The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-29
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weather and Water
me weather during Monday night and
I yesterday morning was clear and cold. A
I heavy boar frost, that looked like snow.
/ covered the roofs and the earth. and re-
! NAMED on the north side OF buildings TIN
noon. The mercury At day ranged al 8Oo
/ and rose but little above tho freezing poipt
I in the shade during the day.
The river commenced swelling more
rapidly during Monday night, and up TO 3
P. n. yesterday had risen flve inches at
Cincinnati, and above IL Is falling rather
rapidly, and IL falling slowly at Louisville.
1t will commence declining here By to-
morrow night. IA the sun the mercury
ran up to To-.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals ana departures up TO P. r..
yesterday. include the Silver Spray, New
Orleans TO Cincinnati: Sam. Orr, from
Cairo; Sam. J. Hale, Memphis to Cincin-
natl; Petrolia No. 2, Henderson aud re-
turn; West Wind, Wabash River and re-
turn.
Boats Due Here.
Among the drst boats due here are the
Quickstep, from Cairo; Morning Star, from
Louisville; Silver Moon, from Memphis;
Lswellin, from Eastport; Richmond ana
Virginia. from New Orleans: Minneola,
for Memphis; Spray, for Nashville; Pine
Bluff, from Wabash River; p. w. strader
and Mary Houston, for New Orleans; Al
pha, from Nashville; Norman, from Gin
cinnati.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.--The very complete and ex-
csllent steamer Sam. Orr, one OF the ieet-
est IN, the business, viii leave for Cairo and
all intermediate landings az N. to-day.
and has frst-olass passenger appoi ntments
and the best OF officers. She is command
ed by that prince of clever gentlemen, Cap
tain Allen Duncan, with Guy Vineyard and
AL. Maynard In the Office.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The famous Morning
Star Is the regular packet for Louisville AZ
p M. to-day, in charge ofthat distlnRuish-
ed commander, Captain A. 4. Gilmore.
with Frank Daugherty and George Ash
craft, two courteous and obligirg gentle.
men, in the office. The Star il a maRnif-
cent steamer, and luxuriously appointed.
FoR HENDKRsoE. - The neat steamer
Petrolia No. 2 leaves for Henderson
promptly at P. N. to-day, in charge of
that competent and attentive commander,
Captain VIM. Cole, with Messrs. Dufland
and Story in her office.
FoR EAsTPoRT.-The elegant and finely
appointed Rapidan No. Will be at the
wharf this morning, and will leave this
evening at 4 o'clock. for EaStport and ali
way Tennessee landings. and Is one OF the
best boats that comes to our wharf. Capt.
Lee Howell is her distinguished com
mander. and Robert McMechan and Mr.
Shrewsbury are her obliging clerks.
MiseeIIanc
Business on the levee yesterday was
moderately lively, though the packets, on
account Of the holidays, came IN pretty
light. shipments, however, were fair......
The Indiana was receiving very largely,
including a large lot of stock from up the
country. She was also receiving a large
lot Of hay........The Sam. ]. Hale discharged
$50 bales cotton for II. *. Dunkerson & Co.,
and has 900 for Cincinnati. She added
considerable freight here............Two tow
boats with great lows OF coal passed down.
.........The Sam. orr and West Wind we
pretty light.......Fhe Petrolia No WAS
crowded with people, and had a fair
freight list......... We we're gratided TO meet
Captain Gus Fowler In the city yesterday,
looking as fine as silk. From him we learn
that the new boat building 70 take the
place OF the Armada, Will be launched
In a few days, and will be hnished
with all possible dispatch We are
assured by those who have studied her
model and machinery that she Will be "a
clipper of the moss beautiful style, and
when she and the new City OF Evansville
are on the track, with the famous Quick
step, the citizens OF Evansville will have 10
congratulate themselves on having three
Of the finest and heetest packets that any
city on the river can boast of.........lt IL
rumored that the Pine Bluff viii soon be
transferred to the 81. Francis River trade.
.........The new boilers Of the Clara Scott are
nearly completed, aud will be equal 10
any ever COMMUNICATIVE are pained
to learn that Capt. Gus Dusoucheps
interesting little daughter Is suffer-
ing from wboOping cough and Group
and was very seriously III on Monday
night. she was. however, we are " affixed
TO learn, quite improved yesterday, and
her speedy recovery may be anticipated.
I'VE do think that the wharf Ordi-
nsnces OF this city should be modified. As
they now stand they discriminate against
our regular packets. For example, the
wh arfage OF the Indiana on this trip rs
s35. Many transient boats stop here and
get as much freight as she has, and pay
but IS to sl2, and spend but a few dollars In
the city. while she has left with our boat
store men and others probably $3.50. We
respectfully direct the attention OF our
city Council TO this matter, and suggest
that wharfage on transient boats be
increased, and that regular packets be re-
quired TO pay bit one rate, and allowed 10
remain at the wharf for four or six days,
as they are Of Cincinnati and Louisville.
The wharfage at Evansville on transient
boats is lower than AZ any city OF like
population between Pittsburg and New
Orleans, while no city can boast OF bet
ter wharf.........Ths Hartford and Fayette
were dlling up steadily. The Hartford left
at 30, with an excellent trip 1.-THE
Alaska, from Cincinnati; p. W. strader.
from Louisville; Phil. Sheridan, from 81
Louis, aud Rapidan No. 2, overdue, had
not arrived at Bpm.
esaeamfnwB from our EzchamMss
PIrTsBURG.-The papers OF the 23d say;
A steam boat engineer had his wife, who
had eioped, together with her paramour,
arrested In a disreputabie house to-day.
He had both parties, together with the
woman who kept the house, naObed, and
a hearing will take place tomorrow.
CINcIEEATI.-The Commercial OF Monday
says;
We have no change 20 note In the condi-
ton Of the swallow. The water was up 20
her texas, yesterday. An effort Will soon
be made 10 raise her.
Captain X. +. Birch, OF the United States
70 Indianapolis, a few days since, owing TO
the death OF an Interesting son.
The Gazette sayss
The tow boat Mary Alice, IN descending
the falls at Louisville, about Pm. 5atu--
day. with about o bages loaded with coal,
belonging to w. il. Brown q Co., Pitts
burg missed the chute and strnck the left
| hand pier OF the main span OF the bridge.
The tow first struck stone fiat that had
been sunk TO build a crib, then doubled
round the pier TO the right and canOmed
on IL. The barges broke their fastenfnus
and piled one upon the top OF another,
but the towboat saved herself We have