The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-06


only IS pounds. They are being
loaned out to farmers for trial, to test
their qualjties....,.The Hartford took
out an excellent trip...e.The City Of
Evansville arrived at SIS full ofpeo-
pie and with a fair freight. We have
always predicted that she would as
tonish those who were worrying about
her speed, and confouud those who
have pronounced her dead Slow" or
a fiat failure. ".........The Hope had
a barge fully loaded...... The Alas
ka was due last night, but had not
arrived when tsis report closed.......
The Pine Bluff sports a pair of huge
elk horns-a present from Parker &
Verheof, of Grandview."......Joe Nc
Cullough and Oscar Jolly were pilots
Of the Champion. but regretted they
were not attached to the Clara Scott.
Ed. Patterson and Oliver Jordon
were pilots Of the Silver ~Spray.........
Dan. Weaver is one Of the pilots of
the Leonidas, which will be here
Sunday OF Monday.
BoaGs Leaving To-day.
For EAsTPoRT.-The new and very
substantial steamer Rapidan No. 2 is
the Tennessee River packet to-day,
and leaves for Eastport at 4 P. NJ,
commanded by hat elegant and pop
ular gentleman. Captain Lee Howell.
with Robert McMechan in the office,
who will dispense state-rooms, smiles
and grecnbacks with the most win
ming grace and sauvity. The Rapidan
has elegant passenger appointments,
and is very feet.
Mamffesss.
Manifest of the steamer Rapldan No. 2,
from Florence to Evansville. May 5.
Reitz & Haney, l piece machinery; + H
rocking chairs; Minor q Dallam, / box Of
mdse; L Runner, Jr.. & Co, 2 bbls molasses,
/ valise, liar lard Martin, Gardner & Co,
II bids tobacco, 2 bales cotton: Hodge &
Go, "a Dbl whisky, l keg do; Chas Viele q
| Co, l bale cotton; Lyon d Machen, l bale
do; Mackey, Nesblt q GO, bale do; Cash
Thomas. l keg eggs; Lee Howell, 5 bales
cotton, | tub eggs; E w Patrick, . bales OF
cotton.
REsHIPPING.
Phil~fdeiphfa-2O bales cotton.
New YorR-3 bales cotton.
C~lncfnnsti-4l Dales cotton.
Memphis bale cotton.
st. LoufS-20 bales cotton.
Put off at P~aducah-23 hhds tobacco; l
box sundries. For St. Louis-I3 rolls
leather. For Memphis-2 rolls leather, l
box do. For New Orleans-I hid bacon.
Manifest of steamer Quickstep, from
Cairo to Evansville, May 5, 1870;
E~vansvtlle-R X Dunkerson q Co, Is
Patrick, 5 hhds tobacco; w q Brown 4
Co, IA hhds tobacco; John Coakley. l tool
bert & Co. / half barrel whisky; Rev VIM
Burk. 2 packages mdse: Topf. Long q Co,
% packages merchandise; J q ID Hell
man, I keg liquor; ID K Esters, / lot house
hold goods; l. Ruffner Jr & 60, 2 bundles
sacks; stockwell q Co, 8 bag feathers
Martin Gardner q Co 8 hhds tobacco; Al
Christ 8 boxs mineral water: James Bluff
2 plows: Fahnley Kuhn & Co Y sacks bar
ley 81 kegs beer.
Owensboro-A ID Thole1 Dbl potatoes.
LoulsviIIe-Ray & Co 8 hhds tobacco; r
A Rollins 3 boxs drugs; Pickett Warehouse
2nhds tobacco; spratt Cos hhdst tobacco.
Cincinnati-MTs Gagreu lot house hold
goods; Thos L Roys ID bbls whisky.
Manifest of the steamer City OF Evans
Vile, from Cairo to Evansville, ay 4;h.
r X Dunkersou & Go, 81 bales cotton: w
q Brown & Co, 81 hogsheads tobacco & q
Van Ripper, 6 hogsheads tobacco e W Pat
ner q Co, 2 h~ogsheads tobacco; Ford's
Warehouse, l hogshead tobacco; w s
wagon complete:J C& smith, l box
min picks; VIM A Rose. L lot plumber
q Co, 2 pieces shalt; Robt Myers 4 Bro, l
box, 2 saws, lever; Topf, Long Il Co, l bale
dry hides, 10 coon skins. l3 green hides
Kohn q Levi, 4 calyes; Mackey, Nesbit &
Co, 1 box mdse.
REsHIPPING.
Ctncinnatf-BoWen d Prague l hid to-
baeco; jas Wolf, Is head hogs; VIM White
LOUSY lle-Spratt & Co, 2 hhds tobacco;
Pickett Warehouse, 2 hhds do.
River Dispatches.
PITTsBURG. May 5.-Cloudy and
pleasant. Monongahela 4 feet and
stationary. Departed - Juniata, for
Cincinnati.
SINKING OF TIE KENYON.
CINoINNATI, May Driver 10 feet
and falling. Weather very warm.
Arrived-ADna, Shamrock aud st.
Marys, St. Louis; Major Anderson,
Wheeling. Departed-St. Marys, for
Pittsburg.
Private dispatches state that the
steamer Kenton sunk opposite Helena
this morning st 9 O'clock. She was
owned by Capt. FL. U. Hart, of this
city, and Is a total loss. She is in
sured here for So, 900. She left here
last Sunday with a full load Of Gin
c%innati produce. No lives lest.
LOUISVILLE, May g. Arrived
Bermuda, from Evansville; Norman,
from CINCINNATI; Savanna and bar
ges, from st. Louis; S. j. Hale, from
Cincinnati. Departed-Bermuds. for
Cincinnati; Norman, for Evansville /:
Savanna, for Pittsburg; S. j. Hale.
for Memphis. River falling with z
feet z inches In the channel. and 5
feet z inches in the chute. Warm
and cloudy.
CAIRO, May 5.-PortL ist-Church.
from Memphis to st. Louis. 2 A. M;
Colossal, Arkansas River to st. Louis.
2; st. Joseph. Memphis to st. Louis,
8; America, Arkansas River to Gin.
cinnati, 6; Baltic, Cairo to Cincin-
nati, 6; Republic, New Orleans to
st. Louis, Z; Tyrone, Nashville pack
ct, z; Bismarck, St. Louis to New
Orleans, s; Robert Burns, Memphis
to Cincinnati, 8; Mollie McPike. st.
Louis, noon; Kate Robinson, st.
Louis to Cincinnati, 1 P. NJ; Wild
Cat, St. Louis to return; IdlewiId.
Evansville packet, 6; City of Cairo
st. Louis to Memphis. z. David