The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-12

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The weather yesterday was partl,
clear and rather pleasant, the mer
curry ranging from 740 to 9Oo up t.
noon. A genial breeze prevailed
during the forenoon. The river du
ring the twenty-four hours ending Al
3 PM. had fallen fifteen inches
The decline is steady and rather
rapid.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up ia
3 p. NJ. yesterday include only the
Fayette, Henderson and return; Ev-
ansville, Bowling Green to return
Pine Bluff. Grandview to return
Tarascon, Louisville to return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Palestine, from Louisville; Mary
Miller and Idlewild. from Cairo; EN-
ma Floyd. for Memphis; Judge Baker,
from Clarksville; Nick LoDgworth, for
New Orleans; Evansville, from Bow
ling Green.
Boats Leaving 10 day.
FoR CAIRO.-The very excellent
new steamer, Mary Miller, is the reg
ular mail passenger steamer, leaving
at A Pm. to-day. for Cairo and all way
points. Captain Adam Liter, a gen.
tleman of experience, and in every
respect worthy and we'll qualified is in
command, and Walter b. Pennington,
Eugene Rudd, and Sid. Humphrey,
are her careful. attentive and popular
clerks. "Old Menus is spending
his days and nights on board. giving
free exhibitions.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The feet and
pretty Palestine is the regular Louis
Vile mail packet at 6 o'clock to night,
and has first class passenger appoint
ments. Her commander is that emf
nent navigator and first class gentle
man, Capt. w. Il. Hollcroft. q. A.
Van Kirk and Lewis Branham will be
found in the Office, and both are OBJ
liginR gentlemen and careful and ac-
curate clerks.
For GRANDvIEw.-The punctual
Pine Bluff returns to Grandview at 3
pm. to-day, in charge of those atten-
tive and obligiDg gentlemen, Captain
Lafayette Elder and John A. and
Robert Adams She has good pas
senger accommodations.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The feet, flying
Fayette is the regular transfer packet
for Henderson and way landings at 3
Pm. Captain A. 0. Durland, one Of
natures nobleme1, has command. and
James H. Letcher and Jerry Boyle,
pleasant and practical young gentle-
men, have charge Of her Office.
miscellaneous.
There was really nothing doing on
the wharf yesterday except in front
of the City Of Evansville, which was
receiving quite liberally...".... 1.-The
Fayette is bringing in daily, large
passenger trips, with moderate show
of freight............Capt. Grammer will
not be able to get the Quiokstep of
to Mound City before next week, as
the boiler makers will not have COM
pleted their work, which includes
four new sheets in the boilers, and q
mud drum, with which the boat has
never before been provided. When
she takes her place again in the trade
she will be in better condition
handsomer. safer. and feeteI
than ever before.... ,........"....."...a
The Evansville did not arrive till
long after noon. She has too much
business for two trips a week and
early aTrivals......The Pine Bluff and
Tarascon were also late, having been
detained by the fog that prevailed
during Wednesday night.........Every
one that saw the Hartford go out on
Wednesday, remarked that she had
an excellent trip. and yet "old verac-
ity" of the Courier says that she had
only the ghost Of a trip. Bahle....
The Evansville arrived at 40 Pm.
full of tobacco, and her guards fat on
the water.
GIeanfmgs from Our Exchanges.
PIrrsBURa.--T Commercial OF Tuesday
says:
The marks last evening indicated three
| feet three inches and failing. Tho weather
| was intensely hot. Trade on the landing
| was dull. The packets are still running.
A sign In Grand Haven, Mich, reads as
follows: "Steme Boat Oils kneXt BildinR.'
The tow boats that left on the last rise
| are beginning TO return. number ar
rived yesterday.
steam ferryboat plying between Marietta
and Willtamstown have been condemned
by the Inspector.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial Of Wednes-
day says:
| The wife of prominent steam boat
| agent, residing in Newport, recently pre-
sented bouncing twins 10 her liege lord
| Newport is fortunate in this respect, as no
less than eight families residing In that
| city have lately been favored with twins.
Capt. Milt Akin, of the Louisville and
Tennessee River trade, was In the city,
| tion to Capt. ChenOWeth, In writing. FOR q
| berth on his new stea mer j. M. Foster.
| Being hard mp, he says he will accept any
| position from third wood-Eawyer 60 sinner.
Captain John =. Patterson has gone 20
| the wreck of the Silver Spray. The ThOs,
| +. Eckert viii make an effort TO recover
the safe Of the Silver Spray, which con-
| taing 900 IN money.
/ Where JeffersOnVtlle is building its city
| wharf was once an ancient graveyard, but
whether of Indians or early French set
years taken up, put In boxes, and rebuTled
elsewhere.
Yesterday we copied from the Memphis
AgotGnche q paragraph puTporting 70 10, De