The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-13
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FOR Other River Iterls, Bee fourfa I71oe.
weather aud Water.

ranging as high as 9O' duriD
the middle of the day. The river
during the twenty-four hours endiu
at 3 PM, had fallen seven inches
There is a slight rise coming fro1
above, but it will scarcely affect tb
river here. The sand hummocks CT
the bar, in front of the city, are sgail
out Ia force. We anticipate dead lov
water within the next ten days.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures yes.
tsrday lclude only the Fayette, Hen
derson and return; Tarascon, Il
Louisville; Mary Miller, from Cairo /;
r. G. Gray, Louisville to Arkansas
River; Camelia, Louisville to Tonnes.
see River.
UGats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here
are the Idlewild, from Cairo
Palestine, from Louisville; Cham
pion, from st. Louis; Florence Lee,
from Eastport; Anna. from Memphis.
Boats Leaving Oday.
For CAIRO. The elegant new
steamer Mary Miller is the regular
mail, express and passenger steamer,
at 4 P N. to day, for Cairo and all way
landings. She has frst-class cabin
and state room appointments, aud,
being very light draught, will have
no trouble from low water. Capt. A.
Liter, a gentlemen Of large experience,
popular, and highly esteemed, is her
commander, while the subordinate
Offices arc filed by the celebrated
Quickstep crew, w. B. Pennington,
Eugene Radd and Sid. Humphrey in
the Office. Bill Steele, chief commits.
sary, aud Hun" prescriptionist.
The Racker has been restored to his
weeping friends.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The feet and
elegant Palestine is the regular pack
ct for Louisville at Pm. to day, hav-
ing splendid passenger appointments.
Captain w. r. Hollcroit, a veteran
officer and high. toned gentleman, is
10 command. and Phil. Beverly, late
of the Tarascon, and Lewis Branham
are her gentlemanly aud highly eff
cient clerks.
FoR GRANDVIEw.-The punctual
Pine Bluff returns to Grandview at 3
Pm. to day, in charge of those atten-
tive and obliging gentlemen, Capt.
Lafayette Elder and John A.. and
Robt. Adams. She has good passen-
ger accommodations.
FOR HENDERsoN.-The saucy Fay
cite, with Capt. A. o. Durland on the
roof, and Jimmy Lstoher and Jerry
Boyle in the Office, will leave for
Henderson at Bpm. to-day, furnish
ing pleasant accommodations to pas
sengers.
FoR EAsTPoRT.-The Florence Lee
or the Rapidan No 2 will positively
leave to-day for .Eastport aud Flor
ence, in charge of competent and
obliging officers. Both arc excellent
boats, admirably appointed.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The splendid pas
senger steamer Norman leaves for
Memphis and all way ports. positively
at Pm. to-day, Offering to shippers
aad passengers superior accommoda-
tions. She is very light. but a good
carrier, and is finely appointed. Caps
Kennedy and Lew Morris, her chief
officers, are clever and reliable gen
tlemen, and will give every attention
tospassengers and shippers.
10 fsceIIane0us.
Business was unusually dull on the
levee yesterday for Monday. with no
arrivals until afternoon except the
Henderson packet Fayette, which had |
a nice passenger trip.........The Taras-
con left for Louisville at 10 o'clock |
with a good trip Of freight and peo-
ple...... The Evansville was receiv-
ing a splendid trip, aud would be lite
rally crammed full before her hour Of |
departure.......-Th City of Evans
vile was receiving fairly, and would |
have about all she could carry on the
water-.......The Pine Bluff was filling |
up nicely.........The Mary Miller did |
not get in until long after noon. It
was rumored that she waited at Hen
derson some time to allow the short |
s ep" Of the Sooner Base Ball Club"
to take "fy" be saw 10 reach.........
Major s. p. Armstrong of the Arma-
dillo arrived here by the noon train
yesterday, expecting to find his boat |
here. He was cogitating the best
route to take to overhaul her the
soonest. The Major is looking as
young and as handsome as ever........
The r. q. Gray at An, and the Ca
melia at z AN, passed down with fair
trips......."At 3 Pm. yesterday threat.
ming clouds were gathering and bur-
ricane was imminent.
Gleanings from Our Exchanges
PrrrsBURs.-The Commercial Of satur-
day says:
The marks last evening indicated two
feet ten inches and falling. The weather
during the day was unusually warm FOR |
the season. Trade on the landing was dull |
This, however, has been the stu alton for
some time.
the wrecking boat Thos. F. Eckert VIII
soon resume operations on the Emma No.
B. II is Captain Dugan's intention to en-
pIOy crew from the vicinity OF the wreck, |
they being acclimated. The seasons work
so far has been disastrou as to the crew taxi
en- from here.
CINcIEEATI.-The CoB1meTotat Of Satur~
day says:
Capt. Jas. w. Bachelor and family left |
for Grand Haven, M CHI, last night, to teft
the virtues OF the mineral springs.