The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-06
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After the fine showers Of Saturday
the temperature was delightful. Yes
terday was nearly clear, and hot, the
mercury ranging as high as $50 in
the shade. The river during the "a
hours ending yesterday evening, had
fallen - inches, and is likely to fall
as rapidly as it rose.
The arrivals and departures since 3
o'clock P NJ on Saturday include the
Champion, st. Louis to Cincinnati,
Morning Star, Louisville and return
Emma Floyd. Cincinnati TO Nashville;
Idlewild to Cairo; Evansville to Green
River; Mary Miller, to New Orleans; ;
Pine Bluff, Cannelton; J. Fl. Groes
beck, New OoIeans to Cincinnati:
Fayette from Henderson; Quickstep,
from Cairo; Tarascon. Louisville to
Henderson; Leclaire No. 2, Louis
vile to Eastport: Kate Robinson,
Cincinnati to st. Louis; Pine Bluff,
from Cannelton; John Kilgour. Lou
isville to New Orleans; Hartford,
from Green River
The Morning Star did not arrive
till near 6 O'Clock. She had a full
trip of people, Among her passengers
were Miss Hetty Gilmore, daughter of
Captain A. T. Gilmore. Miss Maggie
McCampbell. of Jacksonville, and
Miss Emma Brady, daughter of the
celebrated DR.. Brady. whoss bitters
everybody takes" While the Star
was gone to Henderson they were the
guests of Mrs. Hiram E. Read, where
music and song re;gned all evening,
attracting the attention and elicitir g
the admiration of all passers by.........
The Champion had a big trip, her
guards being down upon the
water. She had eighty tons of iron
for New Albany..............."......
The Emma Floyd arrived at 1C
o'clock, having a lighter trip than
usual......The j. H. Groesbeck passed
up at 10 A. NJ. yesterday............The
Quickstep arrived early yesterday
morning, having a splendid trip. in
Guiding 1900 sacks of ear corn".....u
Capt. Scheuck's Argosy, with three
barges loaded with hay. passed dowr
at.noon yesterday.........The Tarascor
arrived at 2:15, with a moderate
freight. but full of people, as usual
......Capt. f. p. Gracey, the tobacco
king of GAINESVILLE, Tenn., arrived in
she city on Saturday, and is the CUES,
of Captains Throop and Egap, OF
board the Mallie Ragon...............
Clpt. Hodge Brown, one of the solit
men of the Cumberland River cnun
try, arrived here by the Msllie Ragon
......Capt. John Gilbert was in th'
city on Saturday, en- route from Gin
cinnati to Golconda......The new Ten
nessee River packet is progressing
finely at Cincinnati, and will be com
pleted in contract time......Tbe ladies
of ShawneetoWn presented the Idle
wild, on her last trip, the largest ant
most magnificent bouquet we eve
saw. All the gardens of Shawnee
must have contributed to its material
1.-THE LeClaire No 2 had a medium
trip.........The Kate Robinson had
splendid trip, and Capt. Remission wa,
feeling fine.........The Pine Bluff ar
rived at 8 Pm, full of hay aud tobac
co-ln excellent trip.........Ihe Johr
Kilgour had a good start. being load
ed to seven feet. She added 1,6O(
bags of corn and other freigh
here. Mr.. II. Fillmore continues on
the Kilgore for a few weeks t,
assist her new clerk, when he vii
return to Louisville, where he has
gone into business with VIII. s. Hays
under the firm name of VIII. s. Hays
& Co.. dealers in musical merchan
disc generally. at No. 16O Fourth
Street. We hope he may be as pros
porous 10 bis new calling as he has
been popular in the past.........T The
Hartford was chock full of tobacco
and people.
Manifest of the steamer IdleWlld, fro N
a e Shi ader, IA hhds tobacco, 20 boxes
| axe handles; VIM q Brown q Co, 81 hhds
| tobacco; Z q Van Ripper, IL hhds tobs eco
| r. K DunkeIson, / hid tobacco; Martin,
| Gardner & Co, hhds toba eco; Semonin,
| Dixon & Co, box mdse; L Ruffner q Co.
/ l skid, coil rope; Boetticher, Kellogg &
/ Co, pkge mdse; q Be 'ker, l box pictures,
empty Gqa bbIs: Rn herfo1d head P1 esttie g
| G Armstrong, l rocking chair; Mr. GrOnd
II pkgs household goods; @ Kra'z. corn
/ shelter; Ensler. Gait e; Papeng tool
| chest, l lot lumber.
| REsHIPPTSG.
| louisville-23 hhds tobacco, bxs mdse.
l cask bacon. tierces hams, L boil dried
peaches.
Manifest of the steamer Quickstep, from
| Cairo to Evansville, June 4, 1870.
| Evansville-C. Armstrong, 5000 feet Iurn-
| Der; J.. J. Wheeler, 10000 feet lumber
steinbarh. Wack & Co, % dry hides: Sa a..
| Orr & Co., 26 bundles wagon Hubs; Ragon.
| Dickey g. Carson, barrel WHISKY; Z. W.
| Patrick, bales cotton; Thos. ScantI &
! Son, pieces sugar mill; Martin, Gardner
| & Co, hogsheads tobacco: w. s. Ford, 2
| hogsheads tobacco; Mackey kisbet & Co. 6
hogsheads tobaccoi H. NJ. Sweetser, l pa
merchandise; Reitz & Haney. pieces OF
| castings; Gilbert & Baker, / bundle dry
hides; John Mccoy. box.
| RE-SHIPPING.
Louisville-Spratt & Co., hogsheaGs to-
| baccO.
Cincinnati--Chas. =. Burns, l box sun.
corn.
i Manifest OF steamer Evansville from
| Bowling Green 10 Evansville, June 8ih.
Ragon Dicky q Carson barr el merchan-
/ disc /; q Wolff bundle dry hides; 1 vile &
Co keg liquor; NJ Calm q Co l barrel liq-
4 -. arFNW1 ~ , -E-1
| tobacco: K q Van Ripper 80 hogsheads to-
bacco: w q Brown q Co q hogsheads to-
bacco; Weldon Bros d Co 3 hogSheads to-
| bacco; Il K Dunkerson q Co 40 hogsheads
tobacco; w Ford 4 hogsheads tob. eco;