The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-31
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Weather and water.


Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures on Saturday
included the Hartford, Henderson and re-
turn; Pine Bluff, Grandview and return;
Florence Lee. Cairo to return; Alpha, to
GAINESVILLE; Ella Hughes, from Cairo;
Mary Miller, from Memphis; Mollie Gratz
Louisville TO Cairo; Emma Floyd, Lou.
isvilIe TO Memphis.
BoaGs Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
MalIie Ragon, from Caro-; Palestine, from
Louisville; Edinburg, for New Orleans;
Norman, from Memphisi Kate Robinson,
for St. Louis; Sam. Orr, from PASSPORT.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-The magnificent low pres
sure Qu1ckstep, having just been put in
very complete repair, rejuvenated and re-
furnished, Will leave for Cairo at Pm.
To-day, ia charge OF the veteran Captain
a. 7. Dexter, with Nick. =. Pennington,
Eugene Rudd and Harry Dexter in charge
OF the ONE, constituting a galaxy OF dis
tinguIshed and experienced steamboat
men, whose pleasure it will be TO contrib.
ute 10 the comfort OF their passengers.
The Quiczstep is unsurpass "a in speed and
elegant appointments.
FoR LoUIsvTLLE.-The light draught Ex-
ct for Louisville at 10 a M. TO day, and is
admirably appointed. Captain A. I. Gill
more. a gentleman OF great experience
commands, and VIM. H. Waiting, win.
Cay and VIII. Hite, do the honors OF the
office, and are careful, accurate aud oblig-
ing. The Exchange one OF the best low
water boats that graces our wharf, and ev.
erything about her is first class.
For GRANDYIEw.-Ihe punctual Pine
Bluff returns 10 GraadvieW at Pm. to-
day, In charge OF those attentive and
obliging Gentlemen, Captain Lafay cite
Elder and John A. and Robert Adams.
She has good passenger accommodations.
FoR BowLING GREEN.-The beautiful
steamer Evansville Will leave promptly ct
4 O'Clock this evening for Bowling Green
and all Green River way landings, having
une1ceptionable cabin and state. room ac-
commodations. Captain Sam. w. Coombs
commands, and VIM. holland and Leopold
Kahn have charge OF the ONCE. All will
be found especially obliging and attentive
to passengers and shippers.
FoR HEEDERsoN.-The fine steamer
Hartford Will leave promptly at AM. and
Pm. to-day, for Henderson and way
landings, in charge OF Captain Joe McRey-
noids. with Captain Charley q. Perkins
and James III. Letcher in the Office, all
courteous and obliging gentlemen.
FOR MEMPHIS The new and elegant
passenger steamer Mary Miller returns to
Memphis and the Bends positively at 4
p. NJ to-day, and has claims upon our mer-
chants and shippers for liberal patron
age, as she is an Evansville boat, endeav-
oring to build up Evansville trade. Capt.
Adam Liter, her commander, Is an expe-
rienced steamboatman, and a most esti-
mable gentleman. Capt. J. M. McFadin,
/ her chief clerk, is a genial, companionable
gentleman, always pleas Int and accom-
modating, aud is assisted by obllging and
/ accurate subordinates. Capt. Jim. Ashby
unlocks the medicine chest and distributes
the elixirs. Give the Mary Miller good
lift to-day.
Business was very dun on the levee Sat-
urday morning, the Hartford and Alpha
being the only boats at Abe wharf TIL
noon, when the Florence Lee arrived with
a good trip, finding a Large lot of freight
on the levee that had been previously re-
ceived by her agent, Duke Nicholson. She
at once commenced receiving as soon az
discharged, and would have handsome
trip out.........The Alpha was well loaded
at noon, and was preparing to leave al
P.AI......-..The Ella Hughes came mp light,
She touched few minutes at the whall
and proceeded above.......Billy Fowler
stopped or at Paducah for a trip or two,
and Captain Gus. came up on the Florence
Lee. and is locking pleased at the pros
pee of water, as he is anxious to have the
IdlewIid again on the track, but is deter.
mined not TO strain her crawling oyel
shoal bars. We look for her out mex
week Bob McMechan, clerk OF thu
Florence Lee, also came to the city by tina
packet, Saturday, having been up Ten
nessee River, settling up her business. II
will remain in the city, dfsbursing thu
money he collected while absen t....-... Tn
Mollie Gratz had a slim trip........The Mar
Miller had $50 bales cotton and consider
able miscellaneous freight. Among he
passengers was DIR. Chambers and family
OF New Orleans, en- route to Louisville
DIR. Chambers will be remembered by mos
OF our citizens as formerly one of the pro
prietors OF Chambers d. Haighps Circus
The Doctor is now special correspondent
of the Memphis Appeag...... 1.-The EmmI
Floyd arrived at s:9o, fun OF freight.
GIeauimgs from Our Exchanges
PIrTsBURG. The Commercial OF Thurs
day says;
The marks last evening indicated three
feet nine inches at the pier mark, and fou
feet four inches in the channel on the lef
|
ing continues active. The packets have a
much business as they can manage.
Captain L. Il. Whitaker. clerk of tht
steamer Mollie Moore, left last evening 4
join his boat al Cairo.
CINcINNATI.-The CODgDleretaL OF Frida.
says:
Bareland and swift, of steubenviIle
have purchased the tow boat Michigan
from Moundsville parties, to tow coal from
their shaft below Steubenv1lIe TO Cinein
natl.
| burgh, went down to Portland to look ate
the Edinburgh, and Captain Batchelo
will follow on Sunday. The Edtnburgl
| leans from Portland until Tuesday.
The veteran Captain scribe Harris, who
Louis GaIena, and Dubuque is in st Louis
Heis now in the lead mining business. H
is q brother TO Captain Smith Harris, ant
well known to old Cincinnati boatmen
and was an old-t1me partner ofCaptaiu A
q. Monfort, in the days OF the first Mon
soon.
The enlarged Dexter will leave tn
Mound City ways In a few days. Captain
Ed. q. CarrolPs new WharlDoat, being Dull
at Mound City, IS well under way ana VII
be compIeted in forty or hfty days. 1t u
the longest boat OF the kind ever built. /
pletec. 1t Will be two stories high
The United States surveying steame
lobe Hurt is at Nashville Colonel Aber
has been very successful IN his expedition
and will be able TO make a favorable re
n port of the survey TO the next Congress
survey of the Upper Cumberland viii b
postponed for the present. In the appro
prtaLions from the Treasury Department
for the surveys OF rivers and harbors, s. 90
o was allotted to the survey Of tn
Cumberland, now being made unde
the supervision OF Colonel Aberi
a Through the forts of Hon. w. ProsseR
Il 5000 additional allowance has been Sc
cured in the general distribution for I'M
purpose, making the entire amount tlzVCU
Clerk owen u. Gates, OF the Dexter VINO
is down at Mound City, has mad some raf'
| adventures while out cunning. one dal
IL last week an Infatuated hog OF huge al
a mensions got after MIN and compelled
y | MIN TO retreat on huge fallen tree, wher
~ he was Kept some time by his - sWtn1sh
enemy. After being liberated from hi
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