The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-23
RIVER NEW 3.
For other River Items, See Fourth Page.
Weafher and Water.


grew more desperately hot. The me-
curry ranged from $40 to 800. TIL
weather was nearly clear during th
7 forenoon. The river had fallen up [
3 Pm. about four inches.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up t
3 Pm. yesterday include the MALI
Ragon, Nashville to return; Fayette
Henderson and return; Idlewild, t.
Newburg and return; Pine Bluff
Grandview to return; Palestine, Lou
isville to return; Pink Varble, Louis
vile to Arkansas River.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the City of Evansville, from Cairo
Tarascon and Falls City. from Louis
vile; Minneola, from Memphis; Silver
Moon, for Memphis; Virginia and
Silver Spray. from New Orleans; Kate
Robinson, for st. Louis; Anna, FROM
st. Louis; R. E. Lee, Mary Houston
and Liberty No. 4, for New Orleans
Norman. from Cincinnati; Hartford,
from Green River; Clara Scott,
from Eastport; Alpha, from Nash
vile.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-The feet, low press
ure Quickstep is the regular packet
for Cairo and all way ports at 4 clock
to-day, having unsurpassed cabin ac-
commodatioDs. Capt. Jack Grammer
commands. and Walter p. Penning-
ton and Eugene Rudd are her popu-
lar clerks. She gives through re-
ceipts for freight or passengers to all
points South or West. The Quick
step is lightning on the run.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The peerless
and popular Tarascon-the very syn
Onym of beauty, grace and elegance
lis the regular Mail Line packet for
Louisville at IL Pm. to day, upon the
arrival Of the mail train. and is really
unrivalled in speed and in splendid
and luxurious appointments. Capt.
james Mather, a skillful and compe-
tent gentleman commands, and Miles
d. Warren, Phil. Beverly and Willie
Cage do the honors of the office.
For GRANDvIEw.-The fine steam
err Pine Bluff leaves at 10 AN. to-
day. for Grandview, in charge of
those excellent gentlemen, Capt. La
fayette Elder, John A. Adams, and
Robert Adams. She has pleasant
passenger accommodations.
For BOWLING GREEN.-The feet
and popular steamer Falls City will
leave for Bowling Green and all way
landings on Green River at 3 PM, in
charge of those obliging and accom-
plished gentlemen. Capt. John Rob
inson and Murray Bewley. The Falls
City is finely appointed.
For HENDERsoE.-The feet and
favorite Fayette will leave promptly
at 3 P. NJ, to day, for Henderson and
way landings, in charge of those
pleasant and clever gentlemen, Capt.
A. o. Durland. Neglcy Rudd and
Jerry Boyle.
For ST. LoU1s.-The elegant and
finely appointed steamer Kate Robin.
son will be down to-day. en- route to
st. Louis and all way ports, and is
now one of the best boats in the Ex-
press Line feet. Her commander is
Capt. James Remission, a gentleman
from the ground up. and a navigator
of vast experience. Mr.. John Thrash
er is his worthy and admirably quail
fed clerk, urbane. courteous and ac-
commodating.
miscellaneous.
Business on the levee yesterday was
fairly active with a meager port list.
The Mallie Ragon arrived with 154
hhds tobacco and large amount of
miscellaneous freight, and a number
OF passengers........The Fayette had
some 80 hhds tobacco, considerable
miscellaneous freight and a crowd of
passengers......The IdleWild went up
to Newburg yesterday morning and re-
turned at noon after taking consider
able freight at that place. She passed
down in front Of the city with almost
the speed of frightened partridge.
.......-Capt. DORIS. Smedley has put the
Tobe Hurt in elegant condition, and
she looks very handsome. He puts
her into the Wabash and Little Wa
bash River trade as an independent
low water packet, and proposes to
carry freight at low water prices, even
if he should find 40 feet in the river.
He has good reason to be satisfied
with his officers, as he is himself
THE captain bold
And the mate Of his saacy brig"
He is also first and second clerk,
and will see that business will be at
tended to.........The lobe Hurt will
leave on Saturday at o'clock, in the
evening. for Mt. Carmel and all way
points.........The tow boats Hercules,
and Jim Watson passed down yester-
DAY morning, the former with a tow
Of coal and the latter with two bar
yes loaded with building stone and a
barge of coal.........We were in error,
n stating in yesterdays JOURNAL,
hat the J. NJ. Whites time to Cairo
was days and % hours and that the
Natchez had set her stakes some IS
hours ahead. The Whites time to
Cairo, was 3 days, 9 hours and 40
minutes, and her time from New Or
cans to st. Louis. was days, %