The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-11
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-e1-e- See. Eossrtb rec.
weather anna V ge,.-
/ Tie weather yesterday was -.
| comparatively mild, the mercury ~ hho
/ from 96o TO 4so. The river during th e ];
! hours ending at pm. had risen foul
inches. and was about stationary. IL viii
be falling to-day, and is falling at all
points hence Co Pittsburg.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
PM yesterday Include the Charlie II. Dur
fee, PlttsBurg to St. Louis; Texarkaha,
Louisville to,.New Orleans; Alice Dean,
Cincinnati to Memphis; Glasgow, Pitts
burg 10 Nashville; Clara. Scott, Cairo 20 re-
turni Petrolia, Henderson TO return /;
Mountain Belle, from Cincinnati.
Boats Due Here.
Among the flrst boats due here are the
Sam Orr and Quiekstep, from Cairo; Morn
ing star and Tarascon, from LOuisvllle;
Altoona. for ST. Louis; Kate Robinson,
from st. Louis; Sam. j. Il ale from Mem
phis; Rapidan No. 2, from Eastport; Louis
vile, Nick Longworth, Richmond, and
Virginia from New Orleans; Silver spray,
Natchez and st. Johns, to New Orleans;
West Wind, from Wabash River; Minue-
ola. for Memphis; Hartford, from Little
" ~ e-sAA O24AG AAOA4 N dhuNAAiG.-
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO. - The splendid and fleet
steamer Sam Orr is the regular mail, ex-.
press and passenger steamer for Cairo and
ali way points at P. N. to- day. The Sam
Orr Is one Of the best stern-wheei steam
boats that ever turned wheel, and is un-
surpassed in her cabin and state room APP
pointments. Captain Allen Duncan, her
chief officer, is an experienced, careful and
efficient commander, and Guy Vineyard
and All Maynard, her clerks, are courte-
Gus, accurate and accommodating. Ship
pers and passengers win I'LL up the Sam
Orr to-day.
For CINcIENATI.-The now and elegant
steamer Mountain Belle leaves FOR Cincin-
natl at 10 An, In place Of the ChRrmer.
She is a new boat, very light and elegantly
appointed. Capt. A. j. AIeAlllster and O.
w. Davidson are her obliEing chief OH GERS.
FoR LoU1svILLE-The magnificent Morn
Ing Star, grand floating palace, win be
the Mail Line packet for Louisville at
Pm. to-day, and the mere announcement
is sufficient TO secure her all the freight
and people going mp the river tonight.
Captain A. Il. Gilmore, q steamboatman OF
large experience, Is her polite commander,
two afable and attentive gentlemen, are
her clerks.
FoR GREEN RIvER.-The beautiful new
steamer Evansville VIII leave for Wood
bury and all Green River way landings at
4 P. N. to-day, In charge of that skilIful
navigator and pleasant gentleman, Cap
tain w. -. Van Meter. Mr. +. d. seeley
and Leopold Calm are her attentive and
obligfng cleIlKs. tfw
For HENDERSON The new and finely
appointed PetroIia No. 2 leaves for Hen.
derson promptly at p. y, in charge OF
Captain William Cole. With Messrs. Dur.
land, story and Boyle in the office
Boats Leaving Sunday.
For ST. LOUIS The elegant steamer
Altoona, Captain II. J. Vinton command
ing, with Charley Regnier In the onlec,
will be down Sunday evening. en- route 70
st. Louis. She is a good boat, and her Off
GERS are good men.
For NEw ORLEANS. Capt. Bill Great
houses magnificent new steamer st. John,
just completed at Louisville, will DO down
tomorrow evening, en- route TO New Or
leans. She is represented as one b. bhe
finest boats that ever turned a wheS!, and
% luxuriously appointed, and travelling
upon her will be a delight. Capt. Great.
house, her commander, is a former citizen
OF Vanderburgh County, and at one time
Representative in the state Legislature.
He has a host Of friends here, and he ap.
peals TO them for a liberal patronage, as.
surfing them entire satisfaction In every
respect. Remember Captain Bill Great
house and his new st. John on Sunday.
miscellaneous.
Business was lively on the levee yester-
boats had good trips..........The Umpire
passed dow about midnight, Thursday,
without landing. She brought out full
trip from Louisyille.-...-..The Carrie s. Gid
not get OF Thursday night, as expected.
She added considerable feisht yesterday.
and was preparing to leave at noon............
captain ScoyiiFs new Red River packet
Texarkana, passed down yesterday morn
ing, full OF freight. She Is an admirably
furnished boat, and Captains seoviI ana
Hamilton, her chief officers, are accom-
plished gentlemen, and cannot fail 10 be
popular.....The Alice Dean was loaded to 7
feet, and looks fner than we ever saw her
Captain Skunk and Billy Grubbs were in
high feather. Billy has z, eatly improved
in health, and ig the same pleasant, smii-
ing gentleman as In days Of yore ........Capt.
Andy RoblnEori's Glasgow had full load,
and discharged a vast Iot OF Pittsburg
manufactures here.......The Clara Scott
arrived about noon with fair trip, in
Guiding large number Of passengers....
The Mountain Belle came in at 1890 with
"A good trip. She returns to Cincinnati
promptly at 10 AIN. to-day......The Nor
man, Leweliin and Fayette were all re
ceivlng literally ....--..".....Joe McCul-
Tough and Taylor Wells were the pilots
taking out the Texarkana. Our gigantic
friend, Leo Crane. having loaded the Tex
erkRna, accompanies her to Cairo. 10 was
a sublime spectacle 70 see Leo ana Lew
Morris standing together, and we were led
to ezclainn, in the ecstacy OF our delight:
g Look on that picture and then on this"
.........A large portion of the levee is occu-
pied with fatboats loaded with lumber,
produce, fire-briclk, &c........Capf. VIM. Var
BILE sunk a coalbOat on the falls Thursday.
Accidents at that deadfall are OF almost
daily occurrence.........TheC Clara Scott was
re-Ioading for Cairo yesterday afternoon.
Manifest OF STEAMER MoUbTArg BILL.
FROM CIHcINsS1A4TI,i;-Cob d Perez; sew
Cloud, Aiken & Co, 30 pcKgs mdse; Keller
q White u bbls oil; Fendriclzs Bros, case
tobacco; 5 u Gilbert d Co. IS pckgs mdse;
N T. Carr 81 Co, - pckgs mdse; N Dalzeli, |
10 bags coffee; LEIGH Il Lemcke, 80 bbls oil ; |
TnOS keftns rolls leatnerf SchapkeT5 BUS" /
sing Co. bales Waddlng; HornbrOok y /
Co, coil rope, / stem band; WoodroWy |
Reitz 81 Co, 10 pkgs mdse; q Heddriek, . |
pkgs mdse; Kahn q Vile, 80 bdls paper; |
ReiIey Z. Co 90 bbls flour: Parson, ScoVin, |
g. Co, boxes tobacco: q Lennet, boxes |
tobacco M Kempf, 40 kegs Deeri ComOuy |
q Nelson, 2 hhds crooks.
aHeanfngn from our Exchanges.
PIrTsTURG.--The Commercial OF Wednes-
day says:
THE marks last evening indicated seven |
faef efght inches and falling slowly. The |
Weather during the day was mild. Trade