The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-08

The Idlewlld took out a very fair
packet trip.........The Shannon did
not get off till after dark. She added
a good deal of freight here...............
The City of Evansville came in at
midnight with a fair freight and a
good passenger list. a number of
whom she turned over to the Morn
ing Star, which took out a fair
packet trip~.........................
The Pine Bluff did not get back until
yesterday morning, the Vanderburgh
delegation delaying long at Rock
port to congratulate Davy Laird and
drink his very good health......The
Arlington passed down yesterday
morning for Cairo where she will
take the place of the Dan Able and
ply as the transfer packet between
Cairo and Columbus. She is hand
some. feet side-wheel steamer. and
has been run but one season.....The
Tarascon had very handsome trip
Of freight and numerous people. Capt.
E. p. T. Hollcroft is in command,
Capt. Mather being at the Springs.
Among the passengers by the Taras-
con, were Phil. Beverly, the accom-
plIshed and popular clerk of tie Rose
Hite, who mas just returned from
Long Branch, looking as fine as wed
ding silk. and Captain John n. Trip
lett, formerly of the Norman. We
hope to see both these gentlemen
afoat again. soon............We had the
pleasure yesterday, of meeting Capt.
Allen Duncan. who returned with
his family from the Martin County
Springs, on Saturday night, and are
gratiied to learn that his very excel
lent lady is convalescant, and that his
younger child, who was also sick, is
quite we'll again. Captain Duncan
will resume command Of the Sam
Orr, which leaves to 9norrow.........'
The Evansville arrived from Bowling
Green at midnight, with 123 hhds
tobacco and considerable miscella-
neous freight and a good passenger
Iist......At meeting of the Directors
of the Green and Barren River Navi-
CATION Company, at Bowling Green
on Saturday, it was determined to
build a new boat Immediately, and
Captain Robinson, of the Falls City,
left on Saturday night, for New AL
bany, to contract for the building
She will be AS feet long. 80 feet ovel
all in width; will have full length
cabin, two double-flued boilers 81
feet long, 40 inches in diameter; two
16-inch cylinders. with FIVE feet stroke
and will be clipper-....The Falls
City is being reprinted, and will come
here and go on the dry dock before
resuming her trips.............The Belle
Vernon arrived at l Am. with splen.
did trip.....A pleasant and refreshing
breeze sprang up towards midnight
rendering the atmosphere delightful
Faint Lightning was frequent in the
north northwest............Frank Beck,
formerly second clerk of the P. w
Strader, is clerk of the Shannon. He
is good man."
MauifesfS-
Manifest OF the steamer City of Evans.
vile. from Cairo to Evansville, Angus;
9Th, 1870.
w q Brown. & co, l tool chest; Boetti.
cher, kellogg q Co, % bundles handles; inc
Ivinson, l barrel zinc; Clement, White &
Co, csc } shingiesi Ragon, Dlckey d Ra-
gon, 2 bags wool: Heuke & Lemck, bags
wool, box wool; ] Heimann, keg
whisky; Tbos Scantlin q Son, 2 reapers
complete; IgIehart Bros, 26 bags wheat
| Charles Schaum q Co, "a barrels -four, 23i
sacks bran. Is sacks barley; Y. q Van Ri
per, l hogshead tobacco; A Z Shrader,
hogsheads tobacco; Is bags onion sets.
RE-SHIPPIEG.
Louisville--H Verhoh, ir., & Co, pair
scales, 2 corn shelters, IT bundle sacks,
bundle Irvine; Spratt q Co, 2 hogsheads to-
bacco.
River D1spaeche-. -.