The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-27
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Weather and Water.
After a cloudy. cool night, yesterda,
opened bright aud beautiful, with i
pleasant breeze. AS the day advanced
the mercury rose till it reached Sc a
noon. The river during the "a hours
ending at 3 Pm. had fallen fifteer
inches. Another heaping rise of four
to six feet is coming from Pittsburg
which will serve to postpone still
further the period of dead low water
which we may expect during the COM
ing month.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures yes
terday include the Mary Miller, Cairo
to return; Fayette. Henderson and
return; Pine Bluff, Graudview and
return; Palestine, Louisville to re-
turn.
Boats hue Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Morning Star and Tarascon. from
Louisville; City of Evansville. from
Cairo; Leonidas. for New Or
leans; Florence Lee, from Cincinnati !;
Sam Orr, from Eastport; Emma
Floyd, from Memphis; Kate Robin
son, from st. Louis; B lie Vernon,
from New Orleans.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent new
steamer IdleWild will leave promptly
at 4PM. TO day for P4ducah, Cairo
and all way ports. and is one of the
prettiest, feetest and most elegantly
appointed steamers ever seen in these
waters. Her officers are noted for
their skill as steamboatmen and their
social accomplishments as gentlemen.
Capt. Gus. Fowler commands; Will.
p. Fowler and Duke Nicholson have
immediate charge of the Office, and
Ed. Thomas aud John Nurre look
with accuracy and strict attention to
the interests of shippers. Every de-
partment Of the boat is in good keep
ing. and passengers fare sumptuously.
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The popular
and feet Morning Star is the mail
packet for Louisville at III o'clock to-
night. having unsurpassed accommo-
dations. Captain Frank o. Smith
commands, and Win. lei. Whiting
and Willie Cage are her clerks-a
pleasant aud popular trio of gentle
men.
For CHAMELEON. - The excellent
steamer Pine Bluff goes to Caanelton
at 3 Pm. to-day. in charge of those
pleasant and ObligiDg gentlemen, Capt.
Lafayette Elder. John a. Adams end
Robert Adams. The Pine Bluff has
good passenger appointments.
FoR HENDERSON. - The feet and
finely appointed steamer Fayette
leaves promptly at 3 PM for Hender-
son. in charge of those pleasant and
popular gentlemen, Captain A. o. |
Durland. Jas. III. Leteher and Jerry
Boyle. She is clipper.
FoR MEMPHIs.-Thc famous steam.
er Norman, having been just put in
most complete repair throughout. and |
repainted and refurnished,
will leave to-day positively. for Mem
phis and all way ports, and will be
found as complete, pleasant and safe
a steamer as plies the Ohio. DIR. d.
H.. Kennedy takes command in person
and will be found b5 passengers and
shippers q courteous and obliging
gentleman, who will give especial at
tention to shippers and passengers.
La The Office will be found Captain
Lew. Morris, a pleasant and courte-
Gus gentleman and an accomplished, /
accurate and reliable clerk. Ed. |
Brown is her steward, and under
stands his role perfectly. The Nor
man goes out in splendid condition,
and should have paying trip.
ID miscellaneous.
Business was exceedingly dull on
the wharf yesterday, with light port
list up to 3P.M.........The Mary Mil
Ter arrived at An. with moderate
freight, but a good passenger trip.
She received fine lot of freight be-
fore noon for her return, and would
have good trip. The grand olio
opened promptly at 3: 30 Pm, by
the female minstrels, and was re-
ceiyed with tumultuous applause......
The Fayette had no freight up, but
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