The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-06

3 O'Clock yesterday include only the
Sam. Orr, from PASSPORT; Nashville,
Cairo to return; packets from Hen
dersona to return; COra. s., White
River to Cincinnati; Louisiana, Louis
vile 60 New Orleans; Mollie Gratz.
Louisville to Nashville; Crescent
City, from Memphis. "pnaA
Boats Das.
Among the FIRST boats due here are
the Cumberlarnd, Linton, aud Louisa.
from Cairo; Palestine, from Louis
vile; Rapidan and LewelIin. from
PASSPORT; Emma Floyd, for Nash
Vile; Melnotte, for st. Louis; Sham.
rock ana Nightingale, from ST. Louis
Argonaut. for Memphis Romeo,
Darling. and Clifton, from Memphis;
p. w. Strader and Nick Lohgworth,
for New Orleans; Emma No. 3, from
New Orleans; 0harmer, from Gin
| ~cinnati sHlya rpf1e Hu'e ri'H-4
There was more than ordinary &C
tivity on the wharf yesterday.,.......
The Sam. Orr arrived early in the
morning with one Of the best trips OF
the season, and with immense orders
for her return. We are glad to see
these evidences Of the popularity Of
Captain Allen Duncan and his pet
steamer. Our merchants can com
mand the trade Of the Tennessee
River country if they will work for
it and deserve it by O liberal system
Of trade--....The Nashville had also
a good trip.r...-.The Cora s. arrived
at noon, having 6lO bales Of cotton
and $50 tons scrap iron. She dis
charged Isl bales Of Gotten, con-
signed to z. r. Huston & Co ......
The Nashville had 100 bales cotton
for r. K. Dunkerson & Co..... :.
The Cora 5. las been thoroughly re-
paired. Captain Yerkes. her gallant
commander, was formerly . citizen of
Evansville and learned his trade. that
Of printer. in the Republican Office
with r.. II. Rhodes in this city. After
looking through the JOURNAL Office
he was able fully to appreciate the
wonderful revolution that has taken
place in printing and printing Offices
in this city since 1837......The Louisi-
ana was loaded to 81 feet and had two
barges pretty well down. Her
detention was by taxing freight.
She backed ont from the
wharf here 20 rapidly that she
was well nigh carrying off our
distinguished wharf master aud q
newspaper boy or two. She will Gil
out at Cairo..."..The Mollie Gratis
had a very fair trip. She rounded
in towards the wharf, but changed
: her notion, aud backed out without
lauding.....The Crescent City arrived
after noon yesterday from Memphis
with 400 bales Of cotton for II II
Huston & Co-...,Jim .Ostrander il
one of the clerks ON the Louisiana
and Yves. Whitlow is her mate. Tive
better officers never turned 8
wheel or handled a rope. Captain
Billy Phillips and Mr.. Eagan. hi
clerk, were looking as fine as silk.....
George c, Harding, Of the ~Indianap
oils. Mirror. INDUCES 10 some very ua
just criticisms of the steamer Pales.
estine, one of the Louisville and EV'
: ansyille nackets. He calls her az
ogG, dirty boat, with infrm timbers
I" narrow pallets, stuffed with mustl
hay" causing him to toss about from
Immediately after supper till mid
!. night, when he was landed at thu
s place of his destination, The Pples
: tine is comparatively anew boat, an
very substantially built, 10 perfectly
sound, and is always kept nea
e and tidy, and we have the assuranc
8 Of numbers who have travelled on he
that size has clean. soft, sweet mat
tresses o. the usual width. II is tru
: she is not az spacious or as complete
ly appointed as the Morning Star. th
Tarascon. the Belle Lee or even th
T great low-pFessure Richmond, but !
an excellent and really comHoFtabl
low-water packet. Harding, hOwevel
unwittingly reveals the secret OF m
effort to disparage the boat. ID
says he got supper much Del
5 ter than he expected. and tM
msadIateSy went to bed. Not bein
accustomed to good suppors, he ovei
8. loaded his stomach. and Immediate
we1tsto bed" OF course he woul
he aounce and toss about tin midnigh
III 40 would any one who ate a big sal
per, better than he was used 70, an
: then go to Ded Immediately. III
g only thing he has, cause to eompla
Is of is that Captain DOLLS did, not I
g the boat up to the bank till he got b
8 nap out without being disturbed
all the creaking-of the tiller ropes, !
L deed what business has any boa
carry tiller ropes aE all, to disturb Il
EdianapoIis a. newspaper men. Lofl
George, file. ~1!. 1.-The following oo
respobdehee explains itself. .'0-
mo- no.. ~ .TsaEvAEsEILLE Ind. Nov. :. -
Wm. HeEdsF, Egg, P-esfdent =.
"pKAR STA; 4 ann directed by Cept@ln
N. D~usouchet, steamer ArmLoaI ~
laeng3a h compliments ana.toSpeeslu
~Invite the Evansville Cornet Band 70 y
atrtp with him to Cairo and return
u r,as "a Sc -FOUR c~onvehiencs. -
Try. am, sir hMC
1er. Very truly, &c.s
.8SS DUKE NIoMELsoN, Ag'