The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-07
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The river was swelling quite rapidly last
evening, having risen six inches in the
last twenty-four hours, up to dark. The
additional arrivals and departures up to
midnight were the Morning Star, Louis
vile and return Robert Burns, Memphis
to Cincinnati; Armada and Alpha to
Nashville; Sam Orr, to Cairo; West Wind
and Hartford to Wabash; Spray, Cincin-
natl to Nashville; Sam MerWtn and La
fourche to New Orleans; TarascoD, Louis
Vile TO Henderson; QuIckstep from Cairo;
Rover and bRrges from st. Louis to Pitts
burgh; Kate Robinson, Cincinnati to st.
Louis.
The Evansville defers her departurs for
Green river until tomorrow, having
some slight repairs to make.........Tbe ia
nous Crescent City Band and number of
our prominent citizens. among them,
Commodor W. F. Nesbit, Col. John N.
Silverthorn and Capt. W. G. Brown, left
on tue Morning Star, to meet the great
City of Evansville, expected to arrive here
this morning.........The Ollie Sullivan will
De out of the docks this morning, and will
leave this afternoon for Tennessee river.
The new and magnificent City of
Evansville, built under the superintend-
ence of Capt. Fl. 7. Dexter for the Evans
VILE, Cairo and Memphis Steam Packet
Co, Will be down to-day. The following
are her dimensions:
The hull was bailt by VIM, Latta. at
Elizabeth; length 225 It, beam 50 IT. floor
SO #, hold 5L feet. The hull is extra tim
bered and fastened-in fact no expense has
been spared thereon. the cabin was built
by Bunting & Miller, and contains oil
the latest and best improvements. The
StaterOoms are large and convenient and
are fOrty-fiVe In number each being fur
nished with Wash-stand, closets. &c. The
4fVa1ra
shaw & Son, Cincinnati; steam tables and
stoves, by j. O. Hendricks, Cfn'ti: the cap-
stan by r. E. Rogers, Esq; cabin outfit, Ev-
ans, Dallas G Gilmore. Another new
feature is the Freedmen's Bureau"
which is fitted up in good style,
with accommodations for twenty
| five passengers. Ike pantry has been 1T
/ ted up in elegant style, the ware being
magnificent. The store-roOm and barber
shop ere large and convenient. The Texas
is also large, containing 70 rooms. Inc
| guards are roomy, with superior accom-
| gines, with hose attached, to reach every
| part of the boat; has q watch kept, and
the crew organized into fire brigade, thus
| providing all necessary precautions to
| avoid accident. The "City of Evansville"
/ is furnished with two of HARTU-
PEGS patent low pressure engines, four
| cylinders, two 10 inches and two 80 inches,
| with six feet length OF stroke. She is fur
/ nished with three boilers, % feet long, IS
| furnished with donkey engines and doc
| tor, steam capstan and steam freight
| holster. her wheels are tWenty-SiV feet
| in diameter, with twelve foot buckets.
| The officers of the City OF Evans
/ vile Will be as follows: Captain, H. r.
| Dexter; first clerk, N. y. Pennington as
| SiStants, Henry Hand and Henry Dexter Z;
engineers, b. Reynolds and VIM. Holmes (;
steward, ] ohn Gaff; mate, NJ. stone.
The City of Evansville is a complete
boat in every respect. She will Immediate
Iy wheel into line, taking her place in
the mail service hence to Cairo, leaving on
her maiden trip tomorrow at 4 O'Clock.
.....Capt. Jack Grammer, of the Quickstep,
informs us of the sinking of the
barge Louisa, being loaded at Longs Land.
ing. Ind. with corn, having on board
| $500 sacks. About one half of the cargo
will be damaged....The Quickstep arrived
late yesterday, owing to a large way busi-
ness.....The TarRscon brought down q fair
trip of freight and passengers. Capt.
Dick Fowler, of Memphis, general
agent OF the South shore line, was a pas
senger on the steener Robt. Burns. Capt.
Fowler proposes to locate permanently In
! In our city 1.-THE hull of the old Louisa
loaded with $40 sacks OF corn, while in
| tow Of the San Merwin bound down, sunk
in the Der d below this city. The cargo is
| total loss, insured. The sam Merwin re-
| turned to this city......~..The tug Little
| Condor passed uF1-....-...The propeller Cres-
cent City, from the Wabash, arriS ed at
midnight.
MANIFEsr-Steamer QuIckstep, from
| Cairo tU Evansville. Marcn 7. 1S70-Mount
| Vernon: George Wolflin 4 Co, Az head of
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