The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-02
RlIV ER NEWS
For 8 Mer Rfver Items. See Fo,,r,5 P7oe
Weather and water.

TUT ~N~SNf LecNA8g Gee EOIfTIh IuOe
Weather and water.
The weather yesterday was near.
clear and hot, after the day had som,
what advanced. The mercury range
from 740 at daylight to 9O' at moor
and go at 2 pm. Light dry cloud
gathered around the horizon an
passed across the armament. Th
indications are favorable to dr.
weather. The river during the 2
hours ending at 3 PM, had risen 1
inches. and was rising more rapidly
There will be good navigation 70.
ordinary boats for a week or two, anC
we may expect a more lively time OF
the wharf.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals aud departures up to
Pm. yesterday include the Hartford
from Nashville; Mary Miller. from
Cairo; Sam. Orr, from Eastport: Tar.
ascon, Henderson to Louisville Fav-
cite, Henderson and return; Sam. J,
Hale, Louisville to New Orleans.
B0aIs Due Here.
Among the first boats due here
are the Palestine, from louisville
Idlewild, from Cairo; Minneola, for
Memphis; Kate Robinson, from Sc.
Louis; Evansville, from Green Riv-
err Mary Houston. from New Or
leans; Judge Baker, from Nashville;
Belle Vernon, Wauanita and Tom.
Reese, for New Orleans.
Boats Leaving Toby.
FoR CAIRo.-The new and magni-
cent passenger steamer Mary Miller
is the mail and express packet for
Cairo and ali way ports, at 4 PM. to-
day, and a more pleasant or comfort
bly, appointed boat could not be de-
sired. Capt. A. Liter, q gentleman
from the ground up, is in command,
and Walter B. Pennington, with a
heart as big as a tobacco hogshead,
assisted by Eugene Rudd and Sid.
Humphrey, both accurate, courteous
and attentive gentlemen, is her chief
clerk. Gymnastic aud scholastic K
e%roises on board daily. 10
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The elegant
passenger packet Palestine will leave
this evening for Louisville aud all
way points, in place of the Rose
Hite, and in charge of those eminent
navigatols and excellent gentlemen,
Capt. w. r. Hollcroft. @. A.. Van
Kirk and Lewis Branham, all of
whom are proverbial for their atten-
ton to passengers
FoR GRANDvIEw.-The punctual
Pine Bluff returns to Grandview at 3
p NJ. to. day. in charge of those at
tentive and obliging gentlemen, Capt.
Lafayette Elder and John A. and
Robert Adams. She has good pas
seDger accommodations.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The fast-fying
Fayette will leave promptly at Bpm.
to-day, for Henderson and way land
ings, in charge Of Capt. A. o. Dur
land, with kessrs. James II. Letcher
and Jerry Boyle 10 the Office. all
courteous and obliging gentlemen.
FoR Classroom. - The excellent
steamer Sam Orr, the old reliable"
leaves at 4 PM. to-day, promptly, for
Eastport and all Tennessee River
way landing, in charge of those COM
petent and skillful navigators, Cap
tain Allen Duncan, Guy Vineyard
aud Dick Morrow, who will be
found pleasant. attentive and oblig-
ing to passengers and shippers. The
Orr has excellent passenger appoint
ments.
NIsceIIaneo
Business on the levee yesterday was
rather dull...".,.The Sam. Orr had a
good trip in, and transferred a large
amount, iucludin g twenty-five tons of
pig iron, to the Taraseon, which boat
left with a good trip. Capt. Mather
having gone to the Springs in Orange
County to recuperate, Capt. Elijah
Posey Upton Hollcroft is in command
Of the Tarascon, and a more genial,
excellent gentleman never pulled a
bell rope......The Mary Miller had
a slim trip up......Up river freight is
growing scarce..."...The City Of Ev-
ansville and Evansville were receiv-
ing moderately. Business would i'm
prove after neon~~..."The Fayette
had a good trip from HendersOn......
The Sam j. Hale arrived at 2 Pm.
with two large barges and a big load.
One barge contained three passenger
coaches and eighteen fat cars for the
Little Rock & Ft. Smith Railroad.
She discharged some freight and added
some here. The Walker family and
Ed. @. Miller we're all in good health
and spirits..".....As we close this re-
port we receive the startling ~jntelli-
gence that the Silver Spray, Ell route
from New Orleans to Cincinnati, had
exploded her boilers above Memphis,
causing the total destruction of boot
and barges and involving a fearful
loss of life. We shalldoubtless have full
particulars among u river kilograms
on the fourth page this mornings.
We publish. for the benefit of officers
and owners of steamboats,, the recent
act of Congress for the reorganization
of the Marine Hospital service, and
- rrov;da for tba reliaf oP eiak and