The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-06
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as boistrous and rough as during the
day, but was rapidly growing colder.
The sudden change was sensibly felt
by all who had occasion to be out
doors. The wind continued to blow
a regular gale-great guns until mid
night. The clouds were sometimes
very dense as if heavy snow storm
was approaching, but they would
break away and then gather again......
The Quiekstep didn't arrive until
half past three o'clock. She was
loaded to her fullest capacity. One
item of her freight was 81 bales OF
cotton for A. E. Shrader. She dis
charged and reloaded with dispatch,
leaving at half past eleven, with a
splendid tri3...........The Evansville
was wind bound, and did not get In
until near midnight.........The Minnie
worked out from the bank about 2
PM. and left for Newburg.........The
Fayette was also delayed, having
much trouble getting away from
the wharf...............The Kate Kin
ney arrived at eight o'clock last night
towing barge and with big trip on
board. She lies over here till noon
to-day, to fill out. She has a plain
but one of tho neatest cabins on the
river, and is a most excellent steam.
boat. Kinney Smith, one.of the old
est and most popular steamboat clerks
on the river, is associated with AL.
Croxall in the Office of the Kate Kin
ney, giving her one of the best corps
Of officers in the business. Captain
Hicks King is we'll pleased with
his new purchase......................
The Evansville took out an excellent
trip............The Fl. s. Turner was
lying 10 on account of wind, at Wes-
ton, as the Quickstep passed up yes
terday. She had not arrived at mid
night. Neither had the LeClaire or
Bermuda put in an appearance,
though both were overdue. They
would ell three arrive. no doubt, be-
fore morning ........The Kate Kinney
in making her landing ia the heavy
wind last night. did slight damage to
the Evansville and Quickstep. break
ing the yaWl of the latter....--.....
Commodore Jim s. Wise arrived from
Cincinnati yesterday at noon, to look
after the affairs of the Emma Floyd,
and to inspect the wound in her side.
.........A hay boat, belonging to Long
tree & Mitchell, of Aurora, Ind, and
loaded at Newburg with hay. pur
chased from Ell. G. Fuquay, was
blown upon a snag about a mile
below Newburg yesterday By the
violent wind and sunk. The boat
was fve-tier boat, and two tiers of
her hay was wet. The Minnie would
take tho dry hay of, when the boat
could probably be raised.."..."All the |
telegraph wires were down last night.
and weshave no river dispatches from
any quarter"......The Mallie Ragon
and IdleWild will be 10 port today. |
The Florence Lss and Milbrey
are also expected.......................
The Falls City will be here early to-
day. er route to Bowling Green..."...
Captain Dexter left for Memphis. last
night, to look at two or threessteam-
boats with a view to their adaptability
to the Evansville and Cairo trade.
Captain Jack Gramner went 70 st.
Louis, Saturday night, on a similar
mission...................The pilots Of
the Quickstep report fall six feet
water hence to Cairo"..................
The Kate Putnam, Capt. Ed. Evans,
will be along this morning, en- route
to Louisville, Cincinnati and Pitts
burg, if the canal Is open ahen he
the Falls............Capt. SCOTS
new boat is rapidly approaching com
pletion.......Capt. Ryman's new boat
will be finished In three weeks..".....
Capt. Reese Dugan was compelled to
suspend operations on the wrecks
on account of the high
ELECTROMAGNETIC machinery of the
Norman and Pine Bluff will be sold
lt2 O'Clock this afternoon. Don't !
forget it as a great bargain may be Sc
,ured.
F0B Nav ORLEAN The magnifi
,entsid6. wheel steamboat X Ito KIN
ley will be here At noon to-day en-
quite 70 New Orleans, and has