The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-05

Weather and Water
Tie weather yesterday, WIS clear, cold
but beautiful. The mercury at A. d.
stood at 22e, and rose only to 81 at noon IN
the shade The river during the p hours
ending at P. N. had fallen 10 inches. Ii
is falling steadily at all points from Pitts
burg to Cairo.
Arrivals ana DeparEureS.
The arrivals and departures up to P. ".
include the Kate Putnam, Nashville to
Pittsburg; Sam. Orr. from Cairo; PetroHa
No. 2, Henderson and return; Hartford, TO
Carmi; LeClaire, Louisville to Eastport.
BOafs Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Quickstep, from Cairo; Morning Star,
from Louisville; Fanny Brandeis ard
Minneola, from Memphis; Rapidan No. 2,
from Passport; Richmond, louisville and
Virginia, from New Orleans; Sam. ]. Hale,
for Memphis; Emma Floyd. for Nashville
Champion, for New oT!eansi West Vino,
from Wabash River,
Goats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO. - The feet ana finely ap-
pointed steamer Sam. Orr Is the high
headed and popular packet FOR Cairo and
all way points at Pm to-day. Captain
Allen Duncan is her popular commander,
her clerks, and no pleasanter gentlemen
are anywhere to be found. The Orr is fast
and finely appointed.
For LoUIsYILLE.--The lavorlte Morning
Star will be the mall and express packet
for Louisville at 8 P. NJ. to-day, and is ad-
mirabIy appointed. Capt. a. T. Gilmore,
a gentleman of great experience, COM
Ipands, and Frank Doug herty and George
Ashcraft do the honors of the office, and
are careful, accurate and obllging. The
Star is one of the most excellent boats that
gracts our wharf, and everything about
her is 1irst-class.
For HENDERsoN.-The fleet Pelrolia No.
2, with pleasant accommodations for pas
seDgers, Will leave for Henderson promptly
at 3 P. NJ. in charge of those careful, atten-
tive and popular gentlemen, Captain VIM
Cole, A. o. Durland and Chief Justice
story.
miscellaneous.
The beautiful weather, yesterday, Inc
spired business, with some shows of ac-
tivity.........The Sam CIrl came in yesterday
morning with a splen CItd trip, including
l59 bales cotton, IS head live hogs, and
many passengers. Her manifest is found
below.........The Kate Putnam passed up
yesterday morning, having, when she left
here, all the freight she wanted.........The
Fayette was receiving literally, and the
Ollie Sullivan was getting a nice freight
and has engagements to fill her fulI.........
The Hartford was nearly full, and pre-
pairing to leave at noOn.........We had the
pleasure of meeting, yesterday, Captain
Barry Hayward, who has just returned
from Pittsburg, whittier he mad went to
settle with the Insurance Company for the
loss of the steamer Linton, which was in
sured in the Pittsburg & Peoples Co..
for, II we mistake not, $4,000. He reach
| ed Plttsburg on the morning of the Goth
and before 4 o'clock Pm. had everything
closed up, the company paying him IS 900
| and he keeping the wreck. This prompt
action on the part of the Pittsbnrg & Peo'
pies Company is highly commendable
| and in striking contrast with some Of the
insurance offices farther West....,...... The
! Dick Fulton No. 3 passed up at IL o'clock
yesterday, without tow.........The Robert
Fulton left for up river yesterday .....-..ThC
Hartford left at / Pr. for Little Wabast
River, with good trip.........The Richmond
was expected last n1Ght.........The case o
Barrett 6 Bros. vs.. Pink Varble, B. Z. Lev
ct al. came up yesterday in the Court o
Common Pleas, and an affidavit b!
|
June. Among the witnesses in thi
case was Captain Samuel Black, pas
senger agent for the Louisville an,
Cincinnati Mail Packet Line, and for tn
Louisville and New Orleans packets
While in the city he endeavored to con
Summate arrangements with the Cair,
packets, fer giving through tickets from
Cairo to Cincinnati. We could not imag
iue pleasanter route of travel or a cheap
er....-....The lie Claire, Louisville to East
port, passed down with a fair trip, abou
two o'clock yesterday ............ We inadver
tently said, in yesterdays JOURNAL, tina
the Leonors, after four days pumping
had raised the Leonera No.2. We had pro
posed to say the Champion had raise
the Leonora No. 2..................A bTis
wind prevailed yesterday afternoon, rem
derlDg the river very rough.
MaFsAfrae