The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-09
Weather I'D water

&C. Rc riders lefJ Win elmer OF the
Wha1rf-boats w be promptly attended TO.
weather a.-d water
The weather was clear and warm
yesterday. At l Pm. the mercury
stood at go. The river continues to
fall.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures
inclade the Fanny Brandies, to Gin
cinnati; Armada, from Cairo; Mollie
Norton, from Henderson and return,
and Petrolia No. 2, for Cannelton.
miscellaneous.
Business was quite lively on tho
levee yesterday.........The Armada
arrived at 8 AN, with the finest trip
for some time. She refused freight
at Mt Vernon.......The Fanny
Brandeis left for Cincinnati with q
big trip of freight and crowded with
passengers....."The Mollie Norton
had fine trip in...."..At the time Of
closing this report steamboatmen
were getting ready to observe the
eclipse, and taking occasional views
Of the sun through smoked glass.
Several gentlemen were praeticing on
beer glasses during the earlier part Of
the day, but the view was not very
good.........The Sam. Orr had net
arrived at 2 PM. Saturday. She was
reported aground up Tennessee River.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR MEMPHIS. - The splendid
steamer Robert Burns, Frank Stein,
master, will be down to-day, and will
leave this city for Memphis and all
way ports at 9 o'clock this morning.
George Hunter. whose name is a syn
onyn for courtesy and elegant hospi-
tality, is in the Office, and will look
after the interests Of passengers. The
Burns will take oil freight offered.
FoR LOUISVILLE - The peerless
Tarascon is the unrivaled packet for
Louisville and way ports. at ten
o'clock this NOR ming. She is a grand
floating palace, and finely Offered.
The veteran Captain, James Mather,
commands. and Miles ID. Warren and
Jesse Jackson are her clerks, each
urbane, attentive and obliging.
For HENDERsoN.-Th elegant and
feet railroad transfer steamer Mollie
Merton leaves for Hend erson at 3:15
Pm. to-day, in charge Of Capt. Char
ley Perkins, an accomplished officer,
having elegant accommodations for
passengers. A. o. Durland and o. j.
Boyle, two pleasant gentlemen, are
her clerks, and will give strict atten-
ton to the comfort Of passengers.
3 For OAIRo.-The feet low pressure
Quiokstep is the regular packet for
Cairo and all way ports at o'clock
to-day, having unsurpassed cabin &C
commodations Capt. Jack Grammer
is in command, and Walter b, Pen
nington and Sam. Laughlin attend to
the clerical duties. The Qsickstep
gives through receipts for freight or
passengers to all points South or
West. The Quiokstcp is a great IA
voritc along the coast, with both pas.
sengers and shippers.
For WooDBURY.-Capt. Joe Nc
Reynolds's new and beautiful steamer
Hartford will leave at P. NJ, to-day
for Woodbury. and all way landings
on Green River. The Hartford has
elegant and comfortable passenger ae-
commodations, and Capt. Joe Nc
Reynolds and Billy Liter, her chief
officers, are competent, clever and
obliging gentlemen.I
MANIFEST of the steamer Ada
Lyon. Trip No. CD, from Bowling
I Green to Evansville, August 6, 1869:
/ Evansville Martin, Gard ner a Co,
2 hhds tobacco and Dbl eggs; II X
Dunkerson q Co, 20 hhds tobacco /;
Jaquess, Hudspeth a Cod hhds to-
bacGo, Humphrey, Lewis Il Co, 2 do
q. REsHIPPING.
Greensboro = J.. Locer, ID bags
mdse.
Louisville Gardner & Co, / cask
! bacon and / sack of feathers; j =
/ Martin, 1 paper package; Ray ~ 90,
i 2 hhds tobacco; Spratt d Go, II do.
i Evansville-S0 cask stoves; total
40 hhds. tobacco; IL live hogs.
ssIeanfnRs from oar Exchanges.
CIEOINEATI.-The Gazette Of Fri
day says:
IL will be remembered that, on the
] 18th Of January last, the T. j. Pick
EFT lost two loaded salt barges q few
miles above here. One Of the barges
was recovered by the Champion,
which was coming down. and the lat
ter boat claims salvage. The Kama
Wha Salt Company brought suit to re-
cover the value Of the salt in the 9TH
er barge, and the case comes ~ 10
the United States Court at PaYkers-
burg to-day. Chief Justice Chase
will preside. The salt company claims
$1,000 damages.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of
| Thursday says:
Mr.. John James, Sr., owner Of the
| Evansville packet CharmeT, is super
4 intending her repair in person. Kes4
terdav he sold the product OF his
plantation on Corn Island-l3,O0
/ bushels of cOrn-to a distlller OF this
/ city, for TIC per bushel.
i The residence of Mr.. Bart Patter-
son. clerk of the Silver Spray, In
! Newport, KY, was entered By burg
lars during Sunday night. They ran
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