The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-26
Boats Leaving To-Day


For CAIRo.-The celebrated Armada,
Capt. ]. ". Throop, is the regular packet
for Cairo to-day. The Armada is justly
popular, and is one of the pleasantest boats
to travel by on the river. Her state rooms
are large and well ventilated, with soft
clean bedding Her clerks are those pleas
ant and accommodating gentlemen, Billy
Dunn and Val. Sorenson, than whom none
are more deservedly popular. Capt. Josh.
lis known and read of all men, and passen-
gers by the Armada will have good time,
and be fed on Strawberries and cream, ETC.,
etc awe :. .sf,ff9 Is gfs
FoR 4LoUIsvILLE.--The peerless little
Mary Ament, staunch, new and finely
appointed side-wheel steamer, goes to Lou
isville at nine o'clock this morning, and
viii furnish the finest accommodations to
passengers. Captain A. Liter is a vrteran
steamboat man, and he and Mr.. Oaffery,
his chief clerk, will give their especial at
tention to the comfort of their guests.
n The great Tarascon also goes to Louisville
this morning, and is not surpassed in fine
appointments and the luxury Of her table,
TO which department DaIney Page gives
his personal attention. The chief officers
of the Tarascon are those elegant and pop
ular gentlemen, Capt. Jim Lusk, John PEN
dleton, and Arthur Field, all experienced,
affahle and highly sociable.
This evening the Ella Faberis the regu-
lar mail-boat for Louisville. Capt. Pecken-
pangh is in command and John Ouer-
hacker is in the Office. The Faber is
pleasant boat. 81 81 aea#tsF
For GREEN RIVER. - The neat and
staunch little Ada Lyon, Captain ALT.
Edwards, win return to Green River this
evening. She has fine passenger accom-
modations, is clipper-built, and fast
sailer. Captain Edwards and his coadju-
tors will see that passengers are well pro-
vided for and made comfortable.
GIeanfngs from Quar- Exchanges.
CINcINSATI.-The Commercial OF Thurs
day says: af5-a5a. sfs.5s W
The weather was clear and pleasant yes
terday. At Pittsburgh last night the river
was falling, with feet In the channel.
Here it has receded 10 inches during the "a
hours ending last night, with Is feet hence
"a Iouisville. There is AZ feet IN thecanal
i THE Golden Eagle left for Memphis with
a barge in tow. ss.]t aFt
= Cant. Charles David has concluded his re-
uairS to the Dum0nt, and she looks like a
new boat. He made a trial trip yesterday,
and made the run from Taylorsport to the
bridge in sixty minutes, distance OF
II eleven miles Pretty good time for new
cylinders. sInG aDltHfOnt Will 5IGNOlAtS iSA
trims in the Madison trade next Tuesday.
& There is no boat repairing at either the En-
reka or Marine Docks.
We do not credit as entirely correct, the
estimate that there are now in st. Louis
two thousand idle boatmen, and in the
Mississippi Valley ten thousand. the
Il number however, may be large. Is Ii
rather curious fact, in this connection
that no idle boatmer1 can De foumd on any
of the rivers above st. Louis THESE arr
busy times above, especially ON the uppel
Mississippi and business is bound TO In
crease rapidly eHr
The Alice Dean, from Memphis for Gin
cinnati, ON Sunday carried of Sherln san
ford from Evansville He threatened U
shoot any man who would loosen Tn
boat from the shore, but didn' and there
fore got a free ride to Louisville.
Sheriff Sanford belongs to New Albany
we believe. Our Evansville officers neve
let boat slip if they get their foot on tn
cable. They bring direlict boats mp stand
ing every time.