The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-03
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vailed in the morning, and was no
entirely dissipated at noon. TIL
mercury ranged from ZOE to 800. Th
river still declines at all points henc,
to Pittsburgh, with but slight pros
poets of Improvement. AT noon tht
weather vas partly clear and the mer
curry touched 800.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures or
Saturday include the Mallie Ragon,
Cairo and return; Fayette. Hender.
son and return; Ida Noryill and
Alpha, from Paducah; John Lums-
den, Cairo and return; Pine Bluff,
Grandview and return; Anna, Louis
vile to Memphis.
Beats Due III re.
Among the first boats due here are
West Wind. from Cairo; Palestine,
from Louisville; Emma Floyd, for
New Orleans; Florence Lee, from
Eastport.
Beats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The elegant steamer
West Wind, is the regular Cairo
packet this evening at 4 O'Clock, and
has pleasant passenger appointments,
Capt. I'll. T. Dexter, q most accom-
plished steamboatman. commands,
and Eugene R1dd and Sid. Hum
phrey are her courteous and attentive
clerks. She will leave early on ac-
count of the difficulties of navigation.
FoR LoUIsvILLE-F favorite
Rose Hite is the regular packet for
Louisville at 10 o'clock this morning,
and is complete in all her appoint
ments. Capt. James MAther, is her
distinguished commander. and Miles
d. Warren and j. l.. McMeans, are
her careful, attentive, and popular
clerks.
F0R GRANDVIEW.-The punctual
Pine Bluff returns to GrandvieW at 3
P. NJ. to-day, in charge of those atten-
tive and obliging gentlemen, Captain
Lafayette Elder and John A. and
Robert Adams. She has good pas
seDger accommodations.
FoR Bowling GREEN.-The beau
tiful steamer Evansville will leave
promptly at 4 O'Clock this evening for
Bowling Green and all Green River
way landings having unexception-
able cabin and state-room accommo-
dations. Capt. Sam. w. Coombs COM
mands, and VIM. holland and Leopold
Kahn have charge of the Office. All
will be found especially obliging and
attentive to passengers and shippers.
FoR HENDERSON, fast. flying
Fayette will leave promptly at 3 P. NJ.
to- morrow for Henderson and way
landings, in charge of Capt. A. o. Dur
land. with Messrs. James I'll. Letcher
and Jerry Boyle in the office all cour-
teous and obligipg gentlemen.
For EAsTPoRT. - The beautiful
and elegant steamer LeClaire, having
superior passenger accommodations,
will be here early to-day, en- route to
Eastport and all way landings on
the Tennessee River. Capt. Aaron
Ballard, veteran officer and highly
accomplished gentleman, is her COM
mander, and our gallant young friends
Phil. B. Branham and Lewis Bran
ham are her popular clerks. They
are worthy and obligiDg young gentle
men.
For MEMPHIS. - The elegant
steamer Norman, having superior &C
commodations and excellent officers,
will leave here positively this evening
for Memphis and all way ports, and
will not load beyond the water. DIR.
d. I'll. Kennedy commands in person,
and Len Morris is her delicate, but
very excellent and efficient clerk.
The Norman can carry vast amount
of freight on very little water.
" fsceTsaneOus.
Business was very active on the
wharf Saturday. two Cairo packets
loading, and one transient boat, the
Anna, being in port........The John
Lumsden arrived at IL o'clock, with
moderate trip. She at once COM
meneed reloading. and expected to
get off at o'clock.........The Mallie
Ragon got all the freight she wanted,
and left about 2 o'clock. She left
more than enough freight to load the
Lumsden, which boat stripped herself
of all superfuous weight in order to
increase her ability to carry freight.
......The Fayette had a nice trip of
people, and took out large amount
of freight.........Dispatches from the
West Wind announce that she got
over Shawneetown at PM. on Fri
day. She may be expected back to-
day In time to go out..................
The Anna arrived at 1:30 with a big
barge fully loaded, and drawing thir-
ty inches. She was drawing thirty
three inches. and was necessarily
compelled to decline all offers here.
......Jame A. Oakley, agent of the
Norman. received a telegram Friday
night, stating that that boat would
arrive here Saturday night, and that
she would leave this evening for
Cairo and all way ports. Those de-
string 20 ship on her, must have their
freight down early, as she can
take but limited amount......'........
The Ida Norvill arrived at2 o'clock
Saturday having the Alpha in tow