The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-06
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ing sun" The river during the "a hour.
ending at 3 Pm. had fallen 1 foot. There Is
q heavy deposit Of sediment being len
upon the wharf by the receding river, but
IL were vain to ask its removal. What
docs 1t matter?
Arrivals and Departures.
Tho arrivals ans departures up TO P. n.
yesterday, include the Robt Moore, Nash
VILE to Cincinnati; Petrclia No.. 2. Hen
derson and return Alice Dean, Memphis
to Cincinnati; Richmond, from Now Or
leans; Morning Star, Louisville to return
EOaGs Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
tho Fayette, from Cairo; Tarascon and
Falls City, from Louisville; Fanny Bran.
deis and Biinneola, from Memphis; Rapi-
dan No 2, from Passport; Nick Long.
worth, Z. W.. strader, Indiana, Louisville
and Virginia, nom New Orleans; Sam. ].
Hale, for Memphis; Emma Floyd, for
Aashviilei mpiou, Tor New Orleans
Pine Bluff 4 Wabash aRiver; Evans.
Vile, ftOm Green River; Charmer, from
Cincinnati; Alpha and Spray, from Nash
Vile.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO. h fleet, iJH-pressur
Quickstep is the regular packet for Cairo
and all way ports at 4 o'clock to-day, hav-
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Captain Jack GIammer commands, and
Walter &. Pennington and sam. LaughIin
are her popularclerks. She gives through
receipts Tor irIght or passengers to all
points South or West. The Qpickstep is a
popular PACKET.
FOR LoUIsvILLE-The peerless and pop
ular T-Rrascon-ihe very synonym OF
beauty, grace and elegance-is the regular
Mail Lin packet for Louisville at 6 p. N.
to-day, and is really unrIvalled in speed
and splendid and Luxurious appointments.
The veteran and sk1llful Captain James
Mather commands, and Miles d. Warren
and Phil. Beverly are her affable, couTte-
Gus and obligfng clerks.
FoR GREEN RIYER.-The dne steamer
Falls City, in perfect condition., and with
superior cabin and state-room appoint
ments, will be here to. day for Bowling
G4een and ali Green River way landings.
Captain John Robinson is her grand com
mander, and Murray Bewley is her gentle.
manly and attentive chief CLERK.
For HESDERsoN.-The gay and popular
Petrolia, Captain VIM. Cole, win leave for
Henderson at BPM. Messrs. DurlaEd and
Story do the honOrs OF the Office, and are
pleasant gentlemen.
For NEW ORLEANs.-T The great low
4 E1R LGAA A.
announced to leave for New Orleans and
all way landings this evening. she IS be-
yond comparison the most elegantly and
Iuxuriously appointed boat that comes to
this port. Her state-rocms are fit for the
doKmitory of a Queen. Her cabin IS a
gorgeous palace. Captain J. slut Neal is
her distinguished COMMANDED, a name
that is as household words all over the
continent. Mr.. John Brooks, a veteran
s-teamboatman and a highly accomplished
gentleman, is her chief clerk, and steps al
once into the good graces Of all with whom
ne does business. He has an able corps OF
assistants. Yves. Whitlow, a popular name
in these waters, commands the forecastle.
Fred. Hartman is her unsurpassed stew
arj, and provides munihcently for his
guests. Drs. Johnson and Bhea, two &C.
NAL, social gentlemen, carry the key tc
the medicine chest, and refresh the weak
and wearied. Jim Pell and Jim Ostrandel
are her pilots, experienced, careful and
miscellaneous.
Business was not very active on the levo'
yesterday, as there were but few arrivals
though large quantities OF freight were
being hauled to the wharf in anticipation
of the departure OF the great low pressure
Richmond. That fine steamer, however
~ AAEg 80 80 49, - F@1n $500 ~ 49,
was unable TO clear last night. She may
be expected TO leave, positively, to-day
and with q splendid trip".....The Robt'
Moore had a good trip and added consid'
= craoiy here, Her cabiu showed evidences
!. Of the force of the explosion of her steam
pipe, as her cabin bulkheads were blistereC
by the steam, and the candy in the bal
was melted down and the bottles heated
1 too hot to handle, and the quick
silver or amalgam on the baci
Of the mirror melted, and yet
strange to say, no one was seriously IN
tured......Th Alice Dean arrived at ]
A. n, with an immense trip Of cotton. Sh
discharged $40 bales for r. K. DunkersOn I
> Co., had l39 for Cannelton, 20 for New Al
bany and 100 or 1909 for Cincinnati.......
The Sam. Orr was receiving literally ".....
The Petrolia had a fair trip of people ant
considerable freJght~~.The Morning sta
arrived at 2:l5 with a good trip. and til
great low-pres4ure Richmond, from
New Orleans, arrived at 2:3O, with {
splendid "Trip, including 73j bales o
cotton for r. K. Dankerson & Co
and much reshipping freight. ..."..
n A Red River paper ays "The Mate {
t the Flirt, George Horton, got his leg bro
ken on the up tip OF that boat to tai
! point. The accident occurred at the moutI
= III kAG \ CAg &A0 49,
stoned by the breaking Of one Of the ca
: bies, the boat having landed there 70
d some purpose. "..-.-..Capt. John W. Can
non, of New Orleans, was recently inter
viewed, and his opinion sought IA rCgar
l. to the relative speed of his boat, the 30
Lee, and the Natchez lie was r~eticeuI
- but let ont the following: 81 suppoge ia
Natchez will beat u.s." He spoke sarcas
ticaIly. She has a better model; 1 SUP
pose she will beat us. She may pass th
Lee, bnt they Will think she is ten mile
n long before they go by her." This wa
l. spoken ex,itedIy. He was asked, I'D
n you think it Will ever pay 10 run a steam
- boat expressly for p~asseDgers?" ana an
swered: sit may not be Tor many year
yet. II idea Is premature. Such q thin
would not pay until the country become
more thickly settled, and travel more gen
eraI, and then 1t may pay to run packets eS
9, clusively for passengers, and another elias
= OF beats or barges to transport freight.
In response to the question: "Do yo
think a lighter class OF boats could be ru
80 that is, boats that could make week.
trips from New Orleans to st. Louis ~ Il
! remarked: "They might; but It seems {
me that an increase of speed with a d.
crease OF strength would be apt TO prov
disastrous. Should they strike q sand ba,
there would be but little left of them.
g think the Robert T.. Lee is a good reprl
sentative of what q Mississippi steame
should be. She combines speed with grea
q. strength, aud freight with passenger az
commcdations." He thinks the idea
running sea going vessels 70 st. Lou
" simply ridiculous" and that IL neVt
will be done. The correspondent conclude