The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-25
weather and water

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40o. The river was swelling little
yesterday. but will certainly be falling
to day.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
Pm. were the Wade Hampton, Louis
vile to New Orleans; Rover and
barges. Pittsburgh to Nashville;
Kate Robinson, Cairo to Cinoinn att
Hartford, Henderson and return
Quickstep, Cairo to return; Cham
pion, Cincinnati to St. Louis; Falls
City, Louisville to Bowling Green;
Tarascon, Louisville ID return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Fayette from Cairo; Rose
Hite, from Louisville; Alice Dean
and Fanny Brandeis, from Memphis;
Nick Longworth. p. w. Strader and
Indiana, from New Orleans; Robert
Burns, for Memphis; Robert Moore,
for Nashville: Edinburgh aud Sallie,
for New Orleans; Norman, from Gin
cinnati; Alpha and Emma Floyd, from
Nashville; Evansville, from Bowl
ing Green; Shamrock, for St. Louis;
Armadillo. from Arkansas River; Alb
coma, from st. Louis.
Heats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The feet, flying, ia
vorite Fayette is the regular packet
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for Cairo and all way ports to day at
P. NJ, and is most admirably APP
pointed. She is in charge in Captain
Charles G.. Perkins, an experienced
and competent officer. Her chief
clerk is Duke Nicholson, noted for
his urbanity and genial good nature.
Bob Castles is her courteous and at
tentive freight clerk.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The pretty Rose
Hite is the regular Louisville packet
at 6 P. II. to-day, and is a pleasant
and finely appointed boat. Captain
w. r.. Hollcroft is her eminent COM
mander, and Phil. p. Branham and
Lewis Branham are her gentlemaDly
and obliging clerks.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The fne new
steamer Hartford, with Capt. Joe.
McReynolds in command and Billy
Liter and Caleb Story in the office.
leaves promptly at o'clock P. NJ,
for Henderson as the regular Trans
fer packet.
For WABASH RIvER.-The fine
steamer West Wind leaves at 3 o'clock
to day, for Mt. Carmel and all inter-
mediate Wabash River landings.
Capt. Alb. Mackey, a competent and
experienced officer commands. and
Cash Thomas has charge Of the
Office.
For NAsHvILLE.-The good steam
er Alpha is the regular packet for
Nashville this evening, to leave posi-
lively at N. She is comfortably
appointed, and Captain w. r. Graeey
and Kilt Rudd. her chief officers, are
proverbial for their courteous atten-
ton to passengers and shippers.
For MEMpHIs.-The splendid side
wheel steamer Robert Burns will be
bowling along down to. day, en- route
to Memphis and all way ports, having
magnificent appointments. Captain
Frank Stein is her distinguished COM
mander, and Alex. Powers is her pop
ular clerk, both worthy gentlemen,
and well qualified.
miscellaneous.
Business on the levee, yesterday,
was first rate, lively and active........
There were numerous arrivals, and
most of the boats did large business
here.........The Kate. Robinson, resur-
rected and renovated, passed up
with good trip, and looking fne......
The Wade Hampton arrived about
daylight, and took on board large
amount of freight, not getting away
till after noon. She is a very hand
some and elegantly appointed side
wheel steamer 225 feet long. 80 feet
beam, 81 feet floor, 8 feet hold; has
six boilers % feet long, 80 inches in
diameter, two high pressure engines,
! % inches in diameter, z feet stroke
hull by Barmore. of Jacksonville
engine by AInsler & Cochran, of Lou
isville. Capt. Mason Irwin is il
; command. and Kinnie Smith is hel
chief clerk. Chris. Damon and
LATE Anderson are her pilots.........
The Champion had very fair trip,
and added several hundred sacks Of
wheat here.........The Rover and bar
ges we're at the wharf all forenoon,
discharging hardware, iron, &c.........
The Falls City had a fair trip and
took a considerable quantity of freight
here.........The Rapidan No. 2 was re-
ceiving largely, and would doubtless
have again to refuse freight. One
item of her freight is complete port.
able saw-mill and engine from the eel
ebrated works of VIM. Heilman.
The Lady Pike was filling up with
furniture and miscellaneous freighr
.........The Hartford was getting
splendid trip for Henderson. Capt. AL
mickey telegraphed US the West Vino
would be in last night to leave for Wa
3 bash River at T. M. to day.........
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