The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-23
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weather and yVater.

least III prevailed sui on Saturday
getting hot early and continuing s.
till night. The mercury ranged from
go to 9O0. despite a generous an,
rather stiff breeze from the southwes
by west. The river during the q
hours ending at 3 P. NJ. Saturday, haC
fallen three inches.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up t
3 P. NJ. yesterday include the Ev
ansville, Green River to return; Idle.
wild, Cairo to return; Fayette, Hen.
derson and return; Anna, st. Louis
to Cincinnati; Messenger, st. Louis
to Pittsburg; Norman, to Cincinnati;
Pine Bluff. Grandview and return to
Cannelton; Morning Star. Louisville
to return.
Among the first boats due here are the
Idlewild. from Cairo; Rose Hite,
from Louisville; Minneola, from
Memphis; R. E. Lee, from New Or
leans; Champion, for St. Louis
Shamrock, from st Louis; Mallie
Ragon, and Emma Floyd, from Nash
vile; Nick. Longworth and P. w.
Strader, for New Orleans; Emperor,
from Cincinnati; Silver Moon, for
Memphis; Hartford. and Falls City,
from Green River; Sam. Orr, from
Tennessee River.
Boats Leaving To. Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The feet and beauti-
full low pressure Quickstep is the pop
ular packet for Cairo and all way
points at A P. NJ. to day, and is a most
desirable passenger packet. Captain
Jack Grammer, one CT the most oblig-
ing officers on the Ohio, is her COM
mander, and Walter B. Pennington
and Eugene Rudd are her courteous.
attentive, and obliging clerks. Billy
Steele, her incompatible steward, will
probably be able to go on duty to day.
FoR LOUISVILLE. = The famous,
feet-fying. favorite Tarascon will
leave, as usual. at ten this morning,
for Louisville and all way ports, and
has no superior in pleasant appoint
ments on the river. She is command
ed by Capt. James Mather, an accom-
plished and highly polished gentle
man of the old school, and a veteran
officer. Miles d. Warren and Phil.
Beverly, two highly popular and
pleasant gentlemen. have charge Of
the Office.
FoR GRANDvIEW.-The pretty Pine
Bluff goes out at 3 PM. promptly, for
Grandview and all way landings. and
has pleasant passenger appointments.
Capt. LATE. Elder, commands, and
John A. and Robert Adams have
charge of the Office. Pleasant and
obliging gentlemen, all.
FoR GREEN RIvER.-The excellent
steamer Hartford, Capt. Joe Mercy.
nolds, a sterling gentleman, COM
manding, and with Billy Liter, always
courteous, afable and obliging, in the
Office, leaves for Rochester and all
way landings on Green River, at 4P.
NJ. to day. Give her good trip.
For HENDERsoN.-The feet and
finely appointed steamer Fayette
leaves promptly at 8 p. M. for Hender-
son, and has elegant passenger ap-
pointrnents. Capt. A. 0. Durland,
commands. and Negley Rudd and
Jerry Boyle, two genial and excellent
young gentlemen, have charge of the
Office.
For MEMPHIs.-The splendid Sill
yer Moon, an old and popular favorite
in the trade, will be down to day, en-
route to Memphis. in charge of those
eminent and obligiDg officers and &C.
complished and pleasant gentlemen,
Capt. Ben. Mirrielees and Geo. Hig-
gins. The Moon has admirable pas
senger appointments, and people going
to Memphis can find no pleasanter
boat.
miscellaneous.
Business was rather active on Sat-
urday, with fair port list.........The
Evansville arrived at 4 AM, with
113 hhds tobacco, and considerable
miscellaneous freight. She had some
trouble at Rumsey Locks, where there
is a prevalent scarcity of water. Mr.
holland is her new clerk. and we
commend him as pleasant and in
telligent gentlemen who We doubt
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