The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-30

The only arrivals up to two o'clock
this morning were the Morning Star,
Louisville to Henderson and return;
QGickstep, from Cairo.
The Morning Star had a good trip
of freight and passengers......."The
Idlewild, for Cairo, Pine Bluff, for
Graudview, and the Mallie Ragon,
for Nashville, departed with fair trips.
.........A boat passed up after dark
without landing, the ponderous wharf
age eousing her to give US the go by.
Fired. Hartman, the famous stew
ard of the Magenta, and formerly of
the Richmond and Morning Star,
passed up Monday to Louisville, tie
Magenta being laid up at Paducah......
Commodore John Gilbert returned to
Goloonda by the Idlewild yesterday.
Ii is probable that the Idlewild will
go through to Louisville next Mon
day to take the passengers of the
Naichez aud Robert E Lee. IF she
does she will set the pegs for all
steamers to run by from Cairo to
Louisville......Among the passengers
by the Idlewild yesterday was Mr..
Isaac s. Ferguson, of Terre Haute,
who is en- route to Holy Springs,
Mississippi, to take charge of the
gas works at that place..................
An item appeared ia the city news
columns of Tuesdays JOURNAL,
which We are assured was incorrect.
The hogshead of tobacco which was
rolled into the river was not started
by the line Of the Pine Bluff, as
the writer Of the item was informed,
but was started by the hub of a wagon
coming in contact with it, and while
the Pine Bluff was lying quietly at
the wharf. We make this correction
in justice to Captain Elder, who is
one of the most careful steamboat
men that comes to this wharf............
Those fond of pleasure will bear IN
mind that the great Taraseon will
make a Fourth of July excursion to
Louisville on Monday night, and
will return on Thursday. carry
ing passengers at s. for the
round trip. 1t will be a grand de-
light to those who participate, as
splendid music will be furnished, and
the officers will give their attention
to the comfort of the excurtionists.
......At 5 NJ this evening, two of the
heetest steamers ever built, the RObt.
e. Lee and the Natchez, will leave
New Orleans together, on a trial of
speed. The result will be awaite
with eager interest, as thousands of
dollars depend on the result. Numer-
Gus citizens will leave by the Idle
wild, on Saturday evening, 10 witness
their arrival at Cairo, Sunday evening
1.-THE Morning Star did not get
back from Henderson till one AN,
coming in close behind the Quickstep.
She took over 40 hogsheads tobacco
at ELECTROMAGNETIC Quickstep
had big trip. and showed the Star
her heels from Henderson here.........
We are authorized by Capt. Smith,
who was in command of the Pales-
tine on her trip last week, to contra
dict the statements made in the Cour-
Ter and Denaokrat Of yesterday, to the
effect that the Palestine carried no
life boat or yawl. She carries both
just where the law requires her to.
The unfortunate man who was
drowned off her was an employee
of the boat and every effort
possible was made to save him. The
mate leaped overheard with a float
and almost reached him before he
sunk. There was no time to launch
the yaEl after the alarm was given.
There is probably cause for the
malevolence of the Courier and Lem
okrat against the Louisville and Hen,
derson Packet Company.