The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-27

| cEttAsA b1ioIG uloIhlHks nut the weather
continued cloudy during the forenoon.
The river continues 10 decline steadily at
this point, and at all points TO Pittsburg
| and Cairo.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up 10 three
O'Clock yesterday include the Sam Orr,
Cairo and return; Indiana, Louisville TO
New Orleans; Newsboy, Henderson TO re-
turn; Plain City, Bowling Green TO Louis
willie; J. Baker, Green River to Evansville.
| Beats Due.
| Among the first boats due here are the
Shamrock, Champion, Armadiilo, New
York, and Dora, for 81. Louis: Silver Cloud,
Nightingale, ana KeRton, from 81. Louis;
| Clifton. Minneoia, Laura Fenton, and St.
Cloud, for Memphis; Charleston, Rose
| Hembleton, ID. q. Palmer, to Arkansas
River; j. ii. GroesbeelE. Messenger, Harry
Dean, Louisiana, Rose Franks, and Sam.
Parker, for New Orleans; Carrie, from New
Orleans; Charmer, from Cairo; j. r. Me-
Combs, from Louisville.
Miscellaneous.
Business was rather moderate on the
levee yesterday morning......We met our
gay and unsophisticated friend, Captain
Jim Cox, at the post office late Thursday
night, and was by him informed that the
| Louisville was then at the landing and
had received from them q nice lot of freight.
IL appears, however, he had received the
same information from third party who
had made guess at IL. Jim confesses that
he loves us one" and we will take ours
fried.....The Plain City came In from Green
| River with q fair freight list, including II
| hogsheadR Of tobacco aud u large lot of
| lumber for this port. She was able TO
reach Bowling Green ON this trip.....The
| Sam. Orr arrived at O'clock yesterday
morning with an excellent trip of people,
| and considerable freight-..The Indiana
arrived at II O'Clock with a good trip OF
| freight. and more passengers than sne
could berth. She got a considerable
amount of freight here. She will leave
| the Ohio with all she can carry, and has
refused muct. stock ofered.. The Crescent
City Band returned by the Sam: Orr from
shawneetown, highly pleased with their
trip......., The Louisville had not arrived at
noon bat was momentarily expected.
nOats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-The famous Armada, the
peerless beauty, Is the regular packet for
Cairo and way points at three o'clock to-
day. She is commanded by that veteran
and experienced officer, Captain II. 7.
Dexter. Billy Dunn IN her elegant and
popular passenger Clerk, and George
Throop Ia her freight Clerk. George jack
son provides most elegantly for her
| larder.
FoR LouIsvILLE.-The gay Morning star
leaves this morning at ten o'clock for Lou
isville She IN the most elegant and the
1 n
Crider is her popular commander, and
Miles u. Warren, gentleman Of the Old
| school, is her chief Clerk.
The beautiful John Il. McCombs is the
regular packet for Louisville this evening.
That elegant and popular gentlemen, Cap
tain Frank Banksmith, commands, and
the courteous John Ouerbaclser Is in the
| Office @ 1H
For BOWLING GREEN.-The neat and
elegant Ada Lyon, In charge of those
pleasant and anable gentlemen, Captains
Aft. Edwards and Graham, goes TO Green
River this evening, as the locks are now
all repaired. She will, we presume. go
| through TO Bowling Green. She is pleas
ant and reliable boat.
| 6leamamga from 0ur Exchanges.
CINcINEATI,-The Commercial OF Thurs
| day says: f
The weather was cold and cloudy yester-
| day, with the mercury ranging az fifty de-
| grees at aeon. Overcoats and thick cloth
! Ing We're In demand, the weather being de-
| cidedly wlnterish. AT Pittsburgh the river
| ID falling, with ~ inches in the channel.
| The Kanawha Ii falling, with 30 inches In
the channel. Here the river has receded
| IL Incl, es during the past "a hours, with 10
| feet hence TO Louisville.
| ED. +. Wiliett, Esq, formerly OF Cairo,
but more recently of New YORK, passed
| through the city, yesterday, en- route for
Paducah, on visit TO Len. Faxon. He
| went down on the Darling, accompanied
| by his family. Mr.. Willett Will be remem-
| bered In days of yore as The river cores
| pondent at Cairo of the Cincinnati COM
| mercidl and st. Louis Republican.
| Capt. A. b. jolly, OF the steamer Savan-
| nah, was killed In Iowa, ON Tuesday, by
railroad accident, between Montrose and
| Keoixuk. He formerly resided In Shouse-
! town, Pennsylvania, but recently removed
| to Davenport, Iowa, where he leaves q
| family.
LouIsvILLE.-The Courier of Thursday
says:
The river was falling steadily last even
| Ing, with feet inches In the channel.
During the previous "a hours 1t had fallen
inches at the head OF the falls. The
weather was very cool and cloudy.
Capt. Dan Able has purchased OF Major
Mart Walt one-haif of the Memohis, for
/ $1,000. She will be put In the Arkansas
| River trade with the Cleaner, Gutdon and
Centralia, Capt. Reub Hams retaining
command.
NEW ALBANY. - The Commercial OF
Thursday says:
The Starlight, with over 400 tons of
! freight for shipment on the Louisville, ar
rived from Cincinnati last evening. The
| Louisville took on board large quantity
! of freight at this point, after which she
i took the Starlight in tow and proceeded on
| her voyage. The Starlight Will return 10
| Cincinnati after being unloaded.
The Laura Fenton, with 600 bales OF cot
| ton for Cincinnati, was overdue last even
| ing.
MEMPHIs.-The appeal of Tuesday says:
AbOn Sunday the rain came down IN lor-
| rents, and effectually laid the dust. YES
| terday Il was clear and cool.
Business was very brisk ON the ieVee
yesterday, and the number OF Doats III
port unusually large.
The river is still falling steadily. and