The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-09
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Weather nnd wnse~
The weather yesterday was elo,o,.
and raw. Mercury at 6 A. n. go, AZ ~ -
40o. About noon there were signs of clear-
ing up The river was rising less rapidly,
having risen OILY about feet during the
q hours ending at 8 p. NJ. 10 has COM
menced falling at Cincinnati, and is de-
Ginning fast at PIttsburg.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO
P. NJ. yesterday, include the West Wind,
from Wabash River; Fayette. to Hender-
son and return Emma Floyd. Nashville 70
Cincinnati; Ida stockdale, New Orleans to
Pittsburg.
Among the first boats due here are the
Alpha and Quickstep, from Cairo; Taras-
con, from Louisville; Champion, for
st. Louis; Kate Robinson, from st.
Louis; Sam. ]. Hale, from Memphis;
LeweIlin, from Eastport; Louisville, Nick
Longworth. Richmond, and Virginia,
from New Orleans; Natchez and Mary
Houston. to New Orleans; Pine Blur,
from Wabash River; Alice Dean, for Menu
phis; Hartford. from Little Wabash;
Mountain Belle. from Cincinnati; Eyans-
VILE, from Bowling Green.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The lightning winged low
pressure QuIekstep Is the regular packet
for Cairo and all way ports, at four o'clock
to-day, having unsurpassed cabin accom-
modations. Captain ] aclr Grammer COM
mands, and Walter b. Pennington and
Sam. Laughlln are her popular clerks.
She gives through receipts for freights or
passengers to all points South and West.
FoR CIEcINNATI.-The fine passenger
steamer Norman is announced 10 leave for
Cincinnati and all way points, at 10 An.
to-day, The Norman is q first-class stern
wheel steamboat. with superior passenger
accommodations. Captain p. X. Barclay,
a veteran officer and highly popular gen.
tleman, commands, and Lew. Morris. an
affable and oblging gentleman, has charge
OF the Office. The Norman comes into the
trade to stay. and we bespeak for her lib
ersl patronage. She Is in every sense OF
the word an Evansville boat.
FOR LoUTsvLrLE.-The fleet and finely
appointed Taraseon is the unrivaled pack
ct for Louisville and ali.way ports At ak
O'Clock this evening. She is a grand foat-
ing palace, and finely differed. Captain
James Mather commands, and M. ID. War
rem and Phil. Beverly are her clerks. both
urbane. attentive and obliging.
For HENDERsoN.-The Fayette. the ele-
CANT transfer packet, let II be remembered,
leaves promptly at AN. and 8 I'm. for
Henderson. Captain Charley Perkins, her
eminent commander, and Messrs. Dur
land, Boyle and Story, are unremitting In
their attentions to passenger.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The st. Louis Express
Lines fine packet, Champion, Will be
down to-day, en- route to st. Louis and way
ports, and is admirably appointed. Capt.
Asa Mason, a true gentleman and an ex-
perienced officer, is IN command. and
Jesse Burdsall ia her obliging, attentive
and popular clerk. Humphrey, Lewis a
Co. are her agents.
miscellaneous.
Business was fairly active yesterday
on the levee, though there wer9 but few
arrivals...... .....-..The Emma Floyd and
Ida stockdale had big trips-...........The
Ironsides on Tuesday evening and night
discharged thirty-three tens iron, etc, for
Sam. Orr q Co., besides large quantities
hardware, glass, ETC., for other parties.......
The West Wind from Wabash, was as full
as she could be slowed when she entered
the Ohio. She discharged largely at Mount
Vernon, but had a big trip 10 this port.
............ Captain Montgosnery's new steam
or, Carrie s., continues to re-
ceivs literally. w. M. Akin a Co.
ship by her some zoo barrels of pork, and
Blount e. Co. ship a large nu,nber Of plows.
At noon, yesterday, she wal raising steam,
with view OF making q short trial trip up
the river. Captain Montgomery expected
to get on last night. Tho tin-work for the
Carrie y. was made by John ScantIin-OId
Alb, as Captain Montgomery calls him.
He also set up the stoves and furnished
and fitted the stOYe-pipes. Captain Mont
gomery has a nice boat for his trade, and
one destined 70 become popular in the
Bayou Bartholomew tTade......... Moro than
twenty-five fiatboats, loaded with produce
and hay, have passed down within the last
three days.
GIeanfuRs from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG. - The Commercial OF Mon
day says:
The marks last evening indicated nine
feet; water falling slowly. The weather
during the day was warm. The prospect
boatmen are busiiy engaged In getting
coal ready for another run. Business In
the vicinity Of the landing was active,
with heavy shi pments going South.
The steamer Bayard Is being lengtheaed
twenty-five feet a. 81 Louis.
The WharfbOat Chancellor was sold at
Vicksburg Tor $4,000.
The new steamer Charles III. Durfee,
Capt. Dozier, left for Sc. Louis loaded to
her utmost capacity. Pllots-Patterson
and Williamson.
The pacEets3 iaszow. Capt. A. Robinson,
left for Nashville with a good trip. Pr
lots Marsh Hays and Thomas Javens.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial Of Tues
day says;
The new Natchez was thronged with Wis
itors all day, and left with fine passenger
trip last night, in addition 10 all the freight
she wanted, 10 descend the falls safely.
She will elevate her new chimneys al
Portland and leave that point for New
Tharpe, Mr.. saunders Hartshorn, OF the
Marine Ways, and Mr.. Stephenson. the
renowned river editor Of the Cincinnati
Gazette, were among her invited guests TO
Louisville. The latter gentleman VIII, OF |
elegant clipper In the Gazette, In his usual
graphic style.
The st. Charles reports that the toWboat
Diamond, at 10 An. on Sunday, sunk two
OF her barges OF coal by striking the pier Of
the Parkersburg bridge, next TO the Ohio |
shore. The coal belonged TO the Hays Coal
Captain Ian. Moore arrived here yeste,-
day on the -. Charles, and goes TO Mad.
son to-day TO look otter the remnants o Z
the wreck of the j. n. Mccullough. Hi
new packet, j. N. Mccullough, for the Cin-
cinnati and Plttsburg trade, Will be COM
pleted In twenty days.
The numerous friends OF Herr John
Henry EItIlker, river editor of The VoLks-
almost recovered from a severe attack OF
rheumatism, and is again on duty.
We extend our cordial congratulations
to our jolly TeutonIc friend, John Henry. |
May his tribe the house Of HilIker-in-
crease.
Captain David White-Old Enterprlse-
was on 'Chab &c yesterday. ne was among 1
the NatcheE's passengers 70 LouBViiie,
last night. $500, Il
Fourteen hetboats OF produce Passeo
The dsIboat lost on the falls on Sunday /
was owned by stone q Co., OF belPres =.
n vvas' loaded with apples, and broke In Il
fSvo' one thousand barrels or apples were
lost No lives lost
About 10 O'Clock yesterday morning the
foy-boat Pierpont, with large tow OF
loaded coal barges, belonging 70 the Ka-