The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-27
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weather nno water
The weather yesterday was cloudy, mil
and damp. HIT 8 o'clock AN. the mercur
stood at 46o and rose to $50 at noon. Tn
river during pa hours ending at 3 Phi
had risen inches, ond IS riiiDg steadily
There is now ~ feet at French Island IN,
5 feet hence TO Cairo.
Arrivals and DeDartures-
/. The arrivals and departures mp TO
Pm. include schenck's Argosy and barges
New Orleans to Cincinnati; Clara Scott
! Cairo to return; Oil City, Pittsburg {,
Cairo; Edinburg, Cincinnati to New or
leans: Fayette, to Henderson and return
Mountain Belle, from Cincinnati.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are tho
John Lumsden and West Wind. from
| Cairo; Robert Burns, for Memphis; Anna
for st. Louis; Kate Robinson, from st
Lonis; Fanny Brandefs, Norman and
! and Leonidas, from Memphis; Gam. orr
| from PASSPORT; Mary Houston and Ken
| ton, from New Orleans; Nick LonRworth
and Alaska, to New Orleans; nightingale,
for Arkansas River; Falls City, from
Green River.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
| For CAIRo.-The elegant new steamer
John Lumsdsn is the regular Caire packet
/ to day, and leaves at 4 Pm, having supe-
rior passenger accommodations and excel.
lent officers. Captain owen w. Davis COM
mands, and VIII. P. Fowler and Ed.
Thomas are her popular and polite cler ks.
For CIEcINNATI.-The new and elegant
steamer Mountain Belle leaves for Cincin-
natl at 10 An, In place of the Charmer.
She Is a new boat, very light and elegantly
G. w. Davidson are her obnRing chief OH
GERS. Give the Belle good trip to-day.
For LoUIsvILLE.-Thesp splendid Palestine
Is the packet for Louisville this evening,
and has superior passenger accommoda-
tions. Captain Frank Hurry, high-toned
gentleman Of the old school, commands.
Phil. B. Branham and Billy Halves are her
affable, courteous, and popular clerks.
For CAENELToN.-Theg gay and prompt
Petroua No. leaves as usual at 10 An. to.
day for Cannelton and all way ports, in
charge of those pleasant aud obliging gem
tlemen, Capt. John II. Trlplett and John
A. Adams, assisted by Master A. L, Ashby
In the freight department..
FOR GREEN RIVER The new and excel
lent steamer Evansville will return To
Green River at p. NJ. to-day, and has
choice cabin and state-room accommoda-
lions. Capt. w. S. Vaumeter, an expert
enced steRmboatman, Is In charge, and
Charley Vanmeter and Leopold Kahn are
her clerks, and passengers and shippers
will receive every proper attention.
For HENDERsoN.-The feet and finely
appointed steamer Fayette leaves prompt.
ly at A. NJ. and P. N. for Henderson, in
charge of those pleasant aud popular gem
tlenen, Captain Charley Perkins, A. o.
Durland, Jerry Boyle and Mr.. Story. She
is o clipper.
For EAsTPoRr.-The gallant, popular
Captain Lee Howell Will turn the bow OF
the swift-winged Rapidan No. 2 toward
Eastport and all Tennessee River way
landings at p. NJ. to-day. Bob McAfechan
viii give courteous attention TO passen-
gers, and Messrs. Shrewsbury and Morrow
Will look to the interest OF shippers, while
Billy Conant and Humphrey, Lewis & Co.
Will look up freight on shore. The Rapi-
dan is one OF our best packets.
FoR NASHVILLE. - The magnificent
Emma Floyd, OF Commodore Jim Wise's
famous White Collar Line OF Cincinnati
and Nashville steamers. win be down to-
day, en- route to Nashville, to inaugurate
the Fail campaign. she Is O good one,
and Captain Jim Chenoweth and Bob
Wise. her chief officers, are among the
most eminent steamboatmen OF the pres
ent generation. Shippers for the Cumber-
land River viii ind them accommodating
and polite.
Fok NEW ORLEANs.-The great steamer
Nick Longworth is announced for New
Orleans to-day. She is spacious, elegant
and finely appointed, and withai 10 the
Iightest big steamboat afloat She is In
perfect condition, and is commanded by
these eminent, most worthy and well
qualified gentlemen and expe fenced nav
igators, Capts. Lew. Hates and K. Eugene
Bowers. A trip to New Orleans on the
Longworth, with her excellent officers, is
a pleasure never to be forgotten. She has
superior accommodations for stock.
For ST. LOUIS ON SUGDAY.-The cele-
brated Express Line Packet Anna viii be
here tomorrow, Sunday evening, certain,
en- route to st. Louis and all way ports.
She As one Of the best boats in the bust
ness, aud Captain o. T.. shinkle and John
Thrasher, her chief officers, are excellent
and deserving gentlemen as ever run a
steamboat.
miscellaneous.
The weather was mild yesterday, and a
slight sprinkle Of rain fell about noon,