The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-01

eIOudy Win sharp w est WinQs tnOugs
the mercury ranged above 40'. Tht
river, during the twenty-four hour
ending at 3. P. NJ, had fallen 26 inches
and is declining steadily and rather
rapidly.
Arrivals and DEPARTURES.
The arrivals and departures, up tC
Bpm, include the Alice Dean, Mem.
phis to Cincinnati; Clara Scott, Wa
bash river to return; TarascoD, Hen
derson to louisville; Fayette, from
Cairo; Savanna, St. Louis to Pitts
burgh; Falls City, Bowling Green to
Louisville; Sam j. Hale, to Mem
phis; Emma Floyd, to Cincinnati; T.
f. Echert, Cincinnati to wreck Of
the Emma, No. 3.
nOats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Sam Orr, from Cairo; Rose Hite
and Mary Miller from Louisville
Minneola and Milbrey from Memphis
Virginia, Mary Houston and Indiana,
fran New OIleans; Silver Moon, for
Memphis; Spray, for Nashville; Nick
Longworth and Kenton, fol New Or
leans; Lawrence, from Nashville
Evansville, from Bowling Green
Shamrock, for St. Louis; Armadillo,
from Arkansas River; Champion.
from St. Louis; West Wind, from
Wabash River; Ollie Sullivan, from
Eastport; City of Evansville, from
Pittsburg.
BO1ts Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-There is no regular
packet for Cairo to day.
FoR LoUIsVILLE.-The elegant
passenger packet Rose Hite. will
leave this evening for Louisville and
all way points, in charge of those
eminent navigators and true gentle
men, Captain w. r. Holloroft, Phil.
B. Branham and Lew Branham, all
of whom are proverbial for their at
tentions to passengers.
For HENDERs oN.-The beautiful
and feet side-wheel steamer, Fayette,
leaves promptly at 3 P. NJ, to- day, for
Henderson, as the regular Evansville,
Henderson, and Nashville r. r.
transfer packet, in charge Of Capt.
Charles G. Perkins, and with A. 0.
Durland, Caleb Story, and Jerry
Boyle, in the Office, as pleasant set
of officers as ever run boat.
For WABASH RIvER.-The fine
steamer w est Wind will leave for Mt.
Carmel and all Wabash River way
landings at 3 p. NJ. to-day, having
pleasant passenger accommodations.
Capt. Alb Mackey commands, and
Cash Thomas and Mr.. Doane have
charge Of the ofiee. All pleasant
and affablc gentlemen.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The magnif-
cent and spacious steamer Nick
Longworth will be at the landing
this evening, enroute to New Orleans
aud all way ports, and is not surpass-
ed in elegance and pleasant accommo-
dations by any boat now in commits
sion. She is commanded by that en-
inent navigator and deservedly popu-
lar gentleman, Capt Lew. Hates, with
that courtly and accomplished gen.
tleman, Capt. Eugene Bowers in her
Office. Passengers and shippers will
find the Longworth and her officers
all right, and trip with them pleas
ant. MIR. Geo. Bowers, "a chip from
the old block is her accurate and
gentlemanly freight clerk.
miscellaneous.
Business on the levee, as is gen.
orally the case on Monday, was very
active, with a crowd of boats at the
wharf all forenoon, dischargiDg and
receiving freight.......The Alice Dean
passed up at AM. with full load OF
cotton.........The Clara Scott, from
Wabash River, had q big trip.....The
Fayette closed her career in thu Cairo
trade with fac trip, and Duke Mich
elson, transferring his official pen to
Capt A. o. Durland, removed his
wardrobe, and Bob Castles followed
suit. Dukes campaign in the trade
has been brief but brilliant, and we
believe profitable. He returns to
shore life, and will be found on hand
for aUy steamboat wanting an ac-
tive, reliable and efficient agent
and solicitor of freight..............
Our venerable friend Capt. Mather, is
again on the hurricane Of the Taras-
con, much improved in health, but
still looking rather feeble. 1.-The
Tarascon took out good trip........
The Emma Floyd laid here till noon
taking on freight. She added here
22O bales cotton, 900 bags wheat,
$50 bags peanuts, and so barrels
whisky........The Sam J. Hale had a
very good trip. She discharged
largely here..............The Savanna
had big trip Of blooms, pig iron,
and miscellaneous freight. She
discharged few packages...............
The Quickstep, Clara Scott and Hart
ford, were receiving liberally".......
The Evansville was filling up fast.
......."The Bowling Green Cornet
Band serenaded Captain Jim. Cheno-
weth and Bob. Wise, on the Emma
Floyd, at an early hour yesterday
morning, and were entertained with
that liberal and princely hospitality