The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-03

Weather and water
Yesterday the weather was clear
and hot: the mercury being above so
at 9 o'clock, liz front of the JOURNAL
Office. in the shade, and mounting up.
wards to go at ppm. The river du.
ring the "a hours ending at 3 P. NJ.
had risen % inches. The rise viii
eliminate By tomorrow night or Sat
urday morning.
ArrIvsIs and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to !
p. N. yesterday, include the Came
liza, Pittsburg to St. Louis; Hartford,
from Green River; Quickstep, Cairo
to return; Fayette. Henderson and
return; Shamrock, Cincinnati to st.
Louis; Mary Miller. from New Or
leans; Pine Bluff. 6randview to re-
turn; Tarascou. Louisville and re-
turn.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the City of Evansville, from Cairo
Rose Hite, from Louisville; Robert
Burns, from Memphis Gam J Hale, for
Memphis; Louisville. Magenta, Mary
Houston, and Louisville. from
New Orleans; Kate Robinson, for
st. Louis; Champion, from st. Louis
Mallie Ragon, from Nashville - ohm
Kilgour, for New Orleans; Bermuda,
from Cincinnati and Evansville, from
Green River; Sam Orr. from East
port.
For CAIRo.-Tbe elegant new pas
senger steamer City of Evansville is
the regular and anrivaled packet at
4 P. NJ to-day for Cairo and all way
ports. having the most luxurious ac-
commodations for passengers, and
gacat freight capacities. Capt. Fl. T.
Dexter, an officer Of vast experience
and of great popularity, is her com.
mander. and Nick Pennington, Henry
Hand and AL. Maynard are her ele-
CANT and accomplished clerks.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The pretty Rose
Hite is the regular Louisville packet
at 6 P. NJ. to day, and is a pleasant
and finely appointed boat. Captain
w. r. HolIcroft is her eminent COM
mander, and Phil. P. Branham and
Lewis Branham are her gentlemanly
and obliging clerks.
For Charlottesville fine pas
senger steamer Pine Bluff leaves
promptly at 3 P. NJ. for Grandview
and all way ports, in charge of Capt.
Lafayette Elder, commanding, with
John A. and Robert Adams in the
Office, all pleasant and courteous gen.
tlemen.
FoR HENDERSON, The fine steamer
Fayette leaves for Henderson at 3 P.
NJ in charge Of Capt. A. o. Dnrland,
Negley Rudd and Jerry Boyle, all
accomplished and aceomm odating
gentlemen.
FoR GREEN RIvER-The gay and
beautiful Hartford will leave at 4 PM
to. day, for Rochester and all way
landings on Green River, in charge Of
those excellent and popular gentlemen
Capt. j. McReynolds and Billy Liter
For NEW ORLEANs.-The new and
elegant passenger steamer Mary Miller
is announced for New Orleans, Vicks
burg, Memphis. and all way ports, at
4p. NJ. to day. She has unexception
able passenger accommodations, and
has proved herself good runner
Capt. Fred. r. Houston, a popular
and experienced steamboatman, is il
command, and Reub. Hart. Jr., bat
charge of the office. Passengers anC
shippers will find everything pleasan
on the square. As the Mary Miller
is home boat, owned entirely in thil
city, she should receive the favorable
consideration of our merchants anC
shippers. Capt. Sam. Montgomery
the old Butcher of the western rivers
is at her wheel.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The clippe
passenger steamer Virginia will re
turn from this port to New Orleans a
A PM. to-day, and is unexcelled il
pleasant passenger accommodation
speed, or the careful management 0
her officers. Capt. Chas. g. Schultz
is proverbiaI for his skill and expert
ence as a navigator, and his affabilit
and fne social qualities as a gentle
man, as we'll as for his good taste j
painting and poetry. His great de
light is SCOTS Lady Of the Lake.
Mr.. Len. s. Miller is an attentive an
courteous gentleman, and Mr.. Len
Malbon, her freight clerk, is accurat
and obliging.
miscellaneous.
Business was lively yesterday, wit
a large port list.........The Camelif
for st. Louis had nice trip...""."Th
Shamrock had big trip, and dis
charged largely here.........The Quick
step arrived at 8 A. NJ, full of freigE
and people. She is a regular scream
er. and has officers to match. She wa
receiving literally for her return.
The Hartford came in with so hhC