The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-19
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weather. and water
Yesterday opened beautifully clear
but very cold, 10 the carly morning.
( It grew pleasantin she sun during the
day, and the snow softened greatly.
Mercury at 6 o'clock am. 90, at noon
40 degrees.
The river during tho "a hours end.
ing at 3 pm, had risen 3 feet 3 inch.
es, and is climbing the bank rapidly.
1t is rising fast from Cincinnati down.
Arrivals and departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 pm. yesterday. include the Altoona,
Cincinnati to St. Louis, Hartford
from Carmi, Fayette, Cairo to return.
BOats Dus Here.
Among the first boats due here arc
the Sam. Orr and Qaickstep, from
Cairo; Morning Star and Tarascon.
from Louisville; Sam. j. Hale and
Fanny Brandeis, from Memphis; Nick
Longworth, Virginia, Anna and Ken
ton, from New Orleans; Minueola,
for Memphis; Emma Floyd, for
Nashville; Wade Hampton, Belle
Vernon, Alaska and Lorena, for
New Orleans; Ediubarg, from Gin
ciuDati; Robert Moore, from Nash
vile; Evansville, from Bowling Green;
Champion, for st. Louis; ArmadillO.
from Arkansas river; Ollie Sullivan,
from Eastport; West Wind and Clara
Scott, from Wabash.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The excellent steamer
Sam. Orr. Captain Allen Duncan.
master. with Guy Vineyard, AL. May
nard, and Jimmy Best in the Office,
will leave for Cairo and all way ports
at 4 PM. to-day. The Orr is a good
boat, and her officers are competent,
careful, and obliging.
For CINCINNATI. The fne passen-
ger steamer Norman is the regular
packet for Cincinnati and all way
points at 10 AN. to-day. The Nor
man is a frst-elass stern-wheel steam
boat, with superior passenger accom-
modations. Captain 2. X. Barclay,
a veteran officer and a highly popular
gentleman, commands. John Il.
Triplett and Lew. Morris, both affa-
bic and obliging gentlemen, have
charge of the Office. Give the Nor
man a handsome trip to-day.
For L0UIsVILLE.-The popular and
feet Morning Star is the mail packet
for Louisville at IL o'clock tonight,
having unsurpassed accommodations.
Capt. A. T. Gilmore commands, and
Frank Dougherty aud Robert Dough-
erty are her elerks-a pleasant aud
popular trio of gentlemen.
For NAsHvILLE-The magnificent
Emma Floyd, Of Commodore Jim
Wise's famous White Collar Line Of
Cincinnati aud Nashville steamers,
will be down to day, en- route to Nash
Vile and all way ports. She is good
one, and Capt. Jim Chonoweth and
Bob Wise, her chief officers, arc
among the most eminent steamboat
men Of the present generation. Ship
pers for the Cumberland River will
find them accommodating and polite.
For LITTLE WABAsH-Tho new
and elegant steamer Hartford,
will leave at 3P. N. to-dao, for
Henderson and Little Wabash
River, taking all transfer freight
and passengers for the e II.
& N. r. r, and all freight and
people for New Haven, Carmi and
intermediate points. Captain Joe
McReynolds commands, and Billy
Liter is her excellent clerk.
misceIIaneous.
The lovee, yesterday, was in a ter.
rible condition. The melting snow
2 mingled with the mud, rendered i
disgustingly sloppy and wholly unf
: to roll freight over. Business wa
fairly active but the port list wa
light. The Altoona had a good triI
: of freight, all she wanted, in fact, anC
was crowded with people. She was
however, induced to take some
, freight at this point.................
The Hartford brought in a very good
J trip from Little Wabash. and took
the place Of the Petrolia No. 2, yes
: terday afternoon, for Henderson
; She will came up this morning, and
. load for Henderson and Little Wa.
. bash River; leaving at 3 P. M............
The Fayette had a good zip up. Sin
was greatly detained By the storm
e Thursday night, bat never stopped
running, feeling her way CAREFUL,
under slow bells" and the guidance
Of a skillful pilot. The Bayette upoE
: her return, will resume her place
we presume, in the Evansville
+. and Henderson trade, as the