The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

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/ the greater part Of the night, and ahou
/ eight or nine inches OF snow fell. Thel
sleet superseded the snow, which coptiu
ued during the entire forenoon, forming
slight crust on the snow and rendering
the day extremely disagreeable.
The river during the twenty-four hour
ending at 8 P. n, had risen about sixteel
inches, and It is now rising rapidly. Tn
mercury at @ A. II. stood at % and at moor
had risen to So.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
p Il. yesterday include the Fanny Bran
deis, from Cairo; Virginia, Louisville &
New Orleans; Petrolia No. 2, Henderson
and return: Sam. Orr, from Cairo; Pine
Bluff. from Wabash River; Hartford, e
Carmi and Little Wabash.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
Quiekstep, from Cairo; Morning star
from Louisville; MinneoIa and Rober,
Burns. from Memphis; Lewellip. from
kastport; p. w. Strader, Edinburg. Indi.
Rnas Ida Rees, and Mary Houston. from
New Orleans; Silver Moon, for Memphis.
spray from Nashville; Robt. Moore, fol
Nashvlllei West Wind. from Wabash
River; Norman, from Cincinnati.
6oAhs Leaving To-day
Fox CAIRO fleet and finely appoint
ed steamer Sam. Orr is the high-heodea
and popular packet for Cairo and ali way
points, al 4 p. NJ. to-day. Captain Allen
Duncan is her popular commander. and
Guy Vineyard and ALI. Maynard are her
clerks, and no pleasanter gentlemen are
anywhere to be found. The Orr is fast and
finely appointed.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The favorite Morning
Star Will be the mail and express packet
for Louisville at p. NJ. to-day, and is adj
mirably appointed. Capt. A. I. Gilmore,
a gentleman OF great experience, COM
mands, and Frank Daugherty and George
Ashcraft do the honors of the office, and
are careful, accurate and obllging. The
Star is one of the most excellent boats that
graces our wharf, and everything about
her is fret class.
For HENDERsoN. The fleet Petrolia No.
2, with pleasant accomns qdations for pas
sengers, will leave for HENDERSON promptly
at P. N, in charge OF those careful, atten-
tive aud popular gentlemen, Captain VIM.
Cole, A. o. Durland and Chief Justice Story.
For EAsTPoRT.-The splendid steamer
Rapidan No. 2, having been detained by
the storm and by an unusually heavy
day, for PASSPORT and all way landings on
the Tennessee River. The Rapidan IS one
of tbs best stern-wheel boats in commits
sion, and Captain Lee Howell is one OF the
most pleasant and popular commanders
afioat. In the Office will be found those
afable, polite and obliglng gentlemen,
Robert McMechan, Mr.. Shrewsbury and
Master Morrow,
miscellaneous.
Business was not especially active on
the wharf yesterday forenoon, with few
arrivals..-....The Fanny Brandeis arrived
about AN. from NJ emphis, with about 726
bales Of cotton for r. X. Dunkerson & Co.,
and some miscellaneous freight.........The
Virginia arrived early yesterday morn
ing, with fair trip. including her guards
crowded with stock. She took but little
here, but had engagements in the vicinity
for sufficient to I'LL her out. She had q
number of through ngers..........The
Pine Bluff came in from Wabash River,
with an excellent trip of produce, grain,
Howell telegraphs his
Agent, BILLY Conant, from Paducah, that
the Rapidan would arrive yesterday with
the biggest trip OF the season, including 500
bales Of cotton, and that she Will positive
~ return TO Eastport to-day at o'clock.
The Rapidan No. 2 and Capt. Lee Howell
are two of the most popular institutions
we know of, and Bob McMechan IS an
other" They will have all the freight
they want..........The Alpha, Captain Ry-
man, was announced to leave Nashville
yesterday, and may be expected here to-
morrow night. She will leave on Satur-
day for Nashville, as a regular packet.........
The great Indiana is due here to-day from
Drga
phfs, Vicksburg, the Bends and New Or
leans. As she proposes to make this heI
future stopping place, our shippers, mer.
chants and manufacturers should make
special efforts to secure her full load. She
will I'LL her orders for plantation supplies
here, and viii expend large sums of money
here for stores, labor, fuel, DC. She Is an
nounced to leave on Saturday evening".
The great. elongated Nick Longworth is
announced for New Orleans Oh Saturday
morning 1.-THE Fayotte and Evansville
were receiving largely yesterday, and
would go out full 1.-THE Petrolia had a
moderate trip from Henderson, and re-
turned rather Hght.....~.The Hartford left
about 10 o'clock with full load for Little
Wabash River ........Captains John James
ST., and Sam T. James, of Corn Island, late
of the steamer Charmer, were IN the city
yesterday prospecting ......-.The weather
having been too Indictment for gathering
corn, Inc sam Orr was very late yesterday.
GIesninKs from our Exchange.
CINCINNATI. The Commercial OF Mon
day says:
Captain Ed. Carroll, of the wharf boat
firm OF Carroll, Green a. Co., Nlcksburg,
left for home yesterday, BY the LOUISVILLE
mail boat.
the National, with LOO bales cotton,
arrived at Mobile on Wednesday, from
Alabama River.
Wharf-b boat at st. Joseph, Louisiana.
The case OF the u. =. Mail Company VS..
the Cincinnati Insurance Companies hav-
ing risks on theilI-fated steamers America
and United states, is on the docket for to-
day. This case Will prove interesting.
Captain r. NJ. Wade stopped off the United
st ates yesterday, to testify I'm this case.
The Gazette says;
The Emperor, just Off the docks at Mid.
dleport, where she has been put In COM
plete repair, arrived yesterday, and IS now
at the landing, receiving for New Orleans.
The w. +. Curtis arrived from Wheeling
yesterday, in command of Captain Ike
Thompson. The Curtis has been placed
in complete repair, and Is going South 10
seek a trade for the Winter.
The Times of Monday evening says:
A dangerous snag has lodged on the
head OF Picayune bar, short run doWn
seen on an ordinary good night BY close
watching; IL is in mid Stream. Within the
past two days 1t has worked down ssVeraL
hundred yards.
Captain William List has purchased the
steamer Argosy, now az PlttSspurg' lof
$4,000. She Is an exposeu-Wheel DOaJ, DnJ
a. GOOD a business craft as any Of her build.
Shs ID loading there for Nashville.
dhrs case OF the United states Mail Line
W she Cincinnati Insurance Company
comes up to-day. Capt Wade and Clerk
Riley stopped off the U nlted States yester-
day TO testify to certain facts. Mr. Reem-
lem, one of the pilots at the time of the
disaster has his papers again, and Mr..
Jenkins, on fhe America at the time, IL Is
believed viii again get his. Both these
gentlemen are so uniformed and trust
worthy in plotting in this trade that 1t ap-
pears 10 be folly to displace them, when
none are LEGS liable to incur rises or meet
with an accident