The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-29
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weather and water.

cloudy, with some promise OF rain
. The river, during the "a hours endiDJ
at PM, had fallen Is inches, and ,
steady decline is going on from Pitts.
burg to Cairo, and real low waie,
may be anticipated soon.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to z
PM. include the Fayette, Henderson
and return; Shamrock, st. Louis to
Cincinnati; Bermuda, to Cincinnati
Pine Bluff, Grandview to return; Pal
estine, Louisville to return; Mime
ola. Memphis to Cincinnati.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here
are the Quickstep, from Cairo; Morn
ing Star, from Louisville; Minueo-
la, from Memphis; Robert Burns,
for Memphis Nick Longworth, and
Mary Houston, from New Orleans ;
Champion, for st. Louis; Kate Rob.
inson. from st. Louis; Norman, from
Cincinnati; Clara Scott. from East
port; Lawrence, from Nashville.
Boats Leaving TO-day.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent new
steamer Idlewild leaves for Cairo aud
all way ports promptly at 4 Pm. to
day. as the regular mail and express
packet, in charge of those pleasant
and popular gentlemen, Captain Gus.
Fowler, viii. p. Fowler and Duke
Nicholson, assisted in the freight de-
partment by Ed. Thomas ard John
Nurre. The Idlewild is not surpassed
in elegance, speed or pleasant accom-
modations, by any boat on the lower
Ohio.
For LoUIsvILLE-The great Morn
ing Star, thoroughly reprinted, will be
the mail and express packet for Louis.
vile at 6 Pm. too day. and is admira-
bly, appointed. Capt. A. T. Gilmore,
a gentleman of great experience, COM
mands, and Will. H. Whiting and
Robert w. Dougherty do the honors
of the Office, and are careful, accurate
and obliging. The Star is one of the
most excellent boats that graces our
wharf. and everything about her is
first class.
For GRANDYIEw.-The Pine Bluff
returns to Grandview at PM. to. day,
and will give especial attention to
way business. She has pleasant pas
senger accommodations and compe-
tent and attentive officers. Captain
Lafayette Elder commands, and John
A. Adams and Bob Adams have
charge Of the Office.
For HENDERsoN.-The feet and
finely appointed steamer Fayette
leaves promptly at 3 PM. for Hen
derson, in charge of those pleasant
and popular gentlemen, Capt. A. o
Durland, Negley Rudd and Jerry
Boyle. She is clipper.
For NASHVILLE. - The magnifi-
cent new steamer Mallie Ragon, will
leave positively for Nashville and all
way ports at 4 PM. to day, in charge
of that eminent commander and
sterling gentleman, Captain Josh v.
Throop. with George S. Throop and
John Throop, two polite and popular
young gentlemen, in the office. The
Mallie Ragon is entirely new, and
most elegantly appointed.
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There was but little of interest on
the wharf yesterday........The Sham
rock had good trip from st. Louis
for Cincinnati......The Bermuda left
at sharp 10 with fair trip........The
Fayette had a good trip from Hen
dersoB........The City of Evansville
was receiving large quantity of fur
niture and other reshipping freight.
............The Sam. Orr was receiving
fairly.......Capt. John Gilbert, Pres
ideut of the Evansville and Cairo
Packet Company, was in the city yes
terday......."Jim. Conway. porter Of
the Idlewild, whose floral bower, an
tiquarian selections, and mechanical
curiosities attract so much attention,
has our thanks for a magnificent
specimen of geology, comprising iron
ore, copper feur spar quartz-a real
gem.....Don't forget that the Mallie
Ragon goes to Nashville this even
ing. .........The Minneola passed up at
8 PM. with a good trip.........The
Pine Bluff arrived at 3 Pm. with a
large cargo Of tobacco...........By a
special dispatch we learn that the
Jennie Howell arrived at Shawnee
town yesterday with 107 tons Of rail-
road iron for the Springfield a0 AZ
nois Southwestern Railway
GIeanIngs from Our Exchaugea.
CINoINNATE.-The Commercial Of
Monday says:
Captain Andy Robinson. Jr., has
not sold the Glasgow, as intimated by
the papers, although Captain b. q.
Levi, Of Louisville, has beel examin-
ing her for lower trade.
The Gazette says:
The money drawer Of the Belle was
robbed of $25 last Thursday, in the
absence of the clerk.
Charlie Janus. who works on deck
on the Louisville packet Gen. Lyle,
storing freight, has been in the en-
ploy of the United States Mail Line
Company, we understand. about thir-
teen years. He is fond of reading,
Hereads everything he can get hold Of
Sometimes he tears pieces OF the
newspapers off furniture to read. Ii
} is said Of him, however, that he never
: buys reading matter. This shows his
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