The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-19

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cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickete for Labor
Wharf-boats'will be promptly attended &c
wealher and water.
The weather, yesterday morning
early, was nearly clear, but very cold
the mercury being down to 80 deg. II
became cloudy carly in the day, and
continued cold and raw ali day.
The river. during the twenty-four
hours ending at 3 o'clock yesterday,
had fallen four inches. 1t will be on
a stand or rising this morning, as it /,
rising at all points above.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures
up to 3 o'clock yesterday, were the
d. M. Seehler, Portsmouth, in search
of trade; Mollie Norton and SalIie
", Henderson and return; Empire,
Memphis to Cincinnati.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here
are the Nashville, from Cairo
Tarascon, from Louisville; Sam.
Orr, from Passport; Havana, for
Nashville; Anna, for St. Louis; Law
renee and Nightingale, from st. Louis
Emms Floyd, Romeo, Argouaut No.
2, and Minneola, from Memphis /;
Darling, for Memphis; Louisville,
Richmond. and John A. Groesbeck,
for New Orleans; Dexter, John Kill
gour, and Louisiana, from New Or
leans; Charmer, from Cincinnati.
d smi nMfseeIIaueOuA.
Business was really dull on the
wharf yesterday morning, with but
single arrival up to noon, outside the
short line packets...."...Tho ID. NJ.
Sechler, handsome new stern wheel
steamer of 300 tons burden, and very
tastefully and pleasantly appointed.
arrived early in the morning, having
a large miscellaneous cargo for the
Ohio, Wabash. Tennessee and Cum-
berland rivers. including large lot
of oil for this port. She is command
ed by Captain l.. @. George, a pleas
ant gentleman and an experienced
steamboatrnan, who desires to find a
trade for her. She is very light, and
would make good Wabash or Cum
berlsnd River packet, if there were
sufficient trade in those streams to
her. Capt. George was pros
pecting..,.The Armada Fanny Bran
deis and Lewellin were receiving
fairly for their respective destinations,
and the Ada Lyon was getting fine
trip for Green River.........Notwith-
standing we gave notice on Saturday
that the Palestine would not be here
on Tuesday, passengers were kept
waiting until midnight Of that day, by
the assurance of knowing ones" that
she toOWld be here. We never make
such announcements except on good
authority.-......The Rose Hite will
probably take the place of the Pales
tine in the line on Tuesdays AMI Fri
days after this week. If she does
so, the readers of the JOURNAL will
be duly notified of the fact............
B. II. and M. G.. Hollcroft, the ac-
complished pilots of the steamer Vir-
ginia. of which Capt. w. b. Hollcroft
is master, were in the city yesterday,
en- route to Cairo to join the Virginia
at that place, and take her to New
Orleans.........We were pleased to
meet Capt. Bob Lancaster, Of the i'll
fated j. z. Webb, in the city yester-
day. He has not sold the wreck Of
the Webb, as was reported 10 the Lou
isville papers. He was offered 80 600
for the wreck, but declined the offer.
He has full confidence of recovering
the price of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the Great Low1pressure Richmond
will be here on SuGday......The Lou
isiana arrived at New Orleans on Sat
urday, and was announced to leave for
Evansville and Louisville on Monday
evening......~The Silver Moon is re-
ceiving new chimneys .........The EN-
pire arrived yesterday afternoon from
Memphis, and discharged here $40
bales of cotton for r. X. Ddnkerson
&c Co.. Agents of the Great Erie
Transportation Fast Freight Line.
She discharged $50 bales at Cairo.
RDRts LeavinE To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The excellent and
finely appointed steamer Nashville,
Captain Wiley Sims, with Jack
Grammer and Walter b. Pennington
in the Office, will leave at four
o'clock to day for Cairo and all way
ports.
FoR LOUISVILLE. = The splendid
Tarascon. Capt. f. j. I. Hollcroft,
with Miles ID. Warren and the inim-
liable Jesse Jackson in the Office. is
the unrivalled boat for Louisville
this evening at six o'clock.
FoR HENDERsoN. - The MoIlie
Norton, Captain Perkins. and Sallie
", Captain Walleu, leave as usual at
A Pm. for Henderson, afJrding pleas
ant &C sommodations to passengers.
FoR ST.. LoUIs.-The express lines
splendid steamer, Anna, one of the
best in the business, will be here
this evening, en- route to st. Louis
and all way ports, having elegant ae-
Communications for passengers. Capt.
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