The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-23
ADDITIONAL RIVER ITEMS.

CINCINNATI, June 22.-The river has
risen 2 feet inch, with 16 feet inches in
the the channel. Rain last night, but
now clear Thermometer rs degrees.
PITTsBURG, June 22.-The river is 5 feet
inches and falling. The weather warm
and cloudy. #CFF
Business livened up yesterday afternoon
somewhat.....-.The arrivals were the Tar
ascon and Mary Ament, from Louisville;
the Clifton, Cincinnati to Memphis;
the Plain City, New Orleans to Evansville;
the Indiana, New Orleans to Louisville.
The Tarascon hads70 hogsheads Tobacco
for this port, and splendid coast trip
The Mary Amentcame in pretty light.
The Clifton had splendid trip. She dis
charged considerable freight here.........The
J.P. Webb had an excellent trip out, and
had engagements below sufficient to fill
her full.........The Plain City came up light.
We presume she will dress up, and then
look for business. ........The Indiana had
large number of cattle taking to pasture
in.Kentucky, and was full of people.........
Captain John McClain takes command of
the Myrtle and will put her into the Cum
berland River trade. Mr.. Shepard win be
found In the Office. She will go out on
Tuesday ....Superintenden Il. A. Gill
more, of the Louisville and Henderson
Mail Line, came down in command of the
Tarascon yesterday, to let Capt. Jim Lusk
attend the wedding of Capt. Carroll of the
| Virginia....-...We learn that our accom-
plished and young friend George A. Will
liams, has taken charge of the office of the
Henry Ames. The Ames is for tunate in
securing so efficient clerk.........We are
| indebted to Mr.. Bob Lodge, of the Great
Indiana, for memoranda of her up
ward trip, which will be found below.
| We are convinced that the stockholders
and superintendent of the Louisville and
Henderson Mail Company Will do all in
their power To remedy any complaints or
| grievances, be they imaginary or real, that
| shippers or travellers may make against
/ the management of the boats of the line.
| And Capt. Gilmore, the superintendent of
the line, earnestly desires that all persons
having grievances to complain of will no.
tify him, and they will be speedily and
1 most willingly removed. 1t is the desire
and intention of the Company to accom-
modate the public; and to this end they
| will run three elegant boats, making a
daily line. They desire to please the peo-
pie all along the route, and in every pos
| sible manner accommodate them. And
| when shippers or travellers think them
selves aggrieved they have only to notify
Capt. Gilmore, who will lose no time in
making everything right and satisfactory
The Tarascon goes out to-day, at A. M.
with Capt. Gilmore in command, offering
superior accommodations to travellers and
shippers. a,.-,-.-
MEMORANDA STEAMER INDIANA.
Editors Journal:
Left New Orleans Saturday, June l6tn al
| G O'Clock p. NJ. with a good passenger trip
as good as ever was known, and weather
delightful. Just now there Is considerable
| activity in Western produce. Hay and
corn have both advanced largely In the
last few days. In our freight list we had
| considerable sugar and mOlases for Mem
phis. Received at Donaldsonville ZIG head
cattle, of the long horned Pressiasioro fol
F. L. HUFFMAN, OF Louisville. Owing &c
the continuous rains the planters all com
plain of being powerfully" in the grass
All want more hands. The Mississippi Is
now in fine boating order, and the water
at last off of all the plantations. The Ar
kansas River, though, is high and rising
At last the water has commenced, running
through the cutoff at Davis Bend, and
will soon be wide enough to let boats
through, thereby saving twenty miles in
distance. Boats in port, Julia, for st Louis
Passed Fashion underway at Smoky Poin
on the 18th. Met p. w. Strader at Clae
boine Island, Silver Spray at Brula, RntI
at Waterloo, and Lizzie Hill at Bayou
Hurrican Island. Passed Pauline Carol
at New Carthage. On the 18th met the
Olive Branch at Island rs, Luminary a
Napoleon, and Louisiana as Island &c. Or
On the Dist met w. r. Arthur at Island Is
Arrived in Cairo at p. M. June 2lst; los
eight hours taking on stock. Time to Cairo
four days and fifteen hours.