The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-20


A. Mackey, S259; Kay & Scott, $3.50; segen
feiter q Reed, $3.50; Encers & Ross, $3.50. 49,.
The funeral of the late lamented George
| Nicholson took place on Friday mornfp,
at Shawneetown, and was attended b,
almost the entire community. Other par
ticulars will be found under the head o
City News..........rhe ]. l.. Graham cam,
IN from Henderson on Saturday, with 4
crowd Of people and much freight.
BOats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO. - The feet and finely ap
pointed steamer Norman viii leave fol
Memphis and all way ports at p. N. to.
day, in charge OF those pleasant and oblig.
ing gentlemen, Captain o. Hewitt and
Ben. j May. The Norman is in complete
condition, and passengers and shippers
VIII receive every attention.
The Fanny Brandeis Will return to Cairo
at P. N. to-day, and is a pleasant steam.
boat, and wen appointed. Captain Henry
! Miller commands, and Kit Rudd and Neg
ley Rudd are in charge of the office. They
are all obliging and attentive.
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The fac steamer
Nightingale leaves at / +. If. to-day. for
Louisville and all way ports. in charge OF
those eminent navigators and deservsdfy
| popular gentlemen. Captain James Mather
| and Miles ID. Warren. The nightingale
| has first-class passenger accomm odations.
FoR HENDERSON, The J. L. Graham
leaves for Henderson at 3:l5 promptly as
the railroad transfer packet. in charge OF
Captain Charley Perkins. Mr.. Cole, Jerry
Boyle, and Mr.. Story, all polite, attentive,
and pleasant gentlemen.
FoR MEaIPHIs.-The fine steamer Glas-
gov, in charge of Captain John Skunk
will leave for Memphis and all way points
on Monday, at 10 An, and has pleasant
and elegant accommodations for passen-
gers. Captain Andy T.. Robinson, Jr., Is
her handsome, young, ana accomplis he'd
clerk. The Glasgow sails under the
auspices OF the famous Mem pIlis and Gin
cinnah Packet Company.
GaeaufDEs from our ExonanKs.s
P1TTsBURg.-The Comm rcfdE OF Friday
says:
The marks last evening Indicated four
feet eight inches, and falling The wealth
e. was pleasant. Tine only boat at the
landing receiving was the Maggie Hays.
CINCINNATI. The Commercial OF Friday
says:
The Express Line viii viii send out two
packets next week. The Shamrock, Capt.
Cullum, departs on Tuesday, and will be
followed by the Kate Robinson, Captain
Remission, on Friday next Captain John
line, Will continue this new arrangement
as long as the water Will permit The
Kate Ellis towed the hull or the defunct
Underwater down to Ludlow y esterday.
Capt John q. Hare, on his return from
~; Louls, win take the present H-inch
cylinders out OF the Glendale and substi-
tute instead 20 inch cylinders, which are
now being cast at Pittsburg.
The Ella Hughes has gone to Nashville
Capt John d. Conway, formerly OF the
yer Cloud No. 2, arrived from Pittsburg
way. Capt. III. d. Hart has placed the
Lawrence on the Marine Ways for COM
pieUe repair.
The Gazette says:
The largest cargo taken away from here,
for New Orleans, IN a long while, was on
the Swallow when she departed last eve.
ming.
Captain Wolf viii drop the Armadillo
down to tile city wharf, and commence
leading here for New Orleans Immediately.
She has just been under The hands OF me-
chanics and painters, aud is in thorough
good condition. Mr. A. Byers, formerly
on the Emperor IN the Memphis trade.
New Orleans trade, gees CHIEF clerk Of the
LOUISVILLE. - The cosrfes-.Iouynal OF
Friday says:
Captain BassetTs new steamer Bradish !
Johnson was taken over the fail& safely |
feat, when the obstructIons on the Ealis
are taken into consid GRAFTON. OF course /
viii take the Judge Fletcher over to-day.
Captain Pink and his crew are equal 10 !
steam power.
ST. LoUrs.i- The Democrat OF Friday
says:
River about the same. From the head
waters, above st. Paul, a rise is coming,
ana IS already below Dubuque, but 10 viii
DE- exhausted above st. Louis. There is |
also rise in the Missouri above the |
mouth OF the Kaw. The Illinois is fast on |
4 declining grade-onIy five feet above |
low water mark-and low water may be /
afforded In two weeks. The OHIO is falling |
81 Louisville and Cincinnati, while the
rise has not yet been felt at Paducah, II /
sven at Evansville. The benefits OF bsgn
water on the Ohio threaten to be Fnort
lived. Weather here cool. Business good
enough for any ones desires.
The Harry Johnson, on her way down
rom Keokukt broke her plumIner DlGChs
and afterwards her machinery Decoml ~
still further deranged, near Alton. tne
u hart boat. Her crew took out the Lucy
BertTam last evening ia ner stead on heo-
xuk and the Johnson viii speedily be re-
barred. The Iucy's crew are here, Will
have the Bayard at the wharf today and
back her out tomorrow for HANNIBAL.
the Big Horn, while on her way down
The Missouri, ran upon a snag IN MISSION
bend, above Omaha, injured her nun, and
.ook n some water. she had no freight,
md goes on dock here for repairs. Capt. /
John Gillian will probably take Der into I
he OuachIia or Red River at an ca ~ day.
The famous Rlehmonh cdnls up tite ItV-
r Just behind the Belle Memphis Cg..s IS
low al CarOudelet, and VIII 20 on the |
ways for hui repairs She wes repf inted
The Richmond viii d obably /
ore ~ 10 the Carr OIL wharf boat for q
Dad.
NEW 0RLEANs.-The Times OF Tuesday
avs:
Yesterday was oGe Cf the ~ ost disagree
bic days Of the season. Rain set in before
Jay gnt OF yesterday morning. and con-
lnned without intermission throughouS
ne entire day, thereby causing q damper
. D9 put on IeVee matters. The rain had .
OF ceased at oark, and At that time the
70 poets Of a dam D night were Visible.
business on the landing bore an active
ppeaTanee during the forenoon but in
one.