The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-13
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Weather and Warer

linVer6 yooeS1uAJ' 1h1 sho atAos
nbera imp and chilly, with th
mercury AZ 5Oo 70 500. The wind wa
from the northwest. ne river dur
ing the "a hours, ending at r u
yesterday, had fallen eight inches. l
is rising at Cincinnati.
Arrivals and departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
three P. NJ. yesterday, include the
Edinburg. New Orleans to Cincinnati
Fayette, Henderson and return; r,
Il. Lee. Louisville to New Orleans;
Anna, Cincinnati to st. Louis; Pine
Bluff, Grandyiew and return; Taras-
con, Louisville and return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Idlewild. from Cairo; Rose Hite
and Falls City, from Louisville; Sam.
J. Hale, from Memphis; Alice Dean,
Virginia and Indiana, from New Or
leash; Emma Floyd, for Nashville
Shamrock, for st. LOUIS; Kate Rob-
inson, from st. Louis; Lewellin and
Robert Moore, from Nashville; Ma
genta, p. w. Strader and Louisville,
New Orleans; Norman, from Cincin-
natl; Robert Burns. for Memphis
Hartford. from Green River Sam.
Orr, from Tennessee River.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CATRo.-The elegant new pas
senger steamer City of Evansville is
the regular and u~nrivalled packet at
4 P. NJ, to-day for Cairo and all way
ports, having the most luxurious ac-
commodations for passengers, and
great freight capacities. Capt. III. T.
Dexter, an officer of vast experience
and of great popularity, is her COM
mander, and Nick Pennington, Henry
Hand and Al. Maynard are her Gle
CANT and accomplished clerks.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The pretty Rose
Hite is the regular Louisville packet
at 6 p. NJ. to-day. and is a pleasant
and finely appointed boat. Captain
w. r. Hollcroft is her eminent coz
mander. and Phil. p. Branham and
Lewis Brauham are her gentle manly
and obliging clerks.
For GRANDvIEw.-The fine pas
senger steamer. Pine Bluff, leaves
promptly at 3 P. NJ. for Grandview,
and all way ports, in charge Of Capt.
Lafayette Elder, commanding. with
John A. and Robert Adams in the Of.
fee. all pleasant and courteous gem
tlemen.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The fine steam
or Fayette leaves for Henderson at 9
PM, in charge of Capt. A. o. Dur
land. Negley Rudd and Jerry Boyle
all accomplished and accommodating
gentlemen.
FoR BOWLING GREEN.-The fnt
passenger steamer Falls City, having
been accidentally detained. leaves fol
Bowling Green and all way ports, al
3 PM. to-day, in charge of those pleas.
ant obliging gentlemen. Capt. w.
Robinson and Murray Bewley.
For MEMPHIs.-The famous steam
er Robert Burns is the regular packet
for Memphis at noon to day, having
superior passenger appointments
Captain Frank Stein is her excellent
and popular commander. and Alex
Powers is her affable and obliginl
chief scribe and purser.
6 miscellaneous.
Business was by no mems active
on the wharf yesterday forenoon, and
arrivals were feW........Tho Clara
Scott. which arrived at midnight. had
all she could carry on the water in
the Wabash. More water is expect.
ed In a day or two. as a rise in White
River is reported.......The Edin.
bursh passed up at 8 A. NJ, with Z
good trip..."..The towboat. Ironsides
with a heavy tow, passed down. anl
the Wild Cat, with empty barge
passed up.~......The Quickstep and
Clara Scott we're receiving liber
ally, and the latter would have al
she could carry on the water...-a..
The Fayette Is now daily bringing uT
considerable tobacco. and q crowd Of
people.~"....Capt Joe. McReynold
was engaged ~yesterdayin putting vi
the wheel Of the Hartford, and thaI
boat was receiving with the expecta.
ton of leaving last evening".e...Capt
Geo. Dickinson resigned the command
of the Mary Miller on "Wednesday
and Capt. Fred Houston now has solo
charge. He came to terms yesterday
with the laborers, and commenced
discharging the railroad iron. A
new Captain will be announced in {
day or two. and the boat will agar
load for New Orleans if no more
alluring trade opens....."...~....
The Tarascon arrived at 2:30 with a
fair passenger trip, but a moderat,
freight......The Robt. Z. Lee and An
ma were over due and had not ar
rived at 3 P. A., though momentaril.
looked for~.."..The Pine Bluff ar
rived at 2:45 with a good trip, and a
once, after discharging, commences
receiving for her return trip--....
The weather grew warmer in the at
t~ernoon, and the sun shone, at times
ch~eerfully.
GIeanfngs from Our Exchanges.
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