The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-06
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Weather and wafer.

hot moons. The mercury reaohe
920 at 3 Pm. yesterday. The rive
during the twenty-four hours endin
at 3 PM. bad risen five inches. I
considerable rise may yet be expected
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
Pm. yesterday. include the Judg
Baker. from Clarksville; Mary Mil
Ter. Cairo to return; Fayetto, Hender
SON and return; Pine Bluff, Grand
view to return; Palestine, Louisville
and return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Morning Star and Tarasoon. from
Louisville; City of Evansville, from
Cairo; Minneola, for Memphis; SAND
Hale, from Memphis; Kate Robin
son, from st. Louis; Hartford.
from Nashville; Belle Vernon, Wau.
anita, and Tom. Reese, for New
Orleans; Sam. Orr, from Eastport.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-The magnificent new
steamer Idlewild leaves for Cairo and
all way ports promptly at Pm. to-
day, as the regular mail and express
packet, in charge of those pleasant
and popular gentlemen, Captain Gus.
Fowler, Will p. Fowler and Duke
Nicholson, assisted in the freight de-
partment by Ed. Thomas and John
Nurre. The Idlewild is not surpassed
in elegance, speed, or pleasant accom-
modations by any boat on the Lower
Ohio. She connects at Cairo with
first class boats for st. Louis, Mem
phis and New Orleans.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The great steam
err Morning Star is the regular Mail
Line packet for Louisville, at 8
o'clock tonight, Immediately upon
arrival of the mail train. She is
first class packet, in fine appointments
and speed. Capt. Frank o. Smith. q
highly accomplished gentleman, is
her commander. and Will. FL. Will
ting is her chief clerk, and is assisted
by Billy Gage, very pleasant young
gentleman.
For CANNELToN.-The feet and
excellent steamer Pine Bluff. Captain
Lafayette Elder, an experienced Off
Ger, commanding, and John A. Ad-
ans, a popular and worthy gentle
man. in the Office, leaves for Camel
ton and all way ports at PM, Civ
Jog especial attention to all way bust
ness.
For HENDERsON.-The fast sailing
Fayette leaves for Henderson at 3 p.
NJ. day, in charge Of those elegant
gentlemen, Capt. A. o. Durland,
james II. Letcher and Jerry Boyle.
She is splendidly appointed.
For GAINESVILLE The sylph-
like Judge Baker, whereof Col. D. @.
Brooks is master, aud John w. Dyer
clerk, will leave tor GAINESVILLE and
all way landings. at 4 PM. to-day.
Passengers and shippers will receive
the most courteous attention, and can
have lots Of fun.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The Tom.
Reese, of the celebrated barge line, is
announced for New Orleans to-day, in
charge of Capt. Vandergrift, an ex
perienced and attentive officer. Ship
pers will please take notice.
miscellaneous.
Business continues dull on the
levee, and business up to 3 Pm. was
confined exclusively to the packets,
of which only the Mary Miller and
Fayette were receiving 1.-THE Judge
Baker arrived comparatively light.
She leaves for GAINESVILLE to day..
The Mary Miller had an excellent
trip for dull times, including nearly
700 sacks of wheat. 80 pigs of lead
and great variety of miscellaneous
freight.........The Fayette had hand
some trip of both freight and people,
as usual.........The Mary Miller was
receiving fairly.....Cumberland River
freight was rather scarce yesterday,
but may ''pan out" more lively to-
day.......We neglected to mention
yesterday, that among the passengers
by the Tarascon on Thursday we had
the great qualification of meeting
Captain James MeFadin. or, as Capt.
Hugh Campbell would say, " McFsd-
gin." and his charming family,
who were en- route to Fort Branch to
visit friends and rusticate for month.
1.-THE late corn king" will be in
the city on Monday, and cheer his
hosts of friends with his genial smile.
He informs US that Smyser q Milton,
whose mammoth Touring mills at JEFF
fersonviIle we're recently destroyed by
FIRE, will probably buy the extensive
mills of Brandeis & Crawford, at
Madison, Indiana, in order to fill
their heavy fall contracts.........Capt.
Montreal, mate Of the famous Belle
st. Louis, with his Two beautiful
young motherless daughters, was a
passenger by the Mary Miller yester.
day morning. en- route to Louisville
and Cincinnati. The best testimonial
of Capt. Montreal is that be has COM
manded the forecastle of the same
boat for FIVE years consecutiVelyr,...'.
The Chester, now about completed at
Cincinnati. will probably relieve the
Belle St. Louis during low water.
GsIeanings from Our Exchanges.
PrTrsBURe.-The C0n1D1eTefat OF WedneS-
s7 sTTs,a marks last evening indicated five
feef etght inches and falling slowly. Trade
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