The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-27

day. The mercury ranged from o. TO 00e.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO 3 Pm.
yesterday, include only the Petrolia NO.
2, from Henderson and return; Morning
star, Louisville TO return Aunneola, Mem
phis to Cinclnnatt.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Qulckstep, from Cairo; Tarascon and
Falls city, from Louisville; Robert Burns
and Fanny Brandeis, from Memphis;
Mlorey and Ollie sullivan. from EastpOrti
Champion, Louisville, Nick ~Longworth,
Indiana and Virginia from New Orleans ;
silver Moon, Tor Moniphis; Emma Floyd,
for Nashville Belle Vernon and Kent0n,
for New Orleans; Armadinos for Alkan-
sas River Evansville from Green RIVER;
West Wind, from Wabash; Norman. from
Cincinnati.
BOats Leaving TO-D
For CAIRO IA aeei, ioW-pressure
Quiekstep Is the regular packet for Cairo
and all way points at O'Clock to-day, hav-
ing unsurpassed cabin recommendation
Capt Jack Grammer commando, and Wal
ter b. Pennington and Eugene Rudd are
her popular clerks. She gives through re-
ceipts for freight or passengers 10 all points
South or West The Qnlskstep isa great
favorlte along the coast.
FoR LoUIsYILLE The magnificent Tar
ascon Is the ~unrivaiied PACKET for Louis
vile and all way points at o O'Clock This
evening. b Is grand floating palace,
and hnely omeerea. The veteran CAPITA a
James Ma1her Commands, and Miles ID.
Warren, Phil Beverly and Charley War
rem are her clerks, all pleasant and popu.
lar gentlemen.
Fox z RIvER.-The fine steamer
Falls City, q popular boat, with superior
cabin and state-reOm appointments, will
be here 10 day, for Bowling Green and ali
Gfeen River way landings. Captain John
Robinson Is her experienced commander,
and Murray Bswiey Is her gentlenanly
and attentive ehiel CLERK.
For HENDERsOH.-Tho gay and popnlar
Petrolia, Captain VIM. Cole, win cave for
Henderson at 3 Pm, Messrs. Durland and
story do the hOnor or the once, and are
obiigiDg gentlemen. III 1ialEEfI rE
szfaeelfaneoua.
Business was unusually dali yesterday.
with but asingie arrival up tonoon, efnce
the previous eventng-..~4The PeirOlia No.
2 came mp from Henderson fun of people,
and a moderate amount OF reight.-.4.... 49,.
The sam. Orr wa receiving 1~iberauy.-..
The Clara Stott was being got ready,
and Captain Collins expected 90 gee on
last evening...-..-.Captain j. 3. Neal tole-
graphs us from Cairo, that tue Richmond
would turn back from that port, to leave
last evening, and via leave Memphis on
Saturday next. Great disappointment a.
felt here at this decision OF Captain Neal,
as our shippers not only have vast guam
titles Of freight for her, but some twenty
i've or thirty Of our citizens had range
20 make the ound trip 10 New Orleans.
II Information had been received III time
they would nave gone 10 Cairo TO over
take her. Captain Neal, however, thought
It was TO his interest to load At Cairo, where
there Is a freight blockade GA powerful
toW.boat, with a huge feet Of c~oal-boats,
passed down at IL ;50-.....~..sahe Morning
Star arrived az , 80 P.sl., with q very good
trip .y.-..C Captain Oscar Thomas arrived
from Indianapolis at noon ye~sterday...-.
The Ollie sulilvan-Quickstep collision
case, which took so many s-teamboatmen
to Indianapolis last week, was closed
Tuesdsy. The judge has not yet rendered
his decision. Captains Gus. Dusouchet
and o McClain, and many other Wit
nessss, returned home Monday night
Captain Gus says he feels proud Of his
State sfnce he has seen her eapital........
The Clara Scott was getting a very good
lot OF relght..,...s.Th Minneola passed mp
at 3 PM, with an immense trip OF cotton,
1876 bales She had literally cotton All
over hsr.~-.-.-4-Th towboat that passed
down wa the Coal HUI.
from Our
UIEcINNArI. The gazette Of Tuesday
says:
IThe damage TO tho Edinburgh, by her
collision with the United states, Bafur-
day night, has been settled by arbttratoIs.
We presume tie damage caused by h
General Lyle knocking or her fantnil
will be settled IN the same manner.
The KentOn, on account Of the inolem-
ent weather yesterday, was compelled %
defer her departure for New orleaua til
The Tennessee River rose thirty feetin
less than two days, az Decatur, Alas last
The ice gorge at Davenport gave way
early Thursday morning, doing conFidera-
crowded out on the bank a considerable
distance, and will have TO be blocked MP,
sfsamer Jennie Brown was showed out
upon the shore about nfty feot, with her
s%tarboard guards badly broken, and a
mountain OF ice piled up at her side. A
new barge was also showed on the bank,
and had a hole knocked through fts side.
eontractors had a hole MADE thTonah n.
and a hatbOat belonging 70 the same par
ties was completely demolished. Five or
- 80 1A III
The continental, in making a landing at
Memphis, Friday, sunk a natboaf, loaded
with apples, for which she had 20 pay $500.
1 1t Is said that the NOrthern and North
western Packet Lines have about CONSUME
mated an arrangement for a i've years
Partnership. Zach company agrees 20 put
up $4,000 forfeit Tor the carrying out Of
a Correspondent OF the New Albany
Ledger says that Cairo agents charge t3l
for collectlng 2 steamboat freight Dill ior
mains az the landing long they win carry
or the safe.
At New Albany we presume they charge
Sos for collecting s35, which may account
for the Dexter being tied mp there.
LoUIsvILLE. - The CDHgfer-JOugnai OF
Tuesday says: f .
Captain ID. +. Clark, an old river captain
Of GOlcOnda, III, was In be city yeatef-
day, stopping at the HattonnA HOTEL On
i route for washington
The Fails Pilot Succeeded Ia towing back
all the empty barZes that broke loose from
4 BonnerG Dume's yard above Jefferson-
IL Is now thought that the Lizzie GIN
cannot be raised, as the water has reached
her cabin, and the hold was full OF sacked
corn, the swelling Of which WOuld most
likely burst her main deck 70 pieces.
The C0Hrtsy-Jourg1I OF Monday says:
The Emperor, from New Orleans 20 Gin
elnnatlt 10 coming up over the falls yester-
day evening" hef chtmhoya struck the
bridge, ana both fell, tearing of the for
ward part Of her texas roof andcompIetely
demOiishing her chtmneys. She landed Al
Jefersonviile and pnt up the stumps, and
wharf, d1schargtng . tons OF sugar and
moiasses, after which she departed foI
Cincinnati.
The Commercial Of Tuesday SAYS
The port trade continues active. Great
quantities Of freight are onering, especial.
~ for the Cumberland, Tennesgea. and