The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-14
RIVER EW
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Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up 10 3 p. a.,
yesterday, include the Umpire, Cairo 10
return; Pine Bluff, Louisville and return
| Mollie Norton, Henderson 70 return Clara
Scott, from Cairo; towboat a. j. Baker, TO
Louisville; Nightingale, Louisville and re-
turn; sallie, st. Louis to Cincinnati.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
John Lumsden, from Cairo; Palestine,
from Louisville; Champion, from 81.
LOUIS Anna, for 50. Louis; Abeonn. from
Memphis; Minneola, for Memphis; Le-
weliin' from Eastport; Indiana, Mary
houston ana Virginia, for New Orleans.
MfsceIlnmeOua.
Business was quite active On the wharf
i yesterday morning 1.-The Umpire and
! Clara scott, from Cairo had moderate
! trips,........The Pine Bluff, Capt Bob Lam
/ casters new boat, arrived from LouisviIIe
| with q good trip, which she reshipped
/ upon the Umpire, and returns to Louis
vile. The Pine Bluffs fine light drauQht
boat, and is intended for the Wabash Riv.
er trade. as soon as there Is water Ohet.
Bradley, late OF the Robert Moore, presidea
In the ohice.........The sallIe, from st. Louis
to Cincinnati, passed up during Sunday
night with moderate trip. In going out
from the wharf she grounded upon the bar
In front Of the city and stuck FOR an hour
The Nightingale left her aground az French
Isiand.........Ihe Nightingale left New
Albany at ii A. 81. Sunday, and arrived at
l05a yesterday, with a good deal OF freight
and full OF people. She returned to Louis
Vile at IA p. n. She had much trouble IN
landing, the wind blowing strong on
shore.........Capt Jumpell returned yoster-
day from Grand Chain" where he
arranged to have two lights constantly
maintained at nightduring the low water
He also arranged to have two notches cut
IN the trees, as land marks. He reports
only three feet on the shoalest bars hence
TO Cairo.........The Red Rover Is aground
very hard at shawneetOwn.. .......TheM ollie
Norton had good trip up 1.-THE I'm.
pire and Fanny Biandeis were receiving
literally for CairO.....The Local Inspectors
have rendered their decision on the cause
Of the recent disaster TO the Cum berIand
The report shows that there was no lack
OF water In the boilers; that the engineers
on duty were sober, careful, competent
men; that the cause OF the explosion was
q defective sheet In the boiler. which al
one or more points had been worn away
by corosion to less than one-sixteenfh OF
doubts as to whether her boilers had been
sufficiently subjected to the tests required
by law, and that the boilers were known
TO be faulty in construction. 10 is proven
that the inspection was not made BY q O
proper officer, and the blame is charged,
Indirectly II not directly, upon the orlcer
who failed 10 make Che inspection az the
law requires........Les. Ware, OF the Linton,
writes as that that steamer would leave
Cincinnati on Saturday, with good trip,
for Cairo, and that she will be here to-day.
The Linton is an excellent lov-water
packet, and has pleasant officers.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The new and beautiful Clara
Scott Is the mail packet for Cairo and ali
way points at p. H., to-day. The Clara is
a RATHER and goes and returns promptly on
time. Capt. Allen Duncan a favorite ON
Ger commands and Cash Thomas and Guy
Vineyard are her attentive clerks.
FOR PADUCAH AND CAIRo.-The Phan-
tom, one Of the lightest, heetest and best
boats IN the business leaves positively at
p. N. to-day. The Phantom has excellent
cabin and state room appointments. Cap
tain II. T. Dexter is her famous command
or, and Geo. Nicholson and Eugene Rudd
are her accomplished and popular clerks.
FoR CAENELroN.- gay little Petrolla
No. 2 will leave for Cannelton ana all way
landings Of 10 Am. to day, having pleasant
passenger appointments. Captain John II.
Triplett and John A. Adams are her atten.
tive, obliging and.deservedIy popular chief
officers.
FOR LoUIsVLLE.--rhe queenly Pales- |
tine Is theirogular packet for Louisville At |
9 p. NJ. to-day, and Is one Of the most pleas /
ant boats In the business. Captain Frank 1
Hurry is her popular commander, Phil. b. /
Branham, highly accomplished and most i
estimable young gentleman, IS her chief /
clerk, assisted by Billy HAYES, clever, ac- |
curate and obliging gentleman.
Fox HENDERsog. The fleet and finely 4
appointed MollIe Norton Is the regular |
railroad transfer packet, and leaves for !
Henderson az 1916 y. NJ. promptly, having
elegant accommodations for passengers. /
Captain Charley Perkins, A. o. Durland. |
and G. ]. Boyle are her popular and obilg- /
ing officers.
FOR GREEN RIVER.--The Hartford may
be expected to leave this evening for Green
River and has splendid passenger accom-
modations. Capt. Joe McReynolds and
Billy Liter are her chief officers and are
and oblging TO passengers.
GIeamfnKs from our Exchange.
I'll A5DD AAf'--4 nc CC"t"tefctot OF ShLuf-
day says:
The marks last evening indicated FOUR
teen feet and falling. The weather vas
pleasant. Trade on the landing was brisk
with liberal shipments, principally Pitts
burg manufactures. The wharf reminded
as Of old times.
CTEcIENATI.-The Commercial OF satur-
lay says;
The Lawrence, which has been running
70 Pomeroy in place OF the Telegraph, was
Yesterday turned over TO her owner, Capt. !
II. u. Hart. The Golden Eagle took her |
place yesterday In the BOmerOy trade.
An eKpressman named Pat. Rogers. re-
siding in the Fourth Ward, in attempting
% jump aboard the Minneola. fell into the
liver, and came near being drowned.
As the Minneola was coming ia yesfsr-
lay, deck hand fell overheard, and !
nave drowned, but for the timely assist
'nce OF Dir. II. H. Devol, who, seeing the
accident, cut the painter OF yawi and
vent TO his rescue. He reached him Just |
IS he was going down for the last time | .
md succeeded in bringing him safely 20 :
The Gazette says.
A gentleman connected with one Of the {
insurance companies which had risks on
he Coosa Informs as that our statement
yesterday that pay ment would be resisted
The Lawrence goes on the Marine Rail-
way to-day.
The Times, OF Saturday evening, says: b.
Capt. Frank Bachelor has the packet F..
swallow at the wharf for New Orleans.
5he is well named, and can store away a
Dfle OF goods.
The Chronicle OF Fatuiday evening
avs:
We met Captain Dunlap this morning
"a Change, a man well known among
fver men here, and he handed us his
ard which read, Dunlap a. Co., NAL.
ters BridgeWater, Pa" The Captain says
Ie does his own sampling, but II we come i,
'p We can smell the mug"
Captain Billy Grub, with his new wife. Q
rived IN town this morning from Get -
ysburg, Pa.
The Commercial Of Sunday says:
Yesterday morning a colored cabin boy p