The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-13
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1 About midnight o. lert.s.
came on to blow a gallo, malgina Le wind
signs 20 rattle, and canvass signs u a .sln =
like whip-cords. The wind, though nores
was mild in temperature, and brought on
| rain, which prevailed during the iattol
part of TIC night ana mp 10 o o'c.oclC Sat
urday morning. With tho mercury at 90
Saturday was cloudy up to noon, with in
dlcations Of showery weather, tho wind
Blowing fresh from the southeast. The
/ river during the twenty-four ours ending
at Phi. Saturday, had falien O inches.
Arrivals and Departures.
Tho arrivals and departures mp to 3
/ PM. Saturday include the Silver Spry, Gin
cinnati TO New Orleans; ]. w. Garrett and
| barges, New Orleans 10 Cincinnati; Sam.
Or, Cairo TO return; Petrolla No 2, Hon
| derson 10 return; Mountain Belle, 20 Gin
cinnati; Advance No. 2, from Dry Dock
Netchez, Cincinnati to New Orleans +;
| Morning star, Louisville to return.
BORfs Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
| Fayette, from Cairo Palestine, from Louis
| vile; Altoona. for sc. Louis; Kate Robin
/ son, from ST. Louis; Sam. J. Hale from
Memphis; Rapidan No. 2, from Eastport;
Swallow, Nick Longworth, Richmond. aud
| Virginia from New Orleans; Lorona, Kon.
ton ana Leonidas. TO New Orleans; Pine
Blur and West Wind, from Wabash River;
| Minneola, for Memphis: ollie Sullivan,
/ from Nashville.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The feet ana famous low.
| pressure Quickstep Will take her departure
to-day, leaving for Cairo at4P.M. She Il
one or tho most excellent packets Ia com.
mission, and Is IA charge OF those accom-
piished and popular eontlemen aud frst
class officers, Captain Jack Gfammer,
Walter b. Pennington and sam. b. Laugh
| lin, with Master Harry Dexter as short
stop. The Qulckstep Is lightning.
FOR LoUIsYILLE.-The famous, neet-nv.
ing, favorite TarascOn Is the regular Lou
isyille packet at ten A. NJ. to-day, and Is
the most graceful, neat and elegant boat
on the Western waters. Having just been
/ put IN complete repair, she Is as good as
uew, and far handsomer than she ever
was. She Is in charge OF those eminent
navigators and sterling gentlemen, Capt
/ james Mather, Miles Warren and Phil.
/ Beverly. Our gallant young friend Dalton
is their spiritual adviser.
i FoR HENDEas3N,-Th far-famed Petrol
liza No. ? Is the regular packet for Iender-
son at 3 PM, sharp. She Is a graceful little
boat, with pleasant accommodations To-
passengers. Capt. VIM. Cole commands,
and A. o. Durland, Judge Story and Jerry
| Boyle are her gallant clerks.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The magnificent Dean
Line" steamer MinneOla Is the regular
packet for Memphis ana all way ports at o
An. to- day. She is Guperbly appointed,
and Capt. W. b. Miller and John s. Jones,
her heads-oentre, are courteous, obllging
and popular gentlemen. We know none
more worthy OF patronage.
miscellaneous.
Saturday was extremely boistcr0us and
clustering, the wind blowing a regular
breeze, the river tossing Wild waves and
and impeding the progress OF vessels.
Business on the levee was passabiy fair.
The silver Spray had a good trip for New
Orleans. She added little or nothing horo.
.........The Sam. orr had.a good trip up, and
was receiving literally for her return trip.
1.-THE J. W. Garrett and barges passed up
with n fair trip. We regret 10 learn that
several OF her crew are on the sick list, and
that Capt. Davis, her very excellent COM
mander, las been sick nc home for some
time.......The Advance No. 2 and Hartford
were receiving for Wabash River. Tho Adj
vance is in excellent condition since com.
ing or the docks.........The new boilers for
the Clara Scott, now being built By that
renowned mechanic Christian Kratz, are
in a fair state OF progress and are not only
as handsome battery as we ever saw, but
approach as nearly perfection In material
and workmanship as any ever built. They
will be ready 10 put aboard by tho last Of
this week. We give q more extended mo-
tice of thom under the head OF city news.
Ar. Kratz is building them to show what
can be done by Evansville mechanics..........
As the river IS now falling rather rapidly,
attention should be given 10 keep nat
boats and barges from grounding en- the
wharf.........We arc deeply pained 20 learn
that Cash Thomas, the exeelleDtand popu.
lar clerk OF the Clara Scott, was worse on
Saturday morning, and that he Is very
seriously III. We hope TO hear OF favor
able change before we go TO pross...The new
Natchez arrived Mt half past - Saturday,
and was visited by hundreds Of our people.
She is really a magnifcent steamboat, the
very embodiment OF just propOulOns,
chaste neatness and immense power Hoi
machinery is wonder. Eight immense
boilers, a gigantic doctor, for supplying
them with water, and huge, massive en-
gines, with thirty-four inch cylinders
pOnderous wheels and an excellent model
She cannot fail TO be one OF the fastest
boats afioat. Captain Leathers says hC
did not build her 10 run against steam.
boats, but TO run against railroads. JOG
McCammont laid her IN alongside the
Sam. orr, in the midst OF a violent gallo
blowing on shore, as gently as mother
would lay her infant in IFS cushioned crib
We expect 10 hear good account or the
Natchez. Captain Tom. feels bad, that The
! New Albany Commercial does not like Ter
.........The BlorniDg Star arrived at I:l5
Saturday, with a fair packet trlpa.......Tho
MOuatafn Belle seemed TO be Wind.bound
= and had not got OF al =. M.
Baamffes6s.
Manifest or steamer Sam Orr, from
| Cairo TO e.-EVansvllle-L Ruff
ner Jr, & Co, - dressed hogs: w q Brown
& Co, 2,I75 hoop poles; Miller, Gardner a
GO. 10 dressed hogs; Preston Bros, 3 barrels
oranges; Chas Wilhelmi, ale bXB; EcmO-
min. Dixon 90, bx bOOtsi IL b Page,
hhds tobacco; Martin, Gardner Il Co,
: hid tobacco, 2 bales cotton; Edward
| White, bales cotton w NJ Akin, 81 head
hORs;G w French, 81 Ddls green hides.
DOuisvtlle-Ouerbaeker Benhnm a. %, n
SKIS dried fruit, IS bbis do do, 80 bbis pOta.
toes; htelge ~ Ruling, 10 barrels apples
| Mcneil, Wright & Sanders, "a sacks anC
3 bbls dried apples.
, Cincinnati-fempest, BRAKEMAN q Co, Z
casks pOtters clay; II M Bishop a. co, u
bdls green hides; q KOehleT, 10 beer kegs
II NJ Bishop & Co, bbis cider; Snyder q
. Mccall, LA bdls paper; u w WaIson ~
son IL bales cotton; KObt Moore ~ 20 siA
bales cotton; Thornton Crane q % - DDiH
q Ghent-a W RosilI, $1,000 cypress shin
/, s5,enufuRs from our Exchange.