The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-03


bat this Is doubtful. A foot more water
from Louisville to Cairo would be just
right for The light draught feet.
Arrivals and Departures.
Tie arrivals and departures yesterday
were the FioIoace Lee, Cairo 10 eturn ;
San. Orr, from Eastport; Hartford, Hen
deEsou aad return: Pine Bluff Grand
view and return; Ell Hughes, louisville
TO Cairo.
Beats sue Here
Among the first boats due here are tie
QaicIsstep and City OF Evansville, from
Caro-; Exchange, from Louisville; Edin-
burg, Nary Houston and shannon, for
New Orleans; Norman, from Memphis;
Evansville. from Bowling Green; I.orena,
from New oriears; R. c. Gray, from Ar
kansas River.
Boats leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The Il set and famous low.
pressute Quickstep will take her depart.
ure to-day for Cairo, at4P.M, She Is one
of the most excellent packets IN commits.
sion. and is in charge OF those accom-.
plished aud popular gentlemen and nrst.
class officers, Captain II. T.. Dexter, Nick
>. Pennington and Eugene Rudd, ali
pleasant gentlemen.
For LOUISVILLE The excslleLt steamer
Exchange, Captain A. L. Gilmore, a vete-
ran officer, commanding, Will be the pack.
ct for Louisville and all way ports az 9
O'Clock tonight, and is finely appointed
and pleasant passenger steamer.
For GRANDNIEw.-The fleet and popular
Pine Blur goes to Grandview and all way
landings as the regular coast packet. at 3
p. II, today. She has pleasant passenger
appointments. Captain Lafayette Elder,
Johr A. Adams and Robert Adams are
her obligiDg and attentive officers.
For BOWLING GREEN.---The beautiful
steamer Evansville viii leave promptly at
P. 81. to-day for Bowling Green and all
Green River way landings, having unex-
ceptionable cabin and stateroom accom-.
modations. Capt. Sam. W. Coombs com.
mands, aud VIM. Noland and Leopold
Kahn have charge of the ONCE. All Will
be found especially obiiging and attentive
70 shippers
For HENDERsoN.-The new and pretty
Hartford wiilleave for Henderson at Pm.
as the regular railroad transfer packet, in
charge ofthose pleasant and popular gen.
tiemen, Captain Joe. McReynolds, Charley
Perkins and James H Letcher.
For EAsTP oRT.-rhe old reliable pioneer
or the Tennessee River trade. the finely
appointed steamer. sam. Orr, feaves at
Pm. to-day for PASSPORT and ali way land
tngs, and is In excellent condition. Capt
Allen Duncan, a specimen OF natures no.
bility, commands, and Guy Ylnyard, Al.
Maynard and Dick Morrow, all courteous
attentive and obliging, are her clerks
The Orr should have rousing trip to-day,
as she has devoted herself TO this Interests
OF the commerce OF Evansville.
miscellaneous.
The Sam Orr came up ahead OF the Flor
ence Lee yesterday morning, and took
many passengers by the way, but the Lee
made mp for It IN freight, and took out
yesterday a crowd of people who came by
the Palestine Tuesday night. Both the
Orr and Lee had big trips of freight. The
pilots OF the Florence Les report three feet
at Cottonwood by the lower way, and four
feet by the upper way, bat the latter IL
crooked and hard TO get Into -..........The
Kate Robinson, Qulckstep and Mary MIL
Ter, in attempting to run Shawneetown
bar In the dark and fog Monday night, al
got aground. The Kate AID QuicksteT
soon got OF, but the Mary Miller was sill
aground when the Florence Lee passed
mp on Tuesday morning
The Ella Hughes arrived at IL O'Clock yes
terday, with moderately good trip. She
was attached as soon as she landed for an
old debt OF a former owner, but as she LEFT
IN short time we presume the matter
was amicably arranged.i.......The sam orr
in order to give the merchants and ship
pers time TO get up their orders, lies oyel
till to-day, and will leave promptly at 4 r.
81. She has just claims on cur people FOL
ali the freight and people she can carry
RfIfu Enuular WI "a That vnf Y
to enjoy a furlough OF week or two was
summoned back to ths boat after Iosin,
one trip, and is again at his post. He wa
sadly disappointed Rs bright prospects WeT
opening 10 his already enraptured vision
- But such is life" Idlewild vii
be here the first Of next weak II the waite
continues at It's present stage, or rises soon
.....About noon yesterday it come on 4
blow q stin breeze from the southeast
continued to blow all afternoon, amount
ing at times 10 "A regular gale. Blowing
down the river it left It's surface compare
lively smooth, but rendered IL dificult 70
boats TO land or leave safely.
BIeanings from Our Exchanges
CINcINNATI.-TheC oDlDlcrclaL o Tuesday
says:
The Ievee presented an animated ap
| pearance yesterday. in the hustle and con
1 fusion consequent upon the departure o
| a fieeL OF steamers, while business was nm.
/ usually duh. None OF the up river pack
/ cts which left last night had sufficient
freight or passengers 10 pay their running
expenses.
| last nights mall steamer, and Will star
the Edinourg for New Orleans Tomorrow
| Charley Regnier went out la charge o.
| the POtOmac's office, last night. He Al
making trip fcr Major Rice, who is clos
| Ing up The Americas business.
Lawrence Minor, colored porter on onI
| OF the Louisville mail boats, Is q petitione
for the Office OF Appraiser IN Louis lille
under the new Port of Entry Bill. He ha'
! several iphent1al names signed TO his pc
tttion, which will beshortly sent TO Wash
| ington.
/ Admiral John James aud his son Capt
| Sam. 4. James arrived fro "a New Albany
| yesterday. They have not, as vet, dispose
| Of either the Emperor or Bermuda, al
| though negotiations are pending for
| trade with another boat for the Emperor
The Commercials Pittsburg special says
River stationary here, with four feet ter
Inches ia tne channel. Allegheny rlsln.
| rains last night, and A. Is expected Their
| will be 80 I'd 45 inches there before II com
| meuces to fall. Had q heavy rain here
last night, but this evening IL Is clear ant
cool.
QUITE aud Warren, with 81 inches reportes
| al the former place at noon.
| The Arlington has been rechartered q
| the Illinois Central Railroad Company
| and Will continue to ply between Cair'
and Columbus uuliI February first.
The Gazette says:
Captain J. Alex. Frazier has returne,
! from ST. LO lis.
Captain VIM. MetcaIfe goes clerk on tn
| J. w. Garrett.
During the storm Sunday afternoon the
| Wharfboats AZ Florence and Warsaw Drok'
loose, but We're recovered without mucl
| damage.
A man named Bryan, has sued tn
| owners Of the exploded Harry Dean 10
/ $1,000 In the Common Pleas Court at Ma
risJta. he claims $500 for freight lost, ant
$4,000 for personal injuries at the Time o
the explosion. The case comes MP 70
! morrow.
LOUISVILLE. - The C0urter-JoHrHdt o
Tuesday says:
Pilots Chris. Damon and Ed. Nef, who
! plotted the Lucy Kern to Nicksburg. "a.
turned TO this city saturday. They rep srt