The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
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A heavy rain fell on Saturday after
noon and evening; after night the
wind chopped round to the north
west and grew violent, and during the
night more rain fell. Toward mid
night the clouds disappeared in a
great measure and the temperature
went down rapidly and rested at 80
at 6 o'clock in the morning, but ran
to 440 at noon. The river during the
"a hours ending last evening had fall
len two feet and is going down rap
idly.
Yesterday was chiefly cloudy. The
additional arrivals and departures up
to midnight last include the Morni G
Star, louisville and return; Sam.
Orr. to Cairo; Alpha. to Nashville /;
Messenger, New Orleans to Pitts
burg; Quickstep, from Cairo; Hart
ford, from Henderson; P. W. Strader,
New Orleans to Louisville; Tarascon,
Louisville to Henderson; Anna, Gin
einnati to st. Louis; Emma Floyd,
Nashville to Cincinnati.
The Petrol with an immense tow
of salt BASED down; also the Hope
and barges......The Sam Orr and Al
pha took out excellent trips.........The
Morning Star had big trip both
ways. She transferred fifty bales of
Cannelton sheeting and much other
freight to the Sam Orr.........The Mes
senger had full up river trip........
The Quickstep brought up large car
go as evinced by her manifest below.
1.-THE 2. w. Strader discharged
$50 bales yf scotton and considerable
sugar, molasses and other freight
here. She had also large quantity
of freight for Louisville and
Cairo. Captain Stein proposes to go
to Cincinnati, if she can cross
the falls. Among her passengers was
Mr.. Verhoeff, Of the firm of Verheoff &
: Bros, Louisville. suffering severely
from dangerous fall into the hold OF
tho Parker barge, at Cairo. He was
! very severely bruised on his hip and
! arm, and though slowly improving, is
: scarcely able to move himself in bed.
The doctor who attended him said he
: might not be able to walk
for two eks..................The Tar
J ascon was full of people,
, among whom were R. K. Dunkerson,
} Capt. Duncan, Guy Vineyard, PLY d.
! Vets, and others, who had gone to
Louisville to attend the trial of the
case of Capt Dexter in the U. s. Court.
: The trial was postponed and the wit
} nesses returned. Capt. Dexter who
had been at Louisville for several
! days, returned to Pittsburgh Satur-
! day and will leave there with the
f new City Of Evansville on Wednes-
day. Capt. Ben. i. Egan, Of Nash
vile, and one of the famous Towards
of Jacksonville, were also passen-
gers by the Tarascan.......The Anna
passed down for St Louis last night
with a fair trip. She added largely
of stoves and hollow ware here....The
Alice Dean was over due at midnight.
1.-THE Indiana was at Cairo, yester-
! day morning, and will probably load
there, as freights arc plenty, aHd rates
even better than from Louisville......
The Emma Floyd was at Shawnee
town, early yesterday morning. She
was momentarily expected last night
........The Bowling Green Cornet
Band came down on the Evansville,
Saturday, and are enjoying the hos
FATALITIES of their friends In the city.
They had arranged for a serenade
of the JOURNAL and Courier Offices.
but the rain and inclemeney Of the
evening, prevented. We take the
will for the deed, and thank them for
their kind intentions, while we regret
missing their music........The Sam.
J. Hale will be down to- day, en-
route for Memphis, and Capt. Henry
u. Harris KentoD, for New Orleans.
The Emma Floyd arrived at II 80
last night with barge loaded with iron
ore; she discharged here 30 hhds.
tobacco and 10 tons pig iron. One
of the pilots of Tom. Bruce was called
home by the death of his SOD, aad she
needed another pilot At midnight
the weather was clear and growing
colder.........The Armada will be
ready for business hy Wednesday
if the weather is propitious.
MRaifcsfs.
Steamer Quickstep, from Cairo to Evans.
r K. Dnnkerson & Co IT hogsheads to-
bacio S. bales cotton A S Hayhurst 3 bales
hay: Fred & ] + Rei9s = Co beadsteads
bdis rails and Stats; Clement White d Co
green hides sheep skins; A Refs 81 beef
hides bdl sheep pelts; w French bags
pop corn; VIM Holman 81 pkg castings:
Ehas Veile & Co deer; NJ Calm & Co 60
empty whisky barrels; Hieuk & Lemcke
bdls tanes: W eldOn Bros q Co l hogshead
tobacco; Martin Gardener g. Co 2 hogs
heads tobacco; VIM Robertson pr scales;
Thos Kerth l roll leather; l. Rutfner Jr q
Co 10 barrels -four; Ste1mer Hartford 5000
slaves.
Mount Carmel-W. NJ. Mcdowell, 10000
rjewburg-7Jno Kuebier, 10 dry hides, 7
LouisviIle-AkIn-& Drumond, 8 bxs lead
ore, Ray & Co, 3 hhds tobacco, Morehead &
acknowledgements, Ford & Elder, IS
bgs dried fruit, bTls do, 2 brls pecans,
Rob't Moore & Co, 5 bales cotton.
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