The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-30


cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor
&c, &c. Orders left with either of the
wharf-bOats VIII be promptly attended to.
Weather and Water.
The weather continued cloudy and cool
up to Thursday evening, when it mod
Grated, and at P. NJ. IT commenced to rain,
and rained steadily and pretty copiously
till 10 O'Clock, when the wiRd Increased to
gale from the north, bringing driving
snow storm, which continued until noon,
rendering the day extremely inclement.
This is the first snow storm of the season,
and forebedes an early and severe Winter.
The river had fallen about two inches
since Wednesday evening, and will, we
believe, he found rising this morning. If
the rain of Thursday night extended to
Pittsburg and the mountains, we may ex-
pect a good rise, perhaps coal-boat tide.
The river was about stationag y yesterday
at noon.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures since
our last report closed. up to So'elock yes
terday, include the News Boy, Henderson
and return; lpha, Cincinnati to Cairo;
Rose Hlte, Louisville and return ; VIM.
White, Green River and return; Chatta-
nooga, TO Cairo; Ollie Sullivan, Cannelton
and return; Charmer, Cairo 10 Evansville;
Cobb Webb, to Cum berland River; Luella.
to Cairo.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Success, for st. Louis; Sam. ]. Hale, Cora
5. and Empire, for Memphis; Champion,
for New Orleans; Linton, Chattanooga and
Nashville, from Cairo; Palestine and Rose
Hite, from Louisville; VIM. White from
Green River; Lewellin, from Eastport.
miscellaneous.
The character of the weather yesterday,
while it tended to retard business on the
wharf, was rather encouraging to steam
boatmens as it gave them hopes of a good
rise........Freights were going down rather
slowly before noon-........The Luella drew
up to the wharf Thursday morning and
commenced to load for Cairo, and was pre-
pairing to leave early yesterday, with a
full trip. Her popular clerk, George ].
Hazlett, returned from st. Louis Wednes-
day night to celebrate Thanksgiving here
1.-The Chattanooga had a very nice trip
out, Notwithstanding it was Thanksgiving
day.........The Cobb Webb, not being able
to complete her load Wednesday. laid over
till yesterday, she had all she COLD
carry -...The Rose Hite was light.
She arrived at noon Thursday ............
The ollie Sullivan arrived yesterday
of freight and people. Her officers report
that the Golden Eagle, Starlight, Curlew, |
and Mary Erwin, had succeeded in cross
ing French Island Bar on Tb ursday even |
ing.........The Rose Hite spared from till 2 |
O'c.ock Thursday on French Island Bar, |
and had succeeded in getting of, but was |
still below the bar yesterday morning, hut |
would likely get over early......-The as
pect of the weather, at noon yesterday, |
was exceedingly winterish, the snow |
storm having recon menced with renewed |
vi5or, with a fierce. bowling north wind. |
...............The Fanny Brandeis was due at |
O'Clock yesterday, with a splendid trip. in
Guiding two hundred bales of cotton TO
Fred. huston, Agent of the White Line.
The Charmer arrived at l o'clock yester-
day, with a fair trip, and will positively
return to Cairo this afternoon...........-...The
Ollie sullivan got in late, and. will proba-
bly, lie over till this morning.
Boats leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The beautiful Fanny Bran
deis, Captain John B. Han, will leave for
Cairo and all way landings, this afternoon
at three o'clock, having elegant accommo-
dations for passengers. Clint Williams is
her attentive and obliging clerk.
The splendid Charmer, one of the best
stern-wneelesrs af1oat, viii. also 90 to Cairo,
to-day, with the veteran Captain Dexter
in command. She is comfortable, fleet,
and finely appointed. In the Office will be
found those polite aud obliging young
gentlemen, Jack. Grammer and Walter B
Pennington, who will give especial atten-
ton to passengers and shippers.
For LoUIsVILLE.-The Palestine, Capt.
" Holcroft, may be expected to go to
Louisville at 10 O'Clock to-day. She has
very superior passenger accomm odatiOns.
In her Office Will be found John Ouer-
hacker and Jesse Jackson, than whom
none are more accommodating or deserv-
eddy popular.
The Rose Hite, Capt. Ballard, with Dick
Hutchinson and Joe Carr in the office,
may be expected here on Sunday. unless
The river rises sufficient to allow the Morn
ng Star to resume her trips.
For GREEN RIvER.-The beautiful and
1eet Ada Lyon, will leave for Green River
his evening, as sure as fate. Capts. Ora
lam and Aft. Edwards, her chief officers.
re favorites with the people, always
,bliging, courteous and pleasant.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG. The Commercial of Wednes-
lay, says:
We Lave nothing new to note below the
suspension Bridge. We have nothing new
D report above. Trade was active and
uSineSS was brisk.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of Thurs
ay says:
The weather was cloudy and cold yester-
av with a light. driZZlino ram all dav