The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-15

The weather continues, very capri
cious, being q succession Of sunshin
I and clouds with but little rain. Tn
mercury touched 72o at noon. Tn.
river is stationary. with a tendency t
swell;; there is a light rise1aboqe.4 s
s- AFrIgRIs and DeFarIures.7 odr
II The arrivals and departures up to !
Pm, yesterday include the MalHt
Ragon. from Nashville; Kate Robin
son, st. Louis to Cincinnati Jim.
Watson and bargess Cairo to- Louis
vile; Idlewild. from Cairo; Fayette,
Henderson and return5 Bermuda, to
Cincinnati; Pine Bluff, GrandYieW, to
return. 81 ep 5dt ao s4a5
Boats Due Here.
Among the FIRST boats due here are
the Quickstep. from Cairo; Morning
Star, from Louisville; Commercial,
from Memphis; MinneoIa, for Mem
pills. Indiana, Mary Miller and Mary
Houston, from New Orleans; Anna,
for St, Louis; Altoona. from Sc. Louis;
Nick LoDgWorth, for New Orleans !;
Norman. from Cincinnati; Hartford,
from Green River Clara Scott, from
Easiport; Alpha, from Nashville.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent new
steamer IdleWild leaves for Cairo and
all way ports promptly at Pm. to-
day. as the regular mail and express
packet, in charge of those pleasant
and popular gentlemen, Captain Gus.
Fowler, Will. p. Fowler and Duke
Nicholson, assisted in the freight de-
partment by Ed. Thomas and John
Nurre. The Idlewild is not surpassed
in elegance, speed or pleasant accom-.
modations. by any boat on the Lower
Ohio. She connects at Cairo with
first class boats for ST. Louis, Mem
phis and New Orleans. Mrs. Wins
lows soothing syrup with variations,
supplied at Johnson's battery.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.--The faYorite
Morning Star will be the mail and
express packet for Louisville at r.
NJ. to-day, and is admirably appoint
ed. Capt. Frank o. Smith, gentle
man Of great experience, commands,
and Kinnie Smith and Fred. Jones
do the honors of the Office, and are
careful, accurate and obliging. The
Star is one of the most excellent
boats that grace our wharf. and every
thing about her is 6rst class.
For GRAEDvIEw. - The fine pas
seDger steamer, Pine Bluff, leaves
promptly at 3 Pm. for Grandview and
all way ports, in charge of Captain
Lafayette Elder, commanding, with
John A. and Robert Adams in the
office, oil pleasant and courteous gen.
tlemen
FoR HENDERSON. The feet and
finely appointed steamer Fayette,
leaves promptly at 3 PM, for Hen
derson, in charge of those pleasant
and popular gentlemen. Captain A.
0. Durland. Negley Rudd and Jerry
Boyle. She is a clipper.
For NAsHvILLE.-The new and |
popular pet of the Cumberland, NAL
lie Ragon, will leave Wednesday for |
the Rock City. Capt. Jay Wee Throop
commands. with his chief of staff.
Ben. T. Eagar. in the Office. The cir
cular work is performed by Thorn p.
VIM. Knight is master of the fore
castle, and her other officers are all |
regular. We commend this craft as
worthy in every respect of most liber- |
al patronage. and hope to continue to
announce her good fortune. -Four
o'clock Pm. is the hour of her de-
parture.
FoR NEW 0RLEANs.-The great
steamer Nick Longworth, may be ex.
pected to leave positively to-day. for
New Orleans and all way ports, hav-
ing unsurpassed passenger accommos
dations and great carrying capacities.
Capt. Low. Hates and Eugene Bow
ers are her insuperable officers.
miscellaneous.
Business was rather active on the
levee ycsterday.........The Kate Rob-
inson passed up with moderate trip
Idlewild had 219 hogs
heads tobacco, 800 barrels -four, SO
barrels whisky, Is. 900 shingles, and
great variety Of miscellaneous freight
.........The Mallie Ragon brought in
68 hogsheads tobacco and considera-
bic miscellaneous ffeight....,....The
Bermuda took out fair trip with
large engagements above...... The
City of Evansville. Sam Orr, and Ev-
ansville we're receiving largsly.........
The Fayette came up full of tobacco
and crowded with people......."The |
Jim Watson and barges passed up
morning.
GsIeantngs from Our Exchanges.
CIHc1NHATI--The Commercial Of Mon
day says: ~
Captain FInk's new Wheeling packet,
dropped down 20 Dumont's fonn-
dry, on saturday evening, to receive her
Outfit, and be completed.
1t is the intention o. the Dean Line"
and Memphis Packet Company TO send
two boats to Memphis during the present
week. The MinneOla, Capt. Miller, departs
was announced yesterday. - 4
The problem of cheap transportation OF
grain from he West to tide-water, which
Is matter OF vital Importance to the
whole country, is not deemed to nave been
entirely solved by the new canal policy