The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-14

The weather. yesterday, was cloudy an,
colder, the mercury being down to n
during the day. There was a keen, col,
wind FROM The west northwest. Tn
river, during the "A hours ending 1t 3 Pm
had fallen @ Inches. It IS rising at CIncin
natl and P~ittsbuFg, and Will soon be risin,
here again.
Arrivals ans departures.
The arrivals ard departures mp to 3 p. sr
yesterday include the Virginia, Louisville
70 New Orleans; Quicbstep, Cairo to re-
tarn; PetroIia 10, ., Henderson and re.
turn; Fails city, Louisville 10 Bowling
Green Tarascon, Louisville TO return
Lawrence, Cincinnati 10 Nashville.
EOats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
Fayette, from Cairo; Rose Hne, from
Louisville; sam. J. Hale, from Mem
phis; RapIdan No. ., from Passport
p. W. Strader, Indiana, and Mary Houston,
from New Orleans; Alice Dean, for Mem
phis; Lawrence, for Nashville; Louisville,
for New Orleans; Alpha and Emma
Floyd, from NashvDIe; Norman, from
Cincinnati; Hartford, from Lite Wabash
River.
Boats Leavlng To-Day.
For CAIRO.-The elegant and fleet side
wheel steamer Fayette viii leave for Cairo
and all intermediate ports at4P.M to-day.
with the United States mails and the
Adams Express goods. she has hrst-class
cabin and state room appointments
throughout and is very fast. Captain
Chas. o.. Perkins. a gentleman OF large
experience and uniform courtesy, com
mands, and Duke Nicholson, an old steam
boat clerk, and a pleasant and popular
gentleman, is her chief clerk, assisted Ia
] the f~afrgf sIaF4ur RI ptu~f s4r n,H. fr.~fF-, -
Negley Rudd, two courteous Obliging
young gentlemen.
FOR LoUIsvILLE.-TFe fleet aud pretty
Rose Hite is the regular Louisville mail
packet at 6 p. H.. tonight, and has first
class passenger appointments. Her COM
mander is that eminent navigator and
hrst-class gentleman, Captain w. r. HolI-
croft. Phil. Branham and VIM. HAYES
viii be found in the office, u both are
pleasant gentlemen and careful and accu.
rate clerks.
FOE HENDERsoE.-The fine little steamer
PetrOlia Mo- ?, as the regular transfer
packet, leaves promptly at 3 p. NJ. to-day,
in charge OF Captain Cole, with Messrs.
Durland and Story as clerks. The Pc
troliR has pleasant accommodations for
passengers.
For MEMPHIs,-The magnificent side
wheel steamer Alice Dean, WLu be the rog
ular Memphis and C~incInna att Company's
packet to-day, for Memphis and all way
points. She IS one of the best boats in
commission, and admirably appointed.
Capt. John n. Skunk commands, and
slant. Bachelor is her chief clerk, assisted
by competent and courteous subordlnateF.
For WABASH ~RIvER-The excellent
steamer West Wind viii leave for Mt. Car
mel and all UNIV l. IfrrUa IN, Uy-NouF
River at 4 Pm. to-day, Offering superior
advantages to passengers and shippers.
Captain Alb. Mackey is her akillul and
popular commander, and Marsh WalthaH
is her polite and obliging clerk. The West
Vim has excellent passenger appoint
ments.
For NEW OKLEANs.-The big Louisville, |
one of the most pleasant passenger steam
ers afiOat, Will be here to-day, en- route TO
New Orleans, and her superior cabin and
state-room appointments, spacious freight
capacities, and her superior accOmmoda-
lions for stock, recommend her TO passen-
gers and shippers. In addition, sue is in
charge OF those distinguished ~navigators
and highly accom- lished gentlemen, Capt.
J. Alex. Frazier and J. l.. EagoD, than
whom no ~pleasanter gentlemen can DO
found. If you have New Orleans freight
10 ship, prepare TO ship Il now.
siB-ceIIane0us.
There was but little business doing on
the lcvee yesterday, aud arrivals werefeW.
.......The Evansville was driven by stress
or weather into the timber, at Green River
Towhead, Wednesday night, and had her
jRckstan broken on......The Virginia ar
rived at 1880 yesterday morning, with an
excellent trip. She added l05 barrels -four,
and had only room for "a few thousand
sacks OF corn, engaged below .......~~The 1
Quickslep arrived from Cairo about eight
O'Clock yesterday morning with On excel
lent "trip. Her manifest VIII be found be-
low. Among her passengers was Captain
Fred. r. Huston, clerk or tho ewelIin, who
publishes, his morning, m Important
notice to shippers and all having claims
FOR charges against The Lewellin. That
boat has laid up 70 await an arrangement
Of lie question OfinvOice charges......The
Falls city arrived nt 1 y. 7r., with a moder-
ate trip of freight, but w. with peo-
ple..-"....The TarascOn arrived At p. NJ, /
with a fair freight ana a big passenger list.
.-...--.The Lawrence, for Nashville, ar
rived at 2;3O, pretty well Ioade1.~~.-..The
weather was gradually growing colder,
and at3P. 81. tne mercury ranged AZ 3is.
UaDffosfs.
MAEIFEsr Of steamer Quickstep. Cairo
TO Evansville, January 13-JOhu ii ApD.
keg lard; schultz. Thurman & Co., Il pr
longs 4 throttle waive; Mark, Warren g.
Co, 5 empty boxes. ] empty cgsk LOWcu-
thai q Co, 2 bales paper; Cook & Rice, II
empiy beer kegs; Stock Well&Co. 2 turkeys;
RagOu, hickey * Carson, s kry hides, /
bag feathfrs, ] box SundrteB: Miller e.
BrinkmcyerA4 reams paper; y 4 Carr &
Co, ! COW and calf; J j q Smtth 4 box
picks; Preston x meDifee, 6 ale boxes;
Woodrow, Reilz a. Co, 2f8 bdIs hubs; s.
Gilbert & Co. 3 boxes drugs; l. Runner a
Co, % dressed hogs; a Gumberts q co, 4
bags peaches, Q bags feathers, / box furs, /
bdle iurs, II bids dried apples, 3 bbls dried
peaches.
IEsHIpPING.
L~eayenworth r. Caldwell & Goodman, .
bdles hides.
LouisVllle-Peters, Powers q Cooper. !
Carrollton--J w Bates, 46. 1000 shingles.
~NeYay-GeO G Patton, j box, j picture.
Cincinnati-AarOm Reed, IS head cattle;
duncan, Ford q Eldon, 3 bdles dried hides,
] bdle sheep peIts, I bag cotton.
H-Ieanangs from 0ur
PrTrsBURG.-Thc Commercial OF Tuesday
says:
The marks last evening indicated 3 feet
in the MCnOngahela and Z feet in the
Allegheny. There is considerable heavy
Ice running In the latter stream. Boats
still receiving, but Will not venture
out until we have mlsd6. Weather.
Navigation TO the lower ports is stfu
There was, however, a mate
rial change IN the weather during the past
lWenty-Iour hours. A few days like yes
terday VIII open up the Ohio for navlga-
CINclNNATL-The Commercial Of Wcdnes-
day says:
The submarine wreeker. y. r. Eckert.