The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-05
weather and water

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The weather on Saturday was
cloudy and cold, with occasional snow
fakes flying through the air. There
was heavy frost IN the morning, the
clouds having dispersed during the
night, but gathering again early in the
day. The river, during the twenty
four hours ending at 3 o'clock P. NJ.
on Saturday, had risen all of two feet,
and was rising steadily.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
P. NJ. Saturday, not before noted, iu-
cIude the Tom Farrow and barges,
Pittsburg to ST. Louis; Lady Grace,
Cincinnati to Missouri River; Pales-
the. Louisville AID return; Charmer,
to Cincinnati; Mollie Norton, Hen
derson to return; Armada, Cairo to
return; Anna, St. Louis to Cincin-
natl; Lawrence, Cincinnati to ST..
Louis; Darling, Memphis to Cincin-
natl.
BOafs Due.
Among the first boats due here
ara the Cumberland, from Cairo;
Leweilin, from Eastport; Silver
Moon, from Memphis; Minneola. for
Memphis; p. w. Strader, Indiana
and r. E. Lee, for New Orleanss
Belle Lee. Nick Longworth. Louis
vile and Richmond. from New Or
leans; Fanny Brandeis and Romeo,
from Nashville; Kate Robinson, from
St. Louis; Palestine, from Louisville;
Shamrock. for St. Louis; Robert
Moore. for Nashville; Ada Lyon and
Falls City, from Green River.
miscellaneous.
Business seemed lively on the wharf
Saturday morning, with large arrivals.
1.-THE Tom Farrow came in early
Friday night, and blew one long whis-
tie 50 like the Armada that we, as
well as others, mistook her for the
favorite Cairo packet. The Farrow
had her barges well loaded, and dis
charged largely here.........The Ar
mazda did not arrive till 103 Saturday
She had a splendid trip, as will be
seen by her manifest below, kindly
furnished by her excellent mud
clerk, Ed. Thomas.........The Lady
Grace passed down at 3 BAN. with a
splendid trip.........The Palestine did
not arrive till five clock Saturday
morning. having been detained by bad
weather. She, however, gathered up
an excellent trip. She left at 104
o'clock ........The Charmer had a good
trip out, and landed across the river
to take corn pile. The compositor,
on Friday night, makes US say the
Charmer reported heavy weather "
Thursday evening, some distance be-
low Louisville. We wrote having
met her" meaning the Palestine.......
The Anna arrived at II a. NJ Satur-
day, loaded to the guards. Captain
o. p. Shinkle and John Thrasher
never fail to ELL the Anna full.........
The Lawrence had a beautiful trip.
She tarried but moment here, dis
charging only few packages.....The
Mollie Norton had crowd of pas
sengers.........The Sam. Orr and Ada
Lyon were receiving largely, and
would have, as they deserve, a full
trip each, to leave with.........The
Darling arrived at noon with mod
crate freight, but full OF people,
Captain Lawrence and Alex. Powers
are attractive gentlemen, aad the
Dar.in2 alwas goes full
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The unrivaled low
pressure railroad steamer Quickstep
is the regular packet for Cairo to- day
at 4 o'clock PM Captain FL T. Dex-
ter, Jack Grammer and Walter B.
Pennington are FER attentive and
courteous officers. Through bills of
ladipg to all poitts East and West.
For LOUISVILLE. = The famous,
feet, fayorite farascon goes to Louis
vile at 10 A NJ to day. Captain f..
p. IT. Hollcroft commands, and Miles
ID. Warren and jesse Jackson are her
clerks. Both boat and officers are
deservedly popular.
For HENDERsoN.-Ca Captain Charley
Perkins turns the Mollie Norton
lo.5se at four o'clock, for Henderson,
ana she is a sumner & q. Darland
and Master G. H. Boyle do the hon
ors in the Office, and are pleasant,
obliging gentlemen.
FoR Mr. VEREoN,-The gay and
festive SalGe V. departs for Hender-
son and SIT. Vernon at O'Clock p. NJ
Captain Wallen and Clerk Brashear,
her chief officers, are good men and
obliging officers.
For EAsTPoRT. = The excellent
steamer Rapidan No. ?, Captain Lee
Howell, sterling gentleman, in com
maud, and ST. Hughes in the office,
always social, pleasant and obliging,
goes to Elstport at 4 NJ. to-day, and
shonld have a good trip.
For GREEN RIvER-The new and
elegant Hartford is the regular Greer
River packet at 4 o'clock to-day
Clptain Joe MoReynolds commands
and Billy hitter is her pleasant clerk
For MEMPHIS. = The magnifcen
steamer Minneola is the regular Gin
cinnati and memphis packet, to day
aad viii be here at an early hour THU
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