The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-10
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been intensely cold. the mercury at
dark Saturday night. berg at IS. and
falling steadily. Yesterday at noon,
the mercury ranged at 20o to 22'.
The river continues to rise SLOWLY.
The edditisaa arrivals and depart
ures up TO midnight last, inclade the
Sam. Or, to Cairo: Evansville. 10
Green River: Mary Davage and
barges, PltIsburg 10 St. Louis; Hart
ford. from Little Wabash; Emma
Floyd, Cincinnati to Nashville; MN
nicola, Memphis TO Cincinnati; QIick-
step, from Cairo: Louisville, New
Orleans 70 Louisville; Spray. Nash
vile to Cincinnati; Petrolis No. 2,
Henderson aud return T~araseon,
Louisville 10 Henderson.
The Sam. Orr and Evansville left
with nice trips~....The Mary Dayage
and barges arrived at 6 o'clock S4tur-
day night, with about 900 toDs of
freight. She discharged largely here.
1.-THE Emma Floyd had a fair trip.
She discharged 100 barrels q coal
oil here for Keller & White......The
Minneola arrived at 6 O'Clock yester.
day morning, and discharged 100
bales Of cotton. She had 1900 bales
for Cincinnsti."..".The Quickstep
came 10 yesterday morning With the
best packet trip she ever brought to
this wharf. Her manifest will be
found below 1.-THE Louisville had a
magnificent trip, including Hemming,
Cooper & Whitby's circus and men,
agerie, combining 100 horses, 80
wagons and 60 people, and in addi-
ton had 4 vast amount of miscella-
freight. One or two of the
shoWmen had imbibed TOO much
benzine, and while the boat lay
here, u little knock down was
had in the cabin. Captain Frazier
eQuelched the war summarily, By no.
tifying the be~lligerents that if they
did not behave he would set them
both ashore, where they would have
plenty Groom 10 fight it out. One
of them had one eye already closed
and his shirt bloody--....The Spray
had a full load, including twenty-five
tons Of pig iron for Evansville, four
teen tons boiler iron for Louisville,
159 tons pig iron for Cincinnati, and
fifty tons Of pig iron for Portsmouth,
besides large quantities Of miaceIlane-
GUS freight for Cincinnati. w. G..
Brown & Co. gave her about 500
bags peanuts for Cincinuati"......The
PetrOlia came up from Henderson
yesterday afternoon, but on What
ne did not ascertain...-..The
did not arrive till late last
She laid over to accommodate
the Louisville Opera House Troupe,
who came down to Ovenaboa, and
the Berger Troupe. which came to
city, and who open tonight at
the Opera HoUse.""....The Hartford
came in Saturday night from the
Wabash, with a moderate trip........
The officers Of the Qaickstep report
ice running heavily out of the Wabash.
.........Captain Hugh Campbell, of the
Davago, thinks he has peculiar
He says he never started to
St. Louis in the Winter but what the
Mississippi closed up or him. Joseph
Jacobs and Moses Scot we're
pilots Of the Davagc..~"......
Smedley and Johnny Young
20 out as pilots of The Fanny
.randcis, which leaves st 4P.M. to.
iay~""".Tho Pine Bluff goes below
o u IS q transfer packet from
cairo to Hickman, connecting the
illinois Central and the Northwestern
3ailroad".."...The Richmond will
cave Cairo on Tuesday evening upon
he arrival Of the Quickstep from this
,ort. Passengers and freight By the
.luickstep arc sure to connect with
he Richmond at Cairo. She leaves
Memphis on Tuesday ewDing.".....
Navigation at Pittsburg il closed for
be present by ice, and if this cold
continues here a day OF two
VIC shall have heavy running
&c here-""..,We are told that En-
enc Rudd, late CLERK of the Fanny
3randeis goes on the Qqiekstep in
lace Of Sam. LaughliD, who has re-
Nick Pennington and Sid
we're her freight clerks on
Ter last trip.."..Buck Pearson has an
Important notice in the local columns
f the J0URNAL."""..The Tarascon
at New Albany till one O'clock
esterday morning, and did not arrive
nine last night. Among her pas
engers were the celebrated Berger
roupe OF bell-ringers. who are etop
ing at the Sherwood House.......
We are deeply panied 20 learn that
fr. NJ. NJ. Deem, formerly clerk on
be Westmoreland, more recently On
he Oharmer, and last on the Spray, is
vigorously i'll vita typhoid fever, at
iincinnati. He is a worthy Young
ian, and has hosts Of friends along
he river~""...The Fanny Brandeis
i'll positively lsave to-day for Mem
his.."...The Tarasoon will leave at
harp ten this morning. Done for
Oh it.
Manifest.
MANIFEST OF steamer Spray 49, Evans
Tile, Is tons pig iron.
LouisViIie-l4 tons a0iler iron.
Cincinnatl-T g 3aylord, I37 tons pig