The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04
R IVER NEWS.
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weather and Water
The weather yesterday forenoon
was chiefly cloudy and rather pleas
ant. The mercury attained TO onl
$50 up to noon, with a pleasant south
east breeze. During the twenty. fou
hours ending at 3 PM, yesterday, th
river had risen seven inches, and
about stationary, but will be risiDI
again within day or two. 1t /
again rising at Cincinnati and Louis
vile.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals up to 3 Pm. yes
tsrday were the Fayette, Henderson
and return: Emma Floyd, Memphil
to LouisShle; Mary Houston, New
Orleans to Louisville; Pine Bluff
Grandview to return; Morning Star
Louisville to return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Tarascon and Falls City. from
Louisville; Mary Miller, from Cairo
Minneola, for Memphis; Kate Rob.
inson. from st. Louis; Judge Baker,
from Nashville; Belle Vernon, Wau-
anita. and Tom. Reese, for New
Orleans.
Boats Leaving To day.
FoR CA1Ro.-The Evansville, Cairo
and Memphis Packet Company'S
magnificent steamer City of Evans.
vile will leave promptly at 4 Pm. to-
day. for Paducah, Cairo and all way
ports. Being entirely new, and fur.
nished without regard to expense,
she offers unsurpassed accommoda-
tons to passengers. Capt. Dexter is
among the most experienced com
manders on the western waters.
Nick Pennington and Sam. B. Laugh
lin are her affable, courteous and gal
liant clerks. =
FoR LoUIsVILLE.-The magnificent
Tarascon is the unrivaled packet for
Louisville and all way points at six
O'Clock this evening. She is a grand
floating palace, and finely Offered.
Captain 4. p. Hollcroft commands,
and Miles d. Warren and Phil. Bev-
erly are her clerks, all pleasant and
popular gentlemen. .
FoR GRAEDvIEW.--The fine pas
senger steamer. Pine Bluff, leaves at
Bpm. for Grandview. and all way
ports, in charge of Captain La
fayette Elder, commanding, with
John A. and Robt. Adams in the
Office. all pleasant and courteous gem
tlemen. $3.50 .,f..-,
FoR GREEN RIVER. = The fine
steamer Falls City, popular boat.
with superior cabin and state.room
appointments, will be here to- day, for
Bowling Green and all Green River
way landings. Captain John Robin
con is her experienced commander,
and Murray Bewley is her gentlmanly
and attentive clerk.
For BOWLING GLEEN.-The beau
tiful steamer Evansville will leave
promptly at Pm. to- day for Bowling
Green and all Green River way land
iDgs-haVing unexceptionable cabin
and state-room accommodations. Cap
tain Sam. w. Combs commands, and
VIM. holland and Leopold Kahn have
charge of the Office. All will be
found especially obliging and atten-
tive to passengers and shippers.
FoR HENDERSON. - The elegant.
feet and popular Fayette leaves for
Henderson at Pm. in charge of Capt.
A. o. Durland, and Jas. II. Letcher
and Jerry Boyle doing the honors of
the Office.
miscellaneous.
Business on the leVee yesterday was
fairly active. and the Idlewild and
Hartford were receiving liberally......
The Fayette brought up a large guam
tity of tobacco and was full of people.
1.-THE Mary. Houston with
cabin full of people. but rather light
of freight, and the Emma Floyd with
a good trip of both freight and people,
passed up about o'clock, yesterday
morning.........The Pine Bluff arrived
at noon with o moderate trip. Capt,
Elder, John Adams, Robert Adams
and Hoon Miller her pilot, says
the Pine Bluff did come in Sunday
night; the accurate" Courier TO the
contrary Notwithstanding, she was
little late, arriving at an hour that it
is not fair to suppose the editor of the
Courier could see steamboat"."....
The Morning Star arrived at ! pm.
with a moderate freight, but with
numerous passengers.........The Judge
Baker will be in to-day. and will re-
turn to the Cumberland River on Sat-
urday.."....Capt. Reub. e. Neal ad-
vises US that the great Indiana is now
off the ways at Paducah. She was not
on Walkers Bar-that was a Courier
accuracy" She is in frst-class order
as good as new, and he is having her
touched upinside and out. and by the
opening Of the Fall trade she will be
10 apple-pie order. The Indiana is
one Of the best boats ever built, and
we hope to see her on the war path
again early in the season....".....The
Magenta goes on the ways at Paducah
In few DAYS,