The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-03
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weather and water


four hours ending at 3 Pm. had falleI
three feet. 1t is still falling steadily
at all points above.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to !
P. NJ. yesterday were very few, includ.
ing only the Petrolia No. 2, Hender-
son and return; Sam. J. Hale, Mem
phis to Cincinnati; Tom Reese, Ten
nessee River 10 Portsmouth; Morn
ing Star, Louisville to return.
Roafs Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Fayette. from Cairo; Tarascon
and Falls City, from Louisville; Sam.
j. Hale and Silver Moon, from
Memphis; Ollie Sullivan, from East
port; Champion, Louisville, P. w.
Strader, Nick LoDgworth, Indiana,
and Richmond, from New Orleans
Minneola. for Memphis; Lawrence,
for Nashville; Virginia and Emma
No. 3. for New Orleans; West Wind,
from Wabash River; Lady Pike, from
st. Louis; Norman, from Cincinnati
Alpha, from Nashville; Hartford,
from Little Wabash.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The fleet, low pres
sure Quickstep is the regular packet
for Cairo and all way ports at o'clock
to-day, having unsurpassed cabin ac-
commodations. Captain Jack Gram
mer commands, and Walter b. PEN
nington and Eugene Rudd are her
popular clerks. She gives through
receipts for freight or passengers to all
points South or West. The Quick
step is lightning on the run.
For LOUISVILLE. - The peerless
and popular Tarascon-the very syno.
nym Of beauty grace and elegance-is
the regular Mail Line packet for
Louisville at 6 Pm. to day, and is
really unriyalled in speed and splen-
did and luxurious appointments.
Capt. Frank o. Smith, skillfuI and
competent gentleman, commands, and
Miles d. Warren. Phil. Beverly and
Charley Warren do tho honors of tho
office.
FoR Bowling GREEN.-The feet
Falls City. Captain Robinson COM
handing, aud Murray Beverley in
the Office, is due here to-day, en- route
for Bowling Green. She has splendid
passenger accommodations. and her
officers arc pleasant and obliging gen.
tlemeu.
For HENDERsoN.-The gay Pc
trolia No. 2 leaves promptly at 3 P. NJ.
to day, for Henderson, as the rail-
road transfer packet, Captain Billy
Cole commanding, and with Messrs.
Durland and Story in the office.
FoR NEW ORLEANs.-The splen-
did steamer Virginia will be
here to-day. positively. en- route
to New Orleans. having unsur-
passed passenger appointments. She
is commanded by that expert.
enced and popular gentleman, Capt.
Charles G. Schultze, gentleman very
favorably known in these waters.
McssIs. Len. Miller and Sam. NAL
born have charge of the Office, which
guarantees the most polite and cour-
reous attention to passengers aud
shippers. The Virginia is a clipper,
and is running on time, giving great
advantages to shippers of stock. pcul-
try, or perishable produce.
miscellaneous.
Business was not very active on the
wharf yesterday forenoon, except 10
front of the Fanny Brandeis, which
was receiving big trip of furniture
stoves. hollow-ware and other Evans
vile manufactures. By noon she had
her hold full. her guards crowded
and was ready to fill up her deck .room
and cabin. She was getting first
rate trip......."The Sam. Orr was re.
ceiving fairly, but there was.but little
Wabash River freight for the Clara
Scott.........Thc Tom. Reese had three
barges. loaded to their fullest capa-
city-two with iron ore and one with
pig-iron. She rested outside the
tow-boat Hawkeye, at the wharf
while the steward replenished hen
larder was the Hornet No
2-not the Dick Fulton-that passed
down, Tuesday night.........The A. j
Baker passed down, yesterday. with .
big tow Of coal, and another tow-boat
with empty barges passed up...........
A huge fat-boat loaded with tan
bark, hoop poles and fire wood, land
ed at the foot Of Locust Street, Tues.
day, and is unIoading...........An iron
buoy about the size of a barrel has
been placed over the distractions
near Grand Tower, in the Mississippi,
which sank the steamers w. II. Ar.
thur, Kate Robinson and Lady Gay
White boards have also been placed
on shore, one just above Apple Creek
and the other just above Preston's
indicating the course directly over tho
log. The obstruction was found t.
be log four to five feet in diameter
and ten feet out of the sand, lyinl
nearly straight up and down thr
river, with six feet of water OF
it and ten feet around it...........
A dispatch from Washington says