The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-05
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was visible. for the first time, last
night, and lies nearly on its back-an
indication Of wet weather. The
weather last night was freezing hard,
and ice will be found, doubtless. this
morning. The additional arrivals and
departures last night were tao Emma
No. 3, Cincinnati TO New Orleans;
Rose Hits, Louisville and return;
Fayette, to Cairo; Ollie Sullivan. to
Nashville; Messenger and Lorens,
New Orleans to Cincinnati
The Fayette got frst-rate tfip out.
She was full OF people......The Emma
No. 3 was deeply loaded, her
guards dragging ia the water 1900.
The 0lli5 Sullivan took out good
trip..,......The Rose Hite had sod
freight list aGd fair NUN Ger Of pas
sengers down, ard vas crowded when
she went out.-.......We want every
body to remember the Sam Orr to-
day. She is the regular Cairo pscket,
our own boat. end is a Grst rate one.
She should be we'll patronized ........
Captain j. g. Neal telegraphs from
Giro that the great pressure
Richmond, the finest and NEST ele-
CANT passenger steamer aaoat, will
be here this morning, and viii leave
for New Orleans this evening.
There is already largo amount of
freight already % tae wharf awaiting
her arrival-at least 600 or 700 tons
of freight, and constantly increasing.
She has 735 bales Of cotton for r. K.
Dunkerson s. Co, OF this city .-.....
The Alice Dean has 800 AID the
Fanny Brandeis has over 700 for the
same parties. Both are due, or over
due........Captain Sam. Black and all
the other Witnesses in, the case of
Barnett & Bros. as. Pink Varble, B
G. Levi, ct. a.. except Ed. Parmele
and Capt. Dickinson, left for Louis
vile on the Rose Hite, last nighs-....
We were grati6ed to find Phil B.
Branham still in the Office f the
Rose Hite, and to learn that he is
likely to remain there. he is Que OF
the pleasantest aud most efficient
clerks that visits our wharf......"....
The Ollie Sullivan went up to New
burg last evening for lot Of freight,
and passed down again about 81
o'clock as full as a tick.........The
Messenger and Lorena had good trips
last night. The former passed up at
9 and the latter at II o'clock.........
The Alice Dean will be here early
this morning, and the Richmond
about conference.-the publish On
the first page of the JOURNAL this
morning the decision of Judge Bland
Ballard, of the T. S. District Court
for Kentucky, in the case Of the Green
and Barren Rivers Navigation Com.
pany vs.. Joseph McRaynolds, of the
steamer Hartford. in which all our
citizens are interested...............An
Omaha dispatch dated January 3,
says:
1.-THE steamer Lady Grace, lying at
the levee, was totally destroyed by
fire st A. NJ to day. Loss about
twelve thousand dollars. The loss is
| covered by insurance to the amount
Of four thousand five hundred dollars.
EOafs Leaving To-Day.
The great low-pressure passenger
steamer Richmond is announced to
leave for New Orleans and all way
landings this evening. She is beyond
comparison the most elegantly and
luxuriousIy appointed boat hat comes
to this port. Her state.rooms are ft
for the dormitory OF Queen. Her
cabin is gorgeous palace. Captain
j. Slut Neal is her distinguished COM
mander, a name that is as household
words al over the continent. Mr.. John
Brooks, a veteran steamboatman and
highly accomplished gentleman, is
her chief clerk, and steps at once into
the good graoes of al with whom be
does business. He has an able corps
Of assistants. Yves. Whitlow, a popu-
lar name IN these waters, commands
the forecastle. Fred Hartman is her
unsurpassed steward. and provides
munifcently for his guests. Drs.
Johnson and Rea. two genial, social
gentlemen, carry the key to the medi-
cine chest, and refresh the weak and
wearied. Jim Pell and Jim Ostran-
der are her pilots, experienced, care
fuI and safe