The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-10
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I Weather ard water.
Toe weather on Saturday was al
most clear and rather pleasant, though
pretty hot in the sun at noon. THE
mercury ranged as high as eOo The
river continues to fall steadily but
slowly, and the channel depth from
Louisville to Cairo, continues about
the same as heretofore, say 20 inches
to Louisville and 30 inches to Cairo.
4rrfVa S and Departures.
There were no arrivals or departures
on Saturday up to late in the after
noon. except the Henderson packets,
which wen; and came full Of people.
Beats fsue Hers,
Among the first boats due here are
the West Wind and Ella Hughes,
from Cairo; Exchange. from Louis
vile; Pine Bluff, from Grandviow;
Lorena. Glasgow, and Emma Floyd,
for NoR Orleaps; LsClaira, from
Eastport.
Seats Leaving To-nay.
1t i impossible at this writing to
anf ounce definitely what boats will
leave to-day, as in the present eoadi-
tion of the river tie Evansville, for
Bowl ng Green aud Hartford, for
Henderson, only, arc certlin 10 leave.
We will probably be able tolannouuce
with some d, gree Of certainty on our
fourth page what boats viii leave for
Cairo and Louisville. It is, however,
almost certain that the John Lumi :
den will go out Monday, and the
West Wind on TUESDAY.
81 fsesIianeous.
There vas much tctivity on the
wharf on Saturday. The Mallie Ra-
gon and Mary Mile. were receiving
Largely, and both had to decline
freight.........The John Lumsden lad
Lot ariiyel at 3 PM, and il has been
rarged between the parties tina.
hencefor;h, during the low wa er. that
the first beat in shall lie sent out first.
Hence, the John Lumsden will 90
to day and the West Wind to morrow.
.........The Exchange got over French
Is AMI Friday evening going up. and
tits no probable she will come through
again until the river rises..................
The Hartford has been chartered to
take the place of the Fayette for
time until the latter is repaired. The
Hartford will therefore leave this
morning at 5 o'clock, and again at 3
NJ. for Henderson, in.oharge Of Cap
tain Joe McReynolds, and with the
clerks Of the Fayette,.. Jas. II. Letcher
and Jerry Boyle, in theiofice......The
Evansville may be relied on to go to
Bowling Green to. day.
GTeanIngs from Our Exchanges
CINCINNATI. The Commercial OF Friday
says:
Mr.. George l.. Johnson, the sen Tor OF the
well known steamboat agency firm OF
George Il. Johnson Il Co, died very sud-
denly, yesterday morn ing, at 10 O'Clock, at
nIs.late residence In Newport, KeutucKx,
/ OF congestion of the lungs. The deceased
| returned from the East last Sunday, and
was I'll ieted with ague, but was about the
| city making bis usual business rounds on
/ Tuesday and Wednesday. Yesterday
/ morning after spartaking of q light break
i fast, he remarked to his wife, II feel bet-
| ter. and believe III go over 20 Cincin
| NATL" aad sat down on tho bed, with
/ his wife standing beside him. lie In
stantly placed hla hands on his heart,
and exclaiming "Op' fell back corpse
| The deceased was in his thirty fifth year,
and leaves wife and i've children. He
| was born in MaysvflIe, Kentucky, and
q
engaging in the agency business. During
the war he volunteered, and served with
/ distinction ia the Mortar Fleet on the
| Lower Mississippi and was transferred TO
| the w estern FiOtilla, serving as Master on
| the General Bragg and other. Omitted stat es
| steamers, under Admirals Foote, DAVIS
| and Porter. During the past year he has
been absent in Washington and New York
/ most OF the time, advocating the Interests
/ of FTemont's Pacific Railroad prof ect He
| was an energetic, enthusiastic young bust-
| ness man, with an extensive acquaintence
| throughout the West and South, and all
| along the line of our great rivers. He had
/ policies OF insurance on his life for $4,000,
/ In Eastern Offices.
Mr.. johnson, the deceased, was well
known to maay OF our citizens especla ally
in river circles, aud was man OF great
energy and public spirit. and was always
actively engaged in business. His pre- ma
ture death Will be deeply mourned by n
very large circle OF warm friends, OF
whom few men had more than George i.
| Johnson.J
The wTecking steamer 4. +. Eckert left
| Paducah yesterday for the wreck OF the
| Anna, sunk al Slim Island.
The old gunboat Tyler Is cleaning out
| the cutters in New Orleans, throughout
the Injected district. Her steam pumI
| throws water at the rate of three thousand
gallons per hour, with a ten-ineh nozzle
| In three hundred Ieet hose.
i The Indiana, en- route from New Orleans
TO Louisville, has full cargo, principally
railroad iron.
Captain sam r. James, of the Emperor
and Bermuda, will remain sc New Albany
for several days, where letters relative u
the sale OF these steamers will reach him
Captain E. Eugene Bowers, clerk Of TIN
Nick. Longworth, Is here on visit TO hi
family. His Packet Will undergo repair
at st. Louis, and return to New Orlean
from that point.
The Times Of Friday evening says:
The weather remains cool, but cleare.
off. and the hopes OF a rise have vanished
| The river Is falling at all points above, an'
| for awhile yet at least the few boats run
| ming VIII have To make the acquaintanc
| OF divers sand. bars,
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