The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-19
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Weather and Wafer


mercury ranging below 600 all dsy. Their,
was scarcely a breath of wind, however
al day, and the clouds looked dry and
cold The river atsP. N. yesterday. haC
fallen three inches, and prospects Of more
water are gloomier than before. There /,
Ave anc a half to six feet OF water now ~
Louisville and Cairo.
Arrivals and DeDarturea.
The arrivals and departures yeaterlsv
include the Mary Miller. from Mempbis.
/ Hartford, Henderson and return; West
Wind, Cairo to return Pine Bluff, Grand.
view and return.
aOats Due Hero.
Among the first boats due here arc the
Mailie Ragon and ella Hughes, from
Cairo; Rose Hite, from LouisvIlle; Lucy
Kern and Leslie Taylor, for New Orleans;
Importer, for Memphis; Pink VarbIe, for
Arkansas River; Alpha, from CIarksviIle:
Evansville, from Bowling Green.
BOats Leaving To-day.
| For PADUDAH AND CAIRO. The new and
elegant steamer Florence Lee will leave At
4 Pm. to-day for Cairo and ali way ports
as The regular mail and express packet.
The FIol ence Lee Is one ofthe handsomest
and most perfectly appOlnted steamers on
the western VaierF. She IS commanded
| by Captain Lee Howell, a most gallant and
acc 2mplished gentleman, with VIII. p,
Fowler as chief clerk. assisted by Ed.
Thomas, all cOmpeten', accurate and ac-
commodating gentlemen.
Fox LoUIsvlLLE.-The favorlte low wa
ter packet Rose Hite, will be the packet
for Louisville and ali way ports, tonight,
after the arrival OF the mail train from
the North and East. She IS cJmmanded
by those distinguished aud popular Off
GERS, Captain Jas. Mather and Miles d.
Warren. who sta1d at the head OF their
profession. Mr.. J. l.. McMeans j. her
freight clerk.
For GRANDvIEw.- The fleet aud popular
Pine Bluff goes to GrandvIew and all way
landings. rs the regular coast packet, at 8
Pm. to-day. She has pleasant passenger
appointments. Captain Lafayette Elder,
John n. Adams and Robert Adams are her
Obliging and attentive officers.
For MISUNDERSTANDING popular and
punctual Hartford leaves as usual at 8 Pm.
for Henderson, with hrat-class RccommO-
dations for passengers, and elegant officers.
Captain Joe. McReynOlds commands, and
James IL. Letcher and Captain Charley
Perkins have charge OF the Office.
For MEMPHIs-The splendid new pas
senger steamer Mary Miller will leave this
evening positively for Memphis and all
way ports. che is timely appointed, hav.
ing spacious, well ventilated aud well fur
nished state rooms, and sets an elegant
table. She is an EvaLsv steam boat, in
charge of worthy and reliable gentlemen,
who will take pleasure IN contributing to
the comfort OF passengers and the inter-
ests OF shippers. Captain A. Liter, her
commander, is an old and experienced
steamboatman. Mr.. MeFadln, her chief
clerk, is a genial gentleman, highly socia-
BILE and pleasant, knowing exactly how to
make his guests feel at home. Remember
the Mary Miller today. and nil her up.
- isceIIanEOus.
There wBs considerable freight moving
yesterday, though the port list was not
large............The Mary Miller arrived from
Memphis with n moderate trip, and after
dischargtng proceeded to Newburg to get
what freight was ready for her there. She
will be at the wharf this morning TO COM
plete her trip, and will leave positively.
for Memphis, this evening, and should
have liberal patronage ............The West
Wind arrived early yesterday morning,
with a fair trip, aud ommenced at once
to reload to return last evening". 1.-The
Jennie Howell was still taking in plows,
stoves. furniture, portable engines, saw
mills, &c, all of Evansville manufacture.
She had three portable engines and one
saw mill, the latter with one engine, for
Jefferson, Texas the other two engines for
New Orleans ALI from the celebrated es-
tabllshment Of Mr.. VIM. Holman. She
also received over 100 barrels whisky.....,.
The Evansville & Cairo Packet Company
yesterday secured arrangements for the
Florence Lee to take the place OF the Idle
wild as the Wednesday and Saturday mail
packet. She goes cut to-day, having been
thoroughly repaired and most substan-
tialIy.........The charter of th e John Lums-
den having expired by limitation, that
boat retires from the mail line, but Cap
tam Davis will not long remain idle. The
Lumsden is too good boat to waste time
chokinga ring Captain Lee
Howell com mands the Florence Lee, and
Billy Fowler has charge OF the otiice........
Charley Kreipkee IS buildinga pair OF new
smoke-stacks for the steamer City of Ev-
ansvIlle, which, when mounted, Will add
vastly to her appearance. They will DO
forty-sIx inches in diameter, aud stand
forty-six feet above the hurricane deck,
with massive fancy tops 81 miIar TO those
of the Fleetwood. They are being made
of seasoned" iron, 50 that they will not
shrink....-.......The repairs OF the Fayette
are progressing favorably under the i'm
mediate superintendent of Captain Dur.
land. she also will be- treatCl to "a new
set OF smoke-stscKs OF handsome pattern
GIeanIngs from Our Exchanges
CINCINHATI. - The Commercial OF Mon
day says:
The hull of Commodore w. r.. David
sons new sidewheel steamer will be
launched from Mack's yard as soon as
there is sufficient water. She will have
the Key Guys machinery.
Captain o II. Shinkle's new and elegant
Charley Bodnan Will be launched from
the marine ways with the first water. She
Is one of the be t steamers constructed
The Keel Tor Captain IL. u. Hat Us new
steamer Is laid at Hambletons yard,
where Captain II. A. Jones' new and large
steamer for the Southern trade IS also be-
Ing constructed.
The Gazette says:
Capt. Frank Y, Bachelor was here Sat
urday, but Lett for Louisville Saturday
night 10 meet tho Edinburgh, which he
had left at Evansville.
Capt. Jno. A. Williamson Lett for Cairo
yesterday afternoon, TO look aiter the in
ETne 81. Louis Ligoatch calls Tuley. Of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Times of Monday evening says:
Captain Wolf arrived from Louisville
last Saturday, alter taking the Ar1nadiIlo
from Evansville TO Louisville, where she
The weather being cloudy along the
river, above and at this point, it is not un-
likely we shall have rain and another rise
by the middle of the week. Ifso, coming
on the prt sent water, navigation Will be
pretty well opened up.
The Enquirer says:
Captain Lew. Hates. OF the steamer Nick
Longworth, and Capital w. p. Walker, OF
the Sam. j. Hale, arrived In the city sat
urday. The Hale came on the docks at
Memphis, Friday, In splendid condition.
Pilot Andrew Anderson OF New Albany, !
and John Daily and 3. LoWle OF the same |
place, are building boat at Shoals, Mar
TIN County, Ind, to ply on the east Iork OF
White River, q distance or eighty miles
above Shoals. The boat is 81 feet long and |
hes two cy flinders and a boiler ~ incnes In |
diameter and - feet long. The boat will |
ber dy in abOat four weeks she Will be /
named Frank Derol, in honor of a gentle
man engs ged in the saw mill business at |