The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-21
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Yesterday was a beautiful Winter day
bright, clear ard cold; mercury % 80 d
An. a. . al noon in the shade. The river
during the twenty. four hours ending 81 9
Pm had risen eight inches. II will be ris-
: ing more rapidly by Tomorrow. and IS ris.
ing steadily hence 70 Pittsburg.
ArriVa- amt HsePaFtmres.
The arrivals and departures no to 3
( p Il. yesterday include the Eate Putnam.
/ PittAburg 10 So. Louis; MEX Longworth,
! New Orleans to Louisville; LaWrence, Gin
I elnnaN TO Nashville; Pstrolia so. 2, Hen
derson and retu- Fayetie. from Cairo
sam. J. Hale, Cincinnati o Memphis;
Z Anna, Cincinnati TO New Orleans.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boaia due here are The
Sam. orr, from Cairo Palestine, from Lou
isvllle; Minneoia and Fanny Brandeis,
from Memphis; Rapidan NO. 2. from East
port Edinburg, Indiana and Mary Hous-
ton, from New Orleans silver Noon
for Memphis: spray, from Nashville;
Robt. Moore, for Nashville; Falls C'Ify. from
Green River Pine Bluff and Wesi WIND,
from wabash River.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
The elegant, feet, side wheel steamer
Fayette will leave for Cairo aud all vas
ports promptly at PM. to-day, and has
magnificent cabin and stats-roo1n appoint
ments. Captain Charley q. Perkins and
Duke Nicholson are her chief officers, and
are proyeTbial for their courteous atten-
lions TO passengers. Ed. Thomas and Bob
Castles are her accurate and attentive
freight clerks
FoR LoUIsYILLE.-The elegant passenger
packet Palestine will leave this evening
for Louisville and ali way points,in charge
OF those eminent navigators aud true gem
tlemeD, Captain Nv. r. Honcrofi, Pail. b.
Branham and Billy Halves, All OF whom
are proveIbial for thelr attentions 20 rGs-
seugers.
FoR BOWLING GREEN The new ard
elegant steamer Evansville viii leave TO-
day promptly at 4 Pm. for Bowling Green
and ali way points. Captain W 3. Van
meter IS her experienced aud popular
commander. Mr.. Z. b. seeley. late oF the
Fails City, popular clerk and an accom-
plished gentlemen, has charge OF her Office.
The Evansville is very desirable boat 10
travel on.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The pretty Petrolia
No. 2 is the regular packet for Henderson
at 3 Pm. to-day, aud has elegant passenger
appointments, Capt. william Cole Is her
sEiliful commander, and A. o. Durland
and Judge story are her accomplished
clerks.
For CARMr-The fine new steamer
Hartford will leave at pm. to-day. for
Carmi and all intermediate points on
Wabash and Little Wabash Rivers. Capt
Joe McReynolds commands. and WIN.
Liter is her obliging clerk. Flll her up
promptly.
FOR LITTLE WABASH RIvEn.-The excel
lent steamer Hartford, Capt. Joe MoRey-
nolds, as true a gentleman as ever pulled
beil-rope, leaves at u n. to-day for Carmi,
Illinois, and should receive big trip.
Billy Liter is her excellent clerk.
FOR EAsrPORT.--The splendid steamer
Rapidan No. Will leave, positively
promptly. at A P.M. to-day, for PASSPORT
and all way points. Capt. Lee Howell ~
her distinguished and popular command
er, and Robert kicAlechan, Nj. Shrewsbury
and Master Morrow are her attentive and
obligiDg clerks.
sisccIIane0us.
business on the wharf was very active
yesterday, with numerous arrivals, heavy
receipts and large shipments OF eiEht.-...
The Kat9 Putnam discharged literally,
aud had a good trip for 81. Louis......The
Lawrence and Sam. j. Hale were fun, and
discharged, each, much freight here, and
the Hale added considerably. 49,. The
Nick LongwOTth arrived al Z IN. and dis
charged here nearly 200 bales OF cotton
for II. X. Duukerson a Co. 3ho had, in
all, nearly 1000 tons, and ala an extra
ordinary way bushes s........The Tarasc0n
took out a fine trip OF freight and people.
1.-THE PetrOlia No. 2 was crowded with
passengers. Capsafn Eugene B0wors
went through from Memphis 20 Louis
Vile by rail, and Robert Bowers was IN
charge Of the Office, aud hlls the position
with grace and dignity Edinburg
is on her way from New Orleans, having
as one item OF her cargo AZ crates OF queens
ware for the great wholesale house
Of Marx, Warren & Co, imported direct
from Europe. They left Liverpool Sep
TENDER 2sth. and arrived AZ New Orleans
December 3d.........The great India left
New Orleans on Thursday last, FOR this
port, when she will load for New Orleans,
and will leave on Christmas evening, Sat
urday, December IS. We hope every msT-
chant and shipper VIII contribute some
thing towards loading her 10 illustrate the
importance OF Evansville commercially.
There Is sufficient freight shipped from
here every week, for New Orleans, 70 load
the Indiana Il Il 10 the water. Let as load
her 10 her full capacity, and II there are
any persons desiring 10 60 South, they
viii find the Indiana one or the most
pleasant passenger boats IN commission,
and with the cleverest ofileers.......sTbo
Cincinnati Chronicle gets on the following
wall:
The river editor Of the Evansville jour
NAL, after acknowledging visit from a
a couple of natbOatmen-Olds choOlmatcs
Of his, thirty years ago-nddas " They are
good, honest respectable, Christian gem
tlemen, even in their rough n8tbOatsman
garb-" As IL IS not yet fashionable 70 pub.
lisa HsQd.f 0Itts on datboats, we are afraid
the public viii be debaTred the pleasure OF
reading their opinion OF their old school
mate.
We viii have them stop and see you,
Chronicle, as they come up, and you can
"lnterVieW them" The result. If correctly
published, will be better reading than gen
orally appears IN your columns.........The
Anna had one or the incest loads we have
seen this season, another evidence Of the
great popularity OF o. II. Shinklc and John
Thrasher.....-..Tho Fayette had fair trip
up, but was not as full as she could haze
been stowed.......-The Nick Longworth dis
charged ,l06 bales OF cotton for r.. X. Dam
kerson & Co, and left al r.sl.........The Pc
troiIa left at m. full OF people and large
amount Of freight......... Captain Fanmeter
desires 20 leave with The EYansvihe
promptly al Pm. to-day. Shippers VIII
please have their bills OF lading aboard
before that hour 1.-THE Hartford is re-
ceiying. and wiz leave for Carmi az r.H
'O-ua3' pfauffests.