The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-14
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mild, with the mercury as ouay an,
| day, and some indications OF rsleee Of the
fallen g inches during The iwen,y ~, fS. ,.r
/ hours ending ~ ppm, and falling raPiaiy
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO
Pm. yesterday include the Fayette, from
Cairo; Taragcon, Henderson to Louisville
Rapidan No. ?, from Passport; Petrolia
No. 2 Henderson to return; West Wind
from wabash River; Belle Vernon, New
Orleans to Pittsburg.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
sam Orr. from Cairo; Palestine, from
Louisville; Kate Robinson. from st.
Louis; silver MooD, from Memphis !;
Leweliin, from Passport; Swallow,
Nick Longworth, Richmond, and Vir-
ginia from New Orleans; Lorena, Ken
ton and Leonidas, to New Orleans; Pine
BIuG, from Wabash River; Robert Burns,
for Memphis; Ollie Sullivan, from Nash
vile.
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Business was not particularly active on
the levee yesterday, and the port list
was light.-.............The Fayette came Ia
early nom Cairo, showing that she can
make the round trip in good time. he
had an excellent trip, as will be seen by
her manifest publishet below............T The
Rapidan No. was literally crowded with
freight and people, and left a steamboat
load offreight that she was unable TO take
The Tarascon had good trip ont. She
left at IL A. M..........,.....The Petrolfa No.
had a good trip up yesterday morntng......
Captain j. 8. Neal telegraphs us that the
great Iow-pressure Richmond VIII be here
nj
leans to morrow. She is one OF the most
spacious and elegautsteamboats ever built
ard her officers arc among the most emil
nent in the business. We hope ali who
have freight for the South, will get &c ready
for the Rlchm ond, that we may show the
world that we can load first-class steam
er......The West Wind arrived little after
noon with big trip.......The Qulckstep
was receiving largely for her trip out yes
terday.........The Belle Vernon passed mp at
six yesterday morning with a fair trip.....
The Pink Marble passed down without
Ianding.........The West Wind proposed to
return to the Wabash last night.......The
Hartford goes to Little Wabash at noon
to. day. Get ready for her.....W we regret
to learn that Cash Thomas is in a very
critical conditions Though somewhat bet
ter yesterday, his symptoms are not favor
able.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
The elegant, fleet, side-wheel steamer
Fayet will leave for Cairo and all way
ports promptly at 4 P. N. to-day, and has
magnificent cabin and state room appoint
ments. Captain Charley q. Perkins and
Duke Nicholson are her chief officers. and
are proverbiaI for their courteous atten-
tions TO passengers. Ed. Thomas, we be.
lieve, goes out as her freight clerk.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The elegant passenger
packet Palestine VIII leave this evening
for Louisville and all way points, IN charge
of those eminent navigators aud true
gentlemen, Captain w. r.. Hollcroft, Phil.
B. Branham and Billy HAYES, all of whom
are proyerblal for their attentions TO pas
senger5.
For BOWLING GREEE.-The new and ele-
CANT steamer Evansville will leave to-day
promptly at p. II. for Bowling Green and
all way points. Captain w, s. Yanmeter
is her experienced and popular command
err. Mr.. +. b. Seeley, late of the Falls City,
popular clerk and an accomplished gem
tleman, has charge of her Office. The
Evansville is a very desirable boat TO
travel on.
For LITTLE WABASH RIvER.-The ex-
eellent steamer Hartford, Capt Joe Nc
Reynolds, as true gentleman as ever
pulled a bell rope, leaves at II n. to-day
for Carmi, Illinois, and should receive
big trip. Billy Liter IS her excellent clerk.
FOR EAsTPoRT-The splendid steamer
Rapidan No. ? will leave positively,
promptly, at p. II. to-day, for Passport
and all way points. Cept. Lee Howell is
her distinguished and popular command
er, and Robert AIcMcchan, Mr.. Shrewsbury
aud Master Morrow arc her attentive and
obligipg clerks.
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Steamer Rapidan No. 2--Marbln. caro- ner
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