The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-24

AS the day advanced it grew pleasant
and was nearly clear.
The river fell two inches daring tn,
twenty-four hours ending at 3p. M
1T is rising slowly at Louisville, and i.
stationary at Cincinnati and above.
sArrfvaIs and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 8
O'Clock yesterday include the Cum,
berland, Cairo to return; Sallie v.
and Mollie Norton, Henderson to re-
turn; the Champion, Cincinnati to st.
Louis; the Minneola, Cincinnati to
Memphis.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Quickstep. from Cairo; Palestine,
from Louisville; Lewellin and
Havana, for Nashville; Lawrence, for
st. Louis; Anna, MeInotte and
the Nightingale. from st. Louis;
Clifton, for Memphis; Silver Moon.
from Memphis; the Emperor, In
diana, and Dexter. for New Orleans:
2. w. Strader, Nick Longworth and
Louisiana, from New Orleans, and
Fanny Brandeis, from Nashville.
miscellaneous.
Business was very dull on the levee
yesterday morning. The Sam. Orr
and Cumberland were receiving
slowly. The only outside boat up to
noon was the Champion, with a good
trip to St. Louis. She discharged
some freight here, but added little.
"""...The st. Marys is still aground
at Flint Island.....The Minneola
Silver Spray, Kate Robinson and
Charmer were momentarily expected
at noon Observation-Disclosures is
becoming extremely difficult, with A
feet on the shoalest bars to Louis
vile, and 8 feet to Cairo. The pros
poets ofa rise are not gratifying......
The Minneola arrived at q o'clock,
with all she could carry on the water.
She has been much detained by the
difficulties of navigation.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO.-The grand Armada,
the peerless beauty of the lower Ohio
leaves for Cairo and all way ports at
4 o'clock this evening, having unex.
celled passenger accommodations.
Captain Gus Dusouchet is her popu-
lar commander, and w. p. Fowler,
George Nicholson, and Ed. Thomas
are her obliging clerks.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The beautiful
Rose Hite, Captain Frank Hurry, is
the Louisville packet this evening at
6 P. M. She is a finely appointed boat,
and her Office is illuminated by those
excellent and pleasant young gentle
men, Dick Hutchinson and Henry
Mitchell.
FoR CINCINNATI. The splendid
steamer Charmer will leave promptly
at 10 O'Clock this morning for Cincin-
natl and all way ports. having unex-
ceptionable cabin and stateroom ap-
Capt. p. K. Barclay, a
veteran navigator, has command, and
the James brothers, assisted by j. Il.
Triplett, have charge of the Office.
We hope to see her get all she can
carry on the water.
.eFOR Henderson. - The beautiful
and feet side-wbeel steamer Mollie
Norton, leaves as usual. promptly at 4
o'clock this evening, for Henderson,
most elegant cabin accommo-
dations and great speed. Captain
Charley Perkins and the Terry
brothers, her chief officers, are ac-
complished and accommodating gen.
The new and splendid side-wheel
steamer, Sallie, ", will leave for Hen
derson promptly at A P. M. to-day.
She is a beautiful little boat. with
nice cabin appointments. Captain
Moses Wallen commands, and Robert
is her clerk. Both are
and pleasant gentlemen.
GIeanrngs from our Exchanges. !
PITTsBURG. The Commercial of ,
Tuesday says, in regard to steamboat {
ing in 1913: ;
The year 1843 was a memorable {
one, SO far as steamboating was con- .
We believe that greater i'm !
provements were made that year than I
in any year from that time to the G
present. 1t was the year of building 4
fast boats. For instance, the j. M. {
the boat whose time from New :
Orleans to St. Louis stands unrivaled
three days, twenty-three hours, and
nine minutes. The same year was
built, at Cincinnati, the celebrated
Duke OF Orleans, that made the run .
rom New Orleans to Cincinnati in
i've days and eighteen hours, the best =
time ever made before or since. The >
year was built the celebrated 2
that made the run from Pitts :
burg to Cincinnati and back In i've 4
days and FIVE hours, her running :
time being four days and eight
hours. This trip has never been
equaled. The same year was organ :
ized the Pittsburg and Cincinnati /
Line. that continued in sue 3
operation until the completion $
railroad communications West; a 7
line that was composed Of the finest
and fastest steamers that ever hoated
on the Western waters; a line that,
during fifteen years steady running,
never lost a boat. The only one that
any damage was the New I
England No. 2, and she was repaired :
1t an expense oil $1,000. The Com
pany, during the time of its exist
snce, paid out $250,000 in insurance.
After mention of the fact that VIM.
Marbles license had been suspended
for ninety days. on account of drunk :
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