The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-28
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I NtaAAABA anu NaANBE
The weather yesterday was clear an
beautiful, but wintry cold. At GAM. tb
mercury stood at PC. and atinoon at ~
The river during the tWenty-fo four hour
ending at PM, had fallen two inche
/ Several small hommocks OF sand hay
been visible for day or two On the bar fl
/ front OF the city. We have but little faltl
Ia a rise now, before January.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO Pm
! yesterday include the Pine Bluff, from
| Walkers Bar; BurksvIlle, Cairo to return
Fayette, to Henderson and return; Rap
idan NO. 2, Eastport 10 return; Sam. J
Hale, Clncinnati to Memphis; Umpire
| from Paducah.
Boats due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
Qulckstep. from Cairo; Rose Hite. from
Louisville; Emma floyd, for Memphis;
Shamrock, for st. Louis; A beona, from st.
Louis; Robert Moore, from Memphis sill
yer Spray and ]. II. Groesbeck, from New
Orleans; LewellIn, from Passport Evans-
vliie and Hartford, from Green River;
Charmer, from Cincinnati; Fanny b an.
deis and Ida ReeS. from Memphis.
miscellaneous.
The chances Of navigation are becoming
desperate. and unless a rise ensnes soon
or the cutting out process begins. navfpa-
ton for anything but the very highest
boats will be entirely suspended ........T The
Burksviile and Rapidan NO. 2 arrived
early yesterday morning, with good trips,
and were receiving largely for their re-
turn. Capt Bully Fowler takes charge OF
tina ONCE OF the Burksvllle, and George
Throop win PROBABLY 60 on board the
Lumsden II he does not Join his fortunes
with the West Wind. which may be looked
for O-morrow.......The Sam. j. Hale got
down at IL O'Clock yesterday, after being
detsined many hours on French Island
Bar. She left the ]. W. Garrett and ArRoss
on the bar.........MF. Green, pilot OF ,ae
Pine Blum, thinks the Octavia will succeed
in making good channel for light bouts.
..-..-...The Umpire arrived at noon yestsr-
day, dying light. She las been on the
ways and thoroughly overhauled and put
IN complete repair. She Is as straight as a
shingle, and draws 10 inches at her bow
and Il inches aft. It Is barely possible that
she wiz return to the Evansville aud
Cairo trade. She will be able to carry $50
tons on less than three feet water........The
sale OF the Charmer is again announced.
She will however, we doubt not, make her
AG& 0AcAA NAAP nC4E anu THIS week.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The fiaet, low-pressure
QuIckstep is tue regular packet for Cairo
and all way ports at o'clock to-day, hay
Ing unsurpassed cabin accom- nod ations.
Captain Jack Grammer commands. and
Walter b. Pennington and Sam. Laughiin
are her popular clerks. She gives through
receipts for freight or passengers to all
points South or West. The Quickstep is an
elegant steamboat
For LoUIsvILLE.-The magnificent Rose
Htte is the unrivalled packet for LouiG-
Vile aud all way ports AT six o'clock this
evening. She is beautiful steamer, and
finely differed. The veteran Capt. James
Mather commands, and Miles D. Warren
and Phil. Beverly are her clerks, all pleas.
ant and popular gentlemen.
For OWKNsBoRo And CANNELroN.--The
new and excellent steamer PetrolIa No 2,
Captain John II. Triplett, will leave &C ten
O'Clock to-day for Cannelton and ali way
landings, giving especial attention to nll-
ing orders and collecting charges. Captain
Triplett, q courteous and obliglng gentle
man, is In command. John Adams is in
the onlce, and is a deserveIiy popular
clerk.
FOR HEND ERsoE.-Tne elegant and neet
railroad transfer steamer Fayette leaves
for Henderson att Ar. and Pm. to day,
In charge OF Captain Charley Perkins, an
accomplished officer, having elegant ao-
Communications for passengers. A. o. Dur
land, Judge Story and G. ]. Boyle, three
pleasant gentlemen, are her clerks, and
Will give strict attention 70 the comfort OF
passengers.
For ST. LoUIs.-The nne Express Line
packet Shamrock will be down to-day, en-
rorte TO st. Louis, and Is first-class pack
ct. Capt. Geo. w. Cullom commands, and
is a deservedIy popular officer. RIr. II. III
Kerr and Master Willie Frazier are her
obliging clerks.
For NEW ORLEAEs.--Ths good steamer
Leonidas is due here to-day, en- route TO
New Orleans and all way ports. She IS
pleasant and safe boat. She is commanded
by Capt. J. Lawrence Carter, formerly OF
the Cincinnati and Memphis Line, aud
one Of the most excellent gentlemen In
the business. Mr.. A. &. McCallom IS her
courteous and oblIgtng clerk.
Manifest.
MAEIFEsr-Of the steamer Huntsville,
from Cairo TO Evansville, October Z.-Wm
Malone, l box of merchandise; VIM. -. 90
sacks salt; e. W. Patrick, 3 hhds tobacco;
w q Brown q Co, ! bbi dried peaches
Chas RedifeT, lot bar stores, &c; Samuel
Anderson, / box, 1 keg, / kettle; w q
Brown, s bales cotton, bale moss, casks