The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-30
RIVER n EVV 81.
For other Rtper Items. See Fourth Page.
weaf her and water

hot, the mercury reaching 920 at riu
AN, and dropped to 900 at moor
The river durin the twenty-fou
hours ending at three Pm. had falle
I sixteen inches.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
Pm. yesterday include the Virginia
New Orleans TO Louisville; Idlewild
to Newburgh and re turD; Fayette
Henderson and return; Pine Bluff
Grandview to return; Morning Star
Louisville to return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here
are the City of Evansville, from
Cairo; Taraseon, Hartford and Falls
City. from Louisville; Minneo-
la, from Memphis; Robert Burns,
for Memphis; Nick Longworth, and
Mary Houston, from New Orleans ;
Champion, for St. Louis; Kate Rob
insou, from st. Louis; Norman, from
Cincinnati; Clara Scott, from East
port Lawrence, for Nashville.
Heats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRO.-The feet and famous
low-pressure Quickstep will take her
departure to- day. for Cairo, at 4P.M.
She is one of the most excellent pack
cts in commission, and is in charge of
those accomplished and popular gen.
tlemen and FIRST. class officers, Captain
Jack Grsmmer. Walter B. Penning
ton, Eugene Rudd and Sid. Hum.
phrey, all pleasant gentlemen.
For LOUISVILLE. - The famous
feet flying favorite Tarascon is the
regular Louisville packet at II Pm.
to day, and is the most graceful, neat
and elegant boat on the Western
waters. Passengers cannot find a
more pleasant beat. She is in charge
of those eminent navigators and ster-
ling gentlemen. Captain James Math-
er, Nj. ID. Warren and Phil. Beverly. |
For GREEN RIVER. = The fine |
steamer Falls City, popular boat, |
with superior cabin and state-room
appointments. will be here to day for
Bowling Green and all Green River
way landings. Capt. John Robinson
is her experienced commander, and
Murray Bewley is her gentlemanly
and attentive clerk.
FoR GRANDvIEw.-The feet and
popular Pine Bluff goes 10 Grandview
and all way landing as the regular
coast packet at 3 PM. to-day. She
has pleasant passenger appointments.
Capt. Lafayette Elder, John A. Ad-
ans and Robert Adams are her oblig-
ing and attentive officers.
FoR HENDERSON. - The gay and
popular Fayette, Captain A. .. Dur
land, will leave for Henderson at p.
N. Negley Rudd and Jerry Boyle do
the honors of the office, and are oblig-
ing gentlemen.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The Express Line
steamer Champion, is the regular
packet in the Cincinnati and ST. Louis
Line for to day, and is elegantly APP
pointed. Capt. Asa Mason, gentle.
man Of large experience and proverb-
ial for his urbanity. is in command,
and Jesse Burdsal is her popular and
attentive clerk.
For NASHVILLE. - she excellent
steamer Lawrence will be down to- ]
lay, en- route to Nashville, in charge
Of those pleasant and popular gentle ,
men, Capt. Elijah Pierce and James a
Miles. She has superior passenger /
MfseeIIameoua-
Matters were very quiet on the
evee yesterday forenoon, the Mallie =
asgo1 and Fayette being the only /
,oats at the wharf from 8 to II j
Virginia arrived at Q
80 with moderate trip. She will =
leave Louisville on Friday
nd be here Monday morning. II is .
air to suppose that Louisville must :.
ave accumulated some freight, as no 8,
Jew Orleans boat has left there since Il
be Mary Houston last Thursday......
The Fayette brought up 119 hhds to i
acco and large passenger list........ q
'he Idlewild took 277 bales hay and
hoRsbead OF tobaccoa....."TLe Pine d
Bluff brought in a good trip, arriving e
t noon.........The Idlewild was just Il
3 minutes from the point above, to a
ONT opposite Main Street, and Is Of
linutes to w. G.. Brown & Co.'s q
harf- boat.........The Mallie Ragon Y
as receiving literally, and was like
: to have a good trip out.........A de. j
ghtful breeze from the southeast "a
revailed all forenoon yesterday, ~
hich tempered the head materially. ",
from Our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The ommercial of &c
-onday says: or
The marks last evening indicated Ri
70 feet ten inches and falling. wi
rade on the landing was very dull, fir,
lie water being too low for navigable CT
opposes. The Argosy was the only
sparture for the lower ports. !.
The distance from New Orleans to &c
/. Louis, in 1854, was 1900 miles.
he j. NJ. White made the run, and ye
ld to wood off the bank, in 3 days, SIX
} hours and minutes. The dis wa
nee from New Orleans to st. Louis ca
as been shortened from 60 to 70 esl
lies by cut offs, and does not meas
re more than 1,130 to LAO miles raal
be Natchez made the run in 1870, In all
days, q hours and So minutes. to
bsf Il giving them all thew claim da