The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-26
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hot. A pleasant breeze prevail,
yesterday forenoon, but the mercuI
; reached 920 at 10 AM, and was era,
ually mounting upward. The river
declining very slowly.
Z Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
PM. Saturday. were the City of Ev
ansville. Cairo to return; Falls City
Bowling Green to Louisville, Sam
Orr, from Eastport; Kate Robinson
Cincinnati to st. Louis; Diana, Louis
vile to New Orleans; Tarascon, t
: Louisville; Fayette. Henderson to re.
turn.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here
are the Idlewild, from Cairo, Pales-
tine, from Louisville; Champion.
from st.LOuis; Evansville, from Green
River; MiDneola, from Memphis.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The magnificent new
steamer Mary Miller, having excel
lent cabin and state-room appoint
ments, takes the place of the Quick
step TO day. in the packet trade. and
will leave for Cairo at 4 O'Clock pm.
ia charge of Captain Adam Liter. an
old and experienced navigator, and a
pleasant and popular gentleman.
Walter B. Pennington, Eugene Rudd
and Sid. Humphrey, the popular
clerks of the Qaickstep. will have
charge of her Office, and Will. Steele
and Katy Did will " eat and drink "
the passengers most Elegantly. This
arrangement continues for sixty DAYS.
after which the Mary Miller will enter
the Evansville and Memphis trade,
for which she was originally designed.
The City of Evansville takes the
Quickstep's days, while the latter is
being repaired, and the Mary Miller
will leave every Tuesday and Friday.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The elegant pas
seDger packet Palestine, in complete
condition, will leave this evening for
Louisville and all way points, in
charge of those eminent navigators
and true gentlemen, Captain w. r.
Hollcroft, @. A. Van Kirk and Lewis
Branham, ell of whom arc noted for
their polite attentions to passengers.
FoR OINoINNATI.-The elegant and
beautiful Emperor will leave prompt
ly for Louisville and Cincinnati at 10
AN. to-day, having spacious and lux
urious passenger accommodations.
Captain Sam. 7. james and George
L. Gold are her chief officers, and
will be found unremitting in their at
tentions to passengers and shippers.
FoR GRANDvIEw AND THE COAST.
The elegant coast packet, Pine Bluff,
leaves at 10 A. N. to-day, for Grand
view and all way landings, in charge
of those genial, high toned gentlemen
Capt. Lafayette Elder, John Adams
and Robert Adams, who will give
especial attention to the comforts of
passengers. She has pleasant and
elegant cabin and state room appoint
ments.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The matchless
Fayette will leave promptly at 3 pm.
to-day, for Henderson, in charge Of
those accomplished gentlemen and
skillfuI nayigators. Captain a. o.
Durland, Charley Perkins and Jerry
Boyle, who are fully up in their roles.
For EAsTPoRT. = The excellent
and popular steamer Sam. Orr will
leave positively for Eastport and all
way points to-day, at A PM, Offering
every attraction to passengers and
shippers. Capt. Allen Duncan. Guy
Vinyard, Cash Thomas and Dick
Morrow, her chief officers, are gentle
men of note, and of rare excellence.
can recommend them with great
confidence to passengers and shippers.
miscellaneous.
Matters were a little lively on the
wharf yesterday forenoon, but ship.
ments were not heaVy.-...The City
of Evansville and Sam. Orr both had
fair trips.......The transient boats had
generally about all they could carry
on the water""."..The Tarascon left
a splendid trip of people and a
amount of freight....The Fay
cite brought 90 hhds of tobacco and
i lots" of people~.......The City of
Evansville. Immediately on being dis
charged, commenced loading for her
return trip, and wal receiving liber-
ally.."......Geo. Wolfin, of Mt. YER
non, was in the city yesterday morn
ing. accompanied by six brothers and
sister - constituting an entire
brigade. Their homes are ocattered
al over the United States, and one
in Havana, and they are all to-
for the first time in several !
7ears......The following rates prevail !
his week:
NEW ORLEA Ns.-FIour, potatoes and all
barrels, Csc; pork 81; eggs 81 rs: Whis-
81 76; hay $40 per ton: chickens SI per
tTukeys 81 70 per dozen; horsesSlOs
50; furniture three card rates. 10.
1acco 60; bacon aud heavy pound Freight