The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-06
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southeast DIeeLes tue mbfCui9 tauEAh
above S0o, and at noon touching IS
The river continues TO decline stead
lily and rapidly, at the rate Of abou
two feet per day. We shall soon hea.
of low water above Cincinnati, unles
heavy rains ensue at the head Of tn
hollow.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up e
three p. NJ. include the Qaickstep
Cairo to return Silver Spray, Cincin
natl to New Orleans; Mollie Ebert
Pittsburg to New Orleans; Fayette
Henderson and return Pine Bluff
G%randview aud return Falls City
Louisville to Bowling Green; Argosy
st. Louis to Pittsburg; Palestine.
Louisville to return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Idlewild from Cairo; Rose Hitc
from Louisville; Robert Burns, from
Memphis Magenta, r. e. Lee, p. w,
Strader, Louisville, Nick Longworth
and Mary Miller, from New Orleans
Robt. Moore, for Nashville; ANN for
St. Louis; America and X. q. Gray,
from Arkansas River; Kate Robinson
from st. Louis; Rapidan No. 2, from
Eastport; the Lewellia and Emma
Floyd, from Nashville; Leoni-
das, for New Orleans; Nor
man, from Cincinnati; Sam. j. Hale,
for Memphis; Hartford, from Green
River; West Wind and Clara Scott
from Wabash River.
Boats Leaving To.
FoR CAIRo.-The Evansville. Cairo
& Memphis Packet Co.'S magnificent
steamer City of Evansville will leave
promptly at 4 P, NJ. to-day, for Padu-
cab, Cairo and all way ports. Being
entirely new. and furnished without
regard to expense, she offers unequaled
accommodations to passengers. Capt.
Dexter is among the most re-
nowned commanders in tho western
waters. Nick Pennington and Henry
Hand were designed by nature, and
are fitted BY education and culture
for steamboat clerks-being i%ntelli-
gent, affable, courteous and gallant.
AL. Maynard, assistant, is accurate,
attentive and obliging.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The feet and
pretty Rose Hite is the regular Lou
isville mail packet at 6 PM. tonight
and has FIRST. class passenger appoint
ments. Her commander is that emil
nent navigator and FIRST class gentle
man, Captain w. r. Hollcroft. Phil
Branham and Lewis Branham will
be found in the Office. and both arc
pleasant gentlemen and careful aud
accurate clerks.
For GRANDvIEw.-The punctual
Pine Bluff returns to Grandview at 3
P. NJ to day, 10 charge Of those atten-
tive and obliging gentlemen, Captain
Lafayette Elder and John a. and
Robert Adams. She has good pas
senger accommodations.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The feet. flying
Fayette is the regular transfer packet
for Henderson and way landings at 3
P. NJ. Capt. A. o. Durland, ono of
natures noblemen. has command, aud
Jerry Boyle and Neglcy Rudd, pleas.
ant aud practical young gentlemen,
have charge Of hor Office.
miscellaneous.
The port list yesterday was not
large, but business was fairly active
".."..The Quickstep arrived at 3 A.
N, with an excellent trip of both
freight and people, and was receiving
largely for her return trip.............
The Silver Spray and Mollie Ebert,
were both deeply loaded. The Silver
Spray did nothing here. The Ebert
discharged a good lot Of Pittsburg
manufactures.""....The Fayette came
up crowded with people yesterday,
and had a fair freight........The Clara
Scott was receiving rather lib
orally for Wabash Rivcr..........
We were mistaken in regard to Geo.
Savage Throop resuming his duties as
clerk of the Mallie Ragon. George
fingers still on shore, and Capt. Ben.
+. Egan still oficiates in the office.
1--WE were shown on Wednes-
day a remarkable communication.
signed Another friend TO the Arma-
d." 1t was entirely too personal for
publication .........E benezer Petty, a
marine c~uriority, has, it is said, begun
his spring travels, and is now fire.
~quentIy hailing boats on the Cumber-
land River......The Mallie Ragon
has been offered a liberal charter TO
take the place Of the Armada as a
regular GAINESVILLE and Paducah
packet, when the water is too low for
our grand old favorite...............
The Pine Bluff came in at ! P. N. with
a full load, her guards being close to
the water.-....The Argosy, from St.
Louis to P%ittsburg, arrived at 2 p. NJ,
loaded nearly to the guards with iron
ore, &e"".".The Palestine arrived
at 3 P. N. with an ordinary good trip
Of freight aud people......Th Falls
City arrived about 3 p. NJ. with a mod
crate trip. She was to take the
freight from the disabled steamer
Evaneville.... The Hartford was
getting a splendid tri, for Green