The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-13
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The weather yesterday was cloudy
and damp with a light drilling rain
nearly ell day. The river here has
| fallen 8 inches. The mercury ranged
from 40 to CO.. and the aspect Of the
| clouds was favorable to more rain.
Arrivals ana Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 PM. yesterday include the LcClaire
No. 2, Louisville to Eastport; Mil
brey, from Cairo; Shamrock. Cincin.
| natl to St. Louis; Mary Miller, from
Memphis; Fayette, from Henderson;
TarascoD, 10 Louisville.
Boats Due Here.
Among the frst boats due here are
the IdleWild, from Cairo Rose Hite,
from Louisville; Nick Longwortb,
Virginia, Ohas Bodmann, and. ohm
Kilgour, for New Orleans; John
Lumsden and Arkansas Belle, from
Memphis; Florence Lee, from East
port; r. G. Gray, from Arkansas
River; Champion. from ST. Louis;
City Of Quincy, from New Orleans.
RORts Leaving To-day.
FOR CAIR0.-The beautiful new
steamer Mallie Ragon leaves at 8
Pm. for Cairo and all way landings,
having splendid passenger aoeommo-
dations, and being very light draught,
will suffer no detention from sand
bars. Captain J osh Throop. q veler-
an in the trade. commands. and Nick.
IS. Pennington has charge Of the Of
fee, assisted BY George Savage
Throop. Passengers will receive
every attention.
For LoUIsVILLE.-The elegant
passenger packet Rose Hite will leave
this evening for Louisville and al
way points, in charge Of those emil
nent navigators and excellent gentle
men, Captain Ed. Crider and Phil.
Beverly, who arc proverbial for thsir
polite attention 20 passengers.
For HEEDERsoN.-The popular
and punotual Fayette leaves as usual
at PM. for Henderson, with first
class accommodations for passengers,
and elegant officers. Captain a. o.
Durland commands. and james H.
Letoher and Jerry Boyle have charge |
Of the Office. and a more pleasant
corps Of officers would be hard 10
find.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The magnificent 1
new steamer Mary Miller, being IN
able to discharge her immense cargo
aud fill her orders in time to leave
last evening. will positively take Der
departures at 4 PM. to-day for Mem
phis and the benda. and will be found
one of the pleasantest passenger
steamers plying in the trade. Capt.
VIM. Liter has command and John
Travis is her chief clerk. Passengers
and shippers will receive courteous
attentions.
FoR NEW ORLEANS splendid |
new steamer St Marys is announced
for New Orleans and all way ports at
A Pm. to day, and is an elegant and |
finely appointed steamer Of excellent
speed. Captain Andy Robinson is
her veteran and distinguished COM
mander, and Mr.. James s. Henderson
is her courteous and highly accom-
plished clerk. Passengers and ship
pers will be elegantly entertained.
FoR NEW ORLEAEs.-Tho new, feet
and magnificent Potomac, built this
and splendidly appointed, is
announced for New Orleans and oil
way ports this evening. Can't, John
IN. ohunck, gentleman OF tho Old
school. who stands at the top Of his
is her popular commander,
and is distinguished for his polite and
courteous attentions to passengers,
and has ezoelIene assistants in the
office.
MfsceIlRn cons
Business was really lively on the
leveo yestcrday........The Mary Miller
and Commercial were dischargingl
their fine cargOes of cotton, while the
Tarasoon, Quickstep and Evansville
we're receiving liberally.....The Tar
asoon took out an unusually large
cargo. One item Of her freight was
a large Portable Engine and Saw Mill
complete. from the celebrated ma.
chine shops Of Chris Kratz..."."The
lie Claire No. 2 passed down at 2
AN, with 6no trip............The
deeply loaded. passed
down between and 7A.M....a.......
The Milbrey reshipped at Cairo
and returned hero and lies up, as
Captain Thomas cannot see any money
in cotton at 81 per bale, with the usu-
al rebate claimed by agents and ship
pers of........Cdptain Dan. Weaver
the distinguished Cincinnati and New
Orleans pilot. leaves for Cincinnati
this evening, and the commander that
secures his services need have no fear
of snaes, sandbars, or collisions.
Dan. is a good one, and we hope 10
sec him soon on frst-class, new and /
regular Cincinnati OF Louisville and |
New Orleans packet...........~.........
The veteran pilots Chris. Damon
and John Richey we're in charge Of
the wheel Of the Ouaehita Belle Sun
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