The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-07
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WEE rher and water.

cloudy, hot and sultry, with indies
tions of rain. Mercury ranged fro
76o to 9Io. The river is declinir
very slowly. and as it is swelliD
above, it will probably soon come
a stand here; the season of low We
ter and light draught steamboats,
however, is about at hand.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures vi
to three Pm. yesterday include tn,
Lorena, Cincinnati to New Orleans
Fayette, Henderson and return
Morning Star, Louisville to return
boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the City of Evansville from Cairo
Tarascon and Falls City from Louis
vile; Sam. j. Hale, for Memphis
Louisville and Mary Houston, from
New Orleans; Kate Robinson, for st.
Louis; Alpha and Lawrence, from
Nashville; Champion. from st. Louis.
| boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRO.-The feet, low-pr
sure Quickstep is the regular packet
for Cairo and all way ports at 4 o clock
to-day. having unsurpassed cabin ac-
commodations. Capt. Jack Grammer
commands. and Walter b. Penning-
ton and Eugene Rudd are her popu-
lar clerks. She gives through re-.
ceipts for freight or passengers to all
points South or West. The Quick
step is great favorite.
For LOUISVILLE The peerless
and popular Tarascon-the very syn
onym,of beauty, grace and elegance
is the regular Mail Line packet for
Louisville at II PM. to-day, upon the
arrival of the mail train, and is really
unrivaled in speed and in splendid
and luxurious appointments. Capt.
James Mather, skillful and compe-
tent gentleman, commands, and Miles
D. Warren. Phil. Beverly and Willie
Cage do the honors of the Office.
For GRANDvIEw.-The fine pas
senger steamer Pine Bluff leaves at
10 AM. for Grandview and all way
ports. in charge of those attentive and
obliging gentlemen, Capt. Lafayette
Elder, John A. Adams and Robert
Adams. Especial attention given to
way business.
For BOWLING GREEN.-The feet
Falls City, Capt. Robinson command
ing. aud Murray Bewley ia the Office,
is due here to day, en- route for
Bowling Green. She has splendid
passenger accommodations, and her
officers are pleasant and obliging gem
tlemen.
FoR GREEN RIvER.-The excel
lent steamer Hartford, Capt. Toe Nc
Reynolds, sterling gentleman, COM
manding, and with j. III. Wilbanks,
always courteous, sffable and obliging,
in the office, leaves for Rochester,
and all way landings on Green River,
at 4 PM. to-day. Give her a good
trip.
For HENDERsoN.-The gay and
popular Fayette, Captain A. 0. Dur
land, will leave for Henderson at 3
Pm. Negly Rudd and Jerry Boyle
do the honors of the Office, and are
obliging gentlemen.
For ST. LoUIs.-The elegant steam
er Kate Robinson, of the st. Louis
Express Line, is due here to-day en-
route to st. Louis aud all way ports.
having superior passenger accommo-
dations and popular and attentive
officers. Capt. j las. Remission, vet
eran in the service, commands, and
John Thrasher, a true gentleman, is
her chief clerk.
miscellaneous.
Business was not lively on the levee
yesterday......The Idlewild was receiv-
ing fairly during the forenoon, with
favorable prospects for afternoon OPP
erations.........The Fayette brought
up nearly 100 hhds tobacco, and a
crowd of people...........The Lorena
had an excellent trip on herself and
barges. Our esteemed fellow citizens
Dan. Weaver, and G.. w. Finley are
her pilots. villainous on
slought of the Fourth Street cess
pool upon the steamer Hartford and
her commander. Capt. Joe. Morley
nolds, yesterday morning, WAS
the subject of general animadver-
sion among steamboatmen yester-
day, and there was a single but unan-
imous verdict, that it was a mean,
contemplate and cowardly attempt at
blackmailing. or in other words, an
attempt to compel Capt. McReynolds
to patronize the Courier. The peo-
pie of Evansville and along Green
River know Capt. McReynolds, who
is an old citizen, and they know his
traducers. Capt. McReynolds had an
offer of large excursion party on
Green River on Monday, but having
loose crank, he chose to lose 800
for portion of day, rather than
risk the lives of citizens or the good
condition of his boat. He lost trip
and the opportunity to make 800 or
5000. in order to put the Hartford in
good condition for business. We
found it the universal verdict
among steamboatmen yesterday
and other gentlemen of all po-
litical shades. but chiefly Democrats,
that a more cowardly, contemplate
item had never been penned, not ex-
cepting the foul threat to ruin the