The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-28
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The snow storm C 4ased about midnight
of Wednesday, the roof being covered to
the depth of bali an inch. Yesterday was
clear and beautiful, bat very cold at day
light the mercury resting at go, but grad
uaIly rose as the sun advanced toward
m~id-heaven, and by noon the tempera-
ture was quite pleasant, with the mercury
at 10. The river. during the q hours end
ing at 3 PM. yesterday, had fallen 3 inches.
IL is declining very slowly thus far, but
will probably go down more rapidly to-
day.
The arrivals and departures up 10 3 Pm.
yesterday include the West Wind. Wabash
River 20 return Petrolla No. ?, Henderson
and return; QuicEstep, Cairo to return +;
Tarascon, Louisville 10 return; Kenton,
Cincinnati to New Orleans.
Rohss Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Fayette, from Cairo; Rose Hlle, from
Louisville; Robert Burns and Fanny Bran
deis, from Memphis; Rapidan No. 2.
Miibrey anu Ollie Sullivan, from EastpOrt;
Champion, Louisville, p. w. strader.
Nick ~Long@orth, Indiana and Virginia,
from New Orleans; Silver Moon, for Mem.
phis; Emma Floyd, for Nashville: Alaska
C-H~AH@3 AAA0F - GNAaAA
sas River; Evansville, from Green River;
Norman. from Cincinnati.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO. The elegant and feet side
wheel steamer, Fayette will leave for Cairo
and all intermediate ports at PIX. to-day,
with the United States mails and the
Adams Express goods. hhe has frst-class
cabin and state room appointments
throughout, and IS very fast. Captain
Chas. g.. PERKINS, a gentleman OF large
experience and Uniform courtesy COM
mands, and Duke Nicholson, an old steam
boat clerk, and a pleasant and popular
gentleman, is her c1ief clerk. assisted in
the freight department by Bob Castles and
Negley R6dd, two attentive and obiiging
young gentlemen.
FOR LoUIsvILLE.-The fleet and pretty
Reee Hite is the regular Louisville mail
packet at 6 Pm. tonight, and has first
class passenger appointments. Her COM
mander is that eminent navigator and
first class gentleman, Captain W. r. HolI-
croft. Phil. Branham and VIM. Halves
will be found in the office, and both are
pleasant gentlemen and careful and accu-
rate clerks.
FOR HEHDERsoN.-The fac little steamer
Petrolia No. 2, as the regular transfer
packet, leaves promptly at Bpm. to-day,
in charge of Captain Cole, with MessIs.
Durland and Story as clerks. The Petrolia
has pleasant accommodations for passen i
gers.
For EAsTPoRT.-The new ollie Sullivan
will leave for Eastport and all way ports
at P. n, to-day, having pleasant accom-
modations for passengers. Capt. Coving-
ton, her commander, is a genuine gentle
man, and Mr.. Utteiback, her clerk, is po-
lite, courteous and attentive.
o. MEMPHIs.-The great Silver Moon
will "IolI on" at 8 A. NJ, to-day, to Mem
phis and all way ports, guiding and guard
ing the traveller on his way to that or any
intermediate port. Whether the nightin-
gales song Is in tune or ont of tune, Capt.
Ben Merrilses and George Higgins, her
chief officers, Will be found the same gen.
ial, pleasant and obligIng gentlemen as in
days past. The DON is magnlhceHtly APP
pointed.
For NEW O~RLEANs.-The great ship
Alaska, whereof Captain Frank j. Oaks is
master, and Billy Voris is chief purseri
will clear from this port at TO a. M. to-day,
for New Orleans and oil way ports. The
fame Of The Alaska has gone out into al
The earth, and the excelency OF her Off
GERS reach to the end of the world. Wait
and watch for the Alaska. Frank BuskirA
looketh after the freight.
RaisceIganeGus.
Business on the levee was duh yesterday
morning, but IIvened up after noon......
The West Wind came in from Wabash
River at daylight, with a magnificent trip
including so to 80 tons bulk pork, 800 bags
oats. so barrels whisky. and other freight
] Ia - gv gfo,E. uwUoa ono hoes rvhaaf of Mt
Vernon......The Petrolia had n nice triI
of freight and people from henderson,.
The famous Kenton, capt. Henry u. Hart
arrived at II O'Clock, with her guards on
the water. She added a lot of poultry and
few barrels onions, all she could take, anL
departed .......W We had the pleasure Of an
Introduction to Mrs. Capt. Hart, one ofth'
most beautiful and accomplished ladies o
the present age. We con graduate our ex-
cellent friend upon this finest achieve
ment of his life. Captain Henry is as gas
as a butterfly aud as happy as mum
Der OF mig sunflowers-."...The Qulckstel
arrived at L 80 with the biggest packet tril
that ever came to this wharf. Her mani
fest is published below...~-.The TarascoI
came sailing into port at 2 p. NJ. in match
less majesty, full of people as usual, an'
with much fIeigha.~...".The Clara Scot
was raising steam at moor preparatory tc
her departure for the Wabash.
BEanffests.
QUICRSrEP-Cairo to Evansville, Janu
AIRY rs, 1870. Chas Vile 81 Co, 60 hhds sugar
20 half bbls molassesf 50 kegs do, 10 bbl
dried fruit, 2 bags rags, 1 pkg fursi Preston
and Co, 81 DbIs molasses. % half bbls do, 81
Kegs dor Preston Bros, 10 bbls molasses, =
half bbls do, 20 kegs do; - IL Gilbert q Co
20 hhds sugar, 81 empty ale boxes; w g
Brown IL Co, 10 bbls molasSes, 70 half bbli
do, 2 hhds sugar, 5 bdls %gunnies; Louis
Denthingen, Z boxes oranges l box pine
apples, L hid -cOcOanuts; A Christ, / hhC
| c~ocoanuts, 2 box oranges, L box lemons
2 launches bananas; Passenger, corpse
Fred X ;oner, 3 bbls potatoes: Semonin
Dixon a. Co, % green hides, / dry do; {
Armstrong, 10 bdIs chair splits; Geo stat
ton, u bdls chair splits; Peter Baker,
cases mdse; Chas Schaum a. Co, 2 bdls SKIS
John J De1g q Co, ] bag coffee, = Dbl sugar
1 box fruit.
REsHIPPING.
For French IsIand-A b HornbrOok,
bales gunnies, 2 bundles gunntes, lG HANKS
Irvine.
For CIoyerpSrt-E Sabastine, ! barrel
sugar, "a barrel sugar, l bag coffee, 4 keg Oh
r II PeRrce, 2 barrels sugar, l sack coffee, :
bxs oranges.
For JeavenWorth-M Mansfield, G bar
rels n ID barrel molasses job Whiting,
l barrel pecans. % green hides, ID o
soap, 8 boxes merchandise, l6 dry hides.
For a. Roberts, l check
line, l stove barrels.
For New Aibany-John Schuder, l box
oranges, 1 crate E ware, q bags wool.
For Louisville Gilmore Conn., bOxea
poultry, l coop poultry, 1 barrel apples
Mr. Finley, l horse; Gen Rousseau, corpse
Gen Watkins, corpse; Petern Kern, 1 box
oranges: q w Weeks q Co, l case tobacco
Jas Demangto, Is barrels pecans; New
comb & Buchanan, p barrels mOIasseS: A