The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-03
Nv ER ME WIS.
10 other River Items, See F0urtA rage.
weather and synfor.


The river during the "a hours endinj
at 3 PM, had fallen 4 feet and is nov
[ everywhere within its natural limits
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up tc
3 p. NJ. yesterday, include the Lore.
ma, Pittsburg to New Orleans; Sam
Orr, from Eastport; Minneola, Gin.
cinDati to Memphis; Anna, st. Louis
to Cincinnati; Silver Moon, Memphis
to Cincinnati; Palestine, to Louisville
Fayette. Henderson to return; Ber-
muda, from Cincinnati.
BOafs Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Quickstep, from Cairo Rose Hito,
from Louisville; Robt. Burns, from
Memphis; Magenta, Alaska, Louis
vile, Nick Longworth and Mary
Miller, from New Orleans; Robt.
Moore, for Nashville; Champion, for
st. Louis; America and X. @. Gray,
from Arkansas River; Shamrock.
from St. Louis Rapidan No. 2, from
Eastport; Mallie Ragon and Emma
Floyd, from Nashville; John Kill
gour and Mary Houston, for New
Orleans; Norman. from Cincinnati j;
Sam. j Hale, for Memphis; Evans
from Green River.
ROsfs Leaving To. Day.
For CAIRo.-The splendid new low
pressure steamer City of Evansville,
will leave promptly at 4 Pm. for Cairo
and all way ports, in charge of that
distinguished steamboatman and ez-
perienced commander, Capt. Ii. Il.
Dexter. In the Office are those polite
and highly accomplished young gen.
tlemen N. s. Pennington, Henry Hand
aud Al. Maynard. John Golf is her
steward and feeds on the fat of the
land. and also carries the key Of the
medicine chest, and uses herbs. The
City of Evansville has as pleasant
passenger accommodations as are to
be found Oh the western waters.
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The elegant
passenger packet Rose Hite, in COM
plete condition, will leave this even
ing for Louisville aud all way points,
in charge of those eminent naviga-
tors and true gentlemen, Captain W.
r. Holcraft, Phil. b. Branham and
Lew Branham, all Of whom are no.
ted for their polite attentions to pas
sengers.
For CINoINNAT1.-The elegant lit
tie Bermuda leaves at 10 A. NJ. for
Cincinnati and all way points, and has
admirable passenger accommoda-
tions. Capt. Sam. T. James and Nat.
Earhart, her chief officers, are as
pleasant gentlemen as one would be
likely to find in an age.
For GRANDvIEw.-The Pine Bluff
returns to Grandview at p. n. to.
day, and will give especial attention
to way business. She has pleasant
passenger accommodations and COM
petent and attentive officers. Capt.
Lafayette Elder commands, and John
A. Adams and Bob. Adams have
charge Of the Office.
For BOWLING GREEN.-The beau
tiful and popular steamer Evansville |
leaves for Bowling Green, positively
this evening at 4 o'clock, having SUI
perior accommodation for passengers,
Captain S. W. Combs is her careful
and competent commander, and s. b.
Sproule and Leopold Kahn arc her
courteous and obliging clerks.
For HENDERSON. - The feet and |
elegant Fayette leaves promptly at 3
P M.for Henderson and all way points
and is deservedly popular. Captain !
A. o. Durland, a competent officer, is
at present in command, and Negley |
Rudd and Jerry Boyle are her atten-
tive and obliging clerks.
For EAsTPoRT.-The famous and |
popular steamer Samer Sam. Orr re-
turns to the Tennessee River at 4 Pm.
to-day, and is admirably appointed.
Capt. Allen Duncan and Guy Vim
yard, her chief officers, are excellent
steamboatmen and most worthy gen.
tlemen.
ssEfsceIIaneous.
Business was lively on the leveo
yesterday, and the landing was crowd
ed with steamers......The Lorena had
q good trip.......The Sam. Orr had
near 100 ions pig iron and considera-
bic miscellaneous freight.....The Min
nicola was very full, but not very deep.
1.-THE Anna had a good trip Of iron
ore and miscellaneous freight. She
repaired her wrist and cylinder head
at Cairo, and is all right...... .....
The Silver Moon had big trip, in
GLIDING 1000 bales cotton. She dis.
charged 40 here.........The towboats,
jim. Watson, Tigress No. and Bal
tic, passed down with heavy tows......
The Palestine took out a good trip.
......."The Bermuda arrived at Il A.
NJ. with fair packet trip.......,We
received dispatch from Cincinnati,
yesterday. asking for particulars of
the explosion of the steamer Sham
rock. The Shamrock left st. Louis
Saturday evaninO FIR Cincinnati and