The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-08

River and Weather.
Yesterday was partly clear and partly
cloudy, but warm. dry, and pleasant. The
river is falling steadily at the rate of about
eighteen inches every twenty-four hours,
There is good stage of water from Pitts
burg to Cairo, with about So feet on the
falls at Louisville, not quite enough for as
cending steamboats,,
Arrivals and Departures.
The following constitute the arrivals and
departures since our last report was closed:
Silver Moon, Memphis to Cincinnati; Su-
perior. Cairoto Evansville : Sam Orr, East
port to Evansville; Anna and Clifton,
Cincinnati to Memphis; Tempest, Nash
vile to Louisville; j. t. McCombs, Hem
derson to Louisville;. Mercury, Louisville
to Nashville; Charmer, to Cairo; William
White, to Green River.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Rowena to Nashville; Alice Dean, for
Memphis; Mary Irwin and Anglo Saxon,
for Arkansas River; Westmorland, for
New Orleans; Lady Franklin and Nash
yille,i for ST. Louis; Importer from st.
Louis; Indiana, from New Orleans; Argo-
sy, from Nashville; Armada, from Cairo;
vile.
miscellaneous.
Business on the levee yesterday was
rather dull. The Silver Moon passed up on
, Sunday night from Memphis, with good
trip, and nearly "A hours ahead of her
time....-The Superior and Sam. Orr had
rather slim trips. We are indebted to Kit
Rudd, of the former, for late papers......--.
The Superior leaves for Cairo, and the Orr
for Eastport, to-day. ......The Annie Cliff
ton, Tempest and Mercury were all well
loaded 49,. The Charmer had a splendid
trip out, including a large lot of freight
from Cox Humphrey, for reshipment.
.........The Argosy is apparently fully load
ed, but lies over, to get on her regular day.
She leaves this evening --s....B By an error in
making up" yesterdays paper, we were
made to put Capt. McClain and
Tom Green on the Louisiana. They
came up on the Armada...............--.
AS viii be seen by their advertisement, the
Louisville and Henderson Packet Cempa-
ny have changed their order of running
their boats. Henceforth the Tarascon will
leave here every Tuesday at O'Clock, and
every Saturday at 8 ko'clock, lying over
here every Friday night. The Rose Hite
win leave here every Wednesday
and Saturday evening, and the Nc
Combs st 10 o'clock every, Monday
morning and at fveo'clock every Thurs
day evening. All these boats are now in
complete order, and we hope this addi-
tional effort on the part of this old and re-
liable line will be met with correspond
ing increase of patronage on the part of the
shipping and travelling public. Huston d
Co., in connection with the old and we'll
established firm of Cox q Humphrey, are
agents for this hne...-..-.The great Indiana
left New Orleans last Saturday for Louis
vile, and win be here on Friday evening.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The bully Superior, Capt. G.
r. Rudd, with Billy Bentley and Kit. Rudd
as clerks, will go to Cairo at o'clock, to-
day. The Superior has extensive passen-
ger accommodations.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The imperial Taras-
con, the pride of the west, with the gallant
Capt. Jim. Iusk in command, takes the
place of the Rose Hite, and goes to Louis
vile at O'Clock this evening. John PEN
dleton and Arthur Fields are attractive
features on this boat, both being handsome
young men and favorites with the ladies.
The Tarascon and her officers are efful-
gent.
Inat popular t1LUl0 D0auLy, the MARY
Ament, also goes to Louisville this even
ing. Capt. Liter is her popular and ener-
getie commander, and Mr.. Caffrey and
Jim Green are in the Office. The Mary
Ament is new, sound, and swift, has fine
passenger accommodations, and her OFF,
Gers are highly courteous gentlemen.
FoR NAsHvILLE.-The Argosy takes her
departure to-day, her regular time for
NoSl,viI1o ond ofFarc oxaollopf oaaor,1rr, -
dations to passengers. utahto gH
For EAsTPoRT.-The favorite Sam. Orr,
Captain Allen Duncan, very clever gen.
: tleman, leaves for PASSPORT and all Ten
nesses River ports, this evening. She has
pleasant accommodations for passengers,
and her Clerks are courteous and attentive.
q We hope to see her go out full. 81
GIeamfngs from Cur Exchanges.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Saturday
The River continues to fall rather fast,
2 with eight feet water in the canal last
evening by the mark. During the pre-
vious twenty-four hours it had fallen
six inches at the head of the falls, and
eighteen inches al Portland. The Weather
was milder, though still rather cool, and
was quite cloudy most OF the day, with the
thermometer at &c.. s-.s ~
On the falls last evening there were six
feet water in the pass down the Indian
Chute, and about I'VE feet steamboat water
over the rocks.
The Vincennes Gozette of Saturday says
The Wabash is failing fast-only five fee
in channel The Mason has made one triE
to Terre Haute and To Russellville. She ha'
brought down 800 sacks of corn this week
The Mason has, up to this time, made eigh
trips to Terre Haute-has carried five hun
dred passengers. The Volante has made
only one trip this week. She brough
down 20 sacks OF rye yesterday. The Guy,
ondiiSe passed down yesterday loaded witt
flour.
Two ffatboats passed yesterday loadeC
with flour and slaves. The Mate left OF