The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-08
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weather aud wafer

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weather and water
The weather was intensely cold yester.
day morning, n was nearly clear, bul
was partly cloudy during the day. Mer.
curry at G An, ISs, and rose TO "a at noon,
The river, during the "a hours ending at s
PM had fallen 7 inches. II will be rising
10 day, As 1t is rising sharply at Cincinnati
I ard Louisville.
Arrivals and DEPARTURES.
AS IS usual towards the close Of the week,
the arrivals and departures yesterday we.e
quite numerous, including the Evansville,
from Green River: Alpha, Nashville TO
return; Fayette, Cairo to return; Hartford,
Little WABASH TO return; Fanny Bran
dsis, from Memphis; Carrie V. Kountz,
Pittsburg to New Orleans; Sam. J.. Hale,
Cincinnati to Memphis; Petrolia No. ?,
Henderson and return; Pine Bluff, from
Wabash; Virginia. New Orleans 10 Louis
Vile Norman, from Cincinnati.
EOaGs Due Here.
Among the first boats One here are
The Sam. Orr and Quickstep, from Cairo;
Morning Star and Taraecon, from Louis
Vile; Minneola, from Memphis; Level
lin from Eastport; Nick Longworth, p.
w. Strader, Indiana and Louisville, from
New Orleans; Sherman, for Memphis;
NINA Floyd. for Nashville; Champion,
for New Orleans; Falls CITY, from Green
River; ollie Sullivan and spray, from
Nashville.
floats leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO. The splendid and dee.
steamer sam. Orr is the regular mail, ex.
press and passenger steamer for Cairo and
all way points at p. II. to day. The Sam.
Orr is one OF the best stern-wheel steamers
that ever turned a wheel, and is unsur-
passed in her cabin and sIate-rOom ap-
pointments. Captain Allen Duncan, her
chief officer, is an experienced, careful and
efficient commander, and Guy Vineyard
and ALI. Maynard, her clerks, are courte-
Gus, accurate and accommodating. Ship
pers and passengers will fill up the Sam.
Orr to-day.
FOR CINCIENATT.-Tpe dne passenger
steamer Norman is the sole packet for Gin
cinnati and all way points at 10 NJ. to-
day. The Norman is q hrst-class stern
wheel steamboat, with superior passenger
accommodations. Captain p. K. Barclay,
a veteran officer. aud a highly popular
gentleman, commands. John II. Triplett
and Lew Morris. both afRabie and obliging
gentlemen, have charge of the office. Give
the Norman a handsome trip to-day.
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The magnificent
Morning Star, a grand floating palace,
will be the Mail Line packet for Louis
vile at 8 Pm. to-day, and the mere an
nouncement Is sufficient to secure her all
the freight and people going up the river
tonight. Captain A. I. Gilmore, a steam
boatman of large experience, is her polite
commander. and Frank D9ugherty is her
popular clerk. :
For GREEN RIVER.-The beautiful, new
steamer Evansville will leave for Wood
bury and all Green RIVER way landings at
4P.M. to-day, in charge of that skillful
navigator and pleasant gentlemen. Capt.
w. S. Vanmeter. Mr.. S. B. Spro7le and
Leopold Calm are her attentive and oblie-
Ing clerks.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The new and finely
appointed PetroIia No. 2 leaves for Hen.
derson promptly at 8 NJ to day, in charge
OF Captain VIM. Cole, with Messrs. Dur
land and Story, in the office.
For MEMPHIS. The popular steamer
Fanny Braudeis Will positiiy leave for
Memphis and all way points at 4 Pm. to-
day, and we hope TO see her get a big trip.
She has elegant cabin appointments
Captain A. Murray IS her distinguished
commander, n Eugene Rudd and young
Master Murray are her clerks.
Fol NAsHvILLE.-The splendid White
Collar Line steamer, Emma Floyd, viii
be Gown to-day, en- route 10 Nashville, In
cnarge of those distinguished and popular
gentlemen. Captain Jim Chenoweth and
Bob wise. The Floyd Is elegantly ap-
pointed.
miscellaneous.
BUSINESS was lively on the levee yester.
day; the wharf being crowded with steam
ers. The Evansville came in from Green
| River with a moderate trip. The Hart
ford and Pfne Bluff from Carmi ard Mt.
Carmel, were full, and each added consid.
erably to the cargo of the Richmond. The
Sam j. Hale was foil OF fire. ght and had a
good passenger list. The Carrie v. Kountz
had an immense trip crammed full
and covered over with pioWs and
wagons, q lot OF plows being slowed
upon top OF her pilot bouse. She has a
single smoke. stack, like The old Carrie.
Captain l. Yanhook, late o. the Great Re
public, commands. Capt. Dan. Brady was
also aboard.....Fhe Alpha had a moderate
trip in from the cumberland ...--.The Viz
gInfa arrived al noon, with 8 big trip OF
freight, including 700 bales of cotton for K.
K. Dunkerson & Co.--.-The Fanny Bran
deis had 869 bales OF cotton for r. *. Dun
kerscn Il Co., ard ID bales for the Evans
Vile Cotton Mills. She retutns TO
Memphis to-day positively..-~~.A lady
passenger, from Memphis to Caledonia, by
the Fanny Brandeis. added one to the pas
seBger list on the morning OF the Sd inst
during the heavy snow storm that pre-.
vailed. 1t was a fine daughter, and was
named Fanny Brandeis, She had been on
a visit TO her husband, who is employed in
Memphis ....-.. Ed. Miller, freight clerk OF
the Virginia, having retired from that po-
sition, Lem. Mslhura arrived from ST,
Louis at yesterday and goes up on The
VIrgtnia....~.The crew of the Virginia lei
a hogshead of sugar roll into the river yes
terday. IL disappeared, and was, or course
lost 1.-THE Hartford discharged her cargo
with all possible dispatch, and left at
O'Clock for New Haven~.,~.The RapidaI
and Fayette were receiving literally, anC
would have excellent trips out.....F Freight
was still pouring down to the Richmond
up to BPM, and the Rose Hite was expect
ed at p II. with 800 head or stock .-..-.--..
The Norman had a fair packet trip. She
could have brought 200 horses and mules
for the Richmond, If had known tina
boat would wsit...-~.~"-Manifests Of thu
Fayette. PIN Bluff, Virginia and Norman
Will be fouad below.
Manfrests.
PINE PLuFF, from Wabash River. Jan. :
1870. Humphrey, Lewis a. Co., ll9 bag
shlp-stu1f, 20f bags shorts, p barrels lard