The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-23

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/ New Orleans to Louisville; Spray, Nash
vile to Cincinnati; Petrolia No. 2, Hen
derson and return; Umpire, louisville to
| Nashville; Pink Varbie, PASSPORT TO Louis
vile; Ida Rees No. 2 and Minneola, from
Memphis.
Among the first boats due here are the
FayetIe, from Cairo; Tarascon and Falls
City, from Louisville; Robert Burns, from
/ Memphis; Lewellin, from PASSPORT; Edin-
burg, Indiana, Ida Rees, and Mary Hous-
ton from New Orleans; silver Moon, for
Memphis; Emma FLOYD, from Nashville;
Robt Moore, for Nashville; West Wind,
from Wabash River; Norman and Noun
tain Belle, from CINCINNATI; Evansv lie,
from Green RIVER Hartford, from Little
Wabash.
BOats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The feet, Iow-press sure
Quickstep is the regular packet for Cairo
end ali way ports at O'Clock to. day, hay
ing unsurpassed cabin accommodations.
Captain Jack GTammer commands, aud
Walter B. Pennington and Sam. Laugh
liu sre her popular clerks. she gives
through receipts for freight or passeD gers
to all points South or West. The Quick
step ia an elegant steamboat.
For LoUIsvILLE.-Tha peerless and Pop
ular Tarascon-thev very synonym OF beau
ty, grace and elegance-is the regular Mail
Line packet for Louisville at Pm. to-day,
and is really unriyalied in speed and
splendid and luxurious appointments,
The veteran and skiulul Captain James
Mather commands, and Miles d. Warren
and Phil. Beverly are her afabls, ceurte-
Gus and obliging clerks.
For GREEN RIYER.-The fine steamer
Falls City, In perfect condition, and with
superior cabin and state-room appoint
ments, Will be here to-day for Bowling
Green and all Green River way landings
Captain John Robinson is her grand com
mander, and Murray Bewley is her gem
tIemanly and attentive chief clerk.
For HEEDERsoN.-The gay and popular
Petrolia, Captain VIM. Cole, will leave for
Henderson at 3 P. NJ. Messrs. Durland and
Story do the honoTs OF the office, and are
pleasant gentlemen.
For MEMPHIs.-The popular steamer
Fanny Brandeis will positively leave for
Memphis and all way points at 4.P.M. to-
day, and we hope to see her get big trip.
She has elegant cabin appointments. Cap
tain A. Murray is her distinguished COM
mander, aud Eugene Rudd and young
Master Murray are her clerks.
The elegant passenger packet Ida Rees
No. Is announced for Memphis and all
way points at P. d. to-day. She is a new
| steamer of good capacity and speed, and
| finely appointed. Captain b. +. Horn, a
gentleman OF experience and 1no social
| qualities is her commander, and Mr. ]. r.
Hanna, a courteous ana clever young gen.
tleman has charge OF the ofiic9. Hum
| phrey, Lewis & Co. are her agents.
miscellaneous.
Business was moderately fair on the
wharf yesterday morning 1.-THE =. w.
| Strader passed up from New Orleans at 6
o'clock, diseharging considerable lot Of
groceries, &c, here........We were misin-
| formed in regard TO the arrival OF the
| Spray on Tuesday night. She did not get
In till about s o'clock yesterday morning.
She was loaded to the guards when she
| left here at e51z....-...The Rapidan No. 2 dis
charged her splendid trip OF cotton and
sundries and dropped down at noon to a
clear space on the wharf, where her freight
had been hauled, and commenced receiv-
ing for Tennessee River. There was a
| good showing OF Tennessee River freight.
1.-THE Sam. Orr had commenced re-
| ceiving for her return trip with fair pros
pects.........The Strader had an excellent
trip for points above......-..The Petrolfa
No. had fair trip from Hender-
| son, including numerous peOple.-.........
The Umpire came down at noon appar-
emily loaded to the guards with coal for
the Nashville market, where IL is in brisk
| demand, as the supply is very short.........
Two Upper Mississippi River steamboats,,
| the Phil. Sheridan and Clara, may be ex-
pected here to-day, est route to Cincinnati,
whittier they go to Tepair-...-...The Pine
Bluff was receiving considerable freight
for Wabash River yesterday .........Th e
Fanny BraEdeis was receiving moderately
for emphis.......There were vast quanti-
ties of freight prepared for Tennessee
River on the sidewalks In front Of the
wholesale houses yesterday. One Of the
most valuable shipments was an invoice
Of fine liquors by n. r. Carr & Co.. the bill
| for which filed whole half sheet bill
head........The river was very rough, and
| lingering on the wharf was by no means
pleasant~...The PlnkYarble, from Eastport,
with full cargo OF pig iron, peanuts, cot
ton, and dead hogs, passed up at Pm.
.........The Fanny Brandeis, unable 10 COM
plete her trip, lies over till to day........The
Ida Rees No. and Minneola arrived from
Memphis at sI Pm. yesterday, with big
| trips. The Ida Rees IS a fine stern-wheel
boat, OF good capacity. Her officers pro-
| pose to run her regularly between this
/ port ana memphis.
| Mamffests.
| or the steamer Sam Orr from Cairo to
| Evansville. December 2L.-G q NtoIack a.
| Co, 20 bbI apples; Cnas sVieIe, 5 box soap;
| Preston & Menifee, 20 dry hides, SACKS
| feathers, 3 do rags, 2 Dbl green hides, Dbl
fruit, sack do, bdI dry hides: J q ID
| Heimanns kgs liquor bbls peaches, 2
| box suudrtesi O Armstrong, II bdls chair
/ splits; Z A Shrader, IA bbis dried fruit;
Tenney, Bowles & Co, 4 bbls pecans, l keg;
BlOtmer & Hotng, tables; SLOckWell & Co
/ 1 box SOAP; Schultz, Thurman q Co, l rcck
shaft; q Bare, box; Louis Roser, ooxs
| geese, do sand, roll oil cloth, Dgs corn
TOpf, Long a. Co, bdI dry hides, dry dos
bdl green do, ! do sheep peity Ok LAlloWs
bag feathers; q $ Sonntagg q Cos oo1s
axess Miller Gardner q 20, Dales cObJon
| 6 bbIs moIasses: VIM Holman, pkg cast
i fnps. Mrs II Ragan, box sand; RagOn,
| D!ckey q Carson, 10 bags peanuts; Runner
| q. Co / dressed hogS kroenenburger . Bro
| 2 horses. l buggy sett harness. G Bah
| cock, PIG.
| RE-SHIPPING.
| Calhoun, Ky-Mrs Margaret Reed, , bxs
| bh gOods, ? bags seeds.
IndianapOIis-2 Ddl paper.
Tell City, Dbl sand, box.
Louisville-9,0O0l lbs scrap iron, box APP
| pies.
GIeanfnRs from our Exchanges.
PETrsBURG.--The Commercial Of Mon
day says:
The marks last evening Indicated feet
/ 8 inches, and falling. The weather on
saturday was very disagreeable. On Sun
I day it was decidedly more agreeable. In
/ the evening It was mild. Trade in the
I vicinity of the landing was brisk.
The fine packet Argosy was disposed of
! to Captain VIM. NJ. List OF Wheeling, for
wwAf "a ar In 1se f.