The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-12
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For otAer Rtver Items. See Fourth Pooe.
weather nnsa wntar.

fresh cool breeze. rendering the da.
delightful for election purposes. TIL
mercury ranged from 620 to TO. Th'
river is barely swelling here as yet
and the change is scarcely peiceptible
The prospect ofany material rise q
present is By no means fatteriDg, and
side wheel steamboatmen may as vel
preserve their souls in patience.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures
yesterday were the Hartford, Hender
son and return Pine Bluff, GrandvieN
aud return.
Beats Rue Her.
Among the first. boats due here are the
John Lumsden and Ella Hughes,
from Cairo: Exchange, from Louis
vile; LsClaire No. 2. from Eastport
Alpha, from Clarksville; 18th Era
Glasgow and Lorens, for New Orleans
Emma Floyd, for Memphis; r. @
Gray, for Arkansas River.
FoR CAIRo.-The very excellent
new steamer Mallie Ragon will be tht
regular nail PAS .enger steamer, leav.
ing a. 4P.M. to day fer Cairo and al
way points. Captain j. V. Throop, q
gentleman of experience, and in every
respect worthy and well qualified, il
in command. and Walter B. Penning-
ton and George s. Tbroop are her
careful, attentive and popular clerks
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The new and
elegant low water packet Exchange
may be expected as the mail boat for
Louisville tonight, and will leave for
that port after the arrival Of the train
from the north and east. The Ex-
change, having excellent passenger ap-
pointments. is commanded by Captain
Ed. Order, a veteran and highly ac-
complished officer, with VIII. I'll,
Whiting, viii. Cage and Will. Hite
as her clerks, all pleasant and polite
gentlemen. As the river has risen
considerably at Louisville. the Ex-
change will almost certainly come
through to day.
For GRANDYIEw.---The punctual
Pine Bluff returns to GrandvieW at 3
p. M. to day, in charge of those atten-
tive and obliging gentlemen. Captain
Lafayette Elder and John A. and
Robert Adams. She has good pas
senger accommodations.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The beautiful
new steamer Hartford, having ele
CANT passenger appointments, vii
leave for Henderson and way land
ings as the regular e.. III. & N Rail
road transfer packet, at 3 P. NJ. TO day
in charge of those excellent an'
obligipg gentlemen, Captain Joe. Nc
Reynolds, James Letcher and Jerr
Boyle. She is as regular as clock
work.
For GAINESVILLE. = The yer.
light draught steamer Alpha viii
leave for GAINESVILLE and all Cumber
land River way ports at 4 Pm. to-day
afrording excellent facilities for Cum
berland River shippers and passen
gers. Captains r. G. Ryman and w
r.. Gracey, two highly accomplished
gentlemen, and frst-olass steamboat
men, are her chief officers.
For CAIRo.-The very light draugt
steamer Milbrey, Robert Woods, mas
ter, will leave at 4PM. to-day for Pa
ducah. Cairo aud all way ports, an
will take racket freight and passeI
gers At regular rates. She has goo
passenger appointments, and Capiai
Woods is a popular officer.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business on the leVeo yesterda
was ordinarily active, though the pol
list was light......."The West Win
was receiving a splendid trip, an
would have all she could carry {
herself and barge.......Capt. DextC
etuIned from Louisville by rail ye
terday. his suit having been agai
continued on account of the absen'
of witnesses on the part Of the Con
monweaIth. A more sensible di
position of the case would haT
been a nolle proseQui..,........."Tl
Hartford brings up fine trips
people daily, and some freight, al
returns with good trips of both pc
pie and freight.........The Milbr
came in from Padueah yesterday a
ternoon, with good many people b
with scarcely any freight. We ha
not at this writing, ascertalned b
programme.........By dispatch to
III. Conant, agent, we learn that t
Alpha will be here this morning, o.
return to GAINESVILLE this evening".
Can't Durland has commenced !
pairing the Fayette, and will put b
: In splendid order for the Fall a
Winter campaign. Her smoke STAG
> were taken down yesterday, to q
) place to new ones......"".........,
The Pine Bluff arrived at 2:15 vest
day P M, with a moderate freight
a good passenger list.........We dir
the attention Of Tennessee River sh
pers, to the card of the Florence i
which boat leaves to morrow
Cairo, taking Tennessee River freit
to be reshipped on the Sam. Orr,
regular rates. The Lee will run
Cairo until the river Iises...........
The liver was again rising at Cine
natl yesterday with 8 feet z inches
the channel. We will begin to T