The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-20
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fallen inches, and was about stationary
1t viii, we presume. be rising to-day.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO 8 P. N
yesterday include the John w. Garret
and barges, Pittsburg to New Orleans; Ca
melia, Pittsburg to Nashville; MoIIie Nor
ton, Henderson to return; Morning sta
Louisville to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Cumberland from Cairo; Indiana, Mich
Longwortb, for New Orleans; Richmond
Louisville, Dexter, Virginia, and Louisi.
ana, from New Orleans; Robert Moore
from Nashville Champion, from st. Louis
Tarascon, from Louisville; Havana, for
Nashville; Hartford, from Green River;
Silver Moon, for Memphis; Sam. Orr, from
Easl sport; Charmer, from Cincinnati.
miscellaneous.
rusiness was really duh on the levee YES
terday. with scarcely any arrivals THE
Mollie Norton had splendid trip, includ-
ing so hogsheads of tobacco.The Ca
melia had a full load, and discharged
largely here. ........The John ". Garrett and
barges passed down, without landing, on
Tuesday evening.........The Armada was re-
eeiving a fair freight yesterday, and her
cabin wassfutl of people........The Peytona
and barges Were taking corn at Newburg,
as the Armada passed that port yesterday
morning I'VE hear it limited that the
retail merchants of this city are discussing
the expediency of making up purse to
indemnify the Cairo packets for retaining
the low rates of fare and freight that have
/ prevailed between this city and Mt Yer
non, as they believe the large number of
ladies and gentlemen who visit this city,
shopping, would soon add to the business
OF the city sufficient to indem Nifty them
for the outlay, even at the low profits
charged on goods.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The matchless QuIckstep,
Capt. H. T. Dexter, leaves promptly at4PM
to-day, for Cairo and all way ports, offer
ing the greatest attractions to passengers
and shippers. Her clerks are Jack Gram
mer. Walter B. Pennington and sam.
Laughlin-all pleasant ana Obliglug young
gentlemen. The Qutckstep gives through
bills of ladlng to all points South, and
guarantees prompt delivery, making close
connections with frst-class steamers for
the South and West.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The splendid Taras-
con will be the unrivalled packet for Lou
isville and all way ports at six O'Clock this
evening. Her cabin and state room APP
pointments are indispensable. Captain
Elijah Hollcroft Is her esteemed and popu-
lar commander, and Miles ID. Warren and
Jesse Jackson are her admirable and oblig
ing clerks.
For HEND ERsoN.-The elegant and fl eet
railroad transfer steamer Mollie Norton
leaves for Henderson at 3:i5 to-day, IN
charge of Capt. Charley Perkins, an accom-
plished officer, having elegant aecommo-
dations for passengers. A. o. Durland and
c. II. Boyle, two pleasant gentlemen, are
her clerks, and win dispense smiles aud
state rooms in the bandest manner.
For CANNELToN.-The new and pretty
little Petroia No. 2 Will leave at 10 A N.
for Came ton and all way ports. having
PLEASANT accommodations for passengers.
Captain Johp H. rriplett ard John A
Adams are her genial and obliglng off,
GERS.
For GREEN RIvER.-Captain Joe. Nc
Reynold new and beautiful Hartford
VIII leave for Green River at m , and Is
one of the best boats of her tonnage that
visits our wharf, having excellent passen-
ger appointments. Captain McReynolds |
and Billy Liter give especial attention to
p issengers.
For ST. LoUIs.-The Express Lines fine
packet Altoona, Captain Vinton, will be
down to-day for st. Louis, having supe-
rior accommodations and pleasant and
Obliging officers.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The great steamer
Indiana, one OF the best freight and pas
senger steamers In the trade, will positive
ly leave for New Orleans to-day, and is
magnifcently appointed. Captain Repb.
r. Neal, a gentleman OF hne culture and
great experience as q navigator, is In COM
mand, and Charley Miller and Elliott Mil
Ter, who are not surpassed anywhere in
those elements which constitute the true
gentleman, have charge of the ONCE. B b !
Lodges famous monkey, Joc1o, engaged |
at heavy expense for the purpose, viii |
give free exhibitions daily, III climbing, |
leaping, summersaulting, and other aero
battle performances.
GIeRnInKs from our ExeBanEes.
P1TrsBURG.-The Commercial Of Monday |
says:
The marks last evening in dictated six feet /
six inches and rising. From the amount /
of rain that fell during the past twenty /
four hours, We think II would be safe to /
promise rise.
The Ajax tow from Louisville, which we /
noticed in the Commercial OF Saturday, /
amounted to 1900 tons, being equal to Il
fourteen miles of railroad cars and seventy /
locomotives. That Will do for one boat.
CINCINNATI. - The Gazette says:
Capt. r. NJ Wade, Mr.. Robert Riley, and 4
several other gentlemen connected with L
the Mail Line steamers, left for Indian
apolis yesterday, t. be in attendance at
the United 81 ates District Court there. 1t
is understood that the Court will re-tnVes-
tigate the circumstances connected wi b
the loss of the two largest ste amsrs of the
line, last December.
LOUISVILLE = The Oourter.JounraI of
Tuesday says:
The Indiana LEFT New orleans with the
Mississippi and beat her % Cairo nine
hours, making the run in four days and
fifteen hours. lfal
: Captain HoIcroft, of the Virginia, al
rived here by rail yesterday, in advance of
the boat, which viii be here on Friday.
] 900 tons of railroad iron from New A lbany |
to Shreveport, La. for the Sou hern Pacific
Railroad. The Virginia viii commence |
loading with It upon her arrival here, and
will leave on Monday next for Shreveport
direct. 100
Iusp ctors revoked the license of VIM. r.
WicKs, engineer of the steamer LeCialre
No. Z, for al eyed tampering with the safe
fy-valve. Yesterday Wicks appeale t.
Supervising Inspector J. V. Guthrie, who
is enga- ed in reviewing the case.
+ ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat OF Tuesday
says:
On Monday next the MoIlie Able will
commence loading at the Mississippi VAL
ley Transportation Company's whar boat.
hat the Thompson Dean Will next load
there, and after hei the Great Republic is
on the tapis, but not so clearly ascer aimed
as the fact that the Molile Able Will in
augurate the new enterprise.
That enterprise Is the union of three
large freight ste mboats with the barge
line, one TO leave every "Wednesday and a
rye t. sail every Saturday for New |
Orleans. With this arrangement in pros
pect, the com bineu barge and steamer line
tntTudes Itself upon the minds eve as a
Tor midable compel itor to that line that |
will be organized subsequent to the sale Of
the steamers and wharf boat of the A. &
NJ. $. :. Company The river here is on
the decline again The UPPER Mississippi i
Is rapid falling. The Turner, Just In
from the Missouri, found four f. ct water
below ST Joseph and three and a half feet
above, and IalIing an the way down.