The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-10

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The weather, yesterday, was favora-
BILE to shipments, but business was
not brisk, and the port list was light.
...... The Quickstep had a fine trip,
as will be seen by her manifest.........
The Hartford had all she could stow
of tobacco, slaves, &c......... The Fay
cite brought up fair trip of tobacco
and many people.........The wreck of
the Robert Moore lies at the head,
and that of the Nellie Moore lies at
the foot of Cumberland Island......
The gunboat Pittsburg, that was the
flagship of the iron clads at the battle
of Fort Donelson, now lies an aban-
doued hulk at the Rock Bar, above
Smithland. She vs., until recently,
used as a wharf boat.......We are told
that the John Lumsden has been the
most successful boat this season on
the western waters, having made more
money than any other craft, consider
ing the amount of capital invested.
.........Ths Pine Bluff arrived at 2
o'clock, full Of tobacco......."The
Tarascon arrived at 2:30, crowded
with the Greensboro Sabbath Schools,
their teachers and friends, accompa-
MED by a fine band of music......."
The Quickstep was getting fair trip
1.-The Commercial was not filling
up as rapidly as we had hoped to see
her. Indeed freights for all points
are somewhat limited just at this
time.
GIeaMings from Our Exchanges.
P1rTsBURo.-The Commercial OF Tues
day says:
@The marks last evening indicated three
feet ST xsfnches, and about at a stand. The
weather during the day was clear and
Shoe Fly is the name Of a new towboat
building on the Allegheny. The next one
Me- - Ou''' wan = DOuusi
C1NcIESATI-The Commercial OF Wednes-
day says:
Captain John FInk's now, large and ele.
CANT sidewheel packet Potomac, designed
for the Cincinnati and Wheeling trade
was launched from the Marine Ways on
Monday evening. She went into the water
to the levee In front OF Dumont's foundry
in q day or two. and receive her OUTFIT.
SIZE will be ready for business by the arst
she was launched with her machinery
on board, but not complete, and her cabin
and upper works. except the texas. COM
plete. she was drawing n Inches al, ana
IA inches forward, which, IL equally dis
tribu, ed, would make her trim on y inch
es Captain Fink says she VIII not draw
over 70 inches water when mpletedl
with her entire outfit on board. Her NJ OdeI
isvery easy, and. Judging from her power
the Potomac will prove TO be one OF tne
fastest clippers on our waters. Tne nuli IS
257 feet on deck, 81 feet beam, 20 IeeJ moor,
with six feet one inch depth OF noId- The
machinery, by Dumont, com pflees a bat
terry of s doubIe-due boilers, with cOncave
heads 80 nches in diameter, ana - feet
long the cylinders being "a inches In di-
ameter, with feet incnes stToke.
! ka Insurance Co, received a dispatch from
| Can't u b. PIerBell OF the Nightingale,
| Yesterday, dated Little Rock, announcing
! at that point, and still rising. The Night
| ineaIe left Little Rock for Fort Smith yes
| teTday morning.
The machinery for the new iron steam
i er building here was destroyed by the
| burning of Dennis Longs foundry in Lou
| isv1lle.
capt. Frank Stein, of the Robert Burns,
yesterday presented to Secretary sam. j.
Hale a fragrant magnolia in full bloom,
grown on tree on his ground In New
port, KY.
The Gazette says:
It is reported at Louisville that II the
/ Louisville ~ Henderson Packet Company
l do not purchase the Arlington, she will be
placed IA the TRADE as a. opposition
( well we reckon that ihFsaf ee
frieaten ire Paczet COMPANY mueh