The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-07

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from me North west. 4he clouds gave
signs of more snow, or p~erchance rair, IN
the forenoon. but broke away, and ths
sky wa closT la The afternoon. The river
Is declining steadily, having fallen four.
teen inches during the p bOurs ending OF
3 p Il. yesterday.
arrivals aHd Departure.
The arrivals anz departures up TO p. n.
yesterday Include the Quiekstop, Cairo 10
rcturn Petro.ia No. 2, HendoT1on o re-
turn; PINK Marble Eastport % Louisville
TeTesc0n, Louisville 70 return.
Boats Duo Here.
Among tho frst boats due hero are
The Fayetis, from Cairo; Rose Hite, from
Louisville; Fanny Branded aLd Mime
ola, from Memphis; Leweliln from East
port Nick LongwOrth, y. W. strsder, Indi-
ana and Louisvile, from Sew Orleans
Sam. J. Hale, FOR Memphis: Emma Floyd,
tor Nashville; ChRmpiop, for New Or
leans Pine Bluff, FROM Wabash River
Evansville, from Green River; Norman,
from Cincinnati; Alpha and Spray, from
Nashville.
Heats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The elegant aud fleet side
wheel ste mel Fsyette Will leave for Cairo
and all intermediate ports at pm to-day
with the United States malls and the
Adams Express goods. b has nrst-class
cabin and state-room appointments
throughout, and Is very fat. Capt. Chas.
o.. Perkins, a gentlemen OF large expe.
rienoo and uniform courtesy, commands,
4 Duke Nicholson. an old steamboat
clerk, and "a pleasant and popular gentle.
man, is her cofef clerk, assisted in the
freight department by Bob Castles and
Negley Rudd, Two courteous and obliging
young gentlemen.
FOR LoUIsvILLz-rhe neet and pretty
Rose Hite is the regular Louisville mail
packet at G p. N. tonight, and has nrst-
class pass niger appointments. Her COM
msnder Is that eminent navigator and first
class gentleman, Captain W. r. Hoilcroft.
Phil. aud VIM. Halves will be
found in tho office, and both are pleasant
gentlemen and eaTefuland accurate clerks.
o HEEDERsoE.-The fine little steamer
Petrolta No. 2, Ia place Of the Fayette, in
the Evansville and Henderson trade,
temporarily, leaves promptly OF 8 p. N.
to day, in charge Of Captain Cole, with
Msssrs. urlan and story as clerks. The
PetroIia has pleasant accommodations for
passengers.
FoR EAsTPoRT.-The splendid steamex
Rapidan No. 2 win positively leave no 4
P. NJ. to-day, for Passport and all way
landings on the Tennessee River. The
Rapidan is one OF the best stern.wheel
boats In commission, and Capt. Lee How
ell is one OF the most pleasant and popu-
lar commanders ahoat. In the office Will
be found those affable, polite and obliging
gentlemen, Robert MeMechan, Mr..
Shrewsbury and Master Morrow.
6tfBceIInneBus.
There were but few arrivals yesterday
u---
IN front OF the great Richmond and the
Quiehstep. The latter arrived about 10
A. NJ, having been detained by an I'M
usually heavy business, both down and
up. Her manifest, published below. speaks
for Itself. she had fair prospects for a iaif
trip out...."~,The Pink Varble arrived at
1870 with an excellent trip. she trans.
acted but little business here, and proceed
ed to Louisville. Her cargo consisted OF
pig iron, cotton guber peas"..s.....Th
Petrolia NO. 2 bad rather a light trip, the
weather being again.t her....~ .~.F The sam
Brown passed down with four model bargea
and Ave or six boats loaded with COAL.
The great low-pressure Richmond, having
finished d-ischaTging her cargo, including
a vast quantity Of sugar, molassCs, troplcll
fruit, DC, dropped down alongside Of VIC.
Grown Coos WharfbO2t, and commenced
70 reload. There was O magnificent lot
OF freight on the Ieyee, consisting Of pork,
lard, whisky, -four and piows, while both
the wharf boats are literally crowded with
corn meal, oats, -four, corn, furniture, hoI-
low ware, SC -.......W Yves. Whtlow. ycster-
day, turned over the command Of fore
castle OF the 70 Mr.. wilcox,
an ex9eBenced steamboatman and a
clever gentleman. Yves. goos homo 20
recuperate....... o were sorry 10 VIII
L. Visscher, editor OF the Richmond Heat
tight. confined TO his bed, yesterday, from
q sudden and severe attack OF palpitation
Of the heart, which, for q time during the
night, threatened % prove fatnl. Dr.. Day
WAS called IN, aud by prompt action re-
iieyed aim, aud he was much better yea-
terday West Wiud was TecoivinG
for Wabash River, but freights for thai
classic stream were LOT plentiful......-.Blli
Conant, the famous steamboat agent, re-
ceived a dispatch from Capt. Lee Howell
yesterday, stating that the Rapidan No.
would be IA port last night. and Ieav,
positively to-day, for Eastport and all was
landings. She is one Of cur best and mos
popular p8ckets~......The Fanny Braudet'
was expected yesterday evening, and Il
announced for Memphis to.morToW ........
The Sam. J. Hale, a good boat, will b'
down this morning, en- route to MemphiB
1.-THE week OF tho Armada, as she liei
at the boneyard. near The mouth OF Pigeon
Creek, was sold yesterday BY Captains
John Gilbert, Gus Fowler, Gus DuEou
chet and other owners, 10 Captains n. \
Northern, Joe Fowler and Tom Lee, ofPa
ducab, for about $1,000. a most excsllen
bargain. She viii be repaired AZ once
but where she viii be run we have no
r learned. Captains John Gilbert, Gus Du
souchet and Gus Fowler left 70
Cincinnati yesterday afternoon .-.... ....
The TaFascon arrived a quarter before 3
with a large trip OF people and a gooC
freight."~.The weather during the after
/ noon was alternately bright and dreary
: the sun shining out brightly occasionally
I and then was concealed by clouds The
mercury was falling, and ice was formiDi
in the shade...-.An old lady who pre-
tends to " know ali about II" says the on
" way 10 prevent steamboat explosions 81
to make the engineers " Bile the water on
shore" In her opinion "al the Dustin
, business Is done by cooking the steam on
: board the boat" We commend her 10 The
Clara Scott. Her boilers are out on shore
and Capt Scott says be can sleep Boundly
> now, as heEnOws heClara viii not blow up
Manifest.
MA~NIFEsT-Of steamer OuicEstsp, from
Cairo, Jan. q, 1570.-Wheeler a. Riggs, 4 bb
sugar; l. Rnffner 4 60, 8 dressed hogs
Minor & Daliam, i Dbl beans, 10 dry hides
/ bag ginseng; Eagon, Diekey q Carson,
pkgs mdse. 4 hides, I coop chickens; Stock
well q 90, 7pkgs mdse, u hides Eemonin
Dixon a. Co, 2 bbis hides: s Rutherford,
bbi tallOw, 10 green hides, II head cattle
VIM Holman, 4 corn sheller: j Campbell
l box clothing; q q Nfblack q Co, Q bdl
, sacks, 5 bbls apples; Nenneman & Bohm
/ box hardware; Jno Ingls 4 Co, 458 tag
corn; "A bids gunnTes; r W Patrick, 5 bale
cotton, IL hhds tobacco.