The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-14
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The weather continues cloud
murky and damp, but mild Tor II
season. The river during the q hour
ending at 3 PM, yesterday, had ialle
p inches, but is falling very slowll
1t will soon begin TO rise again. TIL
mercury ranged from Az down TO IS
all day, and was growing colder afte
noon.
Arrivals and Departure.
The arrivals and departures yester
day include the John Kyle, Cincin
natl TO New Orleans; John Lumsder
from Memphis; Fayetie, Henderson
and return; Florence Lee. from Ten.
nessee River; VIM. Ii. Brown and
barges, Kanawha to Paduoah.
| Boats Due Here.
Among the hrst boats due here are
the Quickstep, from Cairo; Morning
Star, from Louisville; Nick Long
worth, Virginia, Charles Bodmann,
John Kilgour, Belle Vernon and Ed
inburgh. for New Orleans; West
Wind and Arkansas Belle, from
Memphis; Sam. Orr, from East.
port; r. G. Gray, from Arkansas
River; Kate Kinney and City Of
Quincy, from New Orleans.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For PADUCAH AND CAIRO.-The
beautiful clipper steamer Idlewild,
built expressly for the trade, with
especial reference to speed, comfort
and safety. will leave at 4 Pm. to-dsy
for Cairo and all way landings. She
has unsurpassed passenger accommo-
datiOns. Capt. Gus. Fowler com
mands, and is careful. competent and
popular officer. Her clerks are Will.
P. Fowler and Ed. Thomas, both ex.
perienced and obligiug gentlemen.
with courteous and accurate freight
clerks. The Idlewild will connect at
Cairo tomorrow evening with first
class steamers. A splendid oppor-
tunity for passengers and shippers.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The magnificent
steamer Morning Star will
leave at IL PM, upon arrival Of the
mail train from the North, for Louis
vile and all way points, in charge Of
that distinguished commander and
accomplished gentleman, Captain A.
T. Gilmore, with. Miles d. Warren in
the Office, who will be found attentive
and obIiging.
For HEHDERsON.-The feet and
finely appointed steamer Fayette,
leaves promptly at 3 Pm. for Hender-
son, in charge Of those pleasant and |
popular gentlemen, Capt. A. o. Oar
land, Jas. ii. Lsteher and Jerry
Boyle. She is a clipper.
For EAsTPORT.-The beautiful new
steamer Florence Lee will positively
leave at 4 Pm. to day. for Eastport
and all Tennessee River way landings.
Being entirely new. and built and
QUILTED with special reference TO the
accommodation of the people in that
trade, she presents strong attractions
10 passengers and shippers. Captain |
Lee Howell is her gallant and popu- /
lar commander, and Robert @. Nc
Mechan and AL. Maynard arc her
1bliging and attentive clerks. Ship |
pers are requested to have their bills |
Of lading aboard at that hour.
For NEW ORLEANS. 49, The mag
ni6cent and popular steamer Virginia /
IS announced for New Orleans and all |
way ports this evening, and is one Of
he most elegantly and finely appoint
ID passenger steamers in commission.
Capt. Charles G.. Schultze, Lon. s.
Miller and Lem. Malbon, her chief
,fioers. are gentlemen Of culture, In
egrity, aad refinement, and passen-
gers by the Virginia may count con-
identity on a pleasant voyage.
miscellaneous.
Business on the leVee yesterday was
decidedly active, with fair port list,
nd large receipts and shipments.
The most attractive feature of the
orenoon was the mammoth new
teamer John Kyle, which arrived
arly, and laid here till near noon,
aking freight. She was built at Gin.
att for Commodore w. X. Davidson,
nd is a sidewheel steamer Of immense
apaoity; length, 296 feet; extreme
readth, Sl1 feet, being 48 feet beam
nd 81 feet hold. She has z double
ued boilers 26 feet long and 81 inches
q diameter. Her cylinders arc 30
nches in diameter, with 10 feet stroke,
irving wheels 80 feet in diameter,
nth buckets ID and TO feet long, %
eet wide. Her cabin is very plain
ut extremely neat; the panels in her
tate room doors each bearing a hand
ono landscape painting. Her sky
ght is highly arohed, giving her a
nidue appearance. Her foroWafd I
ulk head over the Office is ornament
d with a magnificent aud very truth
] portrait of john Kyle, of Ports
Mouth, Ohio, for whom she was named.
hief officers are Captain j. B.
Weaver, one Of the ablest and most
experienced steamboatmen on the {
Testern rivers, VIM. II. Chopper,
hief clerk, Sam. Corbis. chief mate,
am. Mcbride and Frank Carrel,
ilots, VIM. Davis steward, all dis
iRguished and experienced steam
oatmen and excellent gentl omen.
Billy Chopper is a modern Cincinnati
s, having been called from agricul-
1ral pursuits on the prairies Of Ili-
ois TO the Office Of chief of finance on
ne Of the finest boats afoat
lie parted with regret from
is favorite pillow horse Tony, with
Ihom he had been so long associated.
nd whose habits were so consonant
nth his own, always stopping to rest
q the middle Of the row at an oppor-
une and practical moment. But tho
alls Of patriotism overcome all re-
rets, aud be laid down the pillow FOR
be good of commerce. May his tribe I
crease......."...The John LumBden
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