The Evansville journal., 1870-10-10
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The weather continues fair, with cool
nights, rendering fires comfortable at ear
~ dawn, but growing warm at noon, the
mercury, yesterday, reaching $40 at II n.
The river continues to fall steadily about
2 inehes per day, and latest arrivals report
22inches o& French Island and 30 inches
scant on Walkers Bar. The arrivals and
departures since 3 p. NJ. Saturday, include
the Henderson packets; the Mollie Gratz,
Cairo to Louisville; Pink Varble, from
Arkansas River; John Lumsden and Ella
Hughes, from Cairo; Fanny Brandeis,
from Louisville en- route TO Cairo; Evans
Vile, from Bowling Green.
The Moilie Gratz, Ella Hughes and Pink
VaIble, were pretty Iight.........The Mollie
Gratz took considerable fIeight from here.
........The Pink Varble quit" here, and
dropped down to the bone-yard, and we
are told, will go on the dry dock for re-
pairs......The John Lumsden had an excel
lent trip. as will be seen by her manifest
below. She will go out to-day. and will
be followed by the West Wind, to- morrow,
and henceforth the several packets fer
Cairo, will leave in the oTder they arrive
without respect 70 day s.............. ..........
The Fanny Brandeis had all she could car
~ on the water above, and added much
at l o'clock this morning, waiting the ar
rival of the Pine Buff from Owensboro.....
The Evansville brought cut a big trip, in
Guiding the old hull of the Ada Lyon load
ed with lumber. She was also full of peo-
ple.........Capt. DIX is determined to leave
promptly at IL A N. to-day, having large
engagements below, and Is dete ermined 10
cross Shawneetown Bar In daylight He
says his pilots don't know where all the
bars are, but they know where there Is
plenty of wateI TO. the Ella to go
through without touching bottona,........
The John Lurpsden is also famous for
missing the bars She, too, will go through
without detention, and has splendid pas
senger recommendation Fayette
lays up for lepairs, and the beautiful
Hartford takes her place, commanded by
Capt. joe McReynoids, and with James
III. Letcher and Jerry Boyle in
the office e....................The Pine Bluff
was aground at French Island from FRI
day night at 10 O'Clock tiII4 AM. yester-
day. Captain Elder teIegraphed that she
would leave Owensboro at noon yesterday.
1.-THE. Falls Pilot, Lorena, Glasgow and
Mollie Gratz were also as French Island
yesterday morning, and we presume the
Emma Floyd also.-......The Exchange got
over French Island Bar on Saturday .........
The Mallie Ragon, for Cairo. and the Mary
Miller for Memphis, departed Saturday
evening with splendid trips. The Miller
rowed barge. .....-.F From the officers of the
John Lumsden we learn that the wrecker
Eckert is at Walkers, unable 10 cress the
bar. She was trying to get TO the Anna.
......".The Florence Les is still on the Dry
DocEs--....-.....Captain Henry Scott arrived
from Louisville yesterday, with shaft
his new boat.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The John Lumsden will
leave positively at Pm. to-day for Cairo
and all way points, in charge of those
popular and efficient officers, Capt. owen
Davis VIII. p. Fowler, Ed. Thomas and
John NurTe. The Lumsden viii be one of
the last to succumb to low water.
For OwENsBoRo AND LoUIsvILLE.-The
fine steamer Pine B uR, will doubtless
leave for Greensboro, aud Will connect
with one of the Louisville packets, by
which passengers and freight will go
through without serious detentioa. Capt.
Lafe. Elder and John and Robert Adams
are her chief officers, and are proverbiaI
for their courtesies to passengers.
For BOWLING GREEN. -The beautiful
steamer Evansville viii leave promptly at
4 O'Clock this evening for Bowling Green
and all Green River way landings-having
unexceptionablecab and stale-room ac-
commodations. Capt. Sam. w. Coombs
commands, and VIM. Eoland and Leopold
Kahn have ehsrge of the Office. Al Will
be found especially obIiging and attentive
TO passengers and shippers.