The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-08

cool, with a sharp wind from the west
northwest. The river had risen durins
the twenty-four hours epJ.ng at BPM,
inches. II will doubtless h5 found declin.
ing again, as IL was on Friday declining al
ali polntsaboye Louisville.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO {
P. n. Saturday, include the R. C. Gray
20 Cincinnati; Lewellin, Cairo to return
Fayette, TO Henderson and return; Pc
trolia No. 2, to CanneIton; Mountain
| Belle, 10 Cincinnati.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
Clara Scott, from Cairo; Palestine, from
Louisville; Glasgow and Nightingale, for
Memphis; Anna, for St. Louis; Kate
Robinson, from st. Louis; Sam. j. Hale
and John Lumsden, from Memphis; Falls
City, from Bowling Green; Pine Bluff,
from Green River; Rapidan NO. 2 from
PASSPORT.
HisceIIHneOus
Business was only fair on the Ievee Sat
urday, with but few arrivals. ... The
X. Z. Gray, having com pleted her repairs
left about midnight Friday.........The Lew
| eIltE came in at 80 Am. with a good trim
| Her pilots report thee and a ha.f 10 four
feet on Walkers Bar. The LewelIin COM
menced TO load at once for Cairo. with
| WIN. Il. Fowler in the Office, the renown-
| ed Tucker on the quarterback, and Capts.
| Glenn. Matheney and Gus. Fowler having
general supervision. Captain Matheney
viii ring the bell during her cruise in the
| trade.........The Petrolla NO. and Noun
tain Belle had good trips out.............
Tbs Fayette came IN from Henderson with
crowd Of people and a fair frelght.........
~
Of the peerless sam. Orr, came up by the
Lewellin to see his proud ship In her beau.
tiful new garb, and to learn the Programme
laid down for her by Captain Duncan. The
Orr win take the field, or rather the flood,
on Tuesday, and never was in finer eOLdi-
ton or handsomer trim.........Capt. Reese
Dugan writes to Capt. Collier, from the
Cora S. that the diver discovered that
plank had been torn from the starboard
side of the Cora s., directly under the ash
chute, leaving clear hole over five feet
long and eight TO ten inches wide. They
had got batten over the opening and ex-
pected the towboat Painter TO try lump
ing her out Friday evening ........... Captain
Patterson, Of the steamer Silver Spray,
with Mr.. Holland. her mate, Mr.. Clements,
her engineer, and Nose Kirk patrick, her
pilot, arrived by the noon train, on satur-
day, and left ~ the Lewellin Saturday
evening for Walkers Bar, to bring up his
boat..............Captain Davis, of the John
w. Garrett, passed. through the city Friday
evening en- route to French Island, TO re-
sumo command OF his boat. The Garrett
and barges were expected down Saturday
evening.
BOATS Leaving To-Day. 600
For CAIRo.-The elegant new steamer
Uasf Wind faxaa fba rotooa ~ tho nufolr-
step in the Evansville and Cairo trade to
day leaving for Cairo and all way landings
at p. M, with the United States mail and
Adams Express. Captain Alb. Maclkey, a
well and favorably known along the lower
coast, commands, and Walter 3 Penning-
ton and Marsh Walthal have4 charge of
the offie, two as pleasant and obIiging gem
lenen as ever graced an office.
For LoUIsVILLE.-Ihe beautiful Rose
Hite is the regular packet for Louisville
and all way ports, at 10 O'Clock this morn.
ing. She is an elegant steamer, and finely
differed. The veteran Captain James Ma
ther commands, and Miles ID. Warren and
Mr.. Beverly are her clerks, each urDane.
attentive and obliging.
Fox HENDERsoN.-The 1eet and elegant
railroad transfer steamer Fay cite leaves
for + anderson at A. N. and at 3 P. n, to-
day, in charge ofC3ptain Charley Perkins,
an accomplished officer, having elegant
accommodations for passengers. A. o.
Durland, Mr.. Story and G. ]. Boyle, all
pleasant gentlemen, are her clerks, and
will give strict attention To the comfort of
passengers.
For MEMPHIs.-The splendid steamer
Norman is announced for Cairo and Mem
phis to-day at p. NJ, and has unsurpassed
cabin ana state-room appointments. Her
commander is Captain p X. Barclay, one
OF the best steamboatmen In the business,
and one OF the cleverest gentlemen. Capt.
John Travis and J. Fl. WiIbanks, are her
ObIiging and popular clerks, assuring pas
sengers every comfort.
FoR COLUMBUS And MEMPHIs.-T fine
steamer Glasgow goes to Memphis this
morning, in charge of the veteran Captain
John N. Skunk, with Andy l.. Robinson,
Jr, Ia the office. The Glasgow is good
boat, and better officers can not be named.
3Ieanings from cur ExohaaAv-
CINcuSNATI.-The Commercial OF Friday
says;
Captain Frank Maratta's new steamer
Henry a. Jones, named after the veneer
aDte PRESIDENT OF Jne Mem PMS ana Cln'
cinnatl racket Company, and built eX-
pressly for the Trinity River trade. Texas,
arrived from PittsbuTg last night, destined
for New Orleans and Texas direct. She is
admirably adapted for the trade for which
she ~ intended, and has capacity for 600
bales OF cotton The hull was built at
Freedom, having SL inch plank on her
bottom t m bers. 80 by 5 inch. The hull is
l20 feet long, a feet beam, "a feet hold;
engines, by James Rees, are II inches Ia
diameter, with feet stroke; two boilers,
80 inches, y feet long cabin 10 neat, with
accommodations for 40 passengers and two |
family rooms, neatly furnished and sup
piled with stoves for burning wood. Capt |
Frank Marratta Is in command, and Capt. |
Dan. w. Maratta in the office. The III. A. |
Jones brought 100 tons OF New Orleans |
freight, and Will fill out and depart for |
New Orleans to-day. Capt. Maratta says
the new packet performed excellent while |
on the down trip from PittSburg.
Captain David left for Evansville In last
nights train. to resume command of the |
Jonn w. Garrett, lying at French Island, |
If DIR. Livingstone has really discovered |
that one of the sources of the Nile rises l0o
south Of the equator, that river becomes
the longest in the world. The distance
from such a southern latitude to Cairo is
about equal, in an air line, TO the distance
from the mouth of the Mlsstssi Dpi to Sitka,
In Alaska, or to UpernaYiE, In Greenland,
or from the Isthmus OF Panama to the
mouth Of the st. Lawrence River.
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier-JouqnaL of
Friday says:
Bya private dispatch, we learn that the
Rchmond Will leave Memphis on Sunday.
The body OF Patrick O'Hara, a deck pass
sen2er on the Clara Scott, who fell over
board some days ago, has not yet been re-
covered.
4 German passenger on the Great Re-
/ public, who escaped from the tll-fated
| StoneWal. was SO much affected by that
| disaster that he jumped oveTooars Wben
/ the bank fell in upon the EsePuDIlc Oh
| Monday night. He was with.dlmculty res
cued, but again jumped overDoara 1uesuayy
morning as the boat was 1nueL " a. ct1i.,
| the last seen of him he had feached Terra
| firma, and Is now, we hope, all right
| Sr ToTrrs Tho Democrat of Friday