The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-26
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The weather yesterday was cloud
WARN and sultry, with indications
rain. The river, during the "a houl
ending at 3 P. N. yesterday, had rise
q feet, and was then rising at th
rate of nearly an inch an hour.
will, however, be at stand by tc
night or tomorrow, as it has cease
rising at Louisville. The mercur
yesterday ranged above 8Oo all da
up to 3 Pm
ArrivsIs and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up t.
3 P. n. yesterday. include the Libert
! No. 4 and barges, Wheeling to ST
Louis; Falls City, Bowling Green t,
Louisville; Silver Moon, Cincinnati
to Memphis; Jonas Powell, Cairo tt
Cincinnati; Fayette, Henderson anC
return; Tarascon, to Louisville; Der.
muda, from Cincinnati.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Quickstep from Cairo; Rose Hite
from Louisville; Minneola, from
Memphis; Robert K. Lee. Indiana
and Mary Houston, from New Or.
leans; Emma Floyd for Nashville
Kate Robinson, for st. Louis Arma-
dillo and Nightingale, from Arkansas
River; Champion. from st. Louis
West Wind, from PASSPORT; Mallie
Ragon and Robert Moore, from Nash
vile; Alice Dean, John Kileour. and
Virginia, for New Orleans; Norman.
from Cincinnati; Robert Burns for
Memphis.
BOats Leaving To-Day. yf
For CAIRo.-The new. feet and
elegant low pressure City of Evans,
vile will leave at 4 p. N. to- day for
Paducah, Cairo aud all way ports.
having unsurpassed passenger accom-
modations. Capt. H. T. Dexter, a
highly accomplished steamboatman.
Is her commander, and Nick PEN
nington and Henry Hand, genial. So
ciable and good natured, are her DO.
lite clerks. and are assisted in the
freight department by AL. Maynard,
who will be found always attentive,
accurate and obliging.
FoB LoUIsYILLE.-The far-famed
Rose Hite is the elegant packet for
Louisville and all way landings at 6
P. NJ. to day, and is a popular steam
boat. She is in charge of those COM
petent navigators and excellent gen.
tlemen, Capt. VIM. r. Hollcroft and
Phil. Branham, who understand their
duties thoroughly. and perform them
faithfully.
For CINCINNATI The beautiful
and feet Bermuda leaves at 1OA. M.
to-day, for Cincinnati and all way
ports, in charge of Capt. Sam. 7.
james, commanding and Nat Earhart
in the clerks office, both pleasant and
obliging gentleman. The Bermuda
has elegant passenger appointments,
and gives especial attention to way
business.
For RocKP0RT AND GRANDVIEW.
The good steamer Pine Bluff leaves
for Grandview and all way ports, at 3
PM. to-day, promptly. Capt. Lafay-
cite Elder commands, and John A.
Adams has charge of the office. Pas
sengers and shippers will receive 20
lite attentions.
For GREEN RIvER.-The new and
excellent steamer Evansville will re-
turn to Bowling Green at PM. to.
day, and has choice cabin and state
room accommodations. Captain VIM.
Combs, an accomplished gentleman,
is in charge, and S. b. Sproule and
Leopold Kahn are her clerks, and
and shippers will receive
every proper attention.
For HENDERsoN.-The fine steamer
Fayette leaves for Henderson at 3 |
PM, in charge of Capt. A. o. Dur
land, Negley Rudd and Jerry Boyle,
all accomplished and accommodating
gentlemen.
For EAsTPoRT. - The excellent
steamer Sam. Orr, the pioneer packet
in the Tennessee River trade, leaves |
for PASSPORT and all way points, at 4
o'clock P. NJ. to-day, having elegant
accommodations. Captain
Allen Duncan is her estimable COM
mander. and Guy Vineyard is her
competent aud popular clerk Capt.
Duncan and the Sam. Orr are en-
titled to liberal patronage.
80 miscellaneous.
Business as usual on Monday, was
quite animated yesterday, with a
heavy port list. and the packets we're
liberally.........The Silver
Moon discharged large quantity of
'reight for this city and adjacent
owns, including two or three sets of
nillstones for st. Wendells. She
lad beautiful trip........The Falls
Jity had a good trip out of Green
River, and added a lot of tobacco
Jonas Powell landed
t the coal pile. She had fair load
......"The Tarascon left at 10, with a
zig trip Of freight and people........
'he Fayette came up crowded with
'eople....."...Two or three towboats
'assed down during the forenoon.
Correspondence of the Journal
STEAMER SAM. Oar,
April %, 1870.