The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-05

n heaVy frOSt on Saturday morning
, whitened the roofs and fingered il
the shade till after ten O'Clock. |
J. was real frosty morning" Ate
/ the sun had travelled half his pathWa!
to the zenith, his geniaI influences
began to tell, and the temperature
grew pleasant, and the mercury rose
to 5G0. Clouds gathered at noon and
the air grew chilly. We may expect
a change Of weather now. The river,
during the twenty hours ending
at 3 Pm. Saturday, had risen three
inches.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures gu Sat.
urdsy include the Fayette, Henderson
! ard return; Lsonidas, Louisville TO
/ New Orleans; Tyrone, Cairo to re-
turn; Sam. Parker and barges, to
New Orleans.
Boats Bus Here.
| Among the first boats due here are
the Mallie Razon aud Idlewild.
from Cairo; Rose Hite. from
Louisville; Mary Houston, Kate
Kinney, and indiana, for New Or
leans; Milbrey, from Memphis; Vir-
ginia. and Tom Reese and barges,
from New Orleans; Sam. j Hale, for
Memphis; Kate Robinson, for St.
Louis; Florence Lee, from PASSPORT.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The splendid low
pressure steamer Quickstep, having
the most elegant passenger accom-
modations, good carrying capacity
aud superior speed, will be the regu-
lar packet for Cairo. at 4P,M. to-day.
and will be found as pleasant boat
as runs. Her officers are among the
most experienced and popular 10 COM
mission. Capt. H. T. Dexter, eom-
mands, aad Walter b. Pennington,
EugenesRudd and Sid. Humphrey are
her courteous clerks. Theo. HUM is
her chief commissary.
For LOUISVILLE The peerless
aud popular Taraseon, the very syn
onym of beauty grace and elegance, is
the regular mail line packet for Louis
vile at 8 P. NJ. to day. upon the aIri-
val of the mail train. and is really I'M
rivalIed in speed and in splendid and
luxurious appointments. Captain
james Mather, skillfnl and eompe.
tent gentleman. commands, and
Frank o. Smith and J. L. McMeans
do the honors Of the Office.
For BOWLING GREEN.-The new
and excellent steamer Evansville will
return to Bowling Green at PM. to-
day. and bias choice cabin and state.
room accommodations. Captain S.
w. Coombs, an accomplished gentle
man, is in charge, and VIM. holland
and Leopold Kahn are her clerks. and
passengers and shippers will receive
every proper ate ntion.
FoR HENDERSON. - The feet and
splendid steamer Fayette lie the regu-
lar packet for Henderson and all way
ports, at 3 PM. to-day, and has de-
Iightful accommodations for passen-
gers. Capt. 40. Durland is her poru-
lar commander. and Jas. III. Letcher
and Jerry Boyle are her courteous
and obliging clerks.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business was fairly active on the
leyee Saturday. and ireights we're
abundant. notwithstanding the Par
ker and barges had been cleaning il
out for twenty -four houFs."...n.The
Leonidas. with two bsrges, arrived at
10: 30 A d., with about Ell sho could
car on the water. As the river is
rising steadi y, however. she acded
l,rgely here. She was swarming with
people The Parker took a small
h,t of the Emma Floyd's ioroiture.
and left at IL O'Clock with splendid
trip-ail she could get cut With....."..
The Emma Floyd was taken into the
dry dock, Saturday morning, and will
be put into complete repair by Capt.
Ed. Murray and his skilliul arlisans...
/ The Fayette had an excellent trip
from Henderson on Saturday morn
ing, and was receiving largely for Der
return trip....,.~The Tyrone arrived
at noon, full of freight and people.
1.-THE weather grew quite cool
after noon, Saturday. with q light but
keen south west wind...............The
drowned cement from the Emma
Floyd was sold on the leTee yester-
day morning for two cents PER barrel.
...........Wc fear the PyTotechnieal
Association, organized on Friday, is
gone up" Contrary to all calcula-
tions and the best authorities on
general averages" nearly all the
shoot ng crackers went of" during
the night, and their fragments are
strewn along the streets. Traces Of
them may be found as far cut
Main Street as StringtoRn. This
great loss may be attributed in
part to a little indiscrelion on
the part of the manager. who
went out to the Eckert on Friday
night, to interview Capt. Reese Du-
gan, and found the contract so extern
sive, that he did not get back till
morning During the night raid
was made upon the pile by Young
America. The manager, Capt. J. w.
Bachelor, will be tried by court mar
tial for neglect of duty, as soon as
Commodore Jim. Wise arriVes.-......
Admiral John James will start
the Bermuda. to-day, in the Can.
Melton and Evansville trade. TO make
daily trips till the falls are
navigable or the canal opens"..........
Captain John Farrar, formerly com
mander Of the Tacony, has been in
this city for few days with Mr.. j. p.
Winchester, also of Paducah, pros
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