The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-26
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The only additional arrivals and de-
partures last night, were the Rose Hite,
Louisville and return; Fayette to Cairo;
Kate Kearney. to st. Louis
The Argosy, with three large barges fuI-
~ loaded, passed down without landing,
at 3 PM. yesterday, for New O-rleans-.....
The Kate Kearney discharged her cotton
and after taking 5 or 6 tons of hollow
ware from w. @. Brown s. Cos.
wharf boat, shipped by Biemker, TIL
man & Co, left for st. Louis. The Kate
Kearaey belongs to the ST. Louis q Ke-
okuk Packet Company, and is a. hugo
s-ternswheeler, zoo feet long, 40 feet beam,
and 6 feet hold, and trims on @ inches
water. Il is commanded by Captain
Dave Haney, with George W. Eh1ble in
the office. Chris. SmedIey, late of the
Fanny Brandeis, is her pilot..~-..The Fay
cite had a nice trip out. She went above
the city, and, rounding-to, ran down past
the wharf like a streak of creased light
ming, and ran out of sight IRON opposite
w. g.. Brown & Co.'s wharfboat in exactly
90 minutes, just the time made u few days
ago by the Quicks ep-..-..The Rose Hite
had a moderate trip OF both freight and
people. She left early-+"~.~Among the
passengers by the Fayette on Monday
= "@D q 49, . - III %h%CA EhO-
Gerry house of Ragon, Dickey & Carson, and
E. c. Machen, of the commission house of
Lyon & Machen, who have made a success
full trip into Kentucky and Tennessee.......
Captain Jake V. Scyster, of the firm of
Segster, Ellis & Co, of the mouth of
Smithland wharf-boat proprIetors, was a
passenger by The Rose Hite yesterday, and
proceeded home by the Fayette...~..rhe
ArmadnlO Will leave Cincinnati positively
on Thursday evening, and will be here
on Saturday, en- route 10 Arkansas River.
She Is an excellent boat, commanded by
Captain Geo. Wolf, an experienced and
popular officer. Captains a. Byers and
VIM. Armstrong are her excellent and
popular clerks. She will want freight
tor Arkansas River, and w. q. Brown
& Co.. viii contract for her-...-...........
The MinneOla was " due last night for
Cincinnati, from Memphis~~-.The Rich
mOnd arrived at Cairo at 5 PM. yesterday,
and it is rumored she will turn back from
there. There are 400 tons OF freight and
100 head of stock awaiting her here.
and large accessions will be made to-
day. Some twenty-five passengers are
also awaiting her arrival and she was tele-
graphed last night TO come here-.........
We are looking daily for the New Al
bany papers to publish the following:
z ORLEANS, January Is.
The last trip out of Tie Natchez and
Frank Pargoud settled the question OF
speed between those two boats In the mind
of every one here. 1 went mp on the ateh-
ez to Red River Saturday night last. The
Pargoud left eighteen Enlnutes ahead. The
Natchez backed down one mile, and, COM
ing up in good style, fired a gun at Canal
Street ferry at half past five O'clock, the
d,eIsgeE LEE zee N mts9s gH %6 tig A. bali past 3
at $50 fired q gun ahead of the Pargoud.
1t was done fairly and speedily. Not less
than five thousand People were on the
steamers at the leVee as the Match
ez passed up, and such yells of de-
light and tolllng of bells were
never heard. Then upon a similar occa-
We caches DonaldsOnville in just five
and a half hours, q wonderful run for the
one but Cannon that the Match. z is the
fastest boatwe ever had here. i regard the
opposition as dead, and expect soon to
see the PargOud Withdraw. Pauley desires
me to say that his expectations are now
more than reaIiz III. Mr.. Gordon, of the
Niles Works, was on board. L will only
add, in conclusion, that all of Leathers'
friends are satisfied, ana he is happier
than have seen him since the war.
Very respectfully yours, J. J..
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR EAsHvILLE-The elegant steamer
Spray, Captain Gus. Brown, Will be down,
early to-day, Tor Nashville and all way
ports, n is an excellent steamboat.
Captain Brown Is an experienced and
popular officer, and James Wilson, her
first clerk, viii be found attentive to Tn c
wants OF passengers. t1 s3Hf0b
MauifeSfs.
M~ANIFEsT-Of the steamer sam. Orr,
trip No.I6, Jan. Is, 1870:
Evansvins-H Nj Sweetser, 5000 shin
giles: + w Patrick, 4 bbls eggs; Il Bur-
bank, l6 bbls spar; q q Niblack q Co, ~
bb1s apples: j q GToll, SO green hides, 10
dry hides, and l bbi talIow; NJ Calm &
Co, "A bbls whisky; Ed Han, 1 horse;
Clement, White & Go, l horse.
HsEtfAzt R~HSHI2PNG. r#f
Coyineton-I h tobacco.