The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-15
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A large amount of rain has fallen since
Saturday afternoon, and material change
in the atmosphere has transpired. Yester.
day the mercury only reached 75o at noon.
The river during the twenty.four hours
ending last night had fallen seven inches.
Pilots of the packets report six feet hence
to Louisville, and six feet and a half to
Cairo. A slight rise is reported above.
The arrivals and departures since P. III,
Saturday include the Matte, greensboro
| and return Idiewild, to Cairo; Pine BIuR.
Cannelton and return Fayette, from Hen
derson; Wauanita, Memphis to Louis
Vile; City of Evansville, hom Cairo
Morning Star, to Louisville; Tarascon,
Louisville TO Henderson; Evansville,
from Bowling Green; Hartford, from
ClarksviIle; Edinburg, Louisville TO New
Orleans.
The Matte came down from greensboro
to be inspected by Capt. Houghtou, who
also inspected a number of other small
boats, as well as the Judge Baker.....-..The
IdIewiid took out moderately good trip
OF freight and an excellent passenger list.
......... .......-.Tne Pine Bluff also took
out considerable freight........ ..........
The City of Evansville arrived at 1890
with fair trip turning over TO the NJ orn-
ing Star freight and people...............The
Morning Star left with nice paczet trip
.........Tbe Judge Baker laid over here FOR
inspection, and Will leave for GAINESVILLE
this evening 1.-The Tarascon had a COED
trip of freight, including a considerable
for reshipping on the city OF Evansville
......Among the passengers by the packets
on Saturday was Capt. Joe Phillips, pro-
prietor of the mamoih wharf boat at
Cairo, en- route home from Brandenburg,
where he has been rusticating for week.
He was accompanied by his wife, who, we
regret TO say, has not been enjoying good
health .........Capt. w. d. Phillips, late Cap
tain of the Louisiana, was q passen ger by
the Tarascon yesterday, and is en- route to
Cairo.....--.The Evansville had a good trip
out of Green River, and had 10 decline
large oners OF
The Edinburg had q fine trip.........W We learn
that the Emma Floyd has retired for the
present..."...Tle Hartford arrived last eve
ming from GAINESVILLE nearly Iight........
There is positively nothing coming out OF
the Cum berlalad at present......-.The Pine
Bluff arrived at 81 100 O'Clock last night with
a nice trip.......-.The Fayette caves forHen-
derson at 5 O'Clock this morning 1--WE
were cognizant of hegotiati ems pending on
Saturday for the purchase Of the IdlewiId,
and the right to her days In the packet
trade, by the Evansville, Cairo and Mem
phis Packet ComE any, but were reque- ted
not to give details. Thus far the negotIa-
tions have faiIe I......-.Capt. Ben Eagan is
still in the city. He leaves for Nashville
via Bow ing Green, on the steamer Evans |
vile this evening. -.......It rained steadily,
and at times quite heavily, lest night from |
O'Clock until long after midnight. 1.-THE |
rain was general, we may expect a very |
material rise In the river.
ManfRssGs
Manifest OF the Steamer City of Evans |
vile, from Cairo TO Evansville, August IL. |
1870:
Baird & Start, q bags -four; Babcock & |
steele, bdls blinds; a Gum berts, bags |
feathers; Reitz q Haney, 2 patterns, 2 pcs |
castings; & ID Hermann, 81 empty bar |
rels, as hf do, empty Oil can; Wm He'll. |
man, pinlon; Henry Bowles q Co, Il, 900 |
shingles. l box indigo; Semon. Dixon q |
Co, box shoes; II z Randle, bbls oil; w |
q Brown & %. sewing machine, l box of /
sundries, hid tobacco; w 3 Ford, hid |
tobacco.
RESHTPPING.
New Albany-T q A Hopkins, 20 bdls
green hidess
LouisviIIe-M on,calm & 90, 2 plows.
Cinclnnatt-L N smith & Go, box of /
candy.