The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-25
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Tor otler River Tsepls. see Bourt4 Fage.
weather and 9veter.

- N%%A se%@8A ~ FaANHs
| The weather on Saturday was de
! lightfuIly clear aud pleasant. Tn.
mercury at ga. N. stood at 7O9, ant
the atmosphere was smoky, like Indi
an Summer. The river. during tn,
| "a hours ending at 3 P. NJ, had riser
| 81 feet, and was rising at the rate o
q to 3 inches per hour. Fortunately
the leYee was pretty clear Of freight
and nobody is likely to be put to in
ecn genience by the rise.
Arrivals and Departure
The arrivals and departures up to
3 pm. Saturday, include the Idle
wild, Cairo to return; Robt. Burns
Memphis to Cincinnati; Altoona, St
Louis to Cincinnati; Fayet,e, Hender-
son and return; Norman. to Cincin-
natl; Pine Bluff, Rockport to return
Morning Star, louisville to return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the FIRST boats due here are
the Idlewild, from Cairo; Rose Hite,
from Louisville Minneola. from
Memphis; Robert e. Lee. Indiana
and Mary Houston, from New Or.
leans; Emma Floyd for Nashville
Kate Robinson, for St. Louis; Night.
iDgale, from Arkansas River; Cham.
pion, from st. Louis; West Wind
and Sam Orr. from PASSPORT; Mallie
Ragon and Robert Moore. from Nash,
vile; Alice Dean, John Kilgour, and
Virginia. for New Orleans; Bermuda
from Cincinnati; Silver Moon fol
Memphis; Hartford and Falls Oisy
from Green River.
..se BOafs Leaving To-day
FoR CAIRo.-The feet and beauti
full low. pressure Quickstep is tht
| popular packet for Cairo and all wa!
points at 4 Pm. to- day, and is a mos
desirable passenger packet. Captain
Jack Grammer, one Of the most oblig
ing officers on the Ohio, is her com
mander, and Walter B. Pennington
and Eugene Rudd are her courteous
attentive and obliging clerks.
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The famous
feet flying favorite. Tarasoon, vii
leave as usual at 10 this morning, 70
Louisville and all way ports, and ha
no superior in pleasant appointments
on the river. She is commanded b
Captain James Mather, an accom-
plished and highly competent gentle
man of the old school, and vel
eran officer. Miles d. Warren an
Phil. Beverly, two highly popular an
pleasant gentlemen, have charge 9
the Office. A.
FoR RooKPoRT. - The excelleI
steamer Pine Bluff will leave at 3
NJ. to-day for Rockport and all wa
landings. having pleasant passengt
appointments. Capt. Lafayette Eide
commands and Join A. Adams
her accomplished clerk.
FoR GREEN RIvER.-The new al
/ elegant Hartford returns to Gree
! River at 4p.M. o-day. and is an a
! mirablc little boat. Capt. Joe NJ
Reynolds and Billy Liter are her O.
terprising and obliging officers.
For HENDERsoN.-The gay Ia,
cite, light headed and swift, leave
for Henderson at 3 Pm. Capt. A. {
Durland, Negley Rudd, and Jerl
Boyle are her chief officers.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The great Silv'
Moon is the Memphis packet at B
early hour this morning, and Is
splendid steamer. Capt. Ben hi
riellecs is her distinguished cor
mander, and George Higgins, q &c
tleman of fine social and busiue
qualities, is her faithful clerk. 81
has very superior passenger accor
modations.
For NEW ORIEANs.-The feet al
- elegant steamer Virginia will be he
to-day enroute to New Orleans al
r all way ports. This is one of t
best boats in commission, and CAPITA
Chariey Schultze, Len. s. Miller a
: Lam Malborn, her chief off GERS, o
sterling gentleman, possessing =
y those fine social qualities that rend
a trip with them delightful.
q BzfsceEIane0us.
As we anticipated the river v
on ~;o;ro IN SATURDAY. with great rap