The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-11
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Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures
yesterday were the Virginia, New Or
leans to Louisville; Fayette. Hender-
son and return; Pine Bluff, Grand
view and return; Morning Star,
Louisville to return.
Beats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Tarascon, from Louisville;
Mary Miller. from Cairo; Mime
Ola. for Memphis; Judge Baker, from
GAINESVILLE; Nick Longworth, for
New Orleans; Evansville, from Bow
ling Green.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The Evansville, Cairo
& Memphis Packet Co.'s magnificent
steamer City of Evansville will leave
promptly at P. NJ. to. day, for Padu-
cab, Cairo and all way ports. Being
entirely new, and furnished without
regard to expense, she offers unsur
passed accommodations to passengers.
Capt. Dexter is among the most re-
nowned commanders on the western
waters. Nick Pennington, Sam. b.
Laughlin and Negley Rudd are her
afable, courteous ard gallant clerks.
Mr.. John Golf is her highly efficient
commissary.
For LOUISVILLE. - The famous
feet flying favorite Tarascon, is the
regular Louisville packet at IL PM.
to-day, and is the most graceful, neat
and elegant boat on the Western
waters. Passengers cannot fnd a
more pleasant boat. She ia in charge
of those eminent navigators and
sterling gentlemen, Captain Elijah
Hollcroft, M. D. Warren and Phil.
Beverly.
For GRANDvIEw. - The fleet and
popular Pine Bluff goes to Grand
view and all way landings, as the
regular coast packet, at 3 Pm. to-
day. She has pleasant passenger
appointments. Capt. Lafayette Elder,
John A. Adams and Robert Adams,
arc her obliging and attentive Off
GERS.
For BOWLING GREEN.-The beau
tiful and elegantly appointed steamer
Evansville leaves promptly at 4 Pm.
to day for Bowling Green and all way
landings, in charge of that pleasant
and accomplished gentleman, Captain
Samuel Combs. VIM. holland and
Leopold Kahn, two pleasant and at
tentive gentlemen, do the honors of
the Office.
For HENDERSON. - The gay and
popular Fayette, Capt. A. 0. Durland,
will leave for Henderson at B P. NJ
James H. Letcher and Jerry Boyle
do the honors of the Office. and arc
obliging gentlemen.
miscellaneous.
Business was very dull on the leveo
yesterday........The Virginia PASSED
up at an early hour with a moderate
trip of freight, but with fair pas
senger "trip. She will doubtless fol-
low the fashion of the balance of the
New Orleans boats and lie up till
business reviyes...."."The Idlewild
and Hartford were receiving moder-
ately.........Freights for all points is
decidedly scarce...."".The Fayette
had very fair trip from Henderson.
."......Duke Nicholson, the popular
and efficient second clerk of the
steamer IdlewiId, leaves by rail for
Chicago this evening on a pleasure
and business trip. His family are
sojourning there. We wish him a
pleasant trip.........The Norman did
not drop into the water on Tuesday,
the accurate" Courier to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Such an event has,
however, been looked for daily for
several days........A cool wind pre-
vailed at noon yesterday, and threat
ening clouds were gathering In the
west and southwest.........A dispatch
from Col. d. A. Brooks, Captain of
the Judge Baker, to his agent, w.
FL. Conant, announces that the Judge
Baker would leave GAINESVILLE for
this port at z o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. She will be here to night or to-
morrow morning, and leave on Sat
urdaY at Pm.
GIeanIngs from Our Exchanges
PITTsBURG.--The Commercial of Monday
/ says:
The marks last evening indicated three
/ feet eight inches, and falling. Trade on
the landing was very dull.
| CINCIENATI.-The Commercial OF Tuesday
says:
| The Emma Floyd loads for New Orleans
| at Portland after the Edinburgh.
The Sam. j. Hale, upward bound from
Memphis, will lay up awhile on her arrival
- Captain W. b. Miller. of the BIInneola,
starts East as soon as the heated term Is al
me Office o. the Gen. Lyle was robbed
OF el75 in money and a $40 gold watch, Sat-
urday night. VIM; Merriam, the colored
/ watch found Sc creted in his berth on the
boat. He was brought before the Police
Court, and had his case continued until
| Tbe body of the late The d. WirthIln,
clerk OF the ill-fated Silver Spray, was
/ much dishgured when fOunG In the river
/ near Memphis, a few days since.
4 Mr.. Ashford, the engineer of the III lated
/ Silver Spray, and on watch when sne -
pIoded, says that the only explanation he
/ can possibly suggest as the cause o. ne. nsl
blowing up was, that the mud ILL., ,sas,1 ft,e
| clogged mp a connecting pipe between bns
| boilers, and thus kept out the suPPlyt , III ~.
one boiler. Then, when Dy soin ~, ~ ~ -.
| other cause the mud looseneds Jne WAFER
| would rush into the empty boiler ana pro-
1T6e Tanra No. is laid up at wheeling
| for renafrs She iran through nersell on
| her uo trip, breaking her cyllnoer' putnam
w, W HanIy, ESQ., merchant and I'M
| v,oTfer left for san Francisco, via Union
! Pocidc Raflroad, in last nights train, to
| look after his through tea shipments.
| For years parties have been diving near
| notwithstanding. Virginia, for old iron, DC,
sunk when the steamers were burned in