The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-07
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The weather grew densely cloudy
last night and cooler, with strong in
dicaticns Of snow. The river wal
rising more rapidly.
The additional arrivals and depart
ures up to midnight were the LeCiairt
No. 2, Eastport to Louisville; Minnie
to Memphis; Rose Hite, Louisville
and return; Mallie Ragon, to Cairo
Kate Putnam, New Orleans to Gin
einnati; Idlewild, from Cairo; Flor
enee Lee, from Eastport.
The Minnie left with splendid trir,
.........The Rose Hite had good trips
both ways...........The Mallie Ragon
went out full of freight. and with a
good passenger trip.........The Eekert
continued to tug at the wreck Of the
City of Evansville, and succeeded in
getting it nearly straight up and down
the river......Mr. Charles B. Lewis, of
Scott County, Ky, and father of Mr..
Geo. J. Lewis, of the firm of Hum
phrey & Lewis. is in the city. He
has a natural anxiety to see
an adjustment of his sons
losses By the recent destruction Of the
wharf-boat, and to render him mate
terial aid, if necessary, which he Is
amply able to do. It is strange that
insurance companies hold back and
bubble SO much on adjustments of
losses ineurred......The LeClaire No.
2 had very fine trip. She discharged
II bales cotton here for White,
Dunkerson & Co........................
The Kate Putnam arrived at 8 o'clock
with a big trip. She discharged 271
bales of cotton here. Captain Ed.
Evans was in good health and spirits
and hopes to be able to get through
to Cincinnati. Two hundred bales of
the cotton discharged by the Kate
Putnam were consigned to White,
Dunkerson & Co., and II to A. E.
Shraeder".......The Idlewild arrived
at 11:30 with a splendid trip of
freight and people. Her troops of
friends will welcome the Idlewild
back to her regular trade.........The
Florence Lee came in near l O'Clock.
with a 6rst-rate trip. She leaves
to-day positively for Eastport and all
way ports".......The Bermuda will ar
rive here on Friday and will leave for
Cincinnati direct on Saturday, at 10
A.M.........The Falls City will be here
this morning en-route for Louisville.
.........The Altoona may be expected
here to-day for St. The
Florence Lee will leave promptly at
A PM, to day, and Captain Howell de-
sires all bills Of lading to be aboard
By that hour. She had magnificent
trip in last night.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For LoUIsVFLLE.-The fine steam
er Falls City will leave at O'Clock
this morning for Louisville and all
way ports, in charge of those popular
and clever gentlemen, Captain ]. v.
Sproule and Murray Bewley.
ManiGesfs.
Manifest of steamer Idlewild, from Cafro
to Evansville, Dec. @:
r K Dunkerson & Co. tarpaulins. A /
Gumberts, sack feathers / box furs. q 1
Armstrong, bedstead, bureau; Preston 1
Bros, 1 Dbl vinegar: A e 8hrader. Aqent
~ bales cotton hhds tobacco, 200 bbis /
-FOUR: RagOn. Dickey Ragon, 5000 hooD
pools: Henry BoWles & Co, bag feathers
I stove CRATE; 8 Robinson, circular saws
I & ID Heimann, bales beef hides: DIR u I
Brindley, u pkgs mdse, head cattle; h
Joseph q Co. 1 trunk clothing: VIM N /
Akin, SO head hogs: VIM Wagner, ~ pEgs
hides and pelts, 2 bbls talloW, box tallOW. |
RESHIPPIE9.
Madison-M Grainer, 20 empty beer bbls
Covington-Praig d Prower A hhds to-
oacco; Il w Scarborough, . kegs wine, pkg
show cards.
Manchester, Ohio-A LawvfIIe. cooh
stove. &c, sausage grinder l,~-
NoniE o. t Le. . tsrtfarcr
Ne e.48any New Albany WOODEN
~ II racks wool.
{ iipei5n,nata isDhouatng5 ? casks hides,