The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-17
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The weather continues cloudy AM
! severely cold, with tendency {
snow. The mercury az s a. NJ. wa
! down TO 26o. and was below 30o up Il
noon, with keen, piercing west wind
The river Is swelling slowly, havins
risen, during the q hours ending a
PM. six inches. The rise will b.
very inconsiderable uRless il turns
warm and rains.
Arrivals a1aa Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
PHI. include the West Wind, Wabash
River to return; Sam. Orr, Cairo &C
return; Kate Robinson, st. Louis tc
Cincinnati; Sallie, New Orleans to
Pittsburgh; Fayetse, Henderson and
return; Richmond, to New Orleans,
Milbrey to Passport.
Beats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here arc
the Quiokstep, from Cairo; Taras-
con and Fails City, from louisville
Lewellin and Robert Burns, from
Memphis; P. W. Ssrader, Nicholas
Longworth, Edinburgh and Mary
Houston, from New Orleans; Sam. j
Hale, for Memphis; Robert Moore, for
Nashville; Anna, for St. Louis; Ar
madillo, from Arkansas River;
Champion, from st. Louis; Clara
Scott, from Wabash River; Rapi4an
No. 2 and Ollie Sullivan, from East
port; Emns Floyd and Alpha, from
Nashville, Indiana, for New Orleans.
BOsts Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The feet and famous
low-pressure Quickstep will take her
departure to day for Cairo at 4 PM.
She is Oh of the most excellent pack
cts in commission, and is in charge of
those accomplished and popular gen.
tlemen and frst. class officers, Captain
Jack Grammer. Walter b. Penning-
ton and Eugene Rudd, all pleasant
gentlemen. The Quickstep will con-
meet at Cairo with the splendid new
steamer Grand Era. to leave for New
Orleans Friday night.
For LoUIsYILLE.--The famous,
feet-hying, fayorite Tarascon is the
regular Louisville packet at IL p. NJ.
to-day, and is the most graceful, neat
and elegant boat on the Western
waters. Passengers can not find a
more pleasant beat. She is in charge
of those eminent navigators and ster-
ling gentlemen, Captain James Math-
er, M. D. Warren and Phil Beverly.
For GREEN RIVER. - The fine
steamer Falls City, popular boat,
with superior cabin and state room
appointments, will be here to day, for
Bowling Green and all Green River
way landings. Captain John Robin
son is her experienced commander,
and Murray Bewley is her gentleman
ly and attentive chief clerk.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The gay and
popular Fayette. Captain VIM. Cole,
will leave for Henderson at P. N.
Messrs. Durland, Story and Boyle do
the honors of the Office, and arc obi
ging gentlemen.
For ST. LoUIs.-Captain 0. p.
Shinkle's admirable passenger stea-
mer, Anna, will be along to day, en-
route to st. Louis, and all way points.
and is an exceedingly pleasant and
finely appointed steamboat. Capt.
Shinkle is a veteran in the service,
and a sterling gentleman, and is as
sisted in the Office by courteous and
obliging clerks.
For NEW ORLEANS FROM CAIRO
The magnificent new steamer Grand
Era, will leave Cairo, for New Or
leans, on Friday evening, upon the
arrival of the train from the North
and East, and of the steamer Quick
step, from Evansville. The Grand
Era is as nice boat as floats, and Of
her officers. Captain Geo. l.. Kouns
and James Kerr, jr., are proyerbial
for their skill az navigators, and their
pleasant accomplishments as gentle
men.
miscellaneous.
Business would have been active
yesterday but for the iuclemency of