The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-02
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The weather yesterday was deliRli
ful-perfeetly clear, aud warm a. earl
June. The mercury ranged from 3.
to 62', and in the sun it was unpleas
antly hot. The river during the 2
hours ending at 3 P. n. had risen
inches. II will, perhaps, be station
aTy today, but will commence risiuI
again tomorrow.
Arrivals and Departure.
The arrivals and departures mp 20
| p. n. yesterday include only tht
| Dwight NeWcomb, with the Emmi
Floyd's bargas, to Cairo; Fayette
Henderson and return; Mary Miller
to Memphis; Evansville, Bowlibl
Green to return Emma Floyd, from
! Cincinnati and French Island
Boafs Due Here.
Among the frst boats due here are
the Malllie Ragon from Cairo; Rose
Hite, from LOuisvillei Sam. Parker
aad barges. and St. Marys. for New
Orleans; Anna, from Memphis
John Kilgour, Mary Houston.
Indiana, and Tom Reese and bargea,
from New Orleans; Sam. J. Hale, for
Memphis; Kate Robinson, for ST.
Louis.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The beautiful new
steamer Mallie Ragon leaves at 5
Pm. for Cairo and all way landings,
having splendid passenger accommo-
dations, and being very light draught.
will suffer no detention from sand
bars. Captain Josh Throop. a veter-
an in the trade, commands, and Nick.
S. Pennington has charge Of the Of
fee, assisted BY George Savage
Throop. Passengers will receive
every attention.
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The elegant
passenger packet Rose Hite will
leave this evening for Louisville aud
ell way points, in charge Of those en-
inent naYigators and excellent gentle
men, Captain Ed. Crider. Phil. Bev-
erly and John Hollcroft. all Of whom
are proverbial for their attention to
passengers.
FoR HENDERSON. - The popular
and punetual Fayette leaves as usual
at P.M. for Henderson, with fret
class accommodation for passengers,
and elegant officers. CAPTAIN A. y.
Durland commands. and james ii.
Lstcher and Jerry Boyle have charge
of the Office, aud a more Pleasant
corps Of officers would be hard TO
find.
MisceIIancOus.
Business was fairly active on the
levee yesterday.".".The May Miller
got off at IL AN. with an excellent
trip.........The Commercial was dis
charging her big trip Of cotton. taking
coal and receiving at the same time,
Captain Rudd being determined to 90
out last night ........A large quantity
of freight was being hauled down for
the Quickstep, which was not expect
ed to arrive till late last night......."
The Fayette had a good passenger
trip from Henderson, and oonsidera.
bic freight..................Captain John
Travis went out yesterday 10 the
olico Of the Mary Miller. Captain
j. III. McFadin also went down 10
close up tho former business Of the
Office, and will. it is understood, re
tire from 4ho boat on her return here.
........The resurrectcd Emma Floyd
arrived from above at 2. 81, yoster
day, keeping herself afoat with her
siphons. The Higbee came down
soon afterwards, having done her
work promptly aud Well~".".The
Eckert hitohed to the hull Of the City
ofEvansyille yesterday afternoon, and
hoisted the stern nearly out Of the
water.....The river ID still rising nc
Pittsburg, with over seven feet ia the
channel, sufficient TO let out a portion
Of the coal feet.
GIeaninEs from Our Exchanges
PITTsBURo.--Tho Commercial Of
Monday says:
The marks last evening indicated
five feet on the pier, and rising very
slowly. On the landing business was
moderately active.
Where are the railroads. What are
they doing? 1t is said that the sup
pig Of coal at Memphis will not last
two weeks longer.
They are building short span, low
bridges, to prevent coal boats navi
eating the Ohio.
COsT OF AN IRON HULL.-It is pro.
sumed the hull Of Captain B0ardman's
iron bost will cost $4,000, although
he estimates it at $36, 900. There is
225 tons Of iron in il, and the price Is
1925 per ton, completed, besides
81 600 for moulds and wages. Big
price for a hull this, bat IL will never
sink or wear out.
CIEoNNATI.-The CoDtmereial Of
wednesday says:
The prospects beirg favorable at
PittsbuTg for more water, our steam
boatmen are again cheerful with the
hope Of a resumption Of navigation
over the falls. Capt. Booth has the
CARROTS barges partly loaded, while
the Charles BOdmann and John Kyle
are receiving, and will depart for New
Orleans as soon as there is water 70
descend the falls. The Kyle and
Bodmann are new and splendid steam
ers, OF over 1900 tons capacity, just
completed here. and ought 10 60 out
with full cargoes. In point Of beauty,
aud superb passenger acoommOda
tions, they are not surpassed on tho
western and southern waters. The
advocates Of short span aud low
bridges might profit by visit to those
large marine palaces, either Of which
cost over $4,000.
Major s.. Il. Armstrong, Of the Ar
madillO, was among the BostOna'g
passengers for Maysville yesterday.
Captain Phillips, Of the Cairo
wharf. boat, was here, returning home
last night.
A survey Of the Missouri River at
BOOnyille, made by General w. y.
Smith for the Tebo & Neosho Rail
road, with a view Of ascertaining the
practicability and cost Of a bridge,
/ has recently been completed. IL was
found that a solid rock underlios the
! bed Of the river at an average depth
| of only ten feet below tho water, ct