The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-17

announced to-day by her agent, Captain
John II. Triplett, for all points on the
Arkansas River to Fort Smith, In charge
OF Captain r. 3. YarlEes. an excellent gen.
tleman and popular commander, with
Lon. Ross, a courteous and Obliging young
gentleman in the ONCE. The Gray Is a
pleasant steamboat for passengers and
shippers. and travellers should avail them
selves OF this excellent opportunity OF
/ going to 4 rkansas.
MfsceETamG Oua.
Business was right lively on the wharf
yesterday. ........The Florence Lee and Idle
wild were both receiving largely, and
would both have ali they could well carry.
.....-..The Kate Robinson arrived from 81.
Louis at IL 30 yesterday morning with
about two hundred and nfty tons on self
and barges. Captain Remission negotiated
awhile for the Norman's New Albany
cotton, but the parties failed 20 agree.........
The Kate Robinson discharged ten tons OF
pig-iron.........The Collier passed down az
2A.M. with several barges, and 5000 bbls
cement for &c. Louis ............The sc. Mary'H
passed up wen loaded at $50 A.1G...............
The Jesse, a new boat from above for New
Orleans, passed down az A.1E...............Ths
Florence Lee arrived early yesterday
morning full of freight.....-..The Norman
discharged her Evansville cotton and ex.
pected TO leave after noon for New Albany,
unless she could arrange terms for reahip-
ping with the Morning Star................ s.s'he
Harry Higbee, gravel digger, steamed on
mp the river yesterday afternoon.
GIeanfngs from Our Exchanges
PTTTsBURG. The Commercial OF Mon
day says;
The marks last evening Indicated three
feet ten inches and falling slowly. the
weather continues pleasant for the season.
The departures include the Carrie Brooks
from Cincinnati She Will probably walt
for rise OF water.
CNcIEEATL.-The Commercial OF Tnes-
day says;
All the-up river packets leaving last
night went out with light trips. The car
goes OF the Potomac, Charmer and Quo
No. combined would not make paying
trip for either ono OF these boats. They
but this IS doubtful. The Potomac dis
courses music from the Alice Deans caili-
ope.
Showing az Detroit, raining az Clove.
land and PittsburR, and cloudy all
through the Southwest 10 the GUY yester-
Admiral John James left for New AL
bany, last night 10 look after the Ber-
Captain VIM. Ford left for st. Louis, yes
terday. to pilot Captain husk'B new pur-
chase, the Henry 5. Turner, from 10. Louis
probably be his partner.
Captain A. o. MeCalIaIn, from PittsburR
passed through the city yesterday. he
may load the Exchange Tor New Orleans
captain r. s. Yerkes Of the r. @. Gray,
was on Change soliciting Arkansas River
The Enquirer says:
The Potomac has borrowed the caIliope
her rivals TO "shoo Fly" but we are afraid
she will soon Ind out, as many another,
that 1.-THE best laid plans, &C"
Pilots William PendietOn and James
Madison, left by rail at noon yesterday, |
for Memphis 20 bring up the Sam. j.
Hale. She is advertised 70 leave there TO- |
day.
The Gazette says:
The United States Local Inspectors here /
have been notified by The inspectors at st. /
Madison has been suspended for sixty days |
from the 8th inst, for causing tue collision Il
between the Shamrock and Continental,
sippi. Pilot nj. was on the Shamrock az |
the time, and was going up stream, while i
LoUEVILLE. - The CoaTter-J0WuGt OF /
Tuesday says:
Captain John A. RobinBOn's new Green /
River packet will be launched to-day a. 3 |
PM, from Capt. Dan RichardR' Rhip-yard, /
at the foot OF Clay street.
Captains John b. Conway, OF the Waua-
nita, sam. Shuman, OF the Lorena, and i
d.
to-day for Cincinnati. They have cone
cluded not TO send these boats out until
there Is a better stage Of water and me=s
freight.
The Commercial says.
The City of Quincy will commence re-
ceiVing Thursday morning, and depart for
New OrleRuB Thursday evening at 5
O'Clock. She is q new boat, and very
handsome one. and will ply regularly be-
tween here and New Orleans. Her dimen-
sions, builders fnrnishers, &c, we VIII
give In to-morrOW's issue.
81. LOUIS. = the Democrat Of Tuesday
says;
The river is stiII falling steadily, with
nine feet Of water TO Cairo, AID about SIX
and the Missouri is getting down again 70
its reasonable low stage. Business II
me illinois has fallen six inches. and
the Peoria Packet Company's two large
steamers have Withdrawn. There "A
prospect Of very low water hence TO Cairo
Aecordine 10 the Richmond Eyeaslfo1t
the Richmond took into New Orleang the
other day, IA, All plZB, including IO83 bales
cotton and 3 $50 bbls -four.
NEW ORLEArs.-The Times OF Sunday
day Says
We are stin In receipt OF me delightful
as that Of the previous lew days, clear,
with s. close temperature, but rather out
of place for @ November day. Many OF
our old haDilues OF the laVee predict a
years previous 70 this, cold weather COM
menced on November LIST, and from that
time out TO the latter part OF February,
a. the most pleasant place OF rendezvous.
However. here we are near the middle Of
November, and no cold weather yet; but
when old BoreaH pays as visit, he may
chastiee those VINO complained Ofhis nom
a fnia