The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-25
GOLD PENS
At the Journal OGlce.

The weather continues blazing hot
though tt ere was a fine refreshing
breeze yesterday afternoon and eve
ming. The thermometer at noon and
up to 4 P. N. yesterday marked 960 in
the vestibule of the JOURNAL Office.
The river continues stationary here,
but is declining slowly above.
The additional arrivals and depar-
lures since 3 Pm. Saturday, were the
Idlewild, to Cairo; Evansville, to
Bowling Green; Pine Bluff, to Can
Melton and return; Judge Baker, to
ClarksVille; Fayette. from Hender-
son; Morning Star, to Louisville;
Quickstep, from Cairo; Alaska,
Cincinnati to New Orleans; Emma
Floyd, Cincinnati to Memphis;
Tarascon. from Louisville; Little
Rock, Cincinnati to Arkansas River.
The Idlewild, Evansville, Pine Bluff
and Judge Baker had good trips out.
The last named had all she could
stow."".....The Morning Star wait
ed until after midnight for a portion
of the theatre troupe.....".......The
Quickstep brought in a fair trip, and
after diseharging and transferring her
crew and a portion of her outfit to
the Mary Miller, which she towed to
the wharf, dropped down to the
Bone Yard. where Capt. Jack Gram.
mer will have her put in thorough
repair, and have her repainted.........
The City of Evansville will take the
place of tho Qdickstep to-day, and
the Miller will go out tomorrow in
place of the City of Evansville, and
thus they will ply for the next sixty
days-the City of Evansville leaving
every Monday and Thursday, and the
Mary Miller every Tuesday and Friday
......."The Alaska and Emma Floyd
had about all they could carry on the
water. Both had two barges in tow.
n of the Floyd's being loaded with
coal...........The Tarascon and Pine
Bluff had ordinary trips......The Lib
erty No. 4, with three loaded barges,
passed up yesterday afternoon.........
His may friends will be panied to
learn of the sudden death of Captain
Dick Eastman, of Vincennes, and
formerly of the Advance No. 2. He
died of consumption, in Quincy, Ills,
on Wednesday last, about four hours
after having arrived in that city. His
remains were sent to Vincennes for
interment.........The Little Rock, a
handsome two-Doiler stern wheeler,
$50 feet long and handsomely finished
and furnished. passed down at IL
o'clock last night. She added con-
siderable freight Captain
Gilmore writes US from Philadelphia,
he and his family is spending
a week or two after having visited
Washington City and Baltimore. lie
is having a pleasant time.
boat Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The new and magni-
fcent steamer City of Evansville will
leave to-day for Cairo instead of
the Quickstep. 1t is needless to
speak of her excellence. She is un-
surpassed in pleasant appointments.
Capt. II. T. Dexter is her distinguish
ed commander, and Nick Pennington,
Sam. Laughlin and al. Maynard are
her popular clerks. She leaves at
4 p. II.
Hzauffesfs.
Manifest OF the steamer Q%uickstep, from
Cairo to Evansville, July I'D 1870.
Weldon Bro, 10 hogsheads tobacco;
Henry BowIes & Co, l barrel Oil; Baird &
start, 10 barrels cement l.. Rufner & Co,
sack seed; Decker 81 Son., L bundle fell
.oes; Kahn Myer, 26, 900 shingles; Huds-
peth q Co, 5 hogsheads tobacco; A K
shrader, II hogsheads tobacco; Martin,
Gardner q Co, 2 hOgsheads tobacco; Sam
DIR q Co, 8 packages scrap iron q Schaum
4 Co, 30 sacks barley, ia sacks bran.
RESHTPMENT.
LouisyiIle-2 boxes merchandise. l cask
zinck, 100000 shingles.