The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-07
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weather ana Water
The weather yesterday was nearly c,o,.
and after early morning was pleasantIy
mild, mercury ranging from SO 10 509. The
river, since Saturday, had risen, up to
Pm. yesterday. 5 inches. II win be rising
more rapidly within the next twenty-four
hours. There is a hrst-rate rate stage OF
water now for al classes Of boats.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
Pm. yesterday include the Hope, ST. Louis
to Wheeling; Fay etc, to Henderson and
return; Silver Moon, Cincinnati to Mem.
ph,s; st. Marys, Cincinnati to New Or
leans; Minneola, Memphis to Cincinnati /;
LeClalre, Louisville to Passport; Hartford,
from Little Wabash; Norman, from Mem
phis; Tarascon. to Louisville; Clara Scott,
from Cairo.
Among the first boats due here are the
Alpha and Sam. Orr, from Cairo; Pales-
tine from louisville; Champion, for st.
Lopis; Anna, from st. Louis; Sam. ]. Hale,
| from Memphisi LeweIlin, from Eastport;
| Nick Longworth, Richmond, aad Virgin MIA,
| from New Orleans; Natchez and Mary
Houston. 10 New Orleans; West Wind,
from Wabash River; Alice Deap, for Mem
phis.
For CAIRo.-The new and beautiful Clara
Scott is the mail packet for Cairo and all
! way points, at P. Nj to- day. The Clara is
q RATHER, and goes and returns promptly
on time. Captain Henry Scott, veteran.
officer, commands, and Cash. Thomas and
Negley Rudd are her attentive clerks.
| There is not a superior. safer or pieasanter
boat on the river. r..
For LITTLE WABASH RIvER.-sfhe ex-
celIent steamer Hartford, Captain Joe
McReynolds, as true gentleman as ever
| pulled bslI-rope, leaves at 4 2, II. to-day
| for Carmi, Illinois, and should receive a
4 big trip. Billy Liter is her excellent clerk.
FoR LoUIsYILLE.--The elegant passenger
| packet Palestine Will leave this evening
for Louisville and all way poiRts, in charge
of those eminent navigators and true
gentlemen, Captain w. r. Hollcroft, PHIL
b. Branham and Billy Halves, all OF whom
are proverb1al for their attentions TO pas
sengers.
For HENDERSON. The fleet and hneiy
appointed Fayette is the regular railroad
transfer packet, and leaves for Henderson
att AM. and Pm, promptly, having ele-
CANT accommodations for passengers.
Captain Charley Perkins, A. o. DurIand,
Mr.. Story and c. J. Boyle are her popular
and obliging officers. saa
For BOWLING GREEN.-The new and ele-
CANT steamer Evansville will leave to-day
promptly at 4 PM. for Bowling Green and
all way points. Captain w. s. Vanmeter
is her experienced and popular command
er. Mr.. E. b. Seeley, late of the Falls City,
| q popular clerk and an accomplished gem
tIeman has charge of her office. The
Evansville is very desirable boat to
travel on.
Old times have come sgain, and the
Ievee is crowded with hne steamboats,.
There was perfect jam of them yester-
day at the wharf,and all full of freight and
people........ The st. Marys and Silver Moon
were dragging their guards on the water.
Both added considerable freight here........
The Tarascon was engaged till long after
noon in taking on board this machinery of
the Cora s., which was towed here by the
Red Fox........The Evansville had q mag
nihcent trip from Green River, and the
Hartford came in full from Little Wabash.
| Our excellent friend, E. b. Seeley, formerly
| of the Fails City, is in the Office of the
| Evansville .......-.The Norman has 500 bales
cotton for r. x. Dunkerson & Co.........The
Minneola had 1900 bales cotton,
and was as full as tick.............
The Fanny BrandeiS was filling mp, and
had good trip yesterday morning from
Henderson. ...........The Carrie s. was still
receiving .........T The Rapidan No. 2, as usual,
was receiving hands only........The O!lle
Sullivan had not come up to the wharf at
| 2 p. NJ, and will not probably get Off Till to-
day.......-....The Clara Scott arrived az PM
yesterday with good trip..-.......Ourr river
| friends will please excuse our meagre re-
PORTS to-day, as the Presidents Message
| elrcumscribes our space. See fourth page
for further river items.
GIeaninxs from our Ezcha0g.,s.
PITTsBURG. - The Commercial of Satur-
day says:
The marks last evening indicated thir-
teen feet six inches and falling fast. The
weather during the day was cold Trade
| in the vicinity of the landing was very
/ brisk. FTeights were plenty for all points.
| We have seldom noticed more activity
than during the past three days
/ Since 1923 seven steamb boats have been
| burned and stxty-one sunk on the Upper
| Mississippi, between st. Louis and st.
! Paul.
The river was pretty much covered over
/ yesterday with coal boats of various sizes
/ and descriptions. The Ohio was falling
rapidly. There was, however, plenty OF
water for towboating purposes.
| CINoINNATI.-The Commercial Of Satur-
day says:
Major Rice, formerly commander of the
| st. James, Lfnnie DIown and w. r. Curtis,
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the John III. Groesoeck, leaving for New
i Orleans to-day.
Pre- parations are being made TO run @
| line of daily packets between Nashville
and St Louis, in case the trains stop rum
ming on the Northwestern Railroad.
| A lively hight is going on ia the Mem
| phis ana White river trade. Three separate
| lines of boats are cOntending for the trade.
The Elliots, with the Legal Tender, and
| John u. Davis, with the Liberty and Com
| and the Aakansas Packet Co.'s boat Nato-
] mn HuB others
is freights are low, passage cheap, and
| owners losing money.
The Only Chance was insured as follows,
| March 6, 1863, tor one year: 5000 in Enter
| prise, of Cincinnati; 1900 In National. of
boston; value at date, $4,000; limit of in
surance, $1,000.
The Commercial of Sunday says:
Our New York dispatches in yesterdays
| Commercial, announced the founcering of
the steamship ID. y. HaSk1n, Captain Ed.
| Waterman, bound from New York TO San
Francisco on the iztn Noy, IN the Gulf
| StreaL1, sOO HnliSs iTou n NsW OH; 1nls
| recently purchased by Admiral David
Gibson, of Cincinnati, for the California
| Pacific Railroad Co.. for $50 900, who ex-
| pended $4,000 additional in the compile
| tion of her caDtn, outfit, furniture, &c, the
vessel being only partly finished when he
purchased her. She was in charge of an
experienced mariner when she foundered,
| and had been fitted out expressly for this
| hazardous voyage. She encountered the
| very severe storms prevailing at the time
| she was lost, all along the Atlantic coast.
She is Insured in New York, Boston ana
| Philadelphia offices for $4,000. Toe Has
tin was the properly Of the California
| Pacific Railroad, IN which Admiral GIBSON
/ is largely interested, and was 10 ply IN
| connection with this road al san fran
| cisco. Admiral Gibson is now on MS way
| TO or in San Francisco.
The IouisvIIie, Capt. Frazier, is on her
wap to louisville from New Orleans. She
wo5ld come here were it not for the
bridge distractions at the falls.
| Isa5t Geo. Knight, clerk OF the Tele-
grsr1 and James Kirker, mate, have our
chased third interest in Captain u. B.
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