The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-24

L9 WCN@AN , LpuNAAu1 YVES LtDAA4E ALI
comparatively mild. The mercury at
A II. stood at 80, and rose TO 80 at neon
The river, duviug the p hours ending at
P. N. yesterday, had risen 2 inches. Tn,
rains al Louisville, Cincinnati and Pitts.
burg, with the aid of lateral tributaries
viii, we believe, give U.S. fair boating
stage.
Arrivals allE Departure.
The arrivals and departures up to
p. d. yesterday were the Fayette, 10 Hen
6efson and return; Petrolia No. ?. TO Can
Melton; Camelia, Cairo to Cincinnati; Sam
Orr, from Eastport; Spray, Cincinnati to
Memphis.
Boats Due ReTe
Among the first boats due here are the
Alpha, West Wind and LeweIlln, from
Cairo; ~AIinneola, for Memphis; Abe.
ona, for st. Louis; RODt. Moore, from st.
Louis; Leonidas, from Memphis; Rapidan
No. from PASSPORT; Argosy and Kenton,
from New Orleans; Nick Loneworth and
Grand Era, 10 New Orleans; Edlnburg and
Nightingale. for River; Evaos.
vile, from Green River; Mountain Belle,
from Cincinnati
ssiseeSiaaeaus
Business was not brisk on the Ievee yes
terday forenoon though the poets
were fair for LIBERAL shipments...-..The
Fayette came Ia from Henderson fun Of
people and fair freight list, having a q
good round uip--.~.The Petrolia had an
excellent trip of freight and a literal crowd
OF passengers. She is constantly growing
in public favor. Another wedding is ex-
pected on board tomorrow morning, be
fore she eaves..m-.The Clara Scott and
Norman were receiving for Cairo and
Memphis. Cash Thomas, the popular and
accomplished chief clerk of the Clara
Scott, stops of for a couple OF weeks IN re-
cupertae and enjoy a flying visit to Louis
Vile and Cincinnati. Reuben Hart, Jr a
courteous n o5liging young gentleman,
who has hal extensive experience in our
several packet trades, succeeds Cash
Thomas for the tins, and passengers Will
receive the same polite attention as in
former time....-..A dispatch from Pitts.
burg says: Steamboat stock Is held with
more t~enacity here than for several years,
and parties coming here to buy cheap
will be disappointed. There are more
buyers than sellers, and the number
of Pittsburg boats is unusually small" ........
The Sam Or arrived at ! Pm. yesterday
with a good trip, of which a manifest will
be found below. She leaves to-day, posi-.
lively, and We desire TO see her go out full.
1.-THE great, low pressure Richmond.
Capt. J. Stnt Neal, arrived at New Orleans
Friday evening, with I,C45 bales of cotton,
1873 barrels Of apples, 5.Ol5 barrels Of -four,
2,240 barrels of potatoes and onions, and
1901 sacks of grain, and n great variety of
miscellaneous freight. She left for 81
Louis on Saturday evening ......,A emaTik-
able phenomenon was noticed at the
Times office, Cincinnati, on Monday. That
paper says: 1.-THE thermometer is stead
lily falling to-day and thermometer rising,
with the wind South. All right" The
thermometer steadily falling and rising at
the same time certainly proguosticates
either snow or rain, one or the other, or
both, or neither, but we can't tell which
1.-THE Spray, with a barge and a fine
trip, passed down at p. II. yesterday.........
The Spray reports 3 feet steamboat water
on French Island Bar. she also reports
the Grand Era ahoat forward, with her
stern. from her wheels aft, aground. She
was trying to sink a hatunder her stern TO
tighten her Off. and Captain Gus Brown
thought she would get OveT..--.The Ca
melia added a large lot OF Fl eight here, and
left drawing 30 inches.
BOnts Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent low wato
packet job Lumsden, again takes the
place Of the Armada to.dayE and leaves
for Cairo and all way ports at 4P. NJ. She
IS elegantly appointed and very light
%draught, insuring regular and quick trips
without delay. Captain Owen w. Davis,
a competent and experienced steamboat
man, and a pleasant gentleman, is in COM
maISd, and VIII. p. Fowler and Ed.
Thomas, two OF the most popular clerks
that visit our port, ave charge OF the
Office.
FOR LOUISVILLE. The fine passenger
packet Palestine will return here this
evening from Greensboro, after exchapg-
Ing trips with the Morning Star, and will
leave tonight direct for Louisville. Capt.
Frank Hurry is her renowned skipper,
and j. Il. Branham and Billy HAYES are
her elegant and Obligipg clerks.
For MISUNDERSTANDING Il ct and finely
appointed Fayette is the regu ar railroad
transfer packet, and leaves for Henderson
at 7 A. N. and 3 p. NJ. promptly. having
elegant accommodations for 8.
Captain Charley Perkins, o. A. Duriand,
Judge Story. and G. ]. Boyle are her popu-
lar and Cbliging officers.
For EAsrPORT. Tho famous steamer
Sam. Orr, the pioneer in the Tennessee
River trade, and deseryedly popular with
shippers and travellers, as are also her
officers, having been detained by stress OF
NdbhtAa VIII IHaNG v GA1f lgOAk 1Ah 4
Tennessee River way landings at 4 p n.
to day, aud will be able to lake all the
freight ADD people that offer. Capt. Allen
Duncan, Guy Vineyard, n Al. Maynard
are her attentive, careful, and objging
officers.
FOR NASHVILLE. - The fine steamer
Lewellin viii leave at 4 PM. to day for
Nashville and al Cumberland River way
points. She is q good boat, and Captain
Glen Matbeny and John Harper, her
chief officers, are excellent gentlemen
billy Conant, her agent, is ready TO con
tract for freight.
Manifest.
MANIFEsr-Of the Steamer Sam. Orr,
from Eastport to Evansville, November %.
happier q Schnakenburg. 10 barrels OF
Hodge a. Go, Q empty kegs, l emf PITY barrel;
A. Hebltng u Go, l9Z tons scrap iron Is
y Heiman, / bale cotton; MacKey, Ntsblt
Co, 2 bales cotton Lyon 81 MacGen. 0
bags peanuts, &c barrels cement; II l. May.
nard & Co, 10 ackages hfdes,l bale cotton.
J q DusoucheL & Co, 8 bales cotton; Wei
don Bros q Co, q bales cotton, 1 coop caick-
ems, 6 half barrels molasses; j f. KuntZ. 2
head of cattle, IL barrels sweet potatoes, 1
barrel pecans; owner on board, l lot plum
der.
For st. Louis-Andergon & Watson, 8
For LouisviIie-NfcNen, wright sand
ers. 10 bags peanuts; Porter, L q Co, 2 bales
cotton.
For CincInnati-Robt Moore & Co. IL ba'es
cotton; Miilen, Brown q Co., IA DIGS pea,
nuts, 3 Trolls leather: Addy, Huu q 90, II
bales cotton; e o Hurd & Co, u Dales COT
ton; Oano, Wright q 20, : DaiSs co1IOHi
James Bradford Il Co, / grlsb mill.
EOr pIftsbf7 ro--T DfcAey y Co. 10 bags OF