The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-20
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down good, cold rain that continued al
|. day, and as II appears TO have been prett,
general, we hope 1t viii result In mate
rial and permanent rise In the river. Tn
mercury ranged below 509 all day. Tb
river here. curing the twenty-four hour
ending at PM, had fallen IL inches. Al
immediate rise is anticipated under tn
IL fiuence of the prese rain.
Arrivals and Departures.
Tae arrivals and departures yesterday
were the Hartford, Henderson and return
Pine Bluff, Grsndv!ew and return.
Boafs sue Here.
Among the first bo6ts due here ere tns
Malle REgoa and Ella Hughes. from
Cairo Exchange, from Louisville; Lucy
/ Kern, for Kew Orleans; Importer, fol
Memphis; PINK Varbie, for Arkansas
River; Alpha, from Clarksvtlle; Evans
| vile, from Bowling Green.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAfRo.-The elegant new steamer
MaIue RaEonts the regular mail, express
and -passeng-r steamer, at 4 PM to day
for Cairo and all way landings. She has
arst class cabin and state room appoints
meats, and bsIng very ushL drauSht, will
have no trouble from low water. Captain
J. V. Threop, gentleman OF large expe.
IL
her commander, aud Waiter B. PsnnlnR
ton and George Savage Throop are her no
lite, attentive, and popular clerks Pas.
sengers who have tfayl Cd upon the NAL.
lie Rsgon, highly extot the abundance
and excellence of Tom hockbes's pIovid.
Ing. He feeds well.
For LOULsvILLE. The faVorltss Elk.
char ge wiu.oe TIE mall and EXPIRE IS pack
e. for Louisville at p. n. to-day, and Is ad-
mirable appointed. Captain I'd. CrIder a
gentleman OF great popularity commands.
and VIII. IL. " hiIing, Win. Caye, and
VIII. Hite, DO The honors Of the ONCE, and
aIe carefub accurate aud obHgtng The
Exchange IS a favOTite with travellers.
Fur GRANDvfEw. The nne passenger
steamer Pine Bluff leaves at Pm. for
GrandYiew and ali way ports, In canIge Of
those attentive attentive and obliging
gentlemen, Captain Lafayette Elder, John
A. Adams aud Robert Adams. Especial
attention given to way business.
For GREEN RIvER.-The elegant U. s.
Mail steamer Evansville will leave for
Bowling Greeo and RlltRiermediate Green
River landings. at 4PM to-day, Ia charge
of those pleasant and popular gentlemt n,
Captain w. coombs, Wm. holland and
Leopold Kahn. She has superior accom-
modations. The Evansville is an excsllent
aud eddy popular boat.
FOR Hen DERsoN.-The dne new steamer
Hartford leaves at PM daily for Hender-
son, as the regular transfer packet, and
has pleasant accommodations for pRssen-
gers. Captain Joe. McReynolds, an ex-
perieI eed officer and an excellent gentle
man, commands, and Captain Charley
Perkins, and Jas. H. Letcher are her at
tentive and popular clerks.
For CLARKsyIILE.-The excellent low
walter STEAMER. alpha, commanded by
Captain W. Il. Gracey, AN elegant aud
obligiug gentleman, viii leave for
GAINESVILLE and ali Cumberland River
way landings at PM to. day, offering SUI
periOr facilities 10 Cumberland River
shippers.
FOB NEw ORLEANs.--The splendid new
steamer Lucy KERN. just completed at
Louisville, may be expected here this
morning. en route to New Orleans and oil
way ports She i said to be possessed of
superior m =Tits. Capt 5. II. Parlsot, her
commander, is a famous navigator OF the
Yszoo and lower Mississippi Rivers, and
stancs high IA his profession. He IS a
highly genial gentleman, and Mr.. Jones,
his efficient clerk, partakes largely OF the |
same excellent qualities.
FOR NEW ORLEANS FROM CAIRo.-The /
great steamer Indiana, will leave Cairo on |
Friday evening, for New Orleans and all |
way port, upon the arrival OF the Mallie |
Ragou from this city. 1he Indiana has |
no supetior in point ofreai excellence and |
comfort. Captain Il. Z. Neal is her dis
tinguished commander, and Charley and |
Euiott Miller are her efficient and popular |
clerks. The Indiana leaves Memphis on
Sunday.
b isceIIaseORs.
The weather yesterday was not favora-
BILE for shipping, but was calculated to in
spire side wheel steam boatmen with
hopes. 1.-THE rain Is general. and extends
to the "head OF the hollow" we may ex-
poet a material and permanent rise by the
first OF the week ........The Florence lie,
was receiving largely yesterday, despite
the rain, and would have all she could |
cary conveniently on the waier.......Ths I
Mary Miller Was receiving fRifly, but The !
rain was greatly interfering with ship.
ments, and IL was pOssib,e she would be |
compelled 10 lie over TN to day in order
to complete her cargo. She made very
success.G trip for her first visit to Mem
phis, having gone into Memphis with
full load. Her officers made
also many valuable acquaintances
along the coast and IA Mem
pnis, and are greatly encouraged by
the prospects before them. They desire,
and should receive the hearty cO-opera-
tiOn of our merchants, who should send
esentatives a.ong the coast below
Cairo TO solicit business and make the &C
qualntance of the people. A vastly in-
creased trade could be brought to this city,
and Captain Liter and Mr.. MeFadin will
rffvy vofn "a
eating this desirable object. The
Pine Blufarriyed II O'Clock with a mod
crate trip .......-...The Alpha will be here
TINS morning, and viii leave az Pm. for
Clarksviile. Billy Conant Is her agent.
.......-.. Nick Pennington, the dIznihed
and popular clerk OF the steamer City OF
Evansville, is resting calmly at home In
the city waiting the coming Of the waters
and his beautiful Steamer. 1.-The rain
continued eadily up to BPM. yesterday
with n signs OF Rbatensnt.......There
has been a considerable rise az PIttsburg,
where the river was sta ionary yesterday,
with seven feet l. the channei.-.... W eath-
er cloudy. The prospects brighten.
GaeauinGs from Our Exchanges
I CINcINSATI. - The Commercial Of Tues
day says:
CAPTAIN Alex. Norton. an old tfeann.
bOatman, well known heTe, died at New
Orleans last Friday at2:25 p. NJ. and the
remains were Inferred on Saturday. The
deceased was IN Cincinnati tnres weeks
since on his way from the East TO New
Orleans. He has been an invalid for sew
eral ears. He was over fifty years Of
age. Captain Norton was born In steu-
benviue. Ohio, where he was engaged in
the manufacture OF cotton, in the Ark
wright COJtoD Mills, IN early life. He
built the South America In PIttsburg,
about 1916. and afterwaTd the Western
World at the same place the western
World was Iengbhened at CINCINNATI, and
pIled between st. Louis and New Orleans
T1ntti sunk by a collision with the ii. IL. 1
Nv HILL Tor which Captain Norton, after
a ieT0fh > lawsuit, recovered S30,0O0 dam
AGES he likewise baiit he James Mlllen-
SVtilian Norton. who died several years
ago. Tie last boat Captain Alex. Norton