The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-07
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Weather and water.
Rain confined TO fan all throoeh tba
night on Friday, and Saturday was cio,l.l,,
and cod, the merccry ranging as low a.
5zs. The river came to a stand dui ing Fri.
day night, and was declining slightly sat
urday evening, having fallen about one
inch. II VIII be rising again by to.mor-
row. and the side-HheeI packets will be
able to resume their trips with some de-
gree of assurance. There were indications
Of more rain Saturday evening.
Arrivals and Departures.
Tho arrivals and departures during sat-
uIday were the Hartford, Henderson aud
return; Florence Lee ICairot TO return Pine
Bluff, GIandview and return Ella Hughes,
from Cairo, to return to Nashville.
Beats Due Here.
Among the first boats cue here are the
MallGe Ragon and Idlewlld, from Cairo /;
Palestine, from Louisville; Virginia, Mary
Houston and Shannon, for New Orleans;
Mary Miller, fTom Memphis; Lorena.
from New Orleans; r. c. Gray, from Ar
kansas River; Alpha, from GAINESVILLE.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRO. - he elegant low water
steamer John Lumsden Is The mail, ex-
press and passenger packet for Cairo to-
day, leaving at PM, having unsurpassed
cabin and stata-room appointments, and
very light. insurlng her against detention.
Captain Owen w. Davis, her popular and
attentive commander, and Nick S. PEN
ningion and s. b. Laughlin are her accom-
plisned and gentlemanly clerks.
FOR LoUIsvILLE.-The pretty Rose HE
VIII be the packet for Louisville and all
way ports at 10 O'Clock this morning. She
Is an excellent steamboat, and finely Off.
cered. Captain James Mather, q compe-
tent officer and an accomplished gentle
man, commands, and Miles ID. Warren,
a competent and popular gentleman, is her
chief clerk, assisted by J.. l.. McAIeans, who
VIII be found courteous. accurate and
oblising.
For GRANDyIEw.-The fac passenger
steamer Pine Bluff leaves promptly at 3 p.
NJ. for GTandview and ali way ports, in
charge OF Captain Lafayette Elder, COM
mandIng, with John A. and Robert Adams
In the ornce-all pleasant and courteous
gentlemen.
For GREEN RIvER.-The elegant U. 3.
Mail steamer Evansville will leave for
Bowling Green and all inferno diate Green
River way landings, at 4 PM. to-day, in
charge OF those pleasant and popular gem
tlemen, Captain W. Coombs, VIM. holland
and Leopold Kahn. She mas superior ac-
commodations.
EFoR HENDERSON. - The fine steamer
Hartford will leave promptly at AM. and
PM. to-day, for. Henderson and way
landings, In charge OF Captain Joe McReJ-
nolds, with Captain Charley q. Perkins
and James H Letcher In the once, all
courteous and obIiglng gentlemen.
miscellaneous.
Business on the Ievee on Saturday was
quite active, and with a fair port Iist.....,...
The Norman was receiving largely. She
sent barge up to Newburg by the Dwight
Newcomb for a large lot of hay, oats, flour,
&c.........The Florence Lee arrived at IL A.
n, with a moderate trip, and commenced
at once to load for her return, with assur-
ances of a fun trip. Her pilot, Wash PhIl-
lips, reports 81 feet at Cottonwood 49,. ......
The Ella Hughes arrived at noon with but
little freight, and commenced to load for
Cumberland River, with prospects of a
full trlp........Tho Pine Bluff arr ved at P.
NJ, with nice trip OF freight and numer-
GUS pe0ple.........The old chimneys of the
City of Evansville were taken
down. on Saturday, to make way
The Alpha has gone TO the bone-yard to
be dismantled.........Phy ID. Veits, the WELL
known and very efficient agent OF the
Evansville, Cairo and Memphis steam
Navigation Company, has been appointed
agent of the Paducah and Gulf Railroad,
and VIII give through receipts for All
points via the Paducah and Gulf Road.
.....-..There was nine feet seven inches IN
the channel at Cincinnati on Saturday,
and rising. The rain of Friday night ex-
tended TO Plttsburg .........Msj0r Harrison,
Route Agent on the Idlasgild and FiarAnaa
Lee, has returned from his recuperative
trip, and is looking extremely well. He
proposes hereafter to avoid night air and
outdoor speaking as much as possible, In
order TO preserve his present excellent
health. IT'S WELL"
GIeanImRs from Our Exchanges
CIHcINEATL--The Commercial OF FRI
dsy says;
yesterday, en- route from Memphis TO Ma
rietta, to attend lawsuits growing out Of
tie steamer Rhoda Will enter the Memphis
and ST. Francis trade ia connection with
Capt. BoWman's packet.
Capt. w. b. Miller, of the MinneOIs, has
Northern lakes.
Lady Lee" in compliment to the widow
OF the aALe A1EuGEHl Lee Las been EIRa GHiG II
by q Lake Providence planter as the name
OF Captain Whites new Greenvilie packet,
instead OF Katie.
Capt. w. j Rusk has gone TO st. Louis
again, with a prospect Of closing his con-
tract for the purchase OF the Kate Kinney.
A thousand dollars worth OF grain was
damaged on the st. Louis Ievee, by the
sudden rise of tue river on Tuesday night.
Captain J. Alex. Frazier was married
bridal tour.
The (Jazette SAYS:
The James Howard. built at Jenefson-
VILE, is undergoing the FormanizinR pro-
cess in full. The woodwork is being sstu-
rated with poison that renders IL fire
proof and prevents IL from rotting.
John w. Hutchinson has commenced
suit against the Memphis e 81. Louis
Packet Company, to recover 500 damages
for the smashing OF q photograph gallery
on q natboat 40 miles below ~. Louis.
The boat was moored against wharf on
tine 10Th Of September, when the steamer
Grand Tower, In passing, collided with,
and forced the smaller craft on 10 the
bank and demolished the gallery.
LOUISVILLE. - The CouTfeT-Jouynas OF
Friday says:
The hope that we were going to have
regular "business" rise, entertained By
river men generally for some days past,
is no " entirely given over, and the COM
manders OF our big low-river boats are
again on their oars, many of them having
no definite plans for future operations, but
waiting patiently for something TO turn
up.
Capt. Jim whites new steam sr Katie,
which. il Is confidently believed by good
guessers, will be able 10 beat the time of
either the Lee or Hatchez, VIII be launched
from the shlp-yard OF the Howard Bros,
next Tuesday. The Katie will be fur
nished with everything that can make her
beautiful and fast-especlally the latter.
We are told she Will have nine very large
boilers.
Frank Beck, a wen-known Louisville
rtver-man, formerly of the Shannon, IS
now IN the Office of the new
steamer Lucy KERN, running in the
VIcksburg and YazoO River trade.
Frank Beck was formerly OF the p. w.
Strader.
NEW ALBAEY.-The Ledgcr OF Wednes-