Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-17

ARRIVALS
Armada, Cincinnati Liberty No. 2, Memphis
tempest tempest Nashville Sa.h1ills Havana, Nashville
DEPARTURES.
Liberty No. 2, Louisr. Tempest, Cincinnati
| Norman, Nashville Havana, Louis lille
The river continues to recede here,
and hence to Cincinnati. At Pittsburg,
at latest accounts, it was rising slowly.
The sudden change to cold weather.
with high winds, will accelerate the de-
cline, and precludes all hopes of a
speedy rise.
There was but little doing on the levee
yesterday, aud but few arrivals
The grand Armada arrived yesterday
morning from Cairo, with fair trip and
full of people
She will go out to-day at o'clock and
her unrivaled.. accommodation, and the
great celeberty of her chief officer Capt.
Josh V. Throop should attract crowd.
That prince of all river clerks Fred
Huston is in the office, while those pop
ular young gentlemen, Perry McGriff
and lack Taylor, will give unremitting
attention to freights.
The Armada and officers have no su
periors afoat.
The Tempest came in yesterday morn
ing from Nashville with a moderate
quantity of freight, and proceeded to
Louisville
The wild winged Liberty No. 2, Capt
Yves. Conner, arrived from Memphis at
l04 o'clock yesterday, with large lot
of cotton and other freight, and her cabin
full of people. Her gallant Captain and
his handsome Clerk were in fine spirits.
Capt. j. B. Archer, chief of the line,
was also aboard looking as GORGEOUS as
May morning.
The Havana passed up light from
Nashville.
The St Patrick came out of the Cum
berland river on Monday evening and
proceeded to Cairo to load for Memphis.
Passengers by this mornings train can
intercept her at Cairo.
The Big Gray Eagle is the imcompar-
able packet for Henderson and Louis
vile this evening.
TheNew Albany Ledger, in recent
issue, thus eloquently and truthfully dis
courseth of the magnificent Big Gray
Eagle and her gallant officers:
She is paragon of beauty, model
of comfort and good living, and swift
enough to suit the fastest Capt. J. A.
Lusk, her commander is worthy the
popularity which he enjoys, for he is not
only first class officer, but first class
gentleman. Mr. O'Bannon, as chief
Clerk of the Eagle, is daily winning
hosts of friends by his many genial
qualities and his generous acts. He is
not only az fat as clerk, but is en-
regle as gentleman. Mr. George Ash
craft, an old favorite of the public, has
charge of the freight department, and is
ably assisted by that clever and good
looking gentleman, Mr. Bunce"
Passengers and shippers for New Or
leans have rare chance for speedy
transit to that port The great steamer
Atlantic, the swiftest and most sumptu-
GUS packet afoat, and one among the
largest, will depart for the Crescent City
at ten o'clock this morning. She has
the most capacious and excellent &C
commodations for stock, while her cab
ms and large, finely furnished state
rooms, and ptuously provided tables
offer extra inducements to travellers Ii
point of speed, too, the Atlantic is unri
vailed on the Western waters. Indeed
she combines all the exeellencies, tht
slegancies, and the comforts of first
class steamer Of her officers, the New
Albany ledger draws the following pei
portrait, true to life:
Her commander, Capt Harry Nc
Dougal, is not only competent officer
but is socially most genial and com
:, panionable gentlemen, taking every car
that passengers shall enjoy to the fulle.
extent a trip upon the superb boat whic
he commands. Mr.. Edward Ford,
gentlemen whose friends are legion,
chief clerk in the Atlantic's Office. Nj
Ford is an experienced officer, and con
bines all those qualities of geniality an
courtesy which so peculiarly fit one 70
the position he occupies. His popularit
increases with each trip Of his splendi
boat, and we can commend him and tn
: Atlantic to passengers with the assuranc
that they will be properly cared TO
Messrs. Emory Ford and AL Tuley hay
charge of the freight Office of the Allan
&c, and shippers will find them courteou
prompt and always correct The Allan
ic isworthy of big trip. Let her ha,
it.
The new Dean Line steamer Alic
: Dean is nearly completed, and it is Il
intention of Capt. Pepper to leave Gil
climate for Memphis next Saturda
8, The Alice Dean will, when completa
y and furnished, be one of the most ell
CANT and best boats ever built in Il
West
Captain ]. W Stewart, on Wednesda
sold the Mart Walt, to Mr.. Walt of Men
phis, for $500 cash. She is up IL
Wabash. Eight feet and falling is tt
last report of the Wabash.
al. The Norman passed down last mig
ts loaded with troops.
de- We are panied to learn that Mr.. Fletc
les les err Brown, second clerk on the Lift
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