The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-24
RIVER ME Wa.



and cold, with tho mercrry ranging
close down to the freezing point all
day. The river during the "A hours
ending At 3 P.M. had fallen II inches.
There we're some signs Of Snow. bat
none had falisu up 10 noon.
Arrivals and Dsparfupea.
The only arrival up to3PM saa
the Hartford, Henderson, sod r8'ur1
Beats Due Here.
Among The frst boats due here ore
the Mallie Ragon, from Cairo; Taras.
con, from Louisville; 81. Marys. for
New Orleans; Minneola, from Mem
phis; Edinburg, Tom. Rsese aud
baFges, and Alaska. from New Or.
leans; Champion, from st. Louis
Emma Floyd. fos Memphis; Kate
Robinson, for 81. Louis; Evansville.
from Bowling Green; Sam. Orr, from
PASSPORT.
Boats Leaving To day.
FoR CAIRO The new and maRni6.
cent passenger steamer Mallie Ragon
is the Mail and Express packet for
Cairo and all way ports at Pm. to.
day. and a more pleasant or comfort.
ably appointed boat could not be de-
sired. Captain Josh Y. Throop. q
ganileman Of the old school, is 10
command, and Nick 3. Pennington,
one Of the most popular clerks 10
commission, assisted By tam. B.
Laughlin, an accurate, courteous and
attentive gentleman, is her chief
clerk.
FOR LOUISVILLE. - The peerless
and faEorite Tarascon will be the mail
and express steamer for Louisville
and ell way landings at II pm. 20.
night, npon the arrival Of the train
from the North aud East, and is an.
surpassed 10 beauty and elegance. She
is commanded by that veteran and
distinguished officer. Captain james
Mather. Captain Frank o. Smith, q
highly accomplished gentleman and
ObIiging officer, has charge Of the
Office.
FoR BoWLIEG GREEN.-Tho beau
tiful steamer Evansville will leave
promptly at o'clock this evening for
Bowling Green and ell Green River
way landings - having unexception-
able cabin aud state room acoommo-
datiOns. Captain Sam. w. Coombs
commands. and Murray BeWley and
Leopold Kahn have charge Of the
Office. All will be found especially
obliging and attentive to passengers
and shippers.
| FoR HENDERsoN.-The fine steamer
Hartford will leave promptly at 8 An
and Bpm. to-day, for Henderson and
all way landings. in charge Of Captain
Joe McReynolds, with Capt. Charley
| g. Perkins and James H. Letcher IN
the Office, ell courteous and obligiDl
gentlemen.
miscellaneous.
There was nothing doing at tb'
wharf yesterday, except BY the Idle
wiIdand Hartford which we're the onll
boats in port up to Bpm. The Idle
wild was receiving very literally, ant
would have all the freight she wanted
and a good passengerlist The Hart
| ford also was receiving liberally.....
We anuounce the Milbrcy for Mem
phis. on Saturday. The Milbrey hal
just been thoroughly repaired
and is q substantial and pleas.
antly appointed steamer. She
will be commanded By Captain Cash
Thomas, with Ed. Thomas, late sec.
ond clerk Of the IdleWild. 10 the Of
Zee. They are excellent young gen.
tlemen-Fesidents Of this oity-Well
and faVorably known to our mer-
chants aad shippers, and we bespeak
| for them q liberal patronage in their
new enterprise.........The 4. f. Eek
ert, which has been ordered here
from Paducah, was expected to arrive
yesterday afternoon.
GEeantnGs from Our Exchanges
PIrTsBURa.-The COMMERCIAL Of
Monday says:
The marks last evening indicated
four feet, and about a stand. Trade
on the landing was moderately active.
The Missouri River is now lower at
| Omaha than il has been for several
years.
CIEcINNATL-The Commercial Of
Tuesday says:
James Mack has just completed the
new steamer Miriam f0T Captain il.
i u. Hart, making the eighth boat be
has built this season, besides three
new barges. The Miriam was finished
and ready to launch inside Of Eve
weeks from the day the contract was
made. Captain Hart advertises her
for sale.
Captain Andy Robinson oontem.
plates placing the ST. Maiys in the
Evansville and Memphis trade, in
place Of the burned steamers Nor
and City Of Evansville.
Com. T. Dean, Superintendent Of
the Dean Line, has returned from
Memphis, snd leaves for New York
in q day or two. He narrowly es.
capped with his life By a railroad acct
dent, going down 20 Memphis.
Some Cherokee Indians are running
q steamboat in the Arkansas River,
and Indians not being taxed, the ques
ton arose whether this steamboat
came under the provisions Of the
commerce and navigation laws, aud
was, therefore, liable 20 revenue tax.
( The Secretary Of the Treasury deoid
ed that If the boat was entirely owned
and manned By Indians, had no con-
Meeting lines, and was run entirely
within Indian territory, that IL was
net subject 70 the above laws.
The Gazette. speaking Of tho Ere
here Oh Monday morning says:
The Sam. j Hale, had she not got
aground at Cottonwood Bar, might
have been az the Evansville wharf
with her i 200 bales Of cotton. Bat
she would. probably, have had steam
| up 10 get out Of the way. It was 40
escape BY chance, however.
A great many other boats escape d