The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-07
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ne additional arrivals ana depart
ures up to midnight Include the Rap
idan No. 2. from E~astport; Falls City,
Louisville to Bowling Green; West
Wind, to Wabash River; Quickstep,
to Cairo; Tarascon. to Louisville.
The Rapidan No. 2 bad a magnii-
cent trip, including about $50 bales of
cotton. and 500 bags peanuts for re-
shipment TO Louisville and Cincin-
nati---...The Falls City had a mod
crate trip. Among her passengers
were Captain VI. S. Van Meter, of
the Evansville, aDd i. s. Seeley, form
er clerk of the Falls City. Captain
Van Meter proceeded up Green Riv-
er TO meet his boat.~.""."......
Among the passengers by the Taras
con yesterday, were Captain R S.
Voolfolk. superintendent Of the
Louisville and Evansville Mail Line;
John S. Woclfolk. formerly clerk of
the Richmond, ana the ancient
Mariner" ". w. Collins, former
clerk Of the Indiana, and author Of
the famous interrogatories prepared
expressly to be put 10 steamboat
clerks by inquisitiye passengers. They
came down expressly to see the big
Richmond, and Mr.. Collins will prob
ably make a trip to New Orleans upon
her. He says everything looks lovely
up the river; that Madison is still at
the foot of the deep d~iggings;'' that
Major Michael CARRIER, of the Courier,
is reduced in size to a dray-load or
less, and that the mule died bappy"
.........Mr. John W. Davis, the new
Mail Agent between this port and
louisville, made ais debut yesterday
on the Tarascon, and is a pleasant
gentleman, as well as a scholar.
He will exchange with Ms. Hicks,
now on the Morning Star. The Tar
ascon went TO Henderson Island yes
terday, for q lot Of cattle. and did rot
till late last Eight. NJ. D..
Warren is still an invalid, and Frank
o. Smith. the ilIustrious. Is in the
ofice......-The Dexter left New Or
leans on Wednesday, for Louisville,
Captain Bisch Oglesby in command.
..""....The Rapidan No. 2 will leave
promptly on time to-day, and Capt.
Lee Howell requests shippers TO send
invoices to the office, but to put 70
charges upon bills of lading.....Itis
thought a compromise will be effected
between the Tennessee River packets
and the merchants, az the latter. at
present, believe the refusal of the
packets to collect charges will prove
a serious loss 70 them. 1t is to bo
that some satisfactory
ment will be Kinnie
formerly clerk Of the Morning
Star, who went out in the Office Of the
Johnson, came ID on the
Richmond. and will proceed 70 Louis
ville...........The Hartford and Pine
Bluff were expected about midnight,
both loaded with New Orleans freight
for the Richmond. There was also
received by rail, last evening, 500 bar
rels Of flour. In consequence, the
Richmond will lie over till early this
morning. but will positively leave
oarly......Capt. X. ii. Voolfolk leaves
this morning for ST. Louis, by rail.
l. Visscher was still con
fined to his bed last night, but was
improving. He was greatly
Frustrated By the violence of the at.
tack......The following arc the priLei-
pal items Of the freight taken by the
from this port: Shipped
by w. q. Brown & Co.., 424 barrels
Of -four, 578 barrels aud tierces pork
aud lard, $50 sacks Of oats, IS barrels
Of whisky, % barrels Of hominy, 10
of cotton, y plows, 9 wagons,
ll5 packages Of furniture, l cask of
seeds, and considerable miscellaneous
Shipped by Humphrey,
& Co.-900 barrels of -four.
400 barrels of meal, $50 barrels and
of pork and lard. aud a great
variety of miscellaneous freight. In
addition, she will receive this morn
ing about 60 head of stock, besides
what freight the Hartford and Pine
Bluff bring out Of the Wabash River.
...~....Captain Ryman telesraphs us
rom Mt. Vernon that the Alpha will
positively leave here this evening for
and all way ports.
Boats Leaving T0.Dny.
FoR NAsHvILLE.-The good steam.
n Alpha, having comfortable passen-
ger appointments, will leave for Nash
Tille and all way ports at / PM. to.
lay, in charge of those pleasant and
popular gentlemen, Capt. T. g. Ry.
nan and w. r. Gracey.
FoR NEW ORLEANs.-The Great
OF pressure Richmond, having been
lnavoidably detained by the arrival
# freight too late to get aboard last
hight, viii positively leave at 9
o'clock this morning. Her appoint.
nents are perfect and her officers as
EXCELLENT and accomplished gentle
men as eyer walked a deck, Capt. j.
tut Neal commands and John
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