The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-18
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beautifully bright and clear, but cool
4 Clouds gathered, however. early In the
day, and prevailed ali day TIL p. n. The
river had fallen nearly two feet during the
a hours ending at PM
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up 70 y. NJ
Saturday, include the Cumberland, from
Cairo; Mary Houston. Louisville 10 New
Orleans; TarascOn, Henderson 70 Louis
vile; Mollie Norton, Henderson 10 return
Falls City, Bowling Green to Louisville
salIie ", Mt. Vernon to return Robert
Burns, Cincinnati 10 Memphis
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Armada. from Cairo Indiana, Nick Long
worth, for New Orleans; r. r. Lee, Louis
ville' Dexter, Virginia, and Louisiana,
from New Orleans; Robert Moore, from
Nashville Champion, and Kate Robinson,
from 81. Louis; Rose Hite, from Louis
Vile; Havana, for Nashville; Ada Lyon,
from Green Riyers silver Moon, for Mem
Phis; Minneola, from Memphis.
miscellaneous.
Business was not active on the wharf
yesterday forenoon, tn ugh the wharf was
crowded with tobacco. cotton, &C, dis
charged Saturday evening and Sunday.
with pretty start In both pas .engefs and
freight, and she did fair business here.
.....-..The Mary Houston arrived early es-
terday morning with about hair load.
she remained here several houis gather
Ing up freight Rnu permitting the kich-
mOnd to widen the space between them.
........The cumberland hao a very fair
pacse' trip mp, including some 90 hhds
tobscco.........The Falls CITY had a very
&c trip. she discharged several hbds
bacco heTe...-.... The Mollie Norton had a
crowd Of people aid considerable freight.
-..-....-l he Sa ada, a small Southern laster,
passed up yesterday fJrenoon well loaded.
She 60 8 TO Cincinnati 20 b. me ovee.......
The Shamrock did not et away from Cln-
cinnau Friday evening. She was expect
ed yesteTday.--...~.The Norman, which was
towed 10 the bone-ysrd on Saturday eve
ming by the Red Fox, yesterday transferred
her freight TO the Mary Houston, which
gathered mp a considerable amount 81
freight here...-.....rhe Silver spray passed
down at 2 P. n loaded to the guards, with
out landing.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The prompt and reliable
Cumberland Is the regular packet for Cairo
and all gay points to-Jay at p NJ, hav-
ing excellent accomm odatiOns and capaci
ties for passengers and shipp RS. CAPITA "A
Billy Lowth, true gentleman, commands,
and the office Is In charge OF those accom-.
plished and obligiDg young gentlemen,
Marion Wright and Bruce Hunter.
FOR CAENELToN. The gay little Petrolia
No. will leave for Cannelton aud ali way
landing e. 10A. N. to-day, having pleasant
passenger appointments. Capt. John II. |
Trlplett and John A. Adams are her atteE- |
tive, obligtng and deservedly popular chief |
officers.
FOR LOUISVILLE. - The queenly Rose /
Hite is the regular packet for Louisville at /
9 p. N. to-day, and is one Of the most pleas
ant boats In the business. Captain Frank /
Hurry ~ her popular commander Phil. Il. l
Branham, a highly accomplished and most /
estimable young gentleman, Is her chief /
clerk, assisted by Billy Halves, a clever, /
accurate and obliging gentleman.
For GREEN RIvER.-The splendid Ada 4
Lyon is the regular packet for Bowling |
Green and all way ports on Green River,
at p. N. to day, and is a deservedly popu-
lar steamer. Captain w. s. Van Meter, an
experienced. navigator, is In command
and ]. F. Wilbanks is her pleasant and
popular clerk.
For HENDaRsoN. The fleet and finely 4
appointed Mollie Norton ~ the regular
railroad transfer packet, aud leaves for
Henderson at S;l5 p. n. promptly. having
elegant accommodations for passengers.
Captain Charley Perkins, A. o. Durland /
and Q. II. Boyle are her popular and oblig- /
Ing officers.
For Mt. YERNoN.-The beautiful saliie |
v. leaves promptly ct $50 p. N. for Mt |
Vernon and way landings, having elegant |
passenger appointments. Captain Walien /
commands, and LOui. Coleman presldes ia /
the ohice-bQth competent and courteous /
gentlemen.
For CLARKsvILLE AND NASHVILLE. -
The beautiful and hnoly appointed Romeo
will leave at IL o'clock noon for Clarks-
Vile and Eeshvil Q and all Cumberland
River way landings. The Romeo has COM
Portable and pleasant passenger acc0mmo-
dations. Captain J. V. Throop Is hef COM
mander, and is an accomplished steam
bOatman and a popular gentleman. Geo.
Throop an JOhn Troops par II court
eous and obiig,ng young men-have charge
Of tie Office.
FOR EAsTPORT.-rhe new and very sub
stsntial steamer Rapidsn No. Is the Teu-
ne>see River packet to-day, aud cave ior
Eastpoit and Florencs At four ,. N, com
manded by that eIeg mt aud popular sen
H. man, apt in Lee Howell, Will Robe.
McMechau In tue ofice, wno viii di pense
siate-rooms. smiles and greenOacks with
the most winning grace sauvity. he
Rapidan has -ie1ant passenger appoint
mems, aud Is very heet.
6sIeanfn1- frpsn S"r EzcWRmse
1rrsBURe.-The Commercial Of Friday
says;
The marks last evening Indicated four
feet te. Inches aud IallInk. 1he veal her
during the Gay was CLOUDY, Win occa
sional showers.
CISIEEATI. The Commercial Of FRI
day says;
The Allegheny Belle No. and barges
have paid or and laid up az the iron pile
below It. Louis, awaiting load. There
for caFgoes, and her Captain writes she
may have TO wait from fifteen 70 twenty
days for a trip.
Company, Oh ThurBday re-elecie ed Captain
III. a. Jones President, and sam. j. Haze,
Esq SECRETARY for the ensuing yer.
Captain J. q. NanhOok, Of he Great Re
public, was called home 70 PittsDuTg, on
"Wednesday, In consequence OF The death
of enid.
Iou1gvrLIE.-The Courier Journal OF sat
urday says: "The owners Of the Noble
Grantz have arranged heir lite differ.
for " bite aiver at 10 A N. To- day. rhe
had nearly all she could STOW yesterday. /
BOtu Of he's owners Will 60 out on her 20
see that things 20 rignp-tO wa Gu each
othei IA happy family party.
Proposals are Invited a. Cincinnati for
the transportation OF two thousand tons OF
railroad mater ial from that point TO
Shreveport, on Red River.
The Norman h IS abandoned the Evans
Vile and Memphis trade and will probably
come here.
Messrs W. II. Fay, d. 9. Robinson, and
JOhn II. stuart, late OF the firm OF stuart
a. Barmore, steamboat builders. Jefferson
Vile, have purchased the Madison ship
yard and Marine railway, and appurten-
ances and machinery belonging thereto,
and will carry on the buniness OF steam
boat bull ing an ali its branches, nder
the firm OF John II. stuart Il Co. The new