The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-16

from P1ttSburg TO cairo than IL mas HeretO-
/ fore been this season, and even ordinary
J low water packets find navigation ex-
! tremely dfficalt.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to SIP. N.
yesterday include only the Fayette, TO
| henderson and return. =
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boals due here are the
Leweliln and Clara scott, from Cairo; Rose
Hite from Louisville; Nightingale for Menu
| phisi Camella, for St. Louis; Altoona, Il ON
st. Louis; Fanny Brandeis. from Mem.
| phls; sam Orr, from Passport; Argosy.
from New Orleans; Belle Vernon, TO
New Orleans.
miscellaneous
The extreme low stage of water has COM
pleteIy denora1ized business on the levee
and everything was exceedingly dull yes
terday THE Fayette was the only hull
that disturbed the quiet of the waters dur
ing the forenoon and uptO 8 PM. She had
fair freight and pas engeTe business.
The West Wind was receiving fairly, and
would have all she could carry on the
water.........The Pine Blum was quietly dis
charging her freight and Will, we presume,
return TO Green River to-day ........We have
no further intelligence from French
Island up 10 PM, acd suppose that there
Is total suspension of navigation over
that difficult Mr.. ] ohm Sinzich adj
vertises steamboat hull for sale. 1t will
be sold cheap, and can be bought at a bar
gain for barge or Hghter........The Clara
Scott viii certainly go out this evening for
Cairo and all way points. If she is late
arriving. w. G. Brown d Co. will receive
and receipt for freight, which it is hoped
viii lie hauled down early. as
Goats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.--The new. 5eautilul ana feet
Clara Scott will leave promptly at 4 Pm
toe day for Cairo and ali way ports, having
superior passenger acconm odations.- Cap
tain John B. Hall, an experienced steam
boatman, is in command, and Cash.
Thomas and Negley Rudd are her accom-
plished and popular clerks.
For LOUISVILLE. - The 5eautiful and
popular steamer Rose Hite is the regular
and favorite packet for Louisville, to-
night, and is in charge OF those elegant and
accomplished gentlemen and experienced
steanboatmen, Captain James Mather,
Miles d Warren, and Phil. Beverly. Milo
Tuhstail and John Matheny are both low
water pilots. and sc dom stop at the bar.
For CANNELroN.-The high-headed PEI
trOlia No. 2 leaves for Cannelton and all
way ports at 10 O'Clock this morning, CIV
ing especial attention 10 way business and
Inc filling Of orders. She sails / n charge of
those pleasant aud courteous gentlemen,
Capt. John Triplett and John A.sAdams,
who will make a trip up the river ex-
tremely pleasant. A. l.. Ashby is her at
tentive freight clerk.
For HENDERsoN.-The fleet and finely
appointed Fayette is the regular railroad
| transfer packet, and leaves for Henderson
at An. and PM promptly, having ele-
CANT accommodations for passengers. Cap
tain Charley Perkins, A. o. Durland
Judge Story and C. j. Boyle are her popu-
lar and obliging officers. r
FOR EAsTPoRT.-The very fine steamer
Sam. Orr may be expected to leave at
Pm. to-day for EastpoTt and all Tennessee
River way landings. She has just been
thoroughly overhauled, and IS unques-
t.onably one of the safest, finest, and most
pleasant boats that comes to our wharf
Capt. Allen Duncan, noted for his energy
and many other est1mable quaIttiet COM
mands, and Guy Vineyard and ALI. May
nard, two courteous and obliging gentle
men, have charge OF the office.
For GREEN RIvER.-The Pine Bluff. hav-
ing fine passenger accommodations, leaves
for Green River at A Pm. to-day. Captain
Bob Lancaster commands, and Billy Liter
has charge of the office. Shippers and pas
| sengers will receive every courtesy.
ssIeanfnKs from our Exchanges.
PIFTsBURG.-The Commercial of Friday
says:
The marks last evening indicated two
! feet three inches, having fallen about three
| inches during the past Lwenty-four hourS-
The weather was pleasant, too much so for
has ora min to hrrf 1feFfaf
draught tonnage is scarce. The Piketon, q
| new candidate. takes her departure this
The " Consulting Pilot Ohio River I'm :
| provement" speaks another piece in
! Thursdays Chronicle. His first com muni-
cation stated that there were no boats
| running. Since that time he has evil
| IDENTIFY Informed himself on the subject,
| and acknowledges that our statement was
| correct. He then goes for the clerk of the
| Camelia. What right hTd that boat to 60
out with eighty IONS Of freight. when
the Consulting Pilot" was Informing
the puolie that there were no boats
runB1ng? We care not which
| side the Island the Camelia and other
| boats passed. Oar impression was that
| the river was free, and that boats could go
| where they pleased, nd that the improve
| ments made at Glasshouse and every other
| place were paid for. Ifthis is not the case
| let him say SO. As for doing him or any
! other. person Injustice, 1T is not our desire.
| If we made q wrong statement, (Which we
demyD why not call and have the same
| rectined, The office is just in the same
| search OF information not attainable else
where, and which was never refused.
| Boats can't go where they please down
this way. There are several bars TO that
sort of proceeding.
The Commercial OF Sunday says;
The marks last evening indicated two
feet three inches and stationary. The
| weather cOutinued very dry, with no in-
dicalions OF rain. The departures include
the PiketoD, for Portsmouth, and the New
| State, for Wheeling, both boats having all
the freight they wanted.
CIECINEATI. The Commercial Of Satur-
d y says:
Captain Lew. Hates leaves for Louisville
to-day, to look after his fine New Orleans
packet Nick Longworth.
The Gazette says;
The Lawrence arrived from New Orleans
yesterday. She picked up a snag at Island
40, coming up, which tore up about fifteen
fest OF her promenade guard on the lar.
| board side, forward.
The Hale will not return TO Memphis al
The Robert Moore left for st. Louis last
| evening, drawing 80 feet, and had barge
drawing 30 inches. She had forty passeh-
gers. Pilots, Mart EchoIs and 4 lien sutton
The Commercial Of Sunday says:
1 On Friday. between and 2 A. sr., while
the Camelits was in the act OF lanolng AZ
Navsyille the Annie Laurie, also bound
DOWN cOiiided with the Canslia, cutting
fbrcDyh her guard. Her hull was not in
iuTed and so or $40 VIII repair tne damage.
Capt w. II. Iorsey, was ~ tne Wheei o.
Wheel of the Annie Laurie. The matter
will undergo an examination before the
THE snow-storm and low wate.' detained
several of the daily packets.
Captain James Lusk, late OF the big
Huntsville and Captain J ohm Greenough,
) late or the Missouri River packet Mary
! AfcU5na a, were in the city yestei day. and
len for Louisylile on last nights train
3 Tbe GoveInment contract for carrying