The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-05
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strong from the southeast. Theriver com
monced swelling during the night, ana al
TO ~. n. yesterday, had risen "a inches
The swell WI, however, not amount q
much.
Arrivals ana DepRrturos.
The arrivals AMI departures up 10 3 P.Ai
yesterday, include the Fayette. to Hender
son and return; Edlnburg. Memphis q
Cincinnati; LOTena and bargea, Cincinnati
TO New Orleans; PetrOiia No. 2, 10 Camel
ton; Fanny Brandeis. TO Memphis.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are ihe
Lewellln aud West Wind, from Cairo; Pal.
estino, from louisville; Nightingale. for
memphis; Champion, for ST. Louis
Shamrock, from 81 Louis; Robert Moore
19nn Lumsden anu Norman, from Mem
pills; Mountain Belle, from Cincinnati.
miscellaneous.
Business was fair on the levee Yesterday.
though the arrivals were ew............ the
Edinburg arrived early yesterday morn.
Ing from Memphis, With a barge. both
loaded with cotton. of which she dis.
| charged 4l4 bales here, 70 wit. IS for ". q
| Brown & Co, Is for the Evansville Cotton
Manufacturing Company. and the balance
/ for r. X. Dunkerson 4 Co. She had a few
/ bales Cor Cannelton, and a considerable
| lot for Cincinnati. Capt. Yerkes Is bTahfv
pleased with the Edinburg, aud considers
her one OF the best boats lie ever was ON.
She Will henceforth ply regularly In the
Ohio and Arkansas Rivers trade, and
Capt. Yerkes and MIR. 8. p. Armstrong will
make her famous and popuiar.s.s-....The
Lorena, after being aground twenty-four
hours at French Island, got over and
passed down az N AM, with two barges
nj
McCamment and Archie Frame are her
pilots. Capt. Sam. shuman and j. III.
Vandegrift, her chief Officers, were In dne
spirits at the excellent progress they are
making. She was full OF peopls.........The
Fanny Brandeis had TO lay over on &C.
count OF her crew quitting work az dark
Wednesday night. Eho was yesterday
clearing w. q. Brown d Co.'s wharf boat
of the vast lot OF furniture with which it
has been encumbered for a weelk........The
Rapidan No. 2 has crowded Humphrey
Lewis e Co.'s wharf boat with freight FOR
mp the river, and was receiving largely
foT her return Tip. She Is a splen'
did boat. and admirably omcered ............
The PetrOlia No. 2 took ont good trip......
Tho Alpha was receiving finely for Cairo
anc way poiniS............-..Captain Lancaster
was loading the Pine Blum for flying trip
TO Green River, to leave last eVening.........
There Is plenty OF freight~...a,.The LOrbna
reports two boats above the bar a. French
Island, when she left there, bat could not
make out their names, probably the Ev-
RnsviIle and Falls City............ Captain Do
gan-late " old bone-picker"-nOw Of the
Submarine, and Captain Dan. Collier, were
In the city yesterday, awaiting the arrival
ola diver. They expected TO return 10 the
Cora 8. last night.......-....Caplain Dpgan IN
noted for his perseverance, and pluck, and
gays he viii raise the Cora 8. II her bottom
is not all torn out....-.....The Fayette con-
unues 20 do heavy business Ia the EY-
ansville q Henderson packet tFade.......,...
The Fanny Brandeis dropped down to the
coal depot at 2 p. NJ, and was coaiing, pre-
paratOry 70 her departure for Memphis,
with one Ofthe best trips OF the season.
BOaTs Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRO. The new and splendid low.
water packet. Clara Scott, VIII leave for
Cairo, with the mail ana Adams FKpreas
81 p. N. to-day, promptly. The Clara |
Scott is very light, and WIN not be detain-
ed by low water. Ehe II elegantly APP |
pointed. Capt ain J.. b. Hall commands,
and Cash Thomns and Hegley Rudd have |
charge CT the Office. They are all Pheasant
gentlemen.
to.qPd4y 2HBd ii IJJt6 Of Va alxa dsee 9pidahht
boats ia the business. Captain Frank |
Hurry Is her popular commander. Phil. b. |
Branhafn, highly accomplished and most !
estImabie young gent'eman,'s her chile
clerk, assisted by Billy Halves, a cleve., !,
accurate and obliging gentleman.
FoR HENDEFsoE.-Th elegant steam or
Fayette is the popular packet for n ender-
son, ana leaves at 7 A. n. and 3P. n. She /
- 4Hrs.rr iaf
on. Captain Perkins gives the order, and
Messrs. Duriand, stoly aud Boyle are her
and efficient CLERKS /
Fox NEW .ORLEAEs.-The fne steamer
Kenton is announced for New Orleans aud
all way ports az r. NJ. to-day. She - own
ed and commanded by that highly accom-
plished and elegant gentleman and expe-
rienced navigator, Henry u. Hart, wlth O.
s. Hart, ono OF natures noblemen, in the i
Office. Passengers and shippers win find
the Kenton and Capt. Henry U. all right
and mis- brother Cicero ditto. at ana q
fact"
GIeanings from our E1ohanksA.
CISomNATI.-The Commercial OF wednes-
day says; r.e...ra aFG
Capt. II. E. Birch, commanding the u. 8.
snagDoat II. T.. DeItussy, arrived here yes
teTday, after SIX mon tbs cruise IA Mis-
souri, iYeeG i PggiitpRg q1t f snags ~ i tnes
Point, and will soon return 10 hiB craft.
Capt. Birch, IL Will be remembered, was
service in the Mississippi squadron during
the rebellion. lie bears letters plGni pOtcn~
engaged In the marine dental seTvico.
Capt. Birch is guest or the Walnut street
u Ouse.
on furIough from the South Pacific Squad
ron, and well known as an active and Wig
and Porter, In the Mississippi Squadron,
during the rebellion, - also quartered az
the Walnut. Capt. Erichett IS rom Cen
terVille, Indiana and IS now awaiting ore
ders from the Naval Department at wash
Captain George w. Reed arrived from
Pittsburg yesterday In command Of the
Kate Pullman, announced for New Or
from the command, returned TO PiltsburR
In last nights train. Capt. JnO. l.. Rhodes, /
a veteran builder and commander, dis.
day, and will put her through 20 New Or
leans and back In gallant style.
Frank Murray, one OF the pilots OF the
reported among the lost by the
late disaster, turned up "A 80. Louis, yes
terday, alive and well.
James Alexander, a reliable, drBt-class,
gentleman, who has recently
been clerking on the Telegraph. has again /
packet Nightingale, now loading Tor Ark
ansas River. ~ 80 |
The young people Of Des M .dI, Iowa
were fndulging In skating on Monoays
The Gazette says;
At noon, Monday, the. Wheelipg and
Piffsburg packet, New stare btfuch
1,.t,5 -, Soai barRe IN ROWley's Chute, be- /
low Pittshnrg, and had forty feet Of her /
guards torn away, and nef null hoineMnhb
damaged. She IS on the ways being re-
paired.
The Enquirer says:
THE beona arrived from st. Louis. A
veenoetabIy dressed German got on the
Abeona al Cairo for Paducah, and when
approaching Metropolis, at night, he
Jumped overheard and was seen no more.
yrhe mans mind was muddled with drink,