The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-08


/ tive and obliging, is her eficientclerk.
Passengers and shippers will receive
every attention.
REIMBURSEMENT IT he fine steamer
Fanny Brandeis will leave the wharf
at 8 O'Clock this morning, on a pleas
ure picnic excursion. and will prob
ably go to the grove at the foot of
Henderson Island, where the day will
be passed in rational social enjoyment,
and where a picnic dinner will be had.
The affair Will be under the auspices
Of the crew of the boat, VIII expect
all their friends to accompany them.
or at least as many as the boat viii
carry, A delightful time is antici-
pated.
GIeanfngs from Our Exchange.
! PITTsBURe.--The Commercial Of Mon
day says:
The marks last evening Indicated eight
| feet six inches and rising slowly. The
weather during the day was hot On Sat-
urday evening we had heavy rains Trade
on the landing was dull freights being
scarce.
C1NcrNNArL-The Chronicle, OF Tuesday
evening, says:
The body Of boy, supposed to be that of
| Willie Morris, son Of Captain Lew. Morris,
who was drowned on Friday near Neville,
Ohio, was caught floating IN the river OPP
p0slte Dayton Ky, yesterday afternoon
by some boys, who turned It over to the
authorities.
The Lewellin las entered the trade be-
tween Paducah and Clarksville as d semi
weekly packet, leaving Paducan Monday
and Thursday, and Clarksviile Tuesday
and Friday.
LOUISVILLE. r. The Courier-Jomna OF
Tuesday says:
The river is still rising a this point,with
seven feet nine inches water In the canal,
five feet nine inch es water tn the chute,
and Jour feet nine inches water on the
rocks last evening, rise OF fifteen Inches
warm. Yesterday was generally observed
as a holiday, and no business Of any con-
sequence was transacted.
During the recent excursion trip OF the
Morning Star to Mt. Vernon and return,
636 passengers registered during the round
trip HoW'S that for high2
The sinking of six coal barges at Chloe
ataw Bend. on the Lower Mississippi River,
by the Comet, from some unexplained
spectors at New Orleans. The pilot on
duty at the time OF the disaster has been
suspended pending investigation.
The new Ben. Franklin viii leave for
Cincinnati to-day and take the place OF
the st. Charles I'm the mall me, the char
ter of the latter expiring on the 6th. The
crew of the st. Charles will go on the
Franklin.
The case OF the negro washington VS..
the Keokuk Packet Company. was eon-
cluded at Quincy Friday. Washing on
claimed damages for being refused a seat
at the first table, and "a stale room, and
for being put ashore. The keokulK Packet
Company claimed that they had sold him
10 such PRIVILEGES, but simply a seat at the
second table and a cot, and that they put
him ashore to prevent him from being
thrown overheard by the passengers. who
had become incensed at his attempting 90
take q sent at the first table. At the cDn-
clusiOn OF the testimony Washington dis
The Belle. with Noyes' Crescent city
Circus on board, arrived yesterday, and
made the ascent OF the falls, and is lying
az the city wharf,
NEW ALBAEY-CREsC CENT CITY SILVER
BAND.-The Ledger Of Monday pays the
following well-deserved compliment TO
our famous Crescent City Silver Band:
The Crescent City silver Il ana, OF Evans
Vile under the leadership Of Capt. George
Warren, assisted by Prof. Buck, came up
on the TarascOn Friday night, and paid
our city visit serenading number OF
our citizens. Their excellent music was
the subject OF remark by every one 81 no
had the good forum g TO hear iU, and esuec-
tally was the playing Of Captain warren
highly amended.
The Crescent city Band Is q number one
Institution. and the people OF Evansville
nave fust cause to feel proud OF 10. Several
mem beers OF the Jew Albany silver Band
met the Crescent City Band upon their
arrival here, and escorted them around
the city on their serenadlng tour We ace
knowledge the compliment OF q serenade,
aud VIII remark by way OF parenIhe-is
that EilverthOrn has our authority for say
ing the Crescent City Band Us second to
none in the State.