The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-15
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Weather and water.
The weather yesterday was nearly clear.
but very windy and cold, the mercury
ranging from 400 TO So. The river has
commenced TO decline, and up to SPIN.
yesterday, had fallen IL inches. It is de-
Ginning slowly but steadily at all points
hence to PIttsbuTg.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures yesterday
include the Mary Houston, Louisville
to New Orleans; Kats Kinney, st. Louis
to Louisville; Hartford, Henderson and
return; Tarascon, to Louisville; Pine Bluff,
to Grandview.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
Idlewild, from Cairo; Palestine, from
Louisville; Virginia, for New Orleans;
Norman and Commercial. from Memphis;
Tom Reese and barges, from New Orleans;
Florence Lee, from Eastport; Kate Rob-
tnson, from st. Louis; Emma Floyd, for
Memphis.
boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-The beautiful, wIld-winged,
low pressure Q utckstep is the regular mall
and express packet for Cairo and all way
landings at P N. tO-day,and is unexcelIed
in symmetry, speed OF elegant appoint.
ments by few If any boats afioat, having
just been thoroughly renovated, repaired
and refurnished throughout. Capt. II. T.
Dexter, one Of the oldest and most re-
nowned steamboatmen in commission, is
her popular commander; Walter B. Pen.
nington. Eugene Rudd and Sid. Humph.
rsl anr aEs
bIal for efficiency, courtesy and strict at
tention to business, and solicitous for the
comfort Of passengers. TheO. HUM is
chief of her eommissariat, and provides
bountifnlly and OF the best.
For LoUIsYILLE.-The feet and elegant
Palestine is the regular packet for Louis.
Vile, at Pm. today, having splendid
passenger appointments. Captain Ed.
Order, veteran officer and high-toned
gentleman, IS IN command, and Phil
Beverly, late of the Tarascon, is her gen.
tlemRnly and highly efficient clerk.
For GRANDVIEw.-The punctual Pine
Bluff returns to Grandview at 8 Pm. to-
day, in charge of those attentive and
obiging gentlemen, Capt. Lafayette Elder
and John A. and Robt. Adams. She has
good passenger accommodations.
FoR HENDERSON The pretty Hartford
with Capt. Joe McReynoIds on the roof
and Charley Perkins and Jimmie Leteher
in the ONCE, VIII leave for Henderson at
Pm. to-day, furnishing pleasant accom-
modations to passengers.
MfsceIIan eOus.
Business on the river yesterday was
fairly active, with fair port list......The
Tarascon took out big trip of freight and
peOpie........The Kate Kinney, recently
purchased by Captains Hicks King, John
Montgomery and others, at New Albany.
passed mp yesterday flying light and look
ing extremely well. She is in excellent
condition and Is one of the fastest packets
that will be In the New Orleans and Lou
isville trade this season. She viii at once
enter the Louisville, Evansville and New
Orleans trade, and VIII be comm Rnded by
Captain Hicks King, as excelIentR gentle
man as ever pulled bell rope, with Al
Croxan a highly efficient and very popu-
lar clerk, In the ONCE. Captain
John Montgomery and MI. Brooks
were at her wheel going up..................
The City of Evansville and Evansville
were receiving literally. with prospects OF
good trips out,........-,..-.The Mary Houston
arrived about A NJ, and added but little
hare, there being difference in the views
OF her officers and shippers in regard to
tow, and had q right good trip. Captain
Durham and Harry Walker were in fine
feather...............The Hartford had q large
number Of passengers up, and was reoeiy-
ing fine trip for her return.........C Captain
John e. Triplett, formerly OF the Petrolia
No. 2, Norman and other steamers as mas
ter and clerk, has established a steamboat
agency, with an ofIlce at the American
House, in this city, and to-day advertises
the Il. O. Gray for Memphis and Arkan-
sas River. Captain TrtpIett IS an affable
and pleasant gentleman, and Will make
an active and efficient steamboat agent.
We wish him abundant success in his new
profession.
GIeantngs from Our Exchanges
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of Satur-
day says;
The marks last evening indicated three
feet ten inches and at a stand. The wealth
er was mild for the season,
CNoINEATI. = The Commercial of satur-
day says:
Captain U. b. PierseI will commence
loading the Nightingale and two new
model barges for New Orleans to-day, at
the city wharf, to leave for New Orleans
Captain Albert stein VIII 60 over to st.
Louis, next week, TO load the p. W. Stra-
A barge containing q portion of the Red
Clouds freight, while being taken over
the falls, on Thursday. was swept out OF
sunk in shallow water, opposite the old
Smyser mill. Captain Pink Varble had
charge OF the RED Cloud, and had placed
another falls pilot on the barge, instruct
ing him to follow the course taken by the
Cloud. The pilot OF the barge was doing
50, admirably but the wind proved too
much for him, with the above result. Cap
tain Marble, with shts usual promptness,
move the freight from the sunken barge
and convey tt TO the Red Cloud, at Port
land, in order that the boat might at once
freight was OF the imperishabie kind, and
consequently but very little injured.
The following resolution was adopted on
Change yesterday: Whereas, There is at
this time stage of water In the Ohio Riv-
er sufficient to permit steamboats, TO navi-
gate below this city and Cairo, to do the
ordinary business OF the season, provided
the Louisville and Portland canal was
open to pass such steamboats,; and Where
as, The business of the city is suffering for
transportation facilities by the way OF the
river; therefore, Resolved That the Board
of Officers of the Chamber OF Commerce be
and they are hereby instructed TO CORE
spond with General WeitzeI and urge upon
him, IL at all practicable, not only the Inn
portance, but the necessity to the BUSINESS
interests Of the entire country bordering
on the Ohio River, OF Immediately opening
the canal, to permit a resumption of river
navigation. signed, Sam. j. Hale James
w. Batchelor, III. =. Spencer, Proctor &
Gamble, s. Levi & Brother.
The Gazette says;
The present owners OF the II. s. Turner
are Captain w. I. Rusk (her commander,)
George , Philips, vincent Shinkle and
one-fourth, and the price paid for her was
S26, COO She Is four years old.
The Commercial Of Sunday says;
Captain Boardman's fro steamer, built
expressly for the New Orleans and Red
River trade, was successfully launched
from Litherbury's yard at ~ O'CLOCK yes
witnessed the spectacle, cheering heartily
as she glfded into her native element. A
she went In stern foremost, the water
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