The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-29
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The weather since Saturday has been
chiefly clear and pretty hot, with. hoWey-
er, pleasant breeze all day. The river
had fallen about one foot during the TWEEN
ty-four hours ending last evening.
The additional arrivals and departuYas
up to midnight were the IdIewiId, to Cal
70; Norman, TO Memphis; City of Evans
Vile, from Cairo; Morning Star. to Louis
Vile; Taraseon, Louisville to Henderson.
Emma Floyd, Memphis to Louisville: Ev-
ansYiIIe, from Bowling Green.
The Idlewild took out a good trip Of both
freight and people.........The Norman had
a moderate trip, bu5 had fair engagernents
beIow.......-The Pine Bluff laid over on
Saturday night 10 make some slight re-
pairs. ehe Will leave promptly at 1 Pm.
to-day, and go to CanneIton .........The City
of Evansville arrived at midnight with a
moderate trip of freight and people. STE
proceeded at once to Atkins Landing, and
took Isl bales of hay and returned here at
o'clock yesterday morning.-...The Sam.
Parker and barges passed up yesterday
morning......The Morning Star waited for
the City Of Evansville Saturday night,
and got few passengers. She left for
Louisville with fair packet trip..............
The Tarascon had considerable freight
and a crowd OF people.......-The Emma
Floyd had very fine trip, Including a
shaft and large portion of the machine
~ of the silver Spray. Captain Amos
Bolander, OF New Albany, q passenger,
died aboard the Emma Floyd, at 8 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, of congestlve chilIs.
He has been i'll for several days. He
leaves a widow In New Albany, to whom
Captain Chenoweth telegraphed the sad
intelligence last night.........The Evans
Vile came Ia al 6 80 with a fuI Trip of both
freight and people. She returns to Bow
ling Green promptly at P. NJ. to-day.......
The City of Evansville very narrowly es-
capped a collision with the Norman on
Saturday night. The two boats met where
the channel was narrow, and the City of
Evansville, running under "slow bells"
just as they were approaching each other
rubbed the bar and took a So iden shear
on her pilot, her head pointing direct
towards the nidship of the Norman. By
cool and skiIlfuI management, however,
John Weed, who Was at the wheel, sue
ceeded in backing her in time to let the
Norman pass safely, but within a few feet
of the bow OF the City of Evansville. 1t
was a close shave, and created a lively ex-
element on both both boats, and John
Weed says he suspected every light he
U...ss s...s....
The Morning Star, on Saturday, brought
down a portion os the crew OF the Robert
z. Lee, including Capt. Yves. Conner. pilot,
w. j. Perkins, chief engineer, and others.
She had also the famous Shotwell horns,
the flag presented by the ladies of st.
Louis, and the silver service presented to
Capt. Cannon by his Louisville frie ads, al
together a magnificent array. Tn ey went
forward by the IdIewlld. If the water
holds out. or the river rises again within
day ortwo, the Lee VIII go to Louisville
and take trip of passengers and stock. |
She expects to open the campaign on
Thursday next....-...The following are the
rates for the present week, and until fur
er notice:
MEMPHIS AND ST. LoUIs-Flour, pota-
toes and apples per Dbl, 4Oc; lime, cement |
ana s SAY SAY pee ner pn P4 bsk a2c; eggs SG
ION, SO; chickens per doz, 6jc; turkeys 81 |
horses per head 81 mule o. cattle IS, hogs |
81 sheep Too, plOWs 3Oc and 40c each furni-
tuIe card rates; bacon and heavy pound |
freight per lO0lDs 3Oc; stoves, castings and /
hardware 40c; groceries Tor way points 4Os |
and sue; wheat and corn per sack 25c; oats /
NEW ORLEANS AND POINTS BELOW MEM.
PHIs.-FIouT, potatoes, apples and ali dry |
bbls Sos; pork 81; eggs and whisky 81 So; |
hay per ton $40; chickens per doz 81 tur- |
keys 81 rs; horses per heao $40; mules IS; |
per Ind So; bacon and heavy freight per
100 lbs 40c; stoves, castings, hardware and |
light COO; groceries for way points Coo snd |
75c; corn Csc, oats doc, piows 40c and 6Oc;
stock men with STOCK IN charge a thereg-
CoLUMBUs 3 the above tariff upon all
goods.
The Tarascon returned from Henderson
at IL 30, last night........Captain Dan Weav-
er went out as one of the pilots of the
Norman, on Saturday.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CA@NELToS.-The elegant Pine /
Bluff, Captain LATE. Elder, viii leave for /
Cannelton at PM. to- day. Robert Adams |
will be found In the office.
Mamie SITS.
Manifest of steamer city of Evans Vile, |
from Cairo o Evansville, August q, 1870: |
w @ Brown & Co 3 bags wool; p Pretori- |
as barrels tallOw bundles sheep peits; I |
& ID Holman l bag feathers: Woodrow /
Reitz & Co one barrel scrap iron; Lyon & /
Machen % bags wheat; HeuKe & Lenlcke 3 |
bBcco % bundles green hides hogsheads |
green hides bales rags sacks waste one /
barrel beeswax2 sacks feathers 2 bund es |
sheep pelts % green hides L bundle rops |
coon skins: A GumberLs bbls talloW Two |
bdls pelts.
For Henderson-450 coo shingles.
For Louisville-l bx mdse sacas waste /
1 crow bar.
River GSaspasenoa.