The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-18
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ures were the Rose Hite, Louisville
and return; City of Evansville, to
Cairo; Hartford, TO Green River;
Sam. Orr, to Eastport. Idlewild, frem
the picnic; Louisville, from Louis
vile; Pine Bluff, to Grandview.
The Rose Hite had a good trip both
ways.....".The City of Evansville
had good trip of freight and people.
.."..."The Sam. Orr went out with
her guards close to the water.-......
The Glasgow passed down at 6:30,
with her guards dragging in the
water......The Idlewild returned safe
ly with her precious and brilliant
freight about 6:3O P. NJ. all her pas
sengers joyous and happy. having en-
joyed happy days recreation in the
wild wood........Tbe Hartford took
cut a good trip"......The Evans
vile had not got her repairs COM
pleted at mid night. She may
be expected to leave early to day......
The Hartford will, hereafter, leave
on Monday and Friday............S. B.
Sproul has resigned the clerkship of
the EVansvIlle..........s.The Louisville
arrived at 8 P. N. with less than half
a load. She lies over here till 10 A. NJ.
to day. Shippers and passengers
should examine her as they will not
soon find more pleasant boat or
more gentlemanly oficers..".".....
The dispatches this morning. brings
us the intelligence Of the sinking of
the steamer Robert Moore, at
Cumberland Bar. Richeson &
Hatfield, of Uniontown, send
us a dispatch to the same effect. The
Robert Moore belonged to the Gin
cinnati & Nashville Packet Company,
and is owned by Capt. Jas. S. Wise
and others of Cincinnati. She was
commanded by Capt. John Farrell,
with Chef. Bradley in the ofice.........
Harry Walker, clerk of the Mary
Houston, advises us by telegraph.
from Cairo, that the Mary Houston
will arrive here at 3 P. NJ. to. day......
The Indiana will be here about day
light.......The indianapolis Sentinel
of yesterday, says, that in the case of
Hugo VS.. steamer Quickstep, in the
United States Circuit Court, suit
for damages arising from col
lision, tried in the United States Dis
trict Court and appealed by the de-
PENDANT, the decision of the lower
Court has been sustained.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For New ORLEANs.-The great
passenger steamer Louisville will
leave here at 10 A. NJ. to- day, for New
Orleans and all way ports. having
frst-class passenger accommodations,
and being in charge of experienced,
popular and competent Gficers. Her
Captain is that eminent commander,
Jas. A. Lusk, and Mr.. j. L. Eagon,
a gentleman of fine culture and excel
lent social qualities, is her chief
clerk.
River Dispatches.
SINKING OF THE RoBT. MOORE.
CINCINNATI, May 17.-Private dis
patches announce that the steamer
Robert Moore, on her way from Nash
vile to Cincinnati, struck a snag at
II o'clock last night, at the head of
Cumberland Island, and sunk in fif-
teen feet water. She belongs to the
Cincinnati and Nashville Packet
Company, owned here.
River 10 feet 4 inches in the chan
mel and falling, with 80 feet inches
space under the bridge. Arrived
Kate Putnam. Pittsburg; ArmadilIo.
Memphis; Norman, Evansville. De-
parted-St Charles, Pittsburg; r. r.
Hudson, Wheeling; Annie Laurie,
Kanawha River; Wren, Kentucky
River; Kate Putnam, Nashville;
Kate Robinson, ST. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, May 17.-Arrived-
Collier and barges, Pittsburg; Iron
sides ond barges, st. Louis. Depart
ed-Collier and barges, st. Louis;
Ironsides and barges, Pittsburg. The
river is stationary. with z feet 6 inches
in the chute. Weather clear and
very warm.
CAIRO, May 17.-Port List-Hope,
st. houis to Pittsburg, 10 P. NJ; Rubi-
con, Vicksburg to st. Louis, IL; In
diana, New Orleans to Louisville, 3
A. NJ; Bengal Tiger, st. Louis and
return, 10; Utah, Arkansas River to
St. Louis, 4 P NJ; Mary Houston,
New Orleans to Louisville. 6: Quick
step, Evansville packet, 6; Sam.
Brown, st. Louis and return, z. The
river has fallen s inches. Weather
clear. Mercury so.
ST. LOUIS, May 17.-Arrived-Re
Wing, from Sc. Paul; Mary Melon
aid, from Omaha; City of Pekin,
from Peoria; Andy johnson, from
Keokuk; VIM. j. Lewis, Kansas and
Robb, from Illinois River; Shamrock,
from Cincinnati. Departed-Fonte-
nellie, for Red River; Arthur, for
New Orleans; Marble City, for
Vicksburg; Kate Kinney, for Oma-
ha; st. Luke. Missouri, City of Pc
kin, Peoria, Lake Superior, for st.
Paul; Andy johnson, for Keokuk;
Robb, for Illinois River. River fall
ing. Weather clear and warm.
NASHVILLE, May 17.-Riyer falling
with 3 feet 8 inches on ~Harpet6
shoals. Weather fair and pleasant.
ArriVed-Umpire, upper lumber
land; John Lumsden. Cairo. De-
parted-Umpire, Cairo. The Lums-
den brings further information from
the Tyrone, which sunk at Tobacco
port. The greater portion of her
cargo is for points In Georgia. and