The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-24

The additional arrivals and depar-
lures up to midnight were the Kate
Robinson, Cincinnati to st. Louis,
Quickstep. to Cairo; Pine Bluff. to
Louisville.
The Kate Robinson had o good
trip'.''.''''The Quickstep had good
trip of freight out.........The Taras
con took $50 hhds tobacco at Hen
derson and did not return here until
midnight or later...................The
heat up to midnight last was intense.
and almost unendurable.".............
Capt. Adam Liter, of South Car
roltou, Kentucky, an old and expert
enced steamboatman, well known and
highly esteemed in this city, has pur-
chased the commanding interest in
the steamer Mary Miller, with the
design of running her as & regular
packet between this city and Mem
phis, as soon as the Fall trade opens.
Captain Liter appeals to our citizens,
and those of Memphis, for a liberal
support, which he is determined to
merit. The Mary Miller is entirely
new. and a very substantially built
boat. and under the management Of
so experienced commander as Capt.
Liter, will, if properly sustained by
our merchants and shippers. cannot
fail to build up large and profitable
trade between the two cities......-.....
The Natchez reached st. Louis
little after 4 PM. Wednesday. Her
pilots give her time to st. Louis at 3
days, % hours and 80 minutes Mr..
W. s. Pike, banker of New Orleans,
timed her carefully 10 a statement
kept by himself, and gives her time
as 3 days, q hours and minutes.
She arrived at st. Louis at 4 o'clock
and minutes Wednesday. June p.
Taking the statement of Mr.. Pike as
correct, she beat the time of the j.
NJ. White. made in 1874, one hour
and IL understandable Tarascon
left at 1890 with a splendid trip of
freight and people, including nearly
800 hhds tobacco. Among her pas
sengers were Chris. Damon and Bill
Underwood. two of the most noted
Mississippi River pilots in commits
sion.
BOais Leaving Toby.
FoR NEW ORLEANs.-The magnif-
cent feetsteamer Mary Houston will
be here to-day en- route to New Or
leans and all way ports. She is one
of the pleasantest aud fastest boats
in commission, end her chief officers,
Capt. L. B. Durham. Harry Walker
and Len. Seabrook. are accomplished
gentlemen, proverbial for their polite
and timely attention to passengers
and shippers.
| Manffes-s.
! Manifest of the steamer QuIckstep, from
| Cairo 10 Evansville, June %, 1870.
/ SAmonin, Dixon & Co, hid tobacco: r.
aIneF Con 10 h hnd t666ece boa to-
bacco; A E Shrader, Is hhds tobacco; W
q Brown q co, hhds tobacco; M Calm q
| DemarIine. 10 punches bananas; A
/ Weber & Co, l box hats: Fred Kroener &
| Son, 10 kegs beer; q Armstrong, 81 bdls
splits; Elizabeth Pell, box clothing;
Keller & White, 1 pkg glass: L A Gold
smith. 10 bags rags. bags feathers; Cloud,
Akin & Co, packages of sundrtes: L
| LoeWentbal q Co, bag of feathers;
Rooch & Torian, bundle hats; W Tur-
ner. copper stills, pieces pipe; Michael
| Stumpf. kegs beer; Philip Decker, 6 emp
| ty oil barrels; G Schaum & Co, l25 sacks OF
bran.
REsHPPING.
LouisviIIe-9 hhds tobacco, IL pkgs furni-
ture, II pkgs mdse, 19 bales moss, 80 bales
moss, 20 bbls potatoes, l bag WOOL add 10
| WheeIbarrows.
Cincinnau-I case shoes, boxes ndse. 8
hhds tobacco. keg bitteIs, 5 hhds tobacco,
| 3 bbls whisky.
Covington-4 hogs heads tobacco.
Pittsburg-l2 bbls spar.