The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-01
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1 The rain ceased about daylish
yesterday. and -by-9. O'Clock the SIX
was nearly clear, with q COO, bracin
air. The day was pleasant. The mer
curry ranged from 442ato 640. Th
/ river, during the tWentyvfopr hour
ending at 3 PM. yesterday, lad Eisel
fq pches, ard is risisg slowly, rs
psrtt from above are still fazoTalle. =,
ArFiyRis and Departures.
The arrivals and departures yqs
terday. include the Alaska, New OF
leans to louisville; Mary Miller
from Memphis; Foyettc. Henderson
AID r6turn.
heats Due Here.
Among pc first boats due here arc
| the Q1ickAtep, from Cairo; Taras-
cop, from louisville; Sam. Parker
aud parges. and st. Marys, for New
Orleans, .ADna, from Memphis; Alas
ka, John Kilgour, Mary Houston.
Indians, add Tom Reese and bar es.
from New Orleans; Sam. J. Hale, fer
Mel phis; Kate Robinson, for 81.
Louis; Evansville, from Bowling
Green.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For OAIRo.-The favorite low pres
sure Quickstep. one of the liveliest
boats in cjmmissiou. is the regular
passenger, MAJ and express packet
for Cairo and all way landings, at 4
PM. to-day, having .unexeept.onAble
and really unsurpassed appointments
for pass engers. She is commanded
by Capt. fl. T. Dexter, highly Ell
cieat officer. Walter B. Pennington,
Eugene Rudd and Sid. Humphrey are
her courteous and popular clerks.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The peerless
and popular Tarascon, the very syn
onym Of beauty, gracs and elegance,
is the regular mail line packet for
Louisville at IL o'clock tonight, up
on tue arrival Of the mail train, and
is really unriValed in speed aud in
splendid and luxurious appointments.
Captain James Mather. skillful and
competent gentleman, commands, and
Capt. Frank o. Smith and J. i. Nc
Means do the honors Of the Office.
For BOWLING GREEE.-The new
and excellent steamer Evansville will
return to Bowling Green at Pm. to-
day,and has choice cabin and state
room accommodations. Capt. s. w.
COMBS, an accomplished gentleman,
is in charge, and VIM. holland and
Leopold Kahn are her clerks. and
passengers and shippers will receive
every proper attention.
For HENDERsoN.-Th feet and
favorite Fayette will leave promptly
at 3 Pm. to-day. for Henderson and
way landings. in.oharge of those pleas
ant and clever gentlemen. Capt. A, D.
Durland, James Fl. Letcher aud Jerry
Boyle. She is one of the prettiest
boats that come to the wharf
MfsceEIRmeOu
Business yesterday was fairly active.
......The Mary Miller arrived early,
with four hundred bales of cotton and
considerable other freight, which che
discharged. and left at noon for New
burg, to take hay, -four, corn meal
and oats, and will probably not get of
till Thursday. We will know before
going to press with the fourth page Of
the JOURNAL. She left the CONNER
cial at Cottonwood -.....Th Alaska
ship" came up yesterday morning,
with considerable freight aboard, and
proceeded to louisville. verify, she
is a noble steamer and huge" TIE Ty-
rome, Florence Lee and Faye:te were
all receiving iberally-.......The Fay
cite had about thirty pas5engerB.- in
Guiding the people connected with
the Tableauz of Paradise Lost. Cap
tain Cole, her mate, has been running
her for couple of days, while Capt.
Durlaud was INDUCING in the luxury
of moving. Ohm J. CoVingto1,
Secretary Of the Globe Insurance
Company, came down from the Emma
Floyd Tuesday night, and reports ell
preparations made for pumping her
out as soon as the Higbee arriges..,...
The Dwight Newcomb was on her
way down at noon. yesterday, with the
barges Of the Emma Floyd, which
she will tow to Cairo. The barges
contain the largest portion Of the
Emma Floyd's freight, none of which
is damaged......Mr. Covington is a son
of Sam. CoVingtOB, Esq, at one time
editor of tho Madison Courier, but
for the past several years extensively
engaged 10 the insurance business in
Cincinnati. and now President Of the
Globe" John is chip of the old
block...."..Much interest was mani
tested ia the operation of tina diver
of the /, Il. Eckert. who was operating
in his submarine armor under the wa
ter. Crowds Of people gathered upon
the levee to Waicn the novel opera
tions-.... ..Admiral John james. the
noble Anglo Saxon of Corn Islaud,
arrived from Cincinnati, by yester
days noon train. He talks some Of
putting the Bermuda in the trade be-
tween this city and Cannellon, till the
canal is Observation-Disclosures John
Adams aud Lafe. Elder have gone TO
Cincinnati, to negotiate for the Mary
Ament. to put 10 the same trade..,..
DR.. Kennedy contemplates buying a
new boat for the Evansville and Mem
phis trade. The Doctor was rapidly
building up a good trade between this
city and Memphis, with the Norman,
AID was adding materially to the com
merce OF our city, and our merchants
and shippers will be glad to learn that