The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-19
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The weather yesterday was clear anahof.
the mercury at noon touching 96as
The morning and evening was cool and
pieasant..........The river continues to de-
cline steadily at the rate OF about two CT
three inches per Gay The packet pilots
report four and half feet to louisville,
and four feet TO Cairo, and the channel at
Walkers very crooked aud dimeult. All
the boats that passed down before yesfer-
day have got over Walkers Bar. ard wiz
no doubt get out Of the river. .rns ar
rivals yesterday were the city or Evans
vile, from Cairo; Fayette, rom Hender-
son; iberia, Louisville to New Orleans:
Tarascon, louisville TO Henderson; Ev-
ansville, from Bowling Greens Pine BIuR
from Cannelton. The John Lumsden, on
Saturday, took out a splendid trip.-The
Morning Star had an excellent trip down.
one Item Of her freight sFhieh She turned
over 70 Che Lumsden was I'VE hundred
bales Of batting for St. Louls......aThe City
Of Evansville had moderate trip up,hav-
ing got through with the biggest trip she
b As carried down for months She viii be
Continued In the trade for the present,
leaving here as usual to-day, but at an
earlier hour. AMI Captain Grammer dee
sires shippers 90 have bills Of Iading on
board by three O'Clock, as he desires 90
leave promptly at that hcur-.......-Pue Mat
lie Rsgon WIN take the place ofthe Nary
Miller on Tuesday, the charter Of the lat
ter expirlng today. She win enter the
Memphis trade as soon Is there e water
aud busin ess...,.....T The Iberia, new bost
just finished at Louisvfils for the Bayou
Teche trtdes passed down FAST night. She
Is a very handsomely finished side
wheei steamooaf her boiler deck
extending forward 10 her Jaek-staf,
and. her wheels very far back......-.The
Tarascon, having had an unusual ran Of
business. aid not get down till about 3
O'Clock last night. she'waa fun or people. Y
.......-.The -Evansvills came IN AT 80. and I
Pine BlnG a. 3 o'clock. Prof. Bucks |
Greensboro Baud were. on the Pine Bluns /
and serenaded the city as the boataps
hed..-..,...Tlle hIinneola passed down \
without lending, at one O'Clock yesterday. 4
She had a IA rye loaded to three and ono
halr feet. and was drawing four feet her
self. She also had lighter in tov...........
The Falls Pilot passed up Saturday with a 4
tow Of barges....s....W had the pleasnra,
on Saturday, OF meeting John Harper.
formerly clerk of the John 14nmsden, but i
now aengagedQ IN the Forwarding ana 4
combustion .Basiness. andsh General /
steamboat al sncy bnsimaRsiu NAshville.
the drm name els HGrper q Ar !
thuns and agWe ofwish ourc excellent |
young friend an abundanesa OF success |
81 he1ls a nostsrepntable young gentle
man, and a most thorough business man, I
With hosts OF friends all alopg the Ohio
and Cumberland Rivers. Any Of our cltt- 4
zens having business in ltheir line, "a !
Nashville, can not entruBt I'D 20 better
hands...,.....B Buck Beadley, OF Padocah, was
also ia the city, on Saturday, having made
an extensive tour through the hay regions
up the river. lie left with John Harper.
on the Lumsden, for Paducah, Saturday
evening we publish below the freight
rateff estabash6I by the Cairo paoks
cts, for this ...@Ths7 City OF Evans
vine viii eon1oct at Cairo to-morrbw with
she great Iow-prCrsure Richmond, which
leaves Cairo tc-morrow evening on her
nrst trip OF the SEASON.. The city Of Eve
ansvllle viii al % maetthe Umpire a. Pa
ducah. for Nashville, Rates on 0um2 er-
land River freight Will he twice the local
rates on Ohio Rtver fEaiglt.--.-..The City u
or evansville went through Withput Wet
ting a spar, aud took $50 tons or fcoight
into Cairo ....-.~v.The Pine Bluff, in hd-
dition to tue Greensboro Band had on
board a large delegation en- route 10 Hem
derson TO attend the Congressional Con- !
vention that meets there to- day. The I
Pine B.un .proceeced 10 henderson and
returned here iittIo after midnfght..-......
The Pink Varbie, for W hite River, ana the
<ganelIa, Iastpo1b 20 Lou9svlHe arrived
~ midnight, beth win fair frIpe.... ..4.4.a.
The Tadlana and Magenta are both 90
cairo ready for business. .........The follow 4
ing are the freighfrates established by the
Cairo packets Tor this week; aaif efI
RATES TO CcLu9fBUs~ pne-half(1s) above
dEhPTIs AND Porwrs BELOW CyoEU1fBtJs
Flour. apples p0laioess and ail dry bblEs
sf Nj t6 ss bSisy ber SIS Isl ~ 55 9o1 aag
per ton IS C0s chickens. per doz 75c; Tur- |
kies, per dez q J: 20 h9Esss Per head IS %;
81 80 sheep, ApeT-heau "a GO furniture. two I
card bacon and heery freight 35c stoves,
way points, SOC; corp COO; oats 60ci wheat
3gc pic ws 35g 45c stock men with stock in
w NV ~ I 51aI.fxSs AND PoISrs Ba1ow
MEMPHIS RI lours apples potatoes and
alidry barrels rs cents post per Dbl 81, 25i
rsr bbf 81 : cniexeBs sier doz 81 Is; fnTkIs5
per- doz 81 AIorses per head slBf mules per
81 &C; e filrs '5s cal tobsecb 81 bay
So per ton: bacon and heavy pond
freight ~ cent steyess eastinga. na,FdwaEe
points. Is ahd 70 CENTS plow3 a and to
Genus corfu 40 csntsi oa'a 40 ceniH- stock
aud poultry men With same In charge one
EHlf the regular fare.
Esoats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo -4The splendid steamer City
of Evansville, having the most Iuxuriant
passenger accommodations gree carrying
capacity and excellent speed wzil De tha
regular packet for Cairo at P.if. to-day,
ana VIII be found one OF the most pleasant
boats on % Q river. Fer officers are among
the most experIeneed and popular IA cone
mission. Captain Jack Gramnaer cem-
man IDS and MEX Pennington, Sam Laugh
~. and Al. Maynard are her courteous
fs W ecs 1911 Ei ras9 wfdma
River Dfspasehea. law taal
PIFTsBURG. Sept ~ THE Mon ugalleia
point during the past year. The little
steamer TEader started for wheeling TINS
forenoon, drawing "a inches bntI ~ IS eK-
trepnely doubtful about ~ getting through
RoWley'B Channel. Slack or packets
are still IuhninR, bht 1t is dlfieult work
Clear. ThermOnete 77o. r
cIkcIsEATI, sepfe.nber f7.LRIver @ feet
2 Inches and falIing. DepartedI AbeOna,
70 Wheeling. The General Lyle and
United States OF the Louisville Mail
L, !, ,s y, 80 ,s i lr5Ss
and Juniata have taken their places. The
Bostona, OF the Portsnonth Line lid 20
rock sgili take her place. Threatened rain s,
early. this morning but clear this eYenilR.
zCINCTNEATI, september 1S.-FiVer feet
10 inches, and falling. The barge ~. ~
Thorpe left last ntgat, with lfJ tons .Aefn-
phis height. .9a4-a eaa H n
sL6ursvILLR, septsmber I7a@Ds parfeE-t
Iberia, for new Orleans the river ~ re-
cedfng e1oWIys with scant twenty inches
in the chute. and three feet ten Inches on L {
PDg tltEud Bar. Weather clear aud hot.
with proSpec-s OF continued dry weather. ,
LOUISVILLE. September IS River grad I
uaily falling with 20 inches La the chuLe
and feet 3 inches on Portland Bara Z
weather clear cool aud pleasant.
CAIRO, Sept. 17.-POrt List CITY. Of Ef- q
vans viiIe. Evansvtlle packet "a 49,
Belle st. Louis Mem phts 20 50. LOUIS - IT
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