The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-26
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- ONE Ri0er lens 80 FouTsb rage.


four hours ending at Pm, with 81 fee
water on French island Bar. and feet o.
the shoalest bars below. There is arse Q
A feet reported in the Wabash.
Arrivals aud Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO
Pm. yesterday include the Umpire. Louis
Vile to Cairo; Alpha and West Wind
Cairo 10 return; Fayette. to Henderson
and return; Grand Era, Louisville to New
Oceans; Petr0lia No. 2, TO Cannelton.
Boats Due Here.
Among the drst boats due here are thl
Clara Scott, from Cairo; Annneola, TO
Memphis; Anna, for st. Louis; Rober
Moore, from st. Louis; Fanny Brandei
and LeonidaE, from Memphis; Sam. orr
from Eastport; Argosy and Kenton, from
New Orleans; Nick Loneworth and swal
low, to New Orleans; Edinburg and Night
ingale, for Arkansas River; Evansville
from Green River Mountain Belle, from
Cincinnati.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The new and splendid low
water packet, Clara Scott, will leave for
Cairo, with the mail, and Adams Express
at P.M. to-day, promptly. The Clara
Scott is very light, and viii not be detain.
ed by low water. She is elegantly ap-
pointe1. Captain ]. B. Hall commands,
and Reub. Hart, Jr., AID EegIey Rudd
have charge OF the office. They are al
pleasant gentlemen.
FOR LOUISVILLE. - The magnificent
Morning Star may be expected from Louis
| Vile this evening, and will return to that
port tonight. She is in splendid condi.
ton and admirably appointed. Captain
| A. Il. Gilmore, a veteran officer and an ex-
| perienced steamboatman. is in command,
4 aud Frank DOugherty and Geo. AshcIaft
are her pleasant and popular clerks.
For HENDERsoS.-The elegant steamer
Fay cite is the popular packet for Hender.
son, and leaves att AM. and Bpm. She is
a clipper, and is a pleasant boat TO travel
on. Captain Perkins gives the order. and
Messrs. Durland, Story and Boyle are her
gsntlemanly and efficient clerks.
For WABASH RIYER.-The good steamer
Pine Bluff win leave for Wabash River at
5 p. NJ. to-day, aud has peasant passenger
appointments. Capt. Bob Lancaster, an old
steamboatman. is in command, and w. IL.
McGlasson and Oscar Howard are her
| clerks, both courteous and accom- pilshed
gentlemen.
For EAsTPoRT.-The elegant and finely
appointed Rapidan No. 2 will be az the
wharf this morning, and Will leave this
evening at O'Clock for PASSPORT and ali
way Tennessee landings, and Is one Of the
best boats that comes TO our wharf Capt.
Lee Howell Is her distinguished conn
mander, and Robert McMeohan aud Dir.
Shrewsbury are her Obliging CLERKS.
For MEMPHrs.-The famous Dean
| Line" steamer Minneola is announced for
Memphis and all way ports at noon to-day.
Capt. VIM. b. Miller, popular gentleman
and an experienced skipper, is her com
/ a aHna TraHa AZ
compIished and courteous gentleman, ID
her chief clerk. The Minneole Is one Of
the best boats IN the business.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The great steamer
Nick LongwOrth Is announced for New
Orleans to-day. She is spacious, elegant
and finely appointed. and withRl is the
! lightest big steamboat ahoat. She is IA
perfect condition, and is commanded by
those eminent, most worthy and well
qualified gentlemen and experienced nav
igators, Capts. Lew Hates and Il. Eugene
Bowers. A trip 10 New Orleans on the
Longworth, with her excellent officers, is
a pleasure never to be forgotten. She has
| superior accommodations for stock.
Miscellaneous.
Business was not lively on the levee yes
terday, with but few arrivals up to Bpm.
1.-The Alpha and West Wind came in
1
but with fair passenger lists. Both were
receiving literally for their return. The
Alpha viii go TO Goose Island, and then
TO Nashville, which port she expects 70
leave on next Tuesday .........The PetrOlia
No. 2 left for Cannelton with a good trip.
.........The Fayette was fun OF people up
yesterday morning, and had nice freight
| and numerous passengers down........The
new Grand Era arrived at IOH O'Clock, and
was visited by hundreds OF our citizens,
who all united in pronounciDg her one OF
the handsomest and most complete steam
ers they ever saw. Capt. Ko1bs, anxious
to get out of the river without further de-
tentioD, declined to take any freight,
OF which a large quantity was Of
/ fered. A new feature In her conHtruc-
tion IS that each pane Of glass in her sky.
| lights, bears a card of some business firm
hotel, &C., and the usual admonitions 10
passengers, as, No Smoking" "Can at
the once and Settle Your Fare" &c, &c,
are also inscribed on the glass In the tran.
SONS over the state room doors. Captain
1 Kouns expects TO come here and load, II
/ there is water, for his next trip. Captain
John s. Richey is her chief pilot. We are
/ indebted to her excellent clerk, James
/ Kerr, Jr., for copies OF the Grand Era
ToTcALtght, a neat paper published on
board.........By dispatch from Cloverport,
| we learn that the Rose Hite has broken
her shaft, and the great Tarascon was en-
route here In her place 1.-THE big Morning
Star may be expected here this even
| ing, the Louisville packet...... .........
Capt. X. II. Voolfolk, superintendent OF
the Louisville and Evansville Mail Line
dispatches as that the Tarascon left Louis
| Vile Wednesday night, and that the Morn
ing Star would leave last night to come
| through. We hope they will be able 10
stay permanently iR the trsde.........W
| found Capt. Bob Lancaster engaged, yes
terday, in dressing up permanent tenders
for his Pine Bluff. ana he handles an adze
and saw with the dexterIty OF an expert.
He believes In the motto, - II you want
anything well done, do 10 yourself"
GIesnings fr0m our EzenaaEe-
PIrrsBURe. - The Commercial OF Tues
day says;
The stage OF water remains unchanged,
| with three feet eight inches by the pier
marks on the Monongahela. Trade on the
| landing was not active, all for the wRnt OF
water. The weather during the day was
changeable. In the evening we had rain.
We are all anxiously awaiting rise OF
water, and would like 10 TX q date, but
CHcEEATI.- The Commercial Of We'd
nesday says:
Superintendent Jas. s. Wise bias opened
/ the ball In the Cum berland River trade.
He announces the Emma fioyds 70 depart
for Nashville tomorrow. 10 be followed BY
the Robert Moore, Spray ana Lawrence q
| the same line. Captain Jim ShenoWCth
commands the Floyd, with Bob Wise In
GaDIafn Lew. Kates advertises the Nick
I,oneworth 20 leave Louisyllle Tor New
0Tiean rs tomorrow night. Captain II. Gu
eene Bowers, her purser, left Tor the Long
worth on last nights train.
III. - inspector, Captain Fisher, has
| tested the boilers Of the new Natchez. He
| ran them mp to Dos pounds, and allows her
| to carry I39 pounds OF steam. It Is the In
| tentfon to drop her down below the Sus-
| pension Bridge to-day preparatory TO de-