The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-29
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Wednesday, and a light sprinklin
rain prevailed up to noon YESTERDAY
with signs of further vet weather
mercury GO. The river, up to 3 pm
yesterday, had fallen six inches, an,
will now go down rapidly, as it i
falling fast at all points above, AM
the Mississippi is falling from ST
Louis down.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up 20
p. N. yesterday, include the Robt. i
Lee, Louisville to New Orleans
Fayette, Henderson and return; Pine
Bluff, Grandview to return; Falls
City, Louisville TO Bowling Green
Tarascon, Louisville to return; Wau.
anita, Pittsburg to New Orleans.
BOats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here
arc the Idlowild. from Cairo; Rose
Hite, from Louisville; Silver Moon,
from Memphis; Alaska, Louisville
and Mary Houston, from New Or.
leans; Lawrence for Nashville:
Altoona, for st. Louis; America
and Nightingale, from Arkansas
River; Anna, from st. Louis
Sam Orr. from PASSPORT; Lew
ellin and Spray, from Nashville
Alice Dean, John Kilgour, Indiana
and Virginia, for New Orleans; Nor
man, from Cincinnati; Robert Burns
for Memphis; Evansville and Hart
ford, from Green River; Clara Scott,
from Wabash River.
BOads Leaving To-Day
For CAIRo.-The new and peerless
City Of Evansville, one of the most
pleasant and elegantly appointed
steamers afoat, is the regular packet
for Cairo and all way ports at 4P. NJ.
to-day. Captain Dexter, one of the
most experienced steamtoatmen in
commission, is her commander, and
Nick. S. Pennington, Henry Hand
and Harry Dexter, are her competent,
courteous and popular clerks.
For LoUIsVILLE.-The fleet and
pretty Rose Hite is the regular Lou
isville mail packet at P. NJ. to-day,
and has first. class passenger appoint
ments. Her commander is that emf
nent navigator and first. class gentle
man, Captain w. r. Hollcroft. Phil.
Branham and Lewis Branham will be
found in the Office, and both arc pleas
ant gentlemen and careful and accu-
rate clerks.
For RooKPoRT AND GRANDYIEw.
The good steamer Pine Bluff leaves
for Grandview and all way ports at 3
P. NJ. to day, promptly. Capt. Lafay-
cite Elder commands, and John A.
Adams and Robert Adams have
charge of the Office. Passengers and
shippers will receive polite attentions.
For HENDERsoN.-The feet and
finely appointed steamer Fayette,
leaves promptly at p. NJ. for Hen
derson, in charge Of those pleasant
and popular gentlemen, Captain 40.
Durland, Negley Rudd and Jerry
Boyle. She is a clipper.
For EAsTPoRT.-Capt. Lee How.
ellis beautiful and finely appointed
Rapidan No. 2 will leave positively
this evening at 4 o'clock, for East
port, Florence. and all Tennessee
River way landings. Capt. Lee How
ell and Bob McMechan, her chief of
ficers, are gallant gentlemen, pro.
verbal for strict attention to bust
ness, and great courtesy to passen-
gers and shippers.
For MEMPHIs.-The excellent side
wheel steamer Robt. Burns will be
down early to-day for Memphis and
all way points, and is a superb steam
er. Capt. Frank Stein and Alex Pow
ers are her excellent and obliging
chief officers.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The great
Indiana may be expected here early
to-day, en- route to New Orleans, in
charge of those illustrious seamen
and popular gentlemen Capt. r. K.
Neal, Charley Miller and Elliott Mil
Ter. Her passenger appointments are
unsurpassed.
For New ORLEANS. The feet and
beautiful Virginia is announced for
New Orleans and all way ports at 4
PM. to day. She is one of the most
pleasant and finely appointed steam
ers in the trade, and Captain Charley
Schultze, Len. S. Miller and Lum.
Melborn, her chief officers, are noted
for their great courtesy to passengers
and shippers.
miscellaneous.
Business on the levee yesterday
was somewhat interrupted by the
rain, which set in at IL A. NJ, and
continued with slight intervals during
the day......"The r. E. Lee arrived
early in the morning, and added
large amount of freight here. She