The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-26
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FOR oassr Rtuer Els1l'. see F0'srsn Page.
Thursday opened bright aud beal
tifal, but clouded up at noon and wa
cold and raw during the afternoo
!. and evening, and the clouds continue
TO thicken with q strong Wintry al
poet, presaging snow. The mercur
ranged from go to 4O'. during th
last two days The river during tn,
AZ hours ending at Bpm, yesterday
had fallen p inches and il about sta
tionary. Il will probably swell lit
tie. but there are but faint hopes Of 1
material rise at present.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures on
Thursday, include the City Of Qdincy
Louisville to. New Orleans; Hartford
Henderson and return; T. F. Eckert
from Padueah; Evansville. Bowling
Green and return; Msllie Ragonr
Cairo and return; Tarasoon, Louis
vile aud return, Mollie Gratz, Louis
vile to Cairo.
FRIDAY.-Quiekstep, Cairo and re-
turn; Minneola. Msmphis to Louis.
vile.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the IdleWild and Mallie Ragon, from
Cairo; Morning Star and Tarascon,
from Louisville; St. Marys, for New
Orleans; Commercial and Mary Mil
Ter. from Memphis; Edinburg, Tom.
Reese and barges. and Alaska. from
New Orleans; Champion, from st.
Louis; Sam. j. Hale. for Memphis
Kate Robinson, for St. Louis; Evans
vile, from Bowling Green; Sam. Orr,
from Eastport.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-The feet and fascin-
ating Idlewild, perfect bVou of a
passenger steamer. will leave at the
usual hour, 4 P. NJ. to. day, for Cairo
and all way ports, in charge Of Gus.
Fowler, popular commander, and
with Billy Fowler, VIM. Williams and
Fred. Jones in the Office. A more
pleasant and accommodating trio of
attentive clerks can nowhere be
found. Passengers will find the lille
wild one of the most pleasant boats
in commission. In view of the hos
tile denominations on the continent,
the battery will be supplied with
choice ammunition ready to be
served,
when q vessel IN sight they see."
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The favOrite
Morning Star will be the mail and ex-
press packet for Louisville al II M.
to-day, and is admirably appointed.
Captain A. 7. Gilmore, an expert
enced and competent officer. COM
mands, and Miles D. Warren does the
honors of the Office, and is deservedly
popular. The Star is one Of the most
excellent boats that grace our wharf,
and carries a picked crew.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The fne steam
er Hartford leaves for Henderson 81
l3P.M. to-day, in charge of that com,
petent and attentive commander. Cap.
tain Joe MeReynolds. with Charley
Perkins and James II. Letcher in heI
Office. They are clever and couT.
t.ous.
FoR MEMPHIS. - The staunch
steamer Milbrey. having pleasant pas.
seDger accommodations. will leave
this evening for Memphis and all way
ports, giving through bills of ladinf
for Vicksburg, Natchez and New Or
leans, and to al points on White and
Arkansas Rivers. She goes out il
change of Captain Cash Thomas, will
Ed. Thomas in the Office, both ex
oellent young gentlemen Of this city
and experienced stoamboatmeu. W.
hope to see her go out with gooc
trip.
Business was rather fair during the
last two days, though our port lis
was small.........The City of Q1inc!
got over French Island Bar, anC
passed down early Thursday morning
with q fine trip. She is a splendid
new steamer. and is designed for thu
Louisville and New Orleans trade,
.......The T. T. Eckert arrived
Thursday morning, and during tht
day, Capt. Dugan. her commander
concluded a contract with the owners
underwriters, and city authorities, to
remove the wreck of the City Of Ev
ansville, and the work was com
menced Thursday evening, at B.
O'Clock, and, by l o'clock yesterday af
, ternoon, she had one shaft swinging q
the point of her crane, besides having
taken out a large quantity of bolts
changers, 5tirrups, go. When sh'
: shall have removed everything Of val
ne from the wreck she will drag thu
hulk to SONS out-of-the-Way place
and store it away. Captain Rees'
Dugan commands the Eckert anC
superintends the work, and is a gen
tleman of remarkable energy an,
Judgment, and is Withal affable AM
highly pleasant in social life......Cap
tain George w. Neare, agent for tt
Cincinnati Underwriters arrived her
! on Thursday at noon to look after tn
) wrecks of the Norman and Pine Bluff
.........The Mallie Ragon arrived froI
Cairo Thursday at Pm, wit
q very handsome strip, including is
bales Of cotton, 100 barrels of pota
toes, and much miscellaneous freigt
and a crowd Of people. She dis
charged and reloaded with dil
patch. and backed out again for Cair,
> at $50 PHI, with a splendid triI
Amono her passenQers we're OF