The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-07

fair trip. She leaves to-day at 4 P. NJ.
for all points on the Tennessee.........
The steamers Delaware, Potomac,
Ezra Porter and Pine Grove were all
destroyed by fire at the Eureka Dry
Docks, yesterday morning. They were
all good steamboats,, just put in com-
plete repair. The Pine Grove be-
longed to the Cincinnati and Nash
vile Packet Company, and was one of
the best boats in the line.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The gay and beautiful
Cumberland will be the regular packet
for Cairo and all way ports at four
o'clock this evening. She has elegant
passenger accommodations. Captain
Ben. Howard, a veteran navigator,
commands, and Marion Wright and
Bruce Hunter are her affable, cour-
teous and obliging clerks.
For LoUIsvILLE.-There will be a
choice of boats for Louisville to-day.
The beautiful and fnely-apportioned
Fanny Brandeis, Captain Henry Mil
Ter. will leave at 0 A. NJ, and has de-
lightful accommodations for passen-
gers. Kilt Rudd is her attentive and
g%entlemanly clerk.
The Ada Lyon, a beautiful and
fleet steamer, will leave this evening
as the regular Evansville aud Louis
Vile Friday packet, having very
pleasant accommodations for passen-
gers. Captain ALT. Edwards COM
mands and John A. Adams is her
clerk, and two more estimable and
deservedly popular gentlemen never
did run a steamboat.
The famous Rose Hite, one of the
incest stern-wheelers in existence,
takes her place to-day as the third
packet in the Louisville aud Hender-
son Mail Line, and is in splendid con
dition. Capt. A.. r.. Gilmore, one of
the most noted officers on the West
ern waters, has command, and Phil
B. Branham, late of the Tarascon, is
her chief clerk, and a more pleasant
young gentleman is nowhere to be
found. Passengers and shippers can
pay their money and take their
choice.
FoR HENDERSON The beautiful
and fleet side-wheel steamer Mollre
Norton leaves as usual, promptly 1T 4
o'clock this evening, for Henderson,
having most elegant cabin accommo-
dations and great speed. Captain
Charley Perkins and the Terry
brothers, her chief officers are ac-
eomplished and accommodating gen
tlemen.
For EAeePoRT.-The new, beauti-
fal. and very light draught Linton
| will leave at 4 o'clock this evening
for PASSPORT and all Tennessee River
way landings. Size has admirable
passenger accommodations. Captain
Allen Duncan is her distinguished
commander, and Val. Sorenson and
Reub. Hart, Jr., are her popular and
meritorious clerks. Our merchants
viii consult their own interests and
do justice to an enterprising citizen OF
Evansville by giving the Linton all
she can carry.
from our Exchanges.
PIrTsBURG. = The Commercial OF
Tuesday says:
The heavy rains at the headwaters
have produced q big river. Our Epe-
cial dispatches on Monday morning
announced the gratifying information
The marks last evening indicated
feet 6 inches and rising. The wharf
had the appearance of old times.
Our special river dispatches IN M on.
davis paper was the only news receiv.
ed from the headquarters of the Mo-
nongahela, and as all river men take
the Commercial, the coal boat por
ton were particularly pleased witt
the information they contained, ano
made their arrangements accordingly
Pilots and engineers WHO reside hun
dreds of miles from the city are pc
rusine the Commercidt telegraph
column. Some made up their mlnds
that their services would be required
at the Smoky City. The result was
large number of carpet baggers came
in on the various trains.
CrNc1NNAr1.-The Commercial Of
Wednesday says:
The J.P. Webb having been una.
voidably detained, has abandoned hel
trip to St. Louis, and enters the trade
between here and Evansville, leaving
on her first trip to-day. She viii