The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-30

Gus, was very annoying, and the boat
had to proceed on one wheel. It is
probable she will be sent to Madison
for repair, and a thorough
overhauling. The Palestine will
take her place........ .................
The Rose Hite took on board, on her
way down, large quantity Of corn
for Louisville, in order to gain time
on her up trip.........The City of Ev-
ansville took out good trip............
The Rapidan No. 2 had all she could
carry away...........The Evansville
brought in tolerably good trip of
: slaves, lumber, &c.........The Virginia
deferred her departure from Louis
vile till last night, on ac-
count of the rain. She will
be here to-day positively............
Captain P. K. Barclay. of the Nor
MIN, left by the Rose Hite, last night,
for Rockport, where he will be, to-
day, married to beautiful and highly
accomplished lady of that city. We
congratulate our friend upon this new
episode in his life, aud wish him the
most unbounded happiness........
The Evansville. Paducah and Ten.
nessee River Steam Navigation Go.
perfected its organization yesterday
by electing the following Directors
DIR. Brock, of Florence, Ala, Thos.
L. Lee, of Paducah, Capt. John Gill
bert, of Golconda. w. G.. Brown and
Capt. T. P. Carson, of Evansville
The Directors subsequently elected
Capt. John Gilbert, President and
Superintendent, and w. G. Brown,
Secretary and Treasurer. A new
boat will be built for the trade imme-
diately. Capts. Lee Howell and AL
len j. Duncan will continue to COM
mand the feet. Capts. Voolfolk,
Bunce and Shallcross, who were
chosen for that purpose, have APP
praised the Quickstep at $24, 00O-a
very low estimate.........A boat with
an immense tow passed down at II
O'clock last night.........The Mary
Miller arrived at New Orleans ycster-
jay........The Magenta aud Nick
Longworth passed Vicksburg going
down, on Thursday.........The Idle
wild arrived at halfpast twelve o'clock
this morning. She made the run
from Henderson here in one hour
and four minutes. Capt. Gus. Fowler
proposes to come in here some of
these days, on Monday, in time to in
vite few of his friends to dinner
He can do it.
boats Leaving To-day.
For NEW ORLEANs.-Capt. John
Shunk's magnificent side wheeled
musical Alice Dean will be down to-
day, en- route to New Orleans and all
way ports. She is in all respects a
frst-class steamboat, and her officers
are first. class gentlemen. Billy
Grub is her accomplished clerk.
FoR NEW ORLEANs.-The feet and
beautiful Virginia is announced for
New Orleans and all way ports at 4
P. NJ. to day. positively. She is one
of the most pleasant and finely ap-
pointed steamers in the trade, and
Captain Charley Schultze, Len. s.
Miller and Lum. Melborn, her chief
officers, are noted for their great
courtesy to passengers and shippers.
ROats Leaving ON Sunday.
For ST. LoUIs-The Express Lines
excellent steamer Altoona, will be
down to morrow en- route to st. Louis
and all way points, in charge of those
excellent gentlemen Capt. Hiram J.
Vinton and Charley Regnier Per-
sons going west will do themselves
favor by taking passage on the
Abeona.
FoR NEW ORLEANS The great
Indiana will be here on Sunday, en-
route to New Orleans, in charge of
those illustrious seamen and popular
gentlemen Capt. r. Il. Neal, Charley
Miller and Elliott Miller. Her pas
senger appointments are unsurpassed.
Manifesis.
Manifest OF Steamer City OF Evansville,
| from Cairo to Evansville, April %;
+ Girard, Is hogs; w II Nose. l tool
chest; j B smith, box ndse, bdIs light
| ming rods: NJ Kahn & Co, 10 bbls whisky /;
| Roach & Torian, lot of plumber; Foro's
| warehouse, Z hhds tobacco; w q Brown q
| Co, 35 hbds do, bill flour.
| ~ /
For Louisville-Ray q Co, hogsheads
| tobacco
For Covington-Powers & Prague, hhds
| tobacco.
Manifest of the steamer Idlewild, from
Cairo to Evansville, April 30tb. 1870:
RK Dunkerson Il Co lao hhds tobacco:
| Gardner q Co i hid tobacco; w = Ford 1
| hid tobacco; < & g X r 100 bbls -four; Mrs
| Stewart mattress, becsteads, one stand
| and two boxes of household goods;
! lot sheIeing, counters and drawers: T q
| smith, barrels flour; Woodrow, Rettz q
| Co, pieces slab steel. mOuldings: VIM
| Heilman, barrels scrap iron, lot do, 2
| pieces castings.
REsHIPMENT.
New Albany bbls old iron.
| Louisyille-9 hhds tobacco, sacks rags,
1 bale gunpy bags, bdle rope.
Madison-S3 empty ale bbls.
River DLspRGchez.
PITTsBURG, April 29-Noon-The
Monongahela is falling slowly, with 5
feet inches. Allegheny falling, with
feet z inches; at Greensboro rising,
with z feet inches, and raining; at
Brownsville, feet. No arrivals or
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