-day, and return to Bowling
Green at P. M......The Kate Robin
son will be down to-day, en- route to-
st. Louis..,......The Argonaut No. 2
left st. Louis last evening for this
port.........The City of Evansville had
not arrived at midnight. She will
be found at the wharf this morning
ready to receive for her return trip
Hospital tickets of the most
approved form under the new law,
can be procured at the JOURNAL
Office cheap......A magnificent oil
painting of the steamer Idlewild,
in an elaborate and massive gilt
frame, is on exhibition in the show
window of Fish & Barter's Book
Store, on Main Street, and elicits
much attention and great admiration.
1t was executed by Mr.. II. L. Mead
ows, book keeper in the Merchants
National Bank, and reflects the high
est credit upon his ability and skill
as an amateur artist. Everybody
should see it. It represents the
steamer under full Roadway, with the
beautiful scenery on shore......The
City of Evansville arrived at l A. NJ.
with a good trip of freight and a
large passenger list, among whom
were a number of young ladies and |
gentlemen from Paducah-a city fam
Gus for its beautiful women and gal
liant gentlemen, of the latter of whom
Jim Hendrick is which. "........Our
old friend, Capt. Geo. o. Hart, for
merly commander of the st. Patrick. |
now in the hardware business,
sends US a reminder of for
mer friendship.............................
The City of Evansville arrived just in
time to escape the dense fog that settled
down upon the river shortly after
midnight, and which was so heavy as
the City of Evansville passed through
Dutch Bend, that the utmost skill
of her pilot was required to bring her
through safely. Hon. D. w. Voor-
hees, Hon. w. E. Niblack, Judge
] ohnson and other noted Democrats
were also passengers by the City of
Evansville.
Beats Leaving To-day.
For ST. LoUIs.-The magnificent
Express Line" steamer Kate Rob
inson will be here to-day, en- route to
st. Louis, and has admirable passen-
ger appointments. Her chief officers,
Capt. James Remission and John
Fhrasher, are as clever and pleasant
gentlemen as ever ran a steamboat.