The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-02
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The only additional arrivals last night
up to midnight. were the Clara Scott, fl ON
Wabash River. and the Pink Varble, East
port to Louisville. The Fayette, to Cairo /;
Rose Hite, to Louisville; Liberty No. 4
and barges, and Crescent City, to Peters
burgh, departed.
We were mole than graEi1ed, we were
delighted, TO meet in command of the
Rose Hite Captain Elijah Hollcroft, one Of
the most estimabIe gentlemen that ever
commanded n steam boat; but we regret
to learn that tais pleasure was attributable
to the Illness of the son OF Captain w. Il.
Hoilcroft. We hope the detention of the
latter Will be brief, from such q cause. .....-.
VIM. Halves has retired from the clerks
office of the Rose Bite, and Lewis Bran
ham, brother to Phil. B., is now her freight
clerk, and is a gentlemen of fine accom-
pIishments and great courtesy.........-.The
Clara Scott came in early last night. She
had an excellent trip out of the Wabash,
but left it mostly at Mt. Vernon. She
leaves for Mt. Carmel at Pm. to- day .........
The powerful tow boat Dick Fulton, with
an immense tow of coal, passed down last
night at dark........The Virginia may be
expected here to-day, and we are glad to
see a large amount OF New orleans
freight on the wharf awaiting her,.
Ed. Burns, formerly in the employ OF
Hubbs, Patrick & Co, on their wharf boat,
we ara informed, fell overheard from the
steamer Texarkana, at Baton Rouge, q few
days ago, and was drowned. He had some
considerable amount of wages due him,
which can be obtained by his wife, now
living near HaWesVille, KY, or at Louis
Vile, by writing to the officers OF the boat.
VIII the Louisville papers do an act OF
benevolence by making q note of the fact.
Ed. was clever fellow, and many of his
acquaintance will be panied to hear OF
his death....".Buck Pearson has sold his
bar on the Norman to Smith & Horst, and
will devote himself to the renewal of
the licenses of steamboatmen at
the Bouquet, on Sycamore Street.. ........
win. H. Hugo, of New Harmony, former
ly clerk of the Ollie Sullivan, was in the
city last ight........Capt. Tom. Lee, OF the
firm of Fowler, Lee & Co., of Paducah, was
in the city yesterday, negotiating for the
sale of the steamer Mubrey, for which he
asks only S4,O00-dIrt cheap. to use dirty
expression. He returned home by the
Fayette yesterday evening .........C Capt. j. V.
ThrOop is, we are happy to say, up and
about again. We we're gratifed to receive
call from him yesterday. The work on
his boat Is retarded by want or sheet
iron, but will soon be out........The Pink
Varble passed up about IL O'Clock last
ght....."Capt. Eugene Bowers, of the
Nick LOngworth, went by rail ID Louis
Vile from Memphis, in charge of Mock
Levi, who was wounded on the boat by q
desperate at NapoIi, in Arkansas. The
Longworth will be here this morning.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR WABASH RIVER.-Tha new and ela-
CANT Clara Scott will leave positively at
PM. to-day Tor Mt. Carmel, GRANVILLE, New
Harmony, and all Wabash River way
landings, in charge of those clever gentle
men and experienced steamboatmen, Cap
tain Frank Collins and Marsh. Walthau.
Have your Wabash River freight down
early.