The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-08
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The weather on Saturday was part.
" cloudy and hot. with some indiea.
tons of rain. The mercury reached
| 94o at2P.M. The river during the
past twenty-four hours ending at 3
P. N. Saturday, had risen thirteen
inches, and was rising steadily. There
is now fully eight feet of water hence
to Cairo. The river is falling at all
points from Louisville to Pittsburg.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
Pm. Saturday. include the Shan
non, Cincinnati to New Orleans !;
Fayette, Henderson and return;
Morning Star. Louisville and return;
Mollie Gratz, Nashville to Louisville.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Palestine, from Louisville; Mary
Miller aud Idlewild from Cairo Min
nicola. for Memphis; Sam. j. Hale,
from Memphis; Hartford, from Nash.
vile Nick Longworth, for New Or
leans; Sam. Orr. from Eastport.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For OAIRo.-The magnificent City
of Evansville. a great favorite with
passengers and shippers. will leave az
4P.M. to-day for Cairo and all way
ports, giving through bills Of ladiDg
to all points South and West at regu-
lar rates. Capt Fl. 7. Dexter il her
eminent and experienced commander,
and Walter b. Pennington, Eugene
Rudd, and Sid. Humphrey are her
courteous, attentive and popular
clerks. John Golf feeds the passen-
gers on the fat of the land.
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The famous,
feet-fying, favorite Tarascon will
leave as usual. at ten this morning.
for Louisville and all way ports, and
has no superior in pleasant appoint
ments on the river. She is command
ed by Capt. James Mather, an accom-
plished and highly competent officer.
Miles ID. Warren and Phil. Beverly,
two popular and pleasant gentlemen,
have charge of the Office.
For GRANDvIEw.-The excellent
steamer Pine Bluff returns 20 Grand
view to-day, at 3 PM, and her officers,
Capt. Lafayette Elder. John A. Ad-
ans and Robert Adams. will extend
every courtesy to passengers and ship
pcrs. ~
For BOWLING GREEN.-The new
and excellent steamer Evansville will
return to Bowling Green at Pm. to-
day. and has choice cabin and state
room accommodations. Captain VIM.
Combs, an accomplished gentleman,
is in charge, and holland and Leopold
Kahn are her clerks, aud passengers
and shippers will receive every proper
attention.
FoR HENDERsoN. - The swift
winged Fayette leaves for Henderson
at z AN. and PM. commanded by
Captain A. o. Durland, and with
NeRley Rudd and Jerry Boyle in the
Office, all pleasant and competent Off
GERS.
Miscellaneous.
Business continues dull, and our
port list light...............T The Shannon,
Capt. Beatty--a beautiful new stern
wheeler, arrived at 2AM. on her
maiden trip to New Orleans, and had
a moderate trip. She laid here till
afternoon, and took a considerable
amount of freight, including 100 tons
of hay, shipped by Fuquay, of New
burg. Fayette had regular
crowd of people and considerable
freight. Many Hendersonians came up
to see Charley Noyes' show.......The
Idlewild was receiving moderately,
but business would be better after
noon.....The Judge Baker was getting
several nice round lots of freight,
but Cumberland River freight was
not abundant.........Capt. Sam. Paine,
of the st. Francis, left by the Idle
wild, on Saturday, for Memphis, to
look after his steamboat interests.
He is much pleased with our city, and
is greatly enamored with the Idlewild.
.........RUmember that the Evansville
goes out with the mail at 4 PM. TO
day. for Bowling Green.........-.....
The Morning Star arrived at PM,
with nice trip of freight and people.
Among her passengers was VIM. Per-
kins. the renowned engineer of the
champion Of the western rivers, the
famous Robt. e. Lee.......The Mol
lie Gratz was nearly light........Capt.
John Richey and Harvey Outman,
late of the Mary Houston, are the
pilots of the Shannon,.......Will. Ell.
Whiting, the elegant and obliging
clerk Of the Morning Star, sends us
the cob of q roasting ear which had
seventy three grains to the row, and
had eight rows, or five hundred and
eighty-four grains. The ear was fif-
teen and one half inches long. 1t was
a sample of the corn used for dinner
on the Star Saturday.
GIeanings from Our Exchanges.
PTrTsBURG.--The Commercial of Thurrdsy
says;
The marks laat evening Indicated four
| feet en- inches and falling. Trade on the
| landing was dull. Freights scarce. The
| weather continues warm.
Among those lost on the steamer silver
Spray, was All Carnens, second cooks OA