The Evansville journal., 1870-07-21
RIVER NEW g
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The additional arrivals and depart
ures up to midnight include the Idle
wild, to Cairo; Pine Bluff, to Grand
view; Hartford, to Henderson in
place of the Fayette; T. T. Eckert,
from Cincinnati; Tobe Hurt. to
Nashville; Quickstep. from Cairo !;
Morning Star. to Louisville.
/ The weather assumed more pleas
ant temperature last night. and was
really pleasant.
The Idlewild got together a very
fine trip for the season, and was well
filed with people.......... The Pine
Bluff had big cargo of tobaeco.....
The 7. F. Eckert, submarine under
writer, Capt. Rees Dugan. arrived
about 6 o'clock last night, and lies
over here till daylight forest her crew.
She is en- route to the wreck of the
Robert Moore, and will thence proceed
to the wreck of the Emma No 3
Capt. Dugan, her distinguished com
mander, is reduced to almost a dray
load, but is in excellent spirits. Tom
Eckert, her pilot, and Mr.. Hall, the
submarine man, accompanied the
Captain to the Crescent City Springs,
last night, and took a nocturnal view
of the situation. Capt. Dugan pro-
poses to buy the Springs, and will
draw on Mort. Burnham for the money
as soon as he has settled that little
libel suit with j. G. Kay, the won-
derful critic in steamboat races. The
old "bone picker" says he knows
Mort. is worth a million, though he
hasn't got it all in ready money........
The Hartford has taken the place of
the Fayette for few days in the Ev-
ansville aud Henderson trade, while
the latter makes some necessary re-
pairs.........The Tobe Hurt got off yes.
terday with a moderate trip. our mer-
chants generally pTeferriDg to hold
their freight for the Judge Baker,
which is being run by citizens of Ev-
ansville in the interests of our city,
and which will leave to morrow......
The Qaickstep brought in a fair trip
of freight and people. arriving at $50
last night.........Capt. Throop is pro-
crossing finely with his repairs on
the Mallie Ragon. to which he has
added a texas and other desirable
improvements........ Morning
Star took out fue trip last night......
A colored boy named Spencer Grego-
ry, third pantry man on the Idlewild,
was drowned at Cairo, on Monday,
while bathing 10 the wheel house,
with others of the crew. the party
had been amusing themselves for some
time under the wheel. when the engine
was put in motion, and Gregory. it is
supposed was struck by the wheel and
disabled, and consequently drowned.
He was from Memphis, and has a
brother, a farmer, living in the vicin-
ity of that city........The Mary Miller
will take the place of the Quickstep
on Monday next, in the Cairo trade.
Captain A. Liter will Command. and
Walter P. Pennington. Eugene Rudd
and Sid. Humphrey act as her clerks,
while Captain Jack Grammer will
superintend the repairs of the Quick
step, which will be most thorough.
MamIfesfs.
Manifest OF the steamer Quickstep, from |
Cairo, in y 10Th 1870.
W. 3. Ford, 4 hogshe ads tobacco; A Z /
Shrader, 3 b. gsheads tobacco; A Gum |
berts, 4 bags feathers, barrels old iron. /
lot old fro ), 8 dry hides, bags rags; An |
thonv Refs, packages hides: Weldon, |
Bro. & Co, hOgsheads tobaecOi Ii. o. Bab- /
cock, shoe for mower.
RE SHIPPING.
New AIbany-3 bags wool.
LOuisville-4 hogsheads tobacco. boxes /
merchandise.
Cincinnati-3 hogshead5 hides, barrels |
tallow, I25 pigs l. adj.