The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-16
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Freight "passed out" quite lively yester-
/ day afternoon, and the City of Evansville
and Evansville both had excellent trips
Out...............Co Dexter yesterday
turned over the command of the City of
Evans ville to Captain Jack Grammer, and
transferred his broad pennant to the IA
nous Quickstep. which he Will take TO
Mound City. in day or two, and snperin-
tend her REPAIRS which win be thorough.
There were no additional arrivals up to
q late hour last n1ght.........The Pine Bluff
left for Grandview with q nice lot of
freight.......-The HartfoId turned over her
Cumberland River orders yesterday to the
Judge Baker, and goes to the bank. In
consequence, the Judge Baker lies over
till to-day. Gus. Fowler teIe-
| graphed mp from Uniontown that he was,
with the IdIewild, working at the Edin-
burg aground, on Highland Rocks, and
that the IdlewlId would not arrive till
| late.........The Paducah Herald of Saturday
says: ''The City OF Evansville had a mar
| row escape from burning on her last trip
down. Her texas caught fire from the
| chimney on the side and burned q consid-
cradle hole, but was put out before it did
much damage" Col. Noble makes some
grave mistakes, being somewhat near
sighted. The City of Evansville has not
been on fire, nor has there been any &C.
currence on the boat that should have
given riEe to such report. Her carpenter
has been engaged for week past enlarg-
ing the Captains room In the texas, and
for this purpose has put rev plank In her
bulkhead near the smoke-stacks, and
new windows between the front and side
doors. There were jackpIanes, ha ndsaws
and other mechanical implements, but no
IRE. Colonel you should have learned
wisdom from the mistake you made on the
IdIewtId, and wisely look before you leap
-or kiss babies.
FREIGHT TARIFF.-The following are the
rates established by the Cairo packets for
this week:
Flour, potatoes, and all dry barrels. 60c;
PORK u CD: eggs 81 70; whisky 81 go; hay
81 70; horses $40 90; mules SIS 90; furniture
t1ree card rates; tobacco So 90; bacon and
stoves, castings, and hollOware and light
freight 6Oc; corn 35c; oats 40c. No change
In Memphis rates.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CLAEKsvILLE-The fine, light
draught steamer Judge Baker, having
been detained to I'LL out orders, will posi-
lively leave for GAINESVILLE to-day at 4,P.
NJ, in charge of Captain ID. A. Brooks and
]. w. Dyer, who are pleasant and obliging
TO passengers and shippers.
Manffesfs.
Manifest of steamer Sam. Orr, from
Eastport to Evansville, August Is;
Addy Hull & Co 81 tons pig iron: Hum
phrey Lewis q Co 1 box merchandise;
Capt Duncan 20, 900 feet lumber; A Refs IL
dry hides; Mackey Nesbit d Co bale cot
tons IA bags wheat, hogsheads tobacco, 10
bags rags, bag feathers, 1 box bees wax.
lot scrap irons Ragon Dickey q RagOn L
COOK stove bag genstng, bags wool, one
coil ropes Il Scantlin & Son pieces machI-
neryi Weldon Bros & Co 81 bags wheat;
Lyon q Machen 32 bags wheat; Martin
Gardner & Co S. bags wheat, 5 bags onions,
bale cotton, IL bales broom corn, head
cattle, hogsheads tobacco; Clement /
white q Co l box dry goods; Frick q Co |
ale boxes; n T Carr q Co barrel flour; |
samuel Orr & Co bars iron; w Holman /
pieces machinery; Preston Bros boxes |
RESHIPPIHG'
Louisville-2 bales cotton. 20 bags pea |
Cincinnati-l bale cotton, S25 bags pea
nuts.
Cape Girardean-1 box mdse.
~ Lou1s-l2 bags hair.
Memphis-4 boxes tobacco.
New Orieans-l box mdse's