The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-02
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wharl-boats viii be promptly attended to.
weather md water
/ The weather was very warm on
Saturday, the mercury ranging at So.
The river was falling quite rapidly.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO
PM. Saturday were the Petrolia No. 2
to Canneltop; Charmer, TO Cincin-
natis Glendale, st. Louis to Pitts.
burg; Morning Star, from Louisville
to Henderson; Mollie Norton, Hen.
derson TO Evans vile and return.
miscellaneous.
The Ada Lyon had not arrived at
Bpm. Saturday, at which time this
report closed......."The J. i. bravo,
with a big tow, passed up. Another
tow boat, whose name we did not get,
passed down.........The Glendale ar
rived at 81 An, for Pittsburg, with a
fair trip.........The Morning Star had
a good trip, down, of freight and pas
sengers........The Charmer left at
noon for Cincinnati, with a big trip,
which we are pleased to record........
Business on the levee was quite lively
on Saturday.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For LoUIsVILLE.--The peerless
Tarascon is the unrivaled packet for
Louisville and all way ports, at 10
o'clock this morning. She is a grand
floating palace, and finely differed.
The veteran Captain James Mather
commands, and Miles ID. Warren and
Jesse Jackson are her clerks, each
urbane, attentive and obliging.
For HENDERsoN.-The elegant and
feet railroad transfer steamer Mollie
Norton leaves for Henderson at 3:15
PM. to-day, in charge Of Capt Char
ley Perkins. an accomplished officer,
having elegant accomm odations for
passengers. A. o. Durland and @. J.
Boyle, two pleasant gentlemen, are
her clerks, and will give strict atten-
ton to the comfort of passengers.
FOR CAIRo.-The feet low pressure
Quickstep is the regular packet for
Cairo and all way ports at 4 o'clock
to- day, having unsurpassed cabin ac-
commodations. Capt Jack Grammer
is in command, and Walter b. Pen
nington and Sam. Laughlin attend to
the clerical duties. The Quickstep
gives through receipts for freight or
passengers to all points South or
West. The Quiokstep is a great ia
vorito along the coast, with both pas
sengers and clippers.
For WOoDBURY.-Capt Joe. Nc
Reynolds new and beautiful steamer
Hartford will leave at 4 P. NJ. to-day
for Woodbury. and all way landings
on Green River. The Hartford has
elegant and comfortable passenger ac-
ccmmodations, and Capt. Joe. Nc
Reynolds and Billy Liter, her chief
officers, are competent, clever, and
obliging gentlemen.
For MEMPHIs.-The fine steamer
Minneola, Capt. w. b. Miller on the
roof, will leave this morning at 9
o'clock, for Cairo, Columbus and
Memphis. VIM. Hall, a genial and
pleasant gentleman, presides at the
Office The Minneola has superior
freight and passenger accommoda-
lions, and those contemplating a trip
Southwark will find her a good boat
to travel on.
GIennfngs from our Exchange.
0MAHA.-The Republican Of Wed
nesday says:
The Sunset sunk yesterday, about
$50 miles above Omaha. John Green
is a loser by the catastrophe 10 the
amount of $4,000. No lives were lost.
LoUIsYILLE.-The Comqer-JomnaI
of Friday says:
The following rates Of freight from
Louisville to New Orleans, adopted
by the Louisville and Marine Associ-
alton, went into effect yesterday: Bag
ging and rope, per 100 lbs, 3594jc;
! bacon, In casks, bbls and boxes, Boa
| 40c; corn, 47c; dry goods, 100000;
glassware, in boxes, casks and crates,
| JO(9GOc; hubs, spOkes and iellOo5,
! SIC: hardware aud names, 100000;
hams, &c. in casks, tierees and bbls.,
35C945c; jeans and linsey, 100000, |
leather, 10000; lard, 3JG1 4jc; print
| ing paper, 10000; plows, each, Boa
40c; steel plows, each, 10000; stoves
and light castings (boat not accounta-
bic for breakage). per 100 pounds, SOC
stone caps and sills soc; tobacco per
100 pounds gross, and SOC per hogs
head additional if taken from the top
Of bank, or warehouse doc; apples,
onions and potatoes, per barrel, zoe
krout 81 G5; empty barrels for mo
lasses, pork, &C., 35c; flour G5@90c;
oil 81 95@2 so; pork 95c9$l 20;
/ vinegar 81 1902 90; whisky S2C12 80;
sundries-carts and buggies each SO;
hay, Per ton 50 5000 90. Stock
cattle per head $l1 horses SO; mules
So; sheep 81.
All passengers with stock or freight
Of any description, to be charged half
passage in cabin. or Sc on deck, when
fed by boat, or 50 if not fed. All OK
ira feed for stock 10 pay freight. The
minimum rate is for through freight |
and the maximum for way freight
The w. s. Pike, Captain Brown |
magnificent, new side-wheel packet /
for the New Orleans and Bayou Sara |
| trade, was successfully LAUNCHED at |
the shipyard of David 5. Barmore,