The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-21

1.-The weather partly cleared up last
night, with. fair prospects for to-day,
The additional arrivals and depart
ures up to midnight include the Idle
wild. to Cairo; Mary Miller, to New
burg; Hartford, from Green River;
Qpiekstep, from Cairo; Mallie Ragon,
to Nashville; Morning Star. to Louis
villa; Kenton, New Orleans to Gin
cinnati.
The Idlewild took out q magnificent
tffpiof both freight and people.~s..,,,
The Mallie Ragon had all she could
stow, including 1000 bags corn, en-
gagged below-.......The Mary Miller
l3weat to Newbdfeaast night for a lot
of freight. She will be at the wharf
again this morning, ready to receive
for New Orleans, for which port she
leaves this evening..."....The Hart
ford brought in a good trip from
Green Riyer. and will return to-day.
1.-THE Argosy. for New Orleans,
passed down yesterday morning with
out .landing......The Quickstep ar
rived between s and 0 last night, with
fair packet trip......The Magenta,
p. W. Strader and Mary Miller are
all announced for New OFleAnsto.da day.
The6Q uickstep arrived little, before
10 o'clock last night, with good
trip of freight and people. Captain
Jack Grammer, Bill Steele, and Eu-
gene Rudd, second clerk, stopped off
at u niontown, to attend Court at
Morganfeld, inithes Gumberfs trial.
The Pine Bluff hada good trip iu......
The river, as will be seen by our dis
patches, rose eight feet in twenty -four
hours at Cincinnati. Our people will
do we'll TO keep freight at "a safe dis
tance from the water on the wharf.
...... I'VE are gFadito see men engaged
in heapiug up the mud on the wharf.
Let.it be hauled off soon.......-....At
Dubuque the river is now four inches
above extreme high water mark, aud
is still slowly rising. The westward
bound railroad trains have to run
through from one to two feet of water
to get out of the city.......Fhe Kenton
passed up at midnight with a hand
some trip. Captain Henry, U. Hart
was in fine spirits, having received -
I bfIlet oEou7- hisLly Verfumed, and an :
ttcipating the warm4greeting awaiting
him at home. The prospects of cross
ling the falls, aud saving 800 canal
tolls did not worry him a bit......The
P. w. StrAderw be here on Friday,
sure.
MEMORANDUM
Tuesday esvenfng A nrlI 18th. at G O'Clock
| She railroad steamer Quickstep left Cairo,
| amid the enthusiastic plaudtts OF the null
Dtude, assembled In accordanceg with the
| time honored custom. upon the wharves
10 witness the departure of, and bid "God
\ speed7 TO the gallant vessel. The last rays
| the spectacle of the yesI concourse OF hap
by people, the domes and mtnarets of tho
aaaS S aha me Pl nae ooEom sI
| glided SWIFTLY by the 1eVee anu was soon
lost to sight In the distance.
| In port-Belle st. Louis for Memphis.
| Met Minneola at Mound City; passed Mil
brey and Petrolia No. at Grand Chain.
I passed Kenton at Shawneetown; met Idle
wild at Clay's Landing; Louisville at Fair
Play.
Sam Orr & Co tuyere iron, 20 bdls hubs,
bdls hsPdlf; w bn BEowR GO 10 hhds
bsc sa Mac Ra Nes6is O. ihhd tobacco
I Martin Gardner IL Co hhds tobacco; We'll
don Bros & Co hid tobacco; q Viele & Co
scrap iron; G " EBroofn box = Fred
Fenchier8 bead hogs pDavid 2 tons scrap
REsHIPPINa.
Louisyllle- -7I hh at tobacco Pkg' m ntt
| Covington IS hhds tobacco, box to-
i Jaekson's Ld'g-10.00O shingles:
* CincInnati-3 hhds tobacco.
Y New York; hid Tdos3 a5;sa oeiA
4 1ieHs River Dispatches a'Ifg
i PIrTsBURd, April 2O.-The Monougaheia
| is falling slowly with IL feet5 inches. AL
I legheny IL feet inches At Greensboro
falling IL feet. AT Brownsville it is the
same. There has been no arrivals outside
the local packets. The Juniata from Gin
cinnati Will arrive at 2 O'Clock, and depart
| will load for New Orleans. The following
lows of coal are preparing to leave, most
of which will not get away untHito-mor-
Il row: FoECincinnatt, Eearless and Whale
II with 100, eco Bushels. For Louisville, the
Tiger S0sI City; %eF s5 EIa stella f and
and l6, 600 bushels of coke. Several other
lows win leave during he week. FTeights
are rather hghtb Weather condy; Their
mometer oS'' -gg4IA TI3h1 Ia HJgH
A s fCTNoINNATI April 20. River rose s feet
9 inches In the last q hours; 81 feet
inches water IN. channel, and so feet
| inches space under br1dge;F cloudy and
drizziing rain. ArrIved-Wauanita from
/ New Orleans; Emma Floyd from Nashs
Vile; Alice Dean from Memphis DEPART
californian for Evansville; z. w. Stra-
! der for New Orleans; Sam J. Hale for
Memphis Savannahfor st. Paul.
Lou1sv1L1E, April 2C---Arrlved-aAIice
Dean. Memphis; Kate Putnam, Ptttshurgs
5 / Virginia, New Orleans Emma Floyd,
Nashville; Kate Robinson, St Douisi Red
| Wing Pittsburg; Camelia, Nashville; Ber-
n rnuS1a Evansville. Departed Alice Dean.
for Cfncinnatfs Kate Putnam, for
Nashville: Anna, st. Louis; Savannah, st.
: 1,Snis.- Magenta. + New Orleans; emma
: FLOYD CiucInnats Kate Robinson, Gin
cinnafI. Red Wing, st Paui rCamslta,
Pfttsburg; s3ermuda, Cincinnati. River
rising. witha8 teet, II Inches IN the can 81
feet under the bridge. Weather cloudy
and damp. srhai Att e"t --@ y
ST. IoU1s, April 2O.-Port list--Arriyed:
MePise. from ST.. Paul; Rob. Roy, from
KeokuR: Illinois, from Peoria; North
| western. from Cfucinnatis RubtcoAs from
| Vfcksburg: Beaver and tow from La Sale
Belle Memphis, from Msmphil p Belle
y from Upper mississippi. .Departeds Rob
| BcT to Keokuk; N ountaineeT, Kansas
tgad Cairo to Memphis; Schuyler, 30 Peo-
Il ~. Altoona, to Cinc1nnau; LAKE. Supe~
Il Tiof, to st; Paul PeniiE5,ahs to Fort Zen ton
Il rivers are also declining, but the Upper
Mississippi Is still rising. weather clear
and pleasant. .gA .oguH