The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-28
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Weather and water.

Weather and Water.
The heated term continues wit
all its sweltering intensity. Yesterda
morning the sky was nearly clear, bu
, clouds gathered before noon. dr.
feecy clouds, that gave no promise Q
: rain. The mercury ranged from 81
to 96' up to noon, with a prospect o
: going higher. The river, during tn,
"a hours ending at 8 PM, had faller
10 inches.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up {,
3 pm. yesterday include the r. G
Gray, Arkansas River to Louisville
: Liberty and barges. Wheeling to New
Orleans; America, Arkansas River e
Cincinnati; Falls City, Bowling Green
to Louisville; Wauanita, st. Louis to
Pittsburg; Tarsscon, to Louisville
Fayettc, Henderson and return; Der.
muda, from Cincinnati; Hartford, to
Louisville.
BORts Due Here.
Among the first boats due here
are the Idlewild, from Cairo; Rose
Hite, from Louisville; Minneo-
la, from Memphis; Robert Burns,
for Memphis; Nick Longworth, and
Mary Houston, from New Orleans;
Champion, for St. Louis; Shamrock.
from st. Louis; Norman, from Gin
cinnati; Clara Scott. from PASSPORT:
Mallie Ragon, from Nashville
Boats Leaving To-day.
For OAIRo.-The splendid steamer
City of Evansville. having the most
luxuriant passenger accommodations,
great carrying capacity and excellent
speed, will be the regular packet for
Cairo at A P. N. to-day, and will be
found as pleasant a boat as runs.
Her officers are among the most ex-
perienced and popular in commission.
Capt. H. T. Dexter commands, and
Nick Pennington, Henry Hand and
Al. Maynard are her courteous clerks.
DR.. COTS specialities are spring
chickens and mint fxings.
For CINoINNATI. - The elegant
passenger steamer Bermuda will
leave promptly at 10 A. M. to-day, for
Cincinnati and al way ports. She is
finely appointed. and is furnished
with all the modern Injuries. Capt.
Sam. I. James is her commander,
and Nat. Earhart and Lon. Donnelly
are her clerks. Passengers and ship
pers will be we'll cared for.
For LOUISVILLE. = The elegant
passenger packet Palestine. will |
leave this evening for Louisville and |
all way points, in place of the Rose
Hite, and in charge of those eminent
navigators and excellent gentlemen,
Capt. w. r. Hollcroft, Phil. p. Bran
ham and Lewis Branham, all of whom
are proverbial for their attention to |
passengers.
FoR GRAEDvIEw.-The punctual |
Pine Bluff returns t. Graudview at 3 |
PM. to day, in charge of those at
tentive and obliging gentlemen, Capt. |
Lafayette Elder and John A. and |
Robert Adams. She has good pas
senger accommodations.
For BOWLING GREEN.-The beau
tiful steamer Evansville will leave
promptly at 4 Pm. to- day for Bowling
Green and all Green River way land
ings-having unexceptionable cabin
and state.room accommodations. Cap.
tain Sam. w. Combs commands, and
VIM. holland and Leopold Kahn have
charge of the Office. All will be
found especially obliging and atten-
tive to passengers and shippers.
For hENpERsoN.-The fast-hying
Fayette will leave promptly at 3 Pm.
to-day for Henderson and way land
ings. in charge of Capt. A. o. Dur
land, with Messrs. Negley Rudd and
Jerry Boyle in the Office, all courte-
Gus and obliging gentlemen.
FoR EAsTPoRT. - The excellent
steamer Sam. Orr, the 81 old reIiable,"
leaves at 3 Pm. to-day, promptly, for
Eastport and all Tennessee River way
landings, in charge of those compe-
tent and skillful navigators, Captain
Allen Duncan, Guy Vineyard and
Fred. Hess, who will be found pleas.
ant, attentive and obliging to passen-
gers and shippers. The Orr has ex-
cellent passenger appointments.
miscellaneous.
Our port list was something like
old times yesterday morning.
Sam. Orr brought in an excellent trip
transient boats were we'll
loaded.........The Falls City was full
Of tobacco for Louisville........The
Hartford left for Louisville, with all
she could stow........The Liberty No.
4 and barges passed down at go AN.
fully loaded and refusing all offers,
although nearly hundred tons had {
been engaged for her by Capt. Rudd,
her agent.........The Tarascon took {
put big trip of passengers. but had
! moderate freight. She had engage.
nents above, however, for all the
tobacco she can bandle..... ........The
Fayette had less than her usual
quantity of tobacco, but had a
ine list of passengers..................
The Palestine will be here to day in
stead of the Rose Hite, which will be