The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-10
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Inc weather yesterday was clea
and very pleasant from 10 to o'clock
but was very cold with another whit
J. frost, 10 the morning. the mercur
/ ranging below the freezing point, ant
up to 5O' at noon. The river, duriDl
the "A hours ending at PM. yester
day, rose IL inches. There Is fully
IA feet from Louisville to Cairo.
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures yester
day include the Virginia, New Or
leans to Louisville; Fayette, Hender-
son and return; Mallie Ragon. Cairo
to return; Mary Houston, Louisville
to New Orleans; Bermuda, from Gin
cinnati; Sam. Orr and West Wind,
from the bone yard.
Boats Due Here.
Among tho first boats due here are
the Idlewild and Quickstep, from
Cairo; Falls City, Morning Star and
Tarsscon, from Louisville; Altoona,
Virginia. John Kyle. Ouachita Belle,
John Kilgour and Indiana, for New
Orleans; John Lumsden and Fanny
Brandeis. from Memphis; Shamrock,
for st. Louis; Camelia and Florence
Lee. from Eastport; r. @. Graham.
for Arkansas River; Champion, from
St. Louis; Evansville. from Green
River; LeOlaire No 2, for PASSPORT.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FOR GAIHO.-The magnificent new
steamer IdleWild leaves for Cairo and
all way ports promptly at 5 P. N. to-
day, as the regular mail and express
packet, in charge Of those pleasant
and popular gentlemen, Capt. Gus.
Fowler, Will. p. Fowler, VIM. VIII
liams and Fred Jones. The Idlewild
is not surpassed 10 elegance. speed or
pleasant acconsodations by any boat
on the Lower Ohio. She connects at
Cairo with FIRST class boats for St.
Louis, Memphis and New Orleans.
The boat and her officers commend
themselves to the travelling public and
shippers.
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The lfavorite
Morning Star will be the mail and oz-
press packet for Louisville at IL Pm.
to-day. and is admirable appointed.
Captain A. Il. Gilmore. a gentleman
Of great experience and excellent abil-
ty, commands, and Miles d. Warren,
highly efficient clerk and a most
courteous and pleasant gentleman.
has charge Of the office. 4
For CINoINNATI.-T The beautiful
Bermuda will leave at ten o'clock. A.
NJ, to-day, for Cincinnati direct, hav-
ing superior passenger aceommoda-
tons and pleasant officers. Captain
w. r. HolIcroft, one of the most pop
ular steamboatmen in commission,
commands, and Nat. Earhart has
charge Of the Office.
FOR BowLIRd GREEN.-The fine
steamer Falls City may be expected to
leave here at 4 P. NJ. to-day for Bowl
ing Green and all way ports. in charge
Of those excellent gentlemen. Captain
j. v. Sproule and Murray Bewley.
The Falls City has very pleasant pas
senger appointments.
FoR HENDERsoN.-Th feet and
finely appointed steamer Fayette,
leaves promptly at p. n. for Hender
son, in charge of those pleasant and
popular gentlemen, Captain A. o.
Durland. James III. Letoher and Jer-
~ Boyle. She is a clipper.
For CUMBERLAND RIVER.-Ihe
elegant new steamer G.. w. Thomas is
announced for GAINESVILLE and all in
termediate landings on Cumberland
River, at 4 pm. to day. The G. w.
Thomas is entirely new, having been
built at this port, and starts to-day on
her FIRST trip, and is a really elegant !
steamer. Captain Oscar Thomas
and Marsh. Walthall are her chief Of |
fcers, and both are experienced |
steamboatmen and pleasant gentle
men.
FoR EAsTPORT.-The old reliable /
Sam. Orr wheels into line again to-
day, and will leave for Eastport at 4 !
PM, in charge Of her eminent com
mander, Captain Allen Duncan ,one Of |
the most popular officers in commits
sion. Guy Vineyard. the right man ia
the right place, is her reliable and /
popular clerk. The Orr has excel
lent passenger accommodations, and /
is a great favorite with passengers and /
shippers.
For MEMPHIs.--The fine passenger
steamer West Wind, having been put
in complete repair and splendid con-
diton, will leave this evening for
Memphis and all way points, in
charge Of Capt. Alb. Carey, an ex-
perieneed and faVorite commander.
Col. AlR d. Owen. q highly accom-
plished and popular gentleman, has
charge Of her Office. We wish her a
prosperous trip.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The magnificent
new steamer Mary Miller is an
nounced for Memphis and all way
ports at Pm. to-day, and is a most
elegantly appointed and pleasant pas
senger steamer. Capt. Billy Liter is
her commander for the present and
is highly popular young gentleman.
John Travis is her chief clerk and is
an experienced man ia the business.
miscellaneous.
Business was lively on the wharf
yesterday from morning TO night......
The Virginia passed up at o'clock
with a moderate trip, having dis
charged the principal part Of her
freight at points below.......The Fay
etc brought up fine trip Of people.
......."The Mary Houston arrived at
II AM, with mammoth barge and
nearly all she could carry. She filed
out here to her entire capacity and
telegraphed to Mt. Vernon that she
had no room for anything. She was
crowded with people, having been
joined here by several who
came through by rail. Among her
passengers were Mr.. Jas. II. Kintaer,
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