The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-28
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bsr ot1er River Items See F6llrth Pa0e.


Weather and water
The weather was partly cloudy vester-
day ana cool. The mercury was down to
/ 407 at daylight, but rose to 100 at noon.
Z The river fell inches curing the q hours
ending at 3 p. II. yesterday.
Arrivals and Departures.
Tie arrivals and departures up to 3 Pm.
1 yesterday include the Nightingale, Hem
/ dersOn TO Louisville; ]. L. Graham, Hen
dersOn TO return.
ROats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
/ John LumsGen, from Cairo; Palestine.
/ from Louisville; Shamrock, from st.Louis;
/ Champion, Tor st. Louis; Edinburg, from
Memphis; Argosy, for Memphlsi p. w.
| Strader and Nick LoEgworth, FOR New
/ o-ieansi Indiana, Mary Houston and
/ YHginia, from New Orleans; Rapldan No.
? from PASSPORT.
miscellaneous
/ business was rather dull on the lcvee
! estefeay morning, except with the pack
eis' which were receiving liberally............
! Inc Norman had her upper guards slowed
/ full OF furniture for reshtpnent south. ana
J took considerable quantity OF railroad
! hon FOR Paducah. She was also getting a
4 good Tot Of packet freig ht.........The Night
! insale was also picking up fair amount
/ O. fe giit............T The Hartford was nearly
full at noon, and had largo quantities
all she could stow-awattiDg TO be taken
on board.........Cf. q. Nlblaclk is loading a
large barge with corn and oats, for the
Peytona.-.......The Morning Star viii prob
ab.;. resume her trips, leaving Louisville
to-nis ht, in which case the Ro Hite viii
take the place OF the Nighttime ale, and the
LOFT mil f,a To-
ers............Tne Fsyette wiHsnot be ready
for business before Thursday, as CAPTAIN
Perkins is determined she shall be IN COM
pete order before she. turns q wheel.
Boats Leaving To-Day
For CAIRo.-The new and beautiful
Clara Scott is the mail packet for Cairo
and all way points at Pm. to-day. The
Clara is a RATHER, and goes and returns
promptly on time. capt. Henry Scott,
veteran officer, commands, and Cash
Thomas and Henry S. Mitchell are her at.
tentive clerks.
FoR CAS- NELToN.-The gay little Petrolia
No. viii leave for Cannelton and al way
landings at 10 AN. to-day, having pleasant
passenger appointments. Capt. John II.
TTiplett and John A. Adams are her atteE-
tive, obliging and deselvedly popular chief
officers.
For LoUIsvILLE.-Ths queenly Pales-
tine is the regular packet for Louisville at
8 p. N. to. day, and is one Of the most pleas
ant boats in the business. Captain Frank
Hurry is her popular commander, Phil, b.
Branhan, highly accomplished and most
estima6le young gentleman, is her chief
clerk, assisted by Billy Halves, a clever,
accurate and obliging gentleman.
FOR HENDERsoE.-The feet and nneIy
appointed J. L. Graham is the regular
railroad transfer packet, and leaves for
Henderson at 3;l5 Pm. promptly, having
elegant accommodations for passengers.
Captain Charley Perkins, A. o. Durlnnd
and @. ]. Boyle are her popular and oblig-
ing officers.
For EAsFPoRT.-The rejuvenated and
beautiful Rapidan No. 2, viii leave for
Eastport and all way ports at PIX, to-day,
IN charge OF those elegant and accom-
plishs d gentlemen, Captain Lee Howell,
Robert McAIechan and Master sorenson.
Fin her full to-day.
aIeanings from oar ExehamEos
CIEoIENATI.--The Commercial Of Set
urday says:
Capt N. b. Scott. q practical engineer and
epterprising gentleman, will be along this
way shortly from Ironton, Ohio, with the
name is already legion.
The Gdzette says:
The steamer Guidon, which left Mem-
phis Monday loaded TO the guards for the
Arkansas River, with valuable cargo OF
dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, Hsanta-
ton supplies, agricultural Implements, &c,
struck a hidden Obstruction on Tuesdey
night, near Red forR, knocking hole IN
her nun ana causing her TO sink in four
feet water. She was run on bar, a bulk
head built around the hole, and a large
portion OF her deck freight landed. She
was SuscQuently raised and proceeded on
her way, The damage to the CARGO is not
The Palmetto, without machinery, ar
rived from Aberdeen Thursday night. She
was built at this place by Captain John b.
CampDell, 70 carry cotton gut Of the creeks
and bayOus down south. When Hlpleted,
hatchie Rivers. me null OF the Palmetto
is lC0 feet long and % feet wide, with ga feet
depth Of hold. Her deck IS Is feet wide,
about tWo-thtrds tnclOsed by bulkhcads.
She can easily stow 400 bales or cotton. /
She has one double nued boiler, 20 feet |
IoHg and 40 inches IN diameter. Her ma
chinery consists Of two engines with
inch cylinder and ieet stroke, furnished
by Jos. Garyers q co. Her wheel Is In a
feet buckets. There Is no cabin on the
Palmetto, but instead is a texas 40 feet
long, containing four rooms With two
are eight open befths, a cook house pam
try, ETC., ar Forward OF the texas IS her
little pIOt house.
LOUISVILLE. - The Oourtes-Jour,,al Of
Saturday says;
The Nick Long Worth Will leave here for
New Orleans on Tuesday instead OF Thurs
day, as the types made as say yesterday.
Captain j. IS. Neal arrived from st. Louis
yesterday by rail. The big Richmond IS
on the docks at st. Louis, and will load at
that point for New Orleans.
a side-Wheel steamer, named Helen
Brooks, built of iron and but sfxty-1ve
feet ia length, arrived yesterday az Chi
cago from Baltimore. IL came through
the New York and Erie Canal 70 the lakes
and thence round. 1t will leave Chicago |
for Bayol Ieche, Louisiana via the Illt-
nois and Michigan Canal TO the Illinois
River. thence 70 the Mississippi River and
its place ofdestination.
The Morning star, which has Just been
thoroughly repaired, has laid up at sand
Island 70 await another rise. She is In tip
top order and LOOKS hanGsomer than she
did the flrst trip she made. The repairs
were made under the supervision of Capt.
A. Il. Gilmore, assisted by VIM. Long, EeF
excellent carpenter. The TarascOn is now
undergoing repairs, and Will be placed in
the most complete order by next week.
A police officer from New albany. assist
Ell by Officer ID. Il. Blgh, OF this cIty yes
terday arrested Captain Joseph Murray,
formerly Of the Cum Derland River trade,
lady OF New Albany. IL is said tiIat the
lacy. W hose husband is absent, was
awakened the other night By the pressure
| OF .. hand upon her TOOL and, wing per-
fecly still, the hand started upon a tour or
discovery, when she sprang nom her bed
aud strucK q light which revealed the
aforesaid gentleman IN her room. The
| Captain promptly gave bail, aud the truth
or talsity OF the accusation viii be estaD-
/ Iished 1n bhe Courts.
TIE Tom Reese, with i've barges Of iron
4 ore, YVES yiug just above HaWesYIlle ye
/ tarday, with one OF her barges on the
/ rocks, apparently In sinking condlLlon-
| The Henderson packets are taxing con-
| siderable quantities or y ran shipped Dy
! the new Albany rolling mill TO Hender,
| son. for tue Evansville henderson ana
/ Nashville Railroad.
/ Not 70 Henderson, Courier Journal. The
/ iron goes to Padueah.
/ Sc. LoU1s.--The Democrat OF Saturday