The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-11
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ota-I' RIVER HeDag See Fourth Page.
y Gather nnd ,gnter

/ Spring; mercury ranging from 40' to
6Ga-....The river during the "a hours
ending at p. NJ. had fallen fully
feet, and there are fair prospects Of
low water. The stone work of the
Sycamore Street sewer is uncovered,
and the water is declining rapidly.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals aud departures up to 3
P. NJ. yesterday, were the Peirolia No.
?, Henderson and return; Qaiokstep,
Cairo and return; Indiana, to New
Orleans; Clara Scott, Wabash River,
to return; Petrol and barges, St.
Louis TO Pittsburg; TaraseoD, Louis
vile, to return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Fayette, from Cairo, Rose Hite,
from Louisville; Minueola and Fanny
Brandeis, from Memphis; Ollie Sulli-
van, from Passport; Virginia, Louis
vile. Alaska and Richmond, from
New Orleans; Sam. j. Hale, for
Memphis; Spray aud Leonidas, for
Nashville; p w. Strader, and Mary
Houston. for New Orleans; West
Wind. from Wabash River; Nor
man, from Cincinnati; Alpha, from
Nashville; Evansville, from Bowling
Green; Nightingale, for Arkansas
River; Altoona, for St. Louis.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-Tho elegant and feet
side-wheel steamer, Fayette, will
leave for Cairo and all intermediate
ports at P. NJ. to day. with the Uni
ted States mails and the Adams Ex-
press goods. She has first class cabin
and state roo N appointments through
out, and is very fast. Captain Chas.
G. Perkins, gentleman of large ex-
perience and Uniform courtesy, COM
mands, aud Duke Nicholson, an old
steamboat clerk, and a pleasant and
popular gentleman, is her chief clerk,
assisted in the freight department
by Bob Castles and Negley Rudd,
two attentive aud obliging young gen
tlemen.
FoR LoUIsYILLE.-The feet and
pretty Rose Hite is the regular Lou
isville mail packet at 6 p. H. tonight,
and has first class passenger appoint
ments. Her commander is that emf
nent navigator and first class gentle
man, Captain w. R. Hollcroft Phil.
Branham and Lewis Branham will
be found in the Office, aud both are
pleasant gentlemen and careful and
accurate clerks.
For HENDERsoN.-Tho fac little
steamer Petrolia No. 2. as the reg
ular transfer packet, leaves prompt
ly at P. NJ. to-day, in charge Of
Captain Cole, with Messrs. Durlaud
and Story as clerks. The Petrolia
has pleasant accommodations for pas.
sengers.
For NAsHVILLE.-The fine steamer
Alpha, having pleasant accommo-
dations, will leave for Nashville
and all way points this evening,
and should receive, as she no doubt
will, liberal patronage. Capt. w.
K. Gracey is in command, and Kit
Rudd is in the Office. Both are expe-
rienced steambo atmen and oblging
gentlemen.
For MEMPHIs.-The famous Sam
J. Hale, w. p Walker, master. and
Ed. G. Miller, clerk, goes to Memphis
early to day.
FoR NEW 0RLEANs.-The famous
steamer p. w. Straader will posi-
lively be down this evening, en- route
to New Orleans, and is in tip.top con
dition. Captain Alf Stein. a gentle
man admirably fitted for the position
is in command, and Alex. Stewart il
her atten tive and obligiug clerk. The
Strader is one Of our most popular
and reliable packets.
miscellaneous.
Business was moderately fair OF
the levee yesterday, though the ar.
rivals up to Pm. were not numer
ous.........The Indiana was receiving
literally, but declined all low priced
freight."-....Thc Quickstep, having
been detained nearly all night by the
snow storm Monday night, did not
get In yesterday until IL o'clock. She
had a fair packet trip, and was re-
ceiving literally for her outgoing.
...@."..The Clara Scott arrived al
1870 with nice trip. She had
| discharged a large amount of freight
at Mt. Vernon. AS soon as dis
charged she commenced to reload
with the purpose of leaving last
night...."...We saw yesterday little
transaction that illustrates the beau
ties of our maritime laws, and tho
outrages and legal robberies to which
steamboats, arc subjected. Two labor
ers had filed claims against the In
diana for $66 80, through their proc
tor, Charles K. Marsh. The books
of the boat show that the boat owed
them only $42. The boat was attached
here by Deputy United States Mar
shall Sam. Day, who presented the
following bill Of particulars:
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