The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-24


the river was rising rapidly on Thurs
day, while it was falling at Pittsburg.
Here the river was aboutat a stand at
3 P. NJ. yesterday, having fallen less
than two inches during the previous
twenty-four hours. IL viii be found
rising to-day.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
P. N. yesterday include the Cumber-
land, Cairo to return; Mollie Norton,
Henderson to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due are the
Armada and Quickstep, from Cairo ;
Indiana, for New Orleans; Mary
Houston and p. w. Strader, from New
Orleans; Morning Star and Tarascon,
from Louisville; Ada Lyon, from
Green River; Sam. J. Hale, for Mem
phis; Rapidan No. 2, from PASSPORT;
Shamrock and Lawrence, for St.
Louis.
miscellaneous.
Business was extremely dull on the
wharf yesterday and freight was re-
markably scarce.........The Sam. Orr
and Cumberland had slim trips 10,
and but little freight was coming
down at noon yesterday......."The
Mollie Norton had the lightest trip
of the season, having only eight
hogsheads of tobacco. She had a
fair passenger trip.........The Sam.
Orr brought in a few small lots of
new wheat.........The new Red River
steamer, Lotus No. 3. passed down
without landing, and the boat
Star passed up.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The favorite Armada
is the regular packet for Paducah,
Cairo and all way landings at 4 p. N.
to-day and is magnifcently appointed.
Capt. Gus. Fowler, an old fayorite 10
the trade, an experienced steam
boatman, and an accomplished and
pleasant gentleman. assumes com
mand in place of Capt. Gus Dusou-
Chef, who has retired. No one could
better fill his place than Capt. Fow.
Ter. In the Office will be found those
courteous and obligiDg gentlemen
Will. p. Fowler and Geo. Nicholson
with Ed. Thomas In charge OF the
freight department. Go for her.
For CANNRLToN.--The gay Petro.
liza No. 2 leaves at sharp 10 A. NJ. for
Cannelton a1d all way landings, hav-
ing comfortable passenger accommo-
dations, and attentive and obligipl
officers. Capt. John Triplett com
mands, and John a.. Adams has
charge of the Office.
| For WooDBURY-The pretty Adj
Lyon is the regular Green Rive
packet at p. NJ. to day, and is pleas
ant and popular steamer. She is il
charge Of those clever and competen
gentlemen, Capt. w. S. Vanmeter an,
Leopold Kahn.
| For CINCINNATI. - The excellen
steamer Charmer-regular and reliabl
will leave for Cincinnati and all wa.
points at 10 A. NJ, Offering admirable
accommodation to through passen
gers and through shippers. Captain
p. X. Barclay having retired, Captain
John James, Jr., is in command
Sam. James and Lew Morris hav
charge of the Office, and will Civ
every desirable attention 10 the com
fort of passengers and the interest
Of shippers.
For LoUIsVILLE.-The p0erles
Morning Star is the regular packet 70
Louisville and all way landings at ST.
P. NJ. to-day, and has superior passen
ger accommodations, being roOmy
airy and pleasant to travel on durinl
hot weather. Her officers are those ex
perieneed and attentive gentlemen
Capt. A. T. Gilmore, Kinnie Smith
Jr., and Henry S. Mitchell, who tax
pleasure in contributing to the com
fort of their guests.
For HENDERSON. - The feet an
elegant Mollie Norton is the regnla
e., II. q N. Railroad transfer packe
and leaves for Henderson prompt
at 3:15 PM. Capt. Charley Perkins
A. o. Durland, and Jerry Boyle ar
her admirable officers, and arc i'm
mensely popular.
For EAsTPoRT. - The spl endi
Sam. Orr is the regular and deserv
, eddy popular packet for Eastport an
all Tennessee River way landings q
4P.M. to-day. Capt. Allen Duncan
the pioneer in the Tennessee Rive
, trade, is her excellent commander
and Guy Vinyard and AL. Magyar
have charge of the Office, and ar
polite and obliging gentlemen. Civ
: the Orr big trip to-day
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The splendid ex
press line steamer, Shamrock, viii b
here on Sunday, en- route to st. Loui
and ali way ports, and has magnifeen
cabin and state room accOmmoda
tons. Capt. Geo. w. Cullum, an ex
perienced officer and pleasant gen
; tleman, is commander, and Mr.. r. II
Kerr, courteous and obliging youn
gentleman, is in the Office. Person
going West will find the Shamrock
pleasant boat to travel on.
GIeRnfngs from our Exchange.
CINcINNATL-The Commercial 0
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