The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-20

| '9ootS WIS fece4NlnB uDefally and largely,
including portion of the Charmer's re-
shipping freight .......The r. @. Gray and
barge passed down amid the snow storm.
barely touching at the landing ..............
The Norman passed owensboro at 10
o'clock Monday, but had not arrived at 3
p. n. yesterday. She IS, no doubt, aground
| at French Island........The Lumsden and
/ Rapidan, over due al T.. M. yesterday, had
not arrived. They will be in before morn
ing........Capt. Aaron Ballard so long an d so
/ favorably known as one OF the Command
ers in the louisville and Evansville Mail
line, has gone into the commission and
produce business In Louisville. The arm
is Griffith, Ballard & Co 800 Main street.
We acknowledge our obligations for many
kindly attentions shown while in Louis
Vile last week.......The Fayette, on sc-
count OF the snow storm, delayed her de-
paFture to Henderson, yesterday after
noon, I'LL O'CLOCK.
BOafs Leaving Toby.
For CAIRo.-The heet aad elegantly APP
pointed steamer John Lumsden is the reg.
ular and reliable mail and express packet
for Cairo, Paducah and all way landings
to-day, and will leave promptly at p. II
She is commanded by Capt. owen Davis
an accomplished steamboatman and g.
pleasant gentleman. win. P. Fowler, Ed
and attentive clerks. Remember, she goes
promptly at 4 o'clock.
FoR LoUIsYnLE.-The favorile Morning
Star will be the mail and express packet
for Louisville at 6 P. II to-day, and is ad-
mirably appointed. Captain Dauly,
most estimable gentleman, commands
and Frank Dougherty and George Ash,
craft do the honors of the Office, and are
careful, accurate and obliglng.
The Star sets a magnificent and sum p
tuous table, aud John Westfall, her genial
spiritual adviser on the starboard guards,
furnishes all manner OF potations.
For HENDERsoR.-The Fayette, the ele-
CANT transfer packet, let IL be remembered,
leaves promptly at An. and ! Pm. FOR
Henderson, carrying passen gers to the
Henderson Fair az one dollar for the round
trip, and returns here at IL n. and 7PM.
Captain Charley Perkins, her eminent
commander, and Messrs. Durland, Boyle |
and Story, are unremitting In their atten-
lions to passengers.
For EAsrPoRT.--The magnificent steamer /
Rapidan No. 2, having been detained by |
low water and fog, Will positively leave |
this evening at four o'clock for Eastport |
and all way points, Offering unsurpassed /
accommodat Ions to passengers and ship |
pers. Capt Lee Howell, large-hearted, |
genial, whole-souled gentleman, and Bob /
McMechan, her chief clerk, are peculiarly
courteous and obIging. Mr.. Shrewsbury
is her attentive freight clerk. The Rapidan
has just been thoroughly overhauled and
put in splendid condition. Billy COnant
Is her attentive agent.
GEeanGssrs from our Exchange.
CINcNNATI.-The Commercial or sun
day says:
The John w. Garrett and barges did not
-.sas- a I
dltfonal barge to tighten her out of the
Ohio TO Cairo, she viii depart for New Or
The ArmadIllo Is the only steamer load
ing for New Orleans.
Our local inspectors, on Saturday, IN
spected the new steamer "a 4metto, preYt-
Gus to her departure for M9ysYille, where
she loads for New Orleans. She Is design
ed for the Vicksburg and Yazoo River
trade.
The Gazette says;
The Nightingale, announced by some OF
the papers several days ago as having ar
rived here, is still on the docks at Madison
and will not be or till the latter part OF
Tbe General Buell toved Captain Great
houses new steamer, St. John, from Mad
fson to ouisYille on Saturday.
The steamer Gossamer sunk on the 18th
of September, at Montgomery, hea River.
TWo-thirds of her cargo was saved IN a
d qmaged condiGion. It was mostly for
small steamers are carrying cotton Off OF
the laKes above Shreveport at 81 80 per
TnGX
bales on thirty inches of water.
The Frank Pargoud went into New Or
leans the last trip with two thousand one
hundred and six bales of cotton and thirty
eight hundred and twelve sacks Of cotton
The Anes had two thousand and sixty
two bales of cotton and six thousand i've
hundred and fifty i've sacks Of seed.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of 81 Onday, !
says:
The rIveris stationay. Theupper rivers
all IA he has a Ia rn |
channel to navigate. There is only three
and a half feet at and below Jefferson
City. IL Is reported very low all the way
up to Omaha. Freight along the river
is very ABUNDANT low water is conse-
quently the more misfortune az ms
lime. The Shreve and other boats are
coming along slowly, too deeply laden;
They and others which are bound up, will
have any amount of trouble. Ihe ONO Is ,
declining steadily. The weather IS me. !
Business on our wharf Is TeInarAaDiy
can't. CuIlunn arrived yesterday, and
assumed command of the Shamrock; Cap o
tain J. Alex. Frazier stopped OF, ana leaves I
for Cincinnati Dy rail- to-day.
NEW ORLEANs.-The Times OF Thursday
says:
We are still in receipt of clear, fine and
pleasant Gather, and only nope that II
Business on the landing yesterday was
tolerably active, there being several de-
"a sseueers and freight. A busy time may :
30 expected on the landing for the balance
n the week, as there have been several ar
rivals and all will leave again between to-
lay and the close OF the week. g
The steamer Mary Houston arrived az
Dur landing last evening, from Louisville,
having made one Of the quickest loE.W
.er trips on record; namely. six days and 4
hours, and lost tWenty-six
hours by fog and waiting for daylight TO
ross the lars, there being but six feet wa
er in the river
The Times Of Friday says:
The weather yesterday opened with
lark appearance and continued so up to