The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-19
weather and Water

and senial-wel calculated to pro-
mote vegetation and make flowers
spripe forth. The river had risen ten
inches during the tWenty-four hours
ending at3 p. NJ. 1t is not probable
that the rise will be very considerable
here.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to |
p. NJ. Saturday include the Armada, I
oEa Cairo to return; Bermuda, Memphis
to Louisville: Rose Hite, Louisville
and return Wild Cat with Sam Orr,
.zosea from Smithland; Nick Longworth,
Cincinnati to New Orleans; Charmer.
toCineinnati; Mollie Norton, II ier-
-he son to return; Sallie ", Mt. Vernon
to return; Clifton, Memphis to Gin
einnati.
Among the first boats due here are
sFsFs the Cumberland, from Cairo; Darling.
from Memphis; Belle Lee, for New
Orleans; Robert T.. Lee, Richmond,
Haf Indiana, j. H. Groesbeck and Mary
Houston, from New Orleans; Ro-
meo, Fanny Brandeis and Havana,
] from Nashville; Abeona, from st
lse Louis; Rose Hite. from Louisville;
7oi Champion, for st. Louis; Robert
a. from Green River
-ar miscellaneous Z
Business was very active Saturday
ts, forenoon, with fair arrivals and re-
ceipts and large shipments.......Th
-ze saa Armada had a fine freight trip........
f. The Wild Cat brought the Sam. Orr
ea4 to this port, together with barge
loaded with timber, for the new Pr
geon Greek bridge The broken
shaft of the Orr was shipped to LOUIS
Vile bv the Charmer.......Fhe Eose
Hite passed down to Henderson at
AN. having on board Dan Castello's
sy.a1et. circus and mensgeTie. She returned
-''-5a at 9 o'clock, and taking large amount
r teei Of freight, left at IL o'clock for Louis :
yille........Tho Charmer had good
trip out....The Bermuda came mp
ii light, and proceeded to louisville,
where she will be put in complete re-
-iaolee, pair by her new owner, Col. Nd May
1.-THE Nick Longworth had fair
start for big trip. adding here some
P9I5+C 60 casks of meat 81 hOgsheads OF to-
bacco. and considerable miscellaneous
-z, ... .s freight....Thes Armada, Clara Scott
and Ada Lyon were receiving very
.araaa fine Colonel VIM. j. May
the distinguished steamboat owner
of Louisville owner of the Norman
z,as.a IA, Bermuda and other boats, was in the
city Saturday He proceeded tc
louisville by the Bermuda-.......The
Sam Orr had large quantity of lum
Der on board, which she was dis
- charging near the foot of Vine Street
.........Captain Ben. Howard, late O
the Cumberland, in the city
on Saturday, looking as fine a
satin and as gay lark....'
The new Wharf masters, Sam. /
Havlin and Phi D. Vets. enter upo
their new duties like veterans, an
by their polite and attentive addres
cannot fail to get along pleasantly wit
steamboats,. Fred Il
Huston, Agent of the famous Whit
Line and Duke Nicholson, the well
known Steamboat Agent, at No.
South Water Street, have one of tn
neatest aud most handsomely flu
nished Offices in the city, and kee
open house the whole year round.
Thomas Suttlemeir, pilot of the AZ
Lyon, having been suspended son
time since by the Local Board
Louisville for collision between Il
Ada Lyon and the Red Fox, by whit
81 is canal boat in tow of the latter W
sunk in Green River, took an appe
to the Supervising Inspector of tn
(Sixth) District. That officer h
rendered the following decision, aft
re-hearing the case:
l. would say that in my judgme
the collision could have been avoid
had he (Hhos. Suttlemeir) observ
the rules and regulations made a
--H- provided by the steamboat law, Ia
down for boats meeting each other
rivers
Green River is a narrow strea
with very short turns, and has loo
from fifteen to twenty miles apa
- making a slack -water navigation.
There are boats ascending
descending this river but must kn
that they will expect 20 meet b'
between the locks, and that the b.
descending has tow of coal barges
flats aud that it Is very difficult
handle themselves when coming
- CLOSE contact with an ascending bC
From the testimony and character
the night, it WIS his duty, ia com
around these short turns, especla
when this collision took place, to b
blown his whistle the moment he
the liyhHsf the descending boat, b
he failed to do, aud Il can see no
sons for reversing the decision of
Local Board at Louisville, KY
Lev Morris. nowaOp the Char
as freight clerk, looks cheerful
, happy, though very mnch reduce
flesh. He weighs now scarcely ]
-e- By careful diet he may be ha
yet.........The Clifton passed up
$3.50. ? NJ Saturday, diseharging con
cradle lot of potatoes and o
freight here She had 500 bales
ton, 40 sacks corn and much
eellaneous freight for Cincinnati.
Boats leaving To-Day.
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