The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-05
Boats Leaving To-Day.

For CAIRo.-The new and splendid low
water packet Clara Scott viii leave for
Cairo, with the mail and Adams Express,
at PM to-day promptly. The Clara Scott
Is fleet sailer, and VIII go through on
time. She is elegantly appointed. Capt.
Henry Scott commands, and Cash. Thomas
and Henry s. Mitchell have charge of the
Office. They are all pleasant gentlemen.
For CAENELToN.-The gay little Petrolia
No. will leave for Cannelton and all way
landings at 10 A. II. to-day, having pleasant
passenger appointments. Captain John
II. Tripiett and John A. Adams are her at
tentive, obliging and deservedIy popular
chief officers. The Petrolia is very light
and goes through without detention.
For LoUIsYLLE.-The fine steamer Pal
estine is the regular packet for Louisville
and all way ports at PM. to-day. and is
pleasant and finely appointed passenger
steamer, in charge of careful, competent
and obliging officers. Capt. Frank Hurry
commands, and PHI. b. Branham and
VIM. Hawes are her popular clerks.
For HENDERsoE.-The feet and elegant
Fayette leaves promptly at 3:I5 Pm. for
Henderson, as the regular Railroad trans
fer packet. She is magnihcently appoint
ed. and goes through in forty minutes.
| Captain Charley Perkins, A. o. DurIand,
Jerry Boyle and Mr.. Story do the agree.
able for passengers. Mr.. Field is their at
tentive spiritual adviser.
Gieanings from orr Ezchanxes
PITrsBURG. - The Commercial OF Sstur-
day says:
The marks last evening indicated four
feet ten inches by Monongaheia marks,
and over six feet by the Allegheny marKs.
There We're no departures.
day says;
a tip to st. Louis on the Altoona, while
the Alaska Is lying up, as Charlie Reig-
nor's assistant in the Office.
Since the eth of September the Ohio
River Salt Company has shipped to this
city, by barges, ID, III barrels OF salt.
Peter Malloy5 d colored plarber, from
| Louisville. was drowned Off the Rose Hite
last Tuesday night, at Brandenburg. He
was single, and 81 years old
Capt. q. b. Pierssl has gone to Louisville
| to bring back the Nightingale, recently
under charter to the Louisville and Hem
will load for Arkansas River on her return
| here.
The Gazette says;
/ Capt. Ed. Evans IS expected from Pitts
| burg, to-day. Report says ne Is en- route 10
| Iowa.
The Superior Court OF Cincinnati will be
| in session Monday. 1t is understood that
the cases of the United States Mail Ltne
| Company against the Cincinnati Insur-
| ance Companies Will be among the first on
/ the DOCKET. George Il. Bugn ana JOnn +.
| Follett, counsel for underwriters, have been
! taking dispositions at Louisville for a week
! past.
The Commercial OF Sunday says.
Capt ThomasP. LeatheIs' new, large
/ and splendid Natchez was launched from
/ the Marine Ways last evening at 5:36
! o'clock With a portion other machinery
on board she was drawing less than 3%
! feet forward and feet aft. When the vet.
eran BIZ Brannock gave the order. " one
! f~ryrv ont Gfa he
| element gracefully, amid the cheers OF
| many spectators, among whom we oo-
| served veteran boatmen aEd builders. she
! sat upon the waters " thlng OF Pss-u5fs =
! 10y forever" Her designer, her Dultdefss
and the guests stood by, gazing uPon. he9'
all eyes glowing with greatest a9L1 ~ 10
| The tug champion took the =" Bun o. t tHe
| Waters" in tow, safely landing ner az .ne
| foot Of Ludlow street, where she VII . -.
| ceiye her outfit and shortly depart 4or the
| Crescent City.
The Chronicle of Saturday evening says;
Cant IKE Thompson leaves for Memphis
! this evening, in search OF DoaI ior the
ha Ga6t Geo. a. Knight has 800 barrels of
/ apples on the LightWood, raised on on MS
! meets to dispose of them at Memphis.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courter-Jou71lrL of
| Saturday says:
The Neville yesterday raised barge be-
longing 70 tne 6Tloge OoLLl p5ny' Whlch
| 'Phe Fails City viii be ready TO take the
| track IN the Green River trade about the
| 10th or 18th inst. The locks and darna In
Green River VIII be completed about tAat
| time.
Captain Vanmeter's new boat, built for
the machinery OF the Ada Lyon, at Evans
! vile, Will be ready Tor business upon the
! opening of navigation in Green River.
I'VE were not aware that navigation
was cIosed.-ED. JoURNAL.l
The attention of those interested is called
to the following document:
! OFFICE SUPERVISING INSPECTOR, 9TH DIS
LOUISVILLE, ky, Sept. IS, 1859. !
EsIEs: The pyrome teTs recently furnished
| yen are TO be used in testing refined oils or
other products OF petroleum that may be
shipped or used IS stores on board of any
steamers in your district carrying passen-
| gers. All such oils or products found en-
board Of such steamers, whioh Will ignite
/ at a temperature less than one hupureu
/ degrees by the fahrenheit thermomeler,you
will class among the explosive burning
! fluids, provided for by section OF the acs
/ of August 30, 1852, and prevent them pSlns
/ carried on such steamers, except IL be uOhS
/ in the manner prescribed by law.
/ VeTv respectfully, SAM HoIsToS'
! fsuu Inspect. steamboats,, 0Lh DIS.
Koon and Houghtons Local inspectors
steamboats,. --.o,, -, tho .tao.,,o,.