The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-28
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with dust. The river during the "a hour
ending at3P.M. had fallen inches. Tn
pilots OF the Rose Hite reported only 81
feet large on the shoalest bars above, ant
the Cairo packets report 81 feet at Cotton
wood.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures yesterda,
include only the Hartford, Henderson ant
return; Pine Bluff, Grandview and return
Quiekstep, Cairo to return: Evansville
| Bowling Green to return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the fist boats due here are tht
Mallte Ragon and Alpha, from Cairo; Pal
estine, from Louisville; Edinburg, for New
orleans; LIE Claire No. 2, for Passport
Evansville, from Bowling Green; Mary
Miller from Memphis; Kate Robinson
for 81. Louis; Sam. Orr, from Eastport
Kate Putnam, from New Orleans.
Boats Leaving. To-day.
For CAIRo.-The beautiful new steamer
Mallie Ragon leaves al 5 N. for Cairo and
all way landings, having splendid passen-
| ger accommodations, and being very light
draught win suffer no detention from
sandbsrs. Captain Josh Throop, a veteran
In the trade, Will command, and Walter b.
Pennington will take charge OF the office,
and will be assisted by Geo.Savage Throop,
Passengers will receive every attention.
FOR LOUISVILLE. The elegant passen-
ger packet Palestine will leave this even
Ing for Louisville and all way points. In
charge OF those eminent navIgators and
excellent gentlemen, Captain Ed Crider,
Phil Beverly and John Honcroft, ali of
whom are proverbiar for their attention
TO passengers.
FFnr
steamer Pine Blur leaves promptly at p.
II. for Grandview and all way ports. In
Charge OF Captain Lafayette Elder. com
handing, and John A. and Robert Adams
In the office, all pleasant aud courteous
gentlemen.
For HENDERsoN.--The new aud elegant
Hartford Will leave promptly at 3 p. n, to-
day, for Henderson and all way landings,
In charge of those pleasant and clever
gentlemen, Captain Joe. McReynoids,
Captain Charley Perkins and James Il,
Letcher.
FOR CLARKsvILLE.-rhe excellent light
draught steamer Alpha Will be at the
wharf this morning, and Will leave AZ 4
PM. to-day for GAINESVILLE andaIl Cumber-
land River way landings, having pleasant
passenger accommodations. Her gentle.
manly officers, Captains RymRn and Ora.
cey, are favorites with shippers and trav-
eiefs. Have bills OF ladlng on board early.
FoR ST. LoUIs,-The queenly Kate Rob-
inson, the pride OF the famous Express
Line, Will be here this evening en- route to
st. Louis, reinRugurating that favorfte
line. She is admirably appointed. Her
chief officers are those distinguished gen.
tlemen. Capt. James Remission and John
Thrasher, who win give courteous atten-
tIon to passengers and shippers. Persons
going west will find the Kate Robinson
the very boat they have been looking for.
Miscellaneous.
The mercury yesterday reached 8Go,
temperature seldom experienced in this
latitude in the last days OF October. This
warm weather, and the heavy south. east
gale that prevailed all day yesterday,
must certainly bring rain, and that right
speedily. Business continues fair, and
would be very active, II there was plenty
of water.........,.-.The Hartford, as usual
brought up good passenger trip yester-
dey morning, and received a fair freight
out....-........TheQ uickstep arrived ct II 30
yesterday, having made q wonderfully
quick trip, towing a heavy barge, and
doing large way business. She had a
dne round trip. and lost bat an hour on
1NSOGhN " AOW M&b|As A4NA PAAgbn AER1Ak
81 feet on Cottonwood. and41S &C Walkers
The Quickstep is faster. as well as prettIar,
than ever before. She came from Hender-
son here yesterday, towing a large model
barge well loaded. In one hour and fifteen
minutes. She was receiving largely for
her return ...... THE Kate Robinson de-
layed her departure from Louisville till
last night, and will be here to -day.....-..The
Mary Milleri will arrive to-day, with q
large amount of cotton, and will return TO
Memphis Tomorrow. Pine Bluff
and Evansville arrived between one and
two o'clock, the latter with a good trip
and the former pretty tight. Both were
receiving fairly for their return ......... More
rain, with slight rise, is reported at both
Cincinnati and Pittsburg. The rise above
win at least. be sufficient TO keep the river
from falling here, and a swell OF a few
inches may be expected here. This alone
viii be an mprovement...............
are reminded that the LeCIaire No 2 will
be here Sunday evening, en- route to East
port.
GIean1ngs from Our Exchanges
PITTsBURG, The COnmeretal of Tuesday
says:
The marks last evening indicated four
feet four inches By the pier marks, and
scant fiVe feet on the left Of the Cflasshouee
The weather during the day was warm for
the season. Trade on the landing was
moderately active for the season.
A SORRY JoKE.-The run OF the Natehez
is considered AZ Louisville, a joke. Capt.
Cannon, of the Lee, doesn't consider ft
one. The New Albany Ledger has been
In q very unhappy condition ever since.
CIEcIENATI.--The Commercial of We'd
nesdsy says:
Captain Frank Stein and Clerk Alex. +.
Power, of the Anna, have arrived here
The Anna Will resume her old trade to st.
Tsnnfa IA a q FGnaArnd nm he
City " US.
The ocean iron steamship st. Louis has
been finished, and is now on her way to
New Orleans, where IL is expected she will
arrive about the 18th inst. She will hence
forth make regular trips between New Or
leans and Liverpool. Grain and -four ca a
now be safely and expeditiously dispatch
ed direct to Liverpool from st. Louis, aid
goods imported from Europe directly to
st. Louis. The second vessel of the line,
the Crescent City, has been launched, and
the third one OF the line put upor tie
stocks. This steamship company 60 right
on with their enterprise, and very shortly
will have boats enough a1ioat TO form q |
weekly or perhaps Bemi-Weekly line
Capt. Shinkle's new side-wheel steamer |
Charles BOdmann has not yet been /
was lowered about ten feet yesterday, but /
viii go into the river az soon as there Is |
more water.
change have laid before the Plttsburg
Council list OF losses by the bridges at /
Steubenvllle, BelIaire, Parkersburg Louis |
Vile and Newport, amounting to over S. /
900 900, together with nineteen lives, with |
in the past eighteen months. Besides up
wards of 400 passenger and freigh steam
ers, there are many powerful tOWbOats |
employed in moving thousands OF barges, !
which they tow Ia fleets of from I'VE to /
twenty-five 70 each boat. Over 5000 barees /
and over 100 towDoats, belonging at Pitts |
burg, are engaged In the coal trade, the 4
united tonnage OF which amounts TO over
l,CO0 900 tons. or as great as the entire ton
mage az New ork and Philadelphia COM
bined. A capital of over 5000 900 In barges
and steamb boats is held and owned Dy clti-
zens of Plttsburg in roating STOCK neces-
cities. Fifty million bushels OF coal arc
shipped annually.
The Gazette says:
MIR. VIM. shaw, formerly running In the