The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-28
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Yesterday was more like Summer
than Winter, the day being beautiful
y clear and very mild. the mercury
ranging as high as 72o in the shade,
and over 8O0 in the sun. The river
has been stationary since Saturday,
perhaps swelling slightly yesterday
evening.
The additional arrivals and depart
ures since 3P.M. Saturday include
the Milbrey. to Memphis; Morning
Star, Louisville and return; Idlewild,
to Cairo; John Lumsden, to Mem
phis; Hartford, to Vicksburg; Evans
vile, from Bowling Green; LeOlaire
No. 2, Louisville to Eastport; Taras-
con, Louisville to Henderson; Mallie
RagoD, from Cairo.
The Morning Star came full of peo-
pie and with a fine freight. She had
taken off most Of the cabin passengers
of the Emma Floyd, part Of whom
proceeded by the IdleWild. part by the
Milbrey. and others by the Lumsden.
1.-THE Idlewild took out a mag
nifcent trip, having all the freight she
dared carry. and her cabin literally
crowded with people........,The Morn
ing Star brought down the Lew eylin-
der for the Florence Lee, and put it
on board of her. 1t will be in running
order to-day, and the Florence Lee
will go to Tennessee River pos
itively tomorrow eveniDg.................
The Milbrey left soon after dark
Saturday, for Memphis with a ine
trip of light freight and a number Of
passengers.........The John Lumsden
went up to the Emma Floyd. and
took off the balance Of her passen-
gers. including nearly $50 deckers.
loaded with coal at Newburg, and
taking a barge loaded with coal in
tow, left soon after noon yesterday
for Memphis..............The Hartford
picked up a fine cargo of whisky,
plows, hollow ware, -four, etc., and
left at noon yesterday. for Vieksburg,
in search Of a trade. She will proba-
bly, be sold for some of the short
packet trades South................
The Fsyette made an excursion trip,
on Saturday, to Henderson and back
to try her machinery, and to see that
everything was in good order. She re-
sumes her regular trips this morning,
and will return to Henderson again
this afternoon. In her new garb and
with the handsome improvements
that have been added, she is not ex-
ceIled in beauty inside or out By any
packet that comes to this wharf.
The addition of new texas,
a pilot house and smoke stacks,
have added amazingly to her appear
anee, and she has been carefully
painted with zinc White-a frst-rate
/ job-outside and in. Her social hall
has been enlarged by the removal Of
two state rooms on each side. making
the boat mere roomy aud adding
greatly to its appearance. Tbs hall is
beautifully grained to resemble oak
aud walnut, and Is greatly admired.
The drops from her skylight
aud the columns of her bulk
heads are lightly gilded giving
her cabin q very brilliant ap-
/ pearanee. The upper berths in her
state. FOODS have been removed, i'm
/ proving the ventilation and comfort
Of her state rooms, which have been
/ thoroughly refurnished. Elegant
new spreads. from w. T. Ezench &
/ Co., cover her tables, and handsome
damask curtain with heavy tasssls.
marks IRE dividing iinesastgsen tie
! eeHtiemeu's ard ladies cahias Eer
& raHt1g and eaak aehea ana iiH 0aeF