The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-19
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sveztlse- and water
The weather yesterday was beauti
fully clear and very pleasant after tb
sun got fairly on his way. At day
light the mercury was at 32o, but ros
to 56' at noon. The apparent rise il
the river was evidently the effect o
the continued stiff breeze from thl
southwest duriog the past five days
and as soon as it grew calm the de
cline set in again. and up to 3 p. N
the river had fallen several inches
There ID, however. q considerable
rise coming from Cincinnati and
above, which will reach here b
Monday.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
P. N. yesterday include the E~dinburg,
New Orleans to Cincinnati; Savan.
nah, Pittsburg to St. Louie; Clara
Scott, Wabash River TO return; Rap.
idan No. 2, PASSPORT 70 return; City
Of Evansville. Cairo to return Fay
cite, Henderson and return; Mary
Houston. New Orleans to Louisville ;
Louisville. Louisville to New Or
leans; Sam. j. Hale. Cincinnati to
Memphis; Norman, from Cincinnati.
Boats Doe Here.
Among the FIRST boats due here are
the Sam. Orr and Quickstep, from
Cairo; Morning Star and T~araecon,
from Louisville; Lewellin and Robert
Burns. from Memphis; p. w. Strader
and Virginia, from New Orleans;
Spray, for Nashville; Shamrock. for
st. Louis; Nightingale. from Arkan-
sas River; Champion, from ST. Louis;
West Wind. from Wabash River;
MiIbrey and Ollie Sullivan, from
Eastport; Lawrence and Mallie Ra-
gon, from Nashville; Alaska, Indiana
and Mary Houston, for New Orleans;
Evansville, from Green River.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The excellent steamer
Sam. Orr. Captain Allen Duncan,
master, with Guy Vineyard, Lewis Me-
Coy. and Jimmy Best in the Office,
will leave for Cairo and all way ports
at 4 p. n. to-day. The Orr is a good
boat, and her officers are competent,
careful, and obliging.
For CINoINNATI.-The fine passen-
ger steamer Norman is the regular
packet for Cincinnati aud all way
points at 10 A. n. to-day. The Nor
man is a first. class stern-wheel steam
boat, with superior passenger accom-
modations. Captain p. X. Barclay,
0 veteran officer and a highly popular
gentleman, commands. John II.
Triplett and Lew. Morris. both affa-
BILE and obliging gentlemen, have
charge of tho Office. Give the Nor
man a handsome trip to- day.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The popular aud
fleet Morning Star is the mail packet
for Louisville. at IL o'clock tonight,
having unsurpassed accommodations.
Capt. Frank o. Smith commands. and
Frank Dougherty and Frank Jones
are her clerks-a pleasant and popu-
lar trio Of gentleman.
FoR HENDERsON.-The elegant,
feet and popular Fayette leaves for
Henderson at 3 p. NJ. in charge Of
Capt. VIM. Cole, and with Messes.
Durland, Story aud Boyle doing tho
honors Of the Office.
For GREEN RIvER.-The elegant
and punctual steamer Evansville will
leave for Woodbury. and all interme-
date Green river landings at 4 P. N.
to-day. in charge Of those pleasant
and popular gentlemen, Capt. w. S.
Vanmeter, S. b. Sproule and Leopold
Kahn. She has superior passenger
accommodations.
For WABASH RIVER.-The fine
steamer West Wind leaves at 3 o'clock
to day, for Mt. Carmel and all inter
mediate Wabash river landings.
Capt. Alb. Mackey. a competent and
experienced officer. commands, and
Cash Thomas and Tunis Doano lave
charge Of the office.
For NAsHvILLE.-The good steam
er Alpha is the regular packet for
Nashville this evening, to leave posi-
at s p. NJ. She is comfortably
appointed. and Captain II. G.. RymaD
and w. r.. Gracey, her chief officers,
arc proverbial for their courteous at
tention to passengers and shippers.
FoR NEW ORLEAEs.-The great
ship Alaska, Capt. Frank j. Cakes
majestic steamer Of the exposed wheel
persuasion. will be down to day posi-
en- route to New Orleans. and
passengers and shippers will end her
worthy a liberal patronage. Billy
Voris, one Of the most estimable and
popular gentlemen in the business, is
her chief clerk.
For MEMPHIS, VIcKsBURo AND
NEW ORLEANs.-The great steamer
Indiana, is announced positively to-
day, for New Orleans and all way
ports. and is one of the most perfect,
pleasant and popular steamers ahoat.
She is commanded by those eminent
and distinguished gentlemen, Capt.
R. E. Neal, Charley Miller, and Eli
DIT Miller, who. in polite courtesies,
md attentions to passengers, are no