The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-13
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The weather yesterday was pleasant and
clear, but pretty hot at noon, the mercury
ranging at go. TIE river commenced
Swelling very slowly yesterday, and by to-
night viii be rising finely, no doubt. 1t
rose feet at Cincinnati on Saturday, aud
great activity prevails at Pntsburg aad
Cincinnati and elswhere, by steamboat
men getting ready to take advantage OF
| the rise. The only arrivals and departures
since Saturday PM, Were the lie Claire
No. 3, Louisville TO Cairo; AIoIlIe Norton,
to Henderson; John Lumsden. to Cairo;
Rose Hite, Louisville and return; Emma
No. 9, Cincinnati TO New Orleans; Petroifa
No. 2, from CanneIton; Hartford. from
Green River; Fanny Brandeis. from Cairo
The Lumsden took ont q magnificent
trip on Saturday .........The LsCIaire was
/ fun OF eight. 1.-The Rose Hite got away
from Louisville late, was detained by fog
and finally got aground at French Island.
aud did not get here tin after daylight YES
/ terday. She went to Henderson ard, re-
turning, left for Louisville at 2 o'c,ock......
THE Emma No. 3 arrived yesterday
morning en- route to New Orleans, just one
week out nom Cincinnan. She tows two
barges ami has an Immense til p....-.l1,la 8
PetroIia arrived about six last evening,
full of freight-...--Tbe Hartford came in
| from Green River last night with a good
trip. This IS her regular day Of departures
but as rhe river IS low II Is not GER
tain that she will get OF 70
day. She wiHs hOSever, receive freight
at any time. aud shippers need not delay
in getting it dOWn.....-......-C Charley Miller
the renowned clerk OF the great steamer
Indians, W. ties as, ans ounclng that that
favorite steamer will leave Louisville FOR
/ New Orlesns on Thursday next, and viii
/ be here Friday evening or Saturday morn
I ing. Slippers having fretghts for New
Orleans or any part OF the Lower Aissis-
sippi, should not fail 10 prepare for the
/ coming OF the Indiana, one OF the best
| stsamb boats that ever turned wheel. Cap
tain r, z. Neal, Charley aud Elliott Miller
are her excellent ohicers..........The Umpire
Will be at the wharf this morning, to re-
ceive for Cairo and all way points, and via
/ positively leave at 4 p 1T..........rhe Fanny
Brandeis, we are assured, VIII lave also
for Cairo at A p. IL. to-day. .-.......The Night
ingale wasdetained on her last trlp,and did
notTeave Lou 'sville tin ye. terday morning.
| but will 6e at the wharf this morning ready
to receive for st. Louis and all way ports,
and viii leave at the usual hour. The
edinburgh, Captain Yerzes. waited az
| Cincinnati for more water. The old Ar
his'n," and will be here this morning en-
| route to Memphis. She IL a good boat and
/ finely offlcered Anna, for ST..
| Louis, may also be expected to-day. Capt.
o. p. Shinkle is her popular chief........W
/ had the pleasure OF Meeting on Saturday
night Capt. Geo. Hunter, OF the tOWboat A
]. Baker, which has been lying up here
| awaiting a rise, for two or three weeks
past. He expected to leave with his tow
OF barges last night, for Louisville. The
A. J. Baker IS one OF the best tOw-boats IN
season. In four years she has lost but one
barge, which speaks well for the ability Of
| Captain Hunter..-.....,...The steamer Vir-
/ ginia, Captain Charley schunze, is an
nOunced TO leave Louisville for New Or
leans on Tuesday of next week, and the
Mary Houston is ANNOUNCED TO leave
/ Louisville next Friday. We learned
/ ct a late hour last night that the Hartford
will not leave before Tuesday, and possi-
bly, not then, as there Is a talk of drawing
Off the water from the first pool...............
The VIII. S. Hays, with Dan Rice's Cir
Gus, left early yesterday morning for
the next stand" above. Col Rice was
sunering exceedingly with an obstinate
tooth, while In the city, and had 10 resort
to the services OF DR.. Haas, the eminent
dentist OF this city, who. with his usual
skill, extracted the frasiious molar-.....Tn e
Fanny Brandeis arrived at Has last night
with moderate trip Of freight, but fn1 OF
people. She leaves positively at p. u.
to-day.