The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-09
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Weather and water

eaAy. was clear and cold, with the
mercury below 300. 1t grew cloudy
before noon, and continued raw and
cold. The river during the twenty
four hours ending at three P. NJ. had
fallen three inches, and will be found
falling more rapidly TO- day. The
wind yesterday twas from the west.
but very light.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3P. NJ. were the Robert Moore, Nash
vile to Cincinnati; Fayette, Hender-
son and return; Hartford, Little Wa
bash to return: Mary Davage, Pitts
burg to st. Louis.
BOATS Bue Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Sam. Orr, from Cairo; Morning
Star and Mary Miller, from Louisville;
Milbrey and Sam. J. Hale, from
Memphis; Virginia, Louisville and
Groesbeck, from New Orleans; Robt.
ert Burns, for Memphis; Emma
Floyd for Nashville; Abeoaa
for st. Louis; Armadillo, from
Arkansas River; Kate Robinson from
St. Louis; Clara Scott, from Wabash
River; Rapidan No. 2, from PASSPORT.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
Fox CAIRO. - The feet and finely
appointed steamer Sam Orr is the
high-headed and popular packet for
Cairo and all way points at 4 P. NJ. to-
day. Captain Allen Duncan is her
popular commander, and Guy Vim
yard, Jimmy Best and John Nurre
are her clerks. and no pleasanter gen.
tlemen are any where to be found.
The Orr is fast and finely appointed.
FoR LOUISVILLE. = The favorite
Morning Star will be the mail and ex-
press packet for Louisville at 6 P. II,
to-day, and is admirably appointed.
Capt. A. T. Gilmore, a gentleman of
great experince, commands, and
Frank Dougherty and Frank Jones
do the honors of the Office, and are
careful, accurate and obliging. The
Star is one of the most excellent boats
that grace our wharf, and everything
about her is first class.
For HENDERsoN.-The feet and
nelly appointed steamer Fayette,
leaves promptly at 3 P. NJ, for Hen
derson, in charge of those pleasant
and popular gentleman. Captain
Charley Perkins, A. o. Durland, Jer-
~ Boyle and Mr.. Story. She is a
clipper.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The we'll known
steamer Lewellin. will leave positive
ly for Memphis, to-day, at p. NJ, in
charge of Capt. Les. Ware, who is
we'll and faVorably known to all ship
pers and most travellers. Thad. p.
Gibson, a courteous and attentive
gentleman is her chief clerk. The
LeweIlin has pleasant passenger ap-
pointments.
szisseEIanc0us.
Business on the landing yes
terday was very good, notwith
standing our port list was light....Th
Robt. Moore arrived from Nashville
at A. NJ, and after adding large
amount of freight departed for Gin
cinnati with her guards close to the
water......."The Lewellin met with
slight accident Monday night as she
came into port, by coliding with the
tow boat Hawkeye. She was unable
to get off last night but will 60 posi-
lively this evening......The Fayette
brought up good trip of freight and
people from Understandable Hart
ford brought in full trip
and was receiving some freight fO1
her return.........The Evansville was
receiving largely, and would have all
she could carry by the time she was
ready to leaye........Captain Seeley
formerly clerk of the Falls City, now
Superintendent of the Green and
Barren Rivers Navigation Company
was in the ely for the past two days
The Company is fortunate in securing
the services of SO efficient and gen.
tlemanly an oficer.........The interest
in the new steamer City of Evansville
continued undated yesterday, and
our citizens were constantly fockine
aboard in crowds to inspect and ad.
mire her beautiful and luxuriously
appointed cabins and appurtenances
In our description Of her, published
in yesterdays JOURNAL, we necessa.
rily or inadvertently omitted many
new features which deserved no.
tice. One is the inscriptions on
the state-rooms in the ladies'
cabin. On the starboard, the after
fine state-roome are labeled as follows
Henderson" "Uniontown." Casey
ville." "Smithland' and "Paducah.n
The corresponding rooms on the lar
board are inscribed: mt. Vernon, y
''Shawneetown," "Golconda, ELIZA
BEETHOVEN" and Metropolis" An
other good feature is an iron rod
around the boiler deck guards as a
foot-Test for passengers, and a guard
for the wooden banisters and railing.
About noon, the City Of Evansville
steamed off up the river to a corn pile
ON the Kentucky shore, returning