The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-29
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The weather yesterday was clear and
pleasant, though IL was chilly cold early
in the morning, with Gle mercury down
10 AZ. Tbelfver daring the "A hours etId-
ing at SPIN. had fal ca 3 inehes. and is
steadily but slowly declining.
Arrivals and DePnrfures.
Tie oniy arrivals and departures up 10 3
Pm. were the j. T. Graham, Henderson to
returni Petrolia No.2 to Canneiton,
BOATS Due Here. FT
Among the FIRST boats due here are the
Norman, from cairo; Morning star,
from LoulsyilIes shamrocK, from st.Louis;
Champion, for Sc. Louis; Edinburg, fron
Memphis Argosy, Tor Momphisi T. w.
s.rader and Nick Longworth, for New
Orieansi Indiana, Mary Houston and
Virginia, from New Orleans; Lewellin,
from EastRort; Hartfeid, from Green
hlYfr; Charners rom Cincinnati.
MisceTInmeoua
Eusino>s on the levoe yesterday was really
very light there being nc arriyaIupto8P.M
except the j. J.. Graham from Henderson.
.........The Clara Scott was receiving fairly.
1.-The Cora s., due on Monday, had not
arrrigedat n. D. } yesterday. she WINS prob
ably detained by low water and foE.........
Capt. Perkins hopes o get tho Fayefte
ready for bu iuess by tonight. lie hasput
her ia com piete order, and she Is one OF
theneatest, Trim NEST pnd most hymra eti l.
cal steamboats, we have. seen for many a.
day, With one Of the haadsoInestan and most
tasteful cabins on the riyers she has been
very handsomely ard elegantly reprinted
outside and le.tered BY that eminent
steamboat painter, Wn. O. Bacon. or
mHHm
job OF which no mechanic need be
ashamed. The lettering on her wheel.
house Is admirably executed, nud IS as fol-
lows; Evansville, Henderson, and Nash
vile Il. r." an a semiclrcle)
TRANSFER
PACKET
FAlETTE,"
IN handsome black letters, the word
- Packet" md " Fayette being beauti-
fully sha3e1 with purple. The Fayette is
a slde-wheel steamer l05 feet long, . feet
beam, 4s feet over all and feet hold, has
three double hued boilers ~ feet long and
80 Inches in diameter, with two nigh pros-
sure engines 1871 inches in diameter aud
81 feet stroke. Her water-Wheels are - feet
in diameter. with feet buckets. She has
also doctor engine and donkey for hoist
cabin is fun length. ~ feet wide, with 20
large, well ventilated, state-rooms, ele-
gantly furnished. Her alter guards ex.
tend around ber cabin, anording %
pleasant balcony an OF the ladies'
cabin. Her hull. which Is or most sym
metrical model, Is shcathed with iron from
her stem back 20 her forward water.wheel
beams, and her hull IL double fastened
throughout. Her kitchen IS on her star
board guard, on the main deck, and her
pantry above if, on the boiler deck, aud
her barber.shop, wash-TOom and water
closets on her iarboard guard, just forward
OF the wheel. Her Office is forward Of che
cabin, and has an inner closet for deposit-
ing valuable packages Her once is large,
roOmy and convenient. She has also
large and upely ntted up bar ON her star
board forward quarter, where Afr. Fields,
the amiable spiritual adviser Of the Noble
Norton, wifi dispense "starline's Rose
Bud and pure Nelson comfy
The Fayette VIII DO commanded by
Captain Charles q. Perkins, with
A. o. Duriand, Jerry Boyle and Mr. story
as clerks, as clever and obngng set OF
gentlemen as were ever associated. The
fare ffom Evansville 10 Henderson viii be
70 cents, and tho same from Henderson 70
Evansville. Freight rs cents per hundred.
AS Captain Perkins has, AZ great expense,
placed nrst-clasB packet in the trade, ne
should receive q liberal patronage. The
Fuyotte will be found very fast. she Is ex-
pected 30 mako the run from Henderson
TO Evansville inside Of an hour.~.--.Capt.
Dan. Clark, Of Goic0nda, and well known
IN this city as the commander OF the Gen.
Anderson when "a this trade, is IN the city
prOspectlng.........Our clever young friend,
Henry = Mitchell, late OF tie Morning
star, is associated with Cash. Thomas ina
the Office Of the Clara Scott There is not
q better freight clerk on the river.
H0aEs n-sagGatg TO-Dny.
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