The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-19
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The weather continues cloudy and
cold, with indications of snow, a few
fakes of which fell on Saturday night
The mercury ranged from 80 to 40'.
The river commenced rising on Sat
urday, and up-to dark last night had
risen 4 inches. As there is about Is
feet of water in the channel at Gin
cinnati. we may expect rise of two
or three feet here.
The additional arrivals and depart
ures since Saturday afternoon, were
the Mary Ament, to Cannelton and
return; Sam Orr. to Eastport; Idle
wild. to Cairo; Wild Duck and
barges. from Pittsburg to st. Louis;
Pink Varble and Morning Star, to
Louisville; Quickstep from Cairo;
LIE Claire No. 2. Eastport to Louis
vile; Belle Vernon. Cincinnati to
New Orleans; Falls City, Louisville
to Bowling Green; Abeona. Memphis
to Cincinnati; Tarascon. from Louis
vile; Kate Robinson, Cincinnati to
st. Louis; Evansville, from Bowling
Green; Camelia. Louisville to East
port; City Of Quincy, New Orleans to
Louisville.
The packets on Saturday got of
with very nice trips.........The Mary
Ament had a very good trip of freight
both ways, and a good many people.
............The Wild Duck and barges
we're we'll loaded. and discharged
largely here............The Quickstep
brought up a moderate trip of freight
and numerC Us passeDgers...."......The
Falls City and LeClaire had fair trips.
The Belle Vernon had all she could
carry on the eWater.............~.....The
Abeona and City of Quincy
had splendid trips. The latter
discharged twenty tons of sugar,
molasses, rosin. &c.. here, and has
nearly 800 tons for ports above. She
is a magnificent side-wheel steamer Of
1 200 tons burden, elegantly finished
and furnished, her skylight being
rounded like that of the John Kyle.
! Capt. Judd I. West and his chief clerk,
Mr.. w. M. Browne, are as pleas
ant gentlemen as We have ever met.
She will be down again about Friday
or Saturdsy........The Camelia had
slim trip............The Evansville was
loaded about as deep as she could
swim........The Mary Ament came
down about o'clock, and proceeded
to Henderson, returning here about
8 o'clock..,......The Taraseon had a
fair trip Of freight and people. She
returned here from Henderson
last night...............................
The Kate Robinson arrived about
dark last night with moderate trip.
At 2 o'clock yesterday morning. when
at Schooner's Point, ten miles below
Leavenworlh. she was run into By
one of the barges of the Tom. Reese,
which was ascending the river with
three barges, one extending a cousid-
erable distance ahead of the others,
and having no light upon it. This
barge struck the Kate Robinson
on her starboard bow just forward OF
her ring bolts, cutting through her
guard aud cutting down her
hull to the water line, causing an ugly
wound. Fortunately the Kate Rob.
inson was not deeply loaded and took
but little water and damaged none OF
her freight. Captain Remission had
her run ashore as quickly al
! possible, and repaired damages sufi'
ciently to enable bin to pro
ceed on his trip. 1t was fortu.
nate that she was not deeply loaded
as the water was very deep where tho
collision occurred. The Reese. it is
said, blow no whistle, ana had bel
lights on the two outside barges, abou