The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-13
NYeaiher and rEnter-

err. The mercury ranged from 500 Il
74'. The river was about stationary
on Saturday, but will doubtless be
falling again to day. A light rain
fell at noon on Saturday, with indica.
tons of more.
Arrivals and departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 2
PM, on Saturday. include the Edin-
burgh, New Orleans to Cincinnati
Shamrock, St. Louis to Cincinnati
Leonidas, Cincinnati to New Orleans ;
Fayette, Henderson and return; Nor
man, 10 Cincinnati; Lawrence, Cin-
oinnati to Nashville.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the City of Evansville, from Cairo /;
Rose Hite, from Louisville; Silver
Moon, from Memphis; Robert Burns,
for Memphis; Indiana and Mary Mil.
Ter, from New Orleans; Anna. for ST.
Louis; Kate Robinson, from St. Louis; ;
Virginia. for New Orleans; Bermuda,
from Cincinnati; Hartford aud Falls
City, from Green River; Sam. Orr,
from Eastport.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo-The feet and beauti.
full low pressure Qaickstep is the pop
ular packet for Cairo and all way
points at pm. to-day, and is most
desirable passenger packet. Captain
Jack Grammer, one of tho most oblig-
ing officers on the Ohio, is her COM
mander. and Walter B. Pennington
and Eugene Rudd are her courteous,
attentive and obliging clerks. A trip
on the Quickstep is always a gsy
one.
FOR LOUISVILLE. - The famous,
feet flying, favorite Tarascon will
leave as usual at ten this morning, for
Louisville and all way ports, and has
no superior in pleasant appointments,
on the river. She is commanded By
Captain James Mather, an accom-
plished aud highly comps tent gentle
man of the old school. and a veteran
officer. Miles d. Warren and Phil.
Beverly, two highly popular and
pleasant gentlemen. have charge Of
the Office.
FoR GRANDVIEw.-The excellent
steamer Pine Bluff will leave at 3 p.
NJ. to day for Grandview and all way
landings, having pleasant passenger
appointments. Capt. Lafayette Elder
commands, and John A. Adams and
Robert Adams are her accomplished
clerks.
FoR GREEN RIvER-The new and
elegant Hartford returns TO Green
River at PM. to-day. and is an ad-
mirable little boat Captain Joe Me-
Reynolds, Billy Liter and Caleb Story
are her enterprising and obliging
Office
For HENDERsoN.-The gay Fayettc,
light-headed and swift. leaves for
Henderson at A. H., and again at
BPM. Capt. A. o. Durland, NegIey.
Rudd, and Jerry Boyle are her chief
officers.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The famous Robt.
Burns, the poetical aad musical pet
of Capt. Frank Stein. will be down
to day. en- route to Memphis and all
way points. Her accommodations are
excellent, and her officers are proven
bal for courtesy and kind treatment
to passengers. Alex. Power is the
light of her Office. whose general
smile iilumines all around.
nIsceIIane Jus.
Business was rather dull on the
leVee on Saturday. with but light
port list up to P.M........The Edin-
burg passed up at $50 Friday night
instead of the Shamrock as VIC re-
ported.........The Idlewild arrived at
Ills with a splendid trip. including
1872 hhds tobacco and vast amount
of miscellaneous freight. and a good
passenger list......."The Leonidas bad
fine trip on herself and barge..".....
The Fayette brought up nearly full
cargo of tobacco, and lots of people.
The West Wind and the Evansville
were receiving fairly...........Packet
freight for the Idlewild was COM
mencing to move literally at noon,
with fair show for big trip..........
The Norman had fair trip out......
Freights arc now comparatively scarce.
1.-THE Shamrock bad good trip.
......The Edinburg had considerable
freight........The great Silver Moon
will pass up this morning...."...The
Red Wing Argus has this item about
Capt. Hight and the upper Missis-
sippi:
Thirty one years ago. Captain w.
p. Hight, of the steamer Red Wing,
made his first trip on the upper Mis-
sissippi in 1849, on the steamer Pike.
The Captain was then an apprentice
pilot, and called q steersman. Her
load was troops and supplies for Fort
Smelling. At that time there was no
settlement of whites above Prairie du
CHEN, and but few whites were met
at the occasional wood yards and In
dian trading posts. st. Paul had even
on name. The Indians at their vii
lagos along the river, the Captain tells
us, if the boat landed. would gather
around or on the boat in great num-
bers and with more active curiosity
than their white successors"
The Lawrence arrived at ! p M.with
a good trip.........A right sharp show
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