The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-07

river is falling steadily, having declined
one foot during the p hours ending at
o'clock yesterday. E -.se
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since our
last report, up to3 O'Clock yesterday were
the Golden Eagle, Memphis to Cincinnati;
Armada and Nashville, Cairo and return
Newsboy, Henderson and return; Ada
Lyon, Green River to Evansville; Ella
Faber, Louisville to Henderson and re-.
turn. -
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Lady Franklin, Wananita and Champion
for St. Louis; Lawrence and Lorena, from
st. Louis; Morning Star, Emperor and
Anna, for Memphis; Silver Spray, P. w.
Strader, Louisville and Nick Longworth,
for New Orleans; David White and Silver
Cloud, from New Orleans; Tarascon and
]. T. McCombs, from Louisville; Phantom
and Charmer, from Cairo; Liberty No.
from Memphis.
Miscellaneous.
The levee yesterday morning was rather
dull. The Golden Eagle passed up late
Thursday night with fair trip.........The
Armada arrived at midnight with mod
crate trip........The Nashville arrived yes
terday morning with fair packet trip,
including 80 hogsheads of tobacco and 81
barrels of whisky.........The Armada had
80 hogsheads of tobacco and little mis-
cellaneous freight......The Romeo and j. P.
Webb was receiving quite largely yester-
day noon, and some Of our wholesale mer-
chants feared that they would not be able
to fill all their orders in time for the boats
yesterday evening.......The James Gray
had also large orders from Green River,
and business among our wholesale grocery
men and others was quite brisk. La
borers commenced work on the wharf
yesterday P. NJ, preparatory to paving the
same, and If the river gets down to the
proper stage the work viii be prosecut-
ed with the utmost energy and celerity.
notwithstanding the river is falling at the
rate of one foot per day, the water is unu-
sually muddy, and the oldest river men
cannot account for it. Like the green color
of 63, it is inexplicable........Th The Ada Lyon
arrived at noon from Green River with a
full cargo of tobacco. She returns to-mor-
row evening.........-.N Notwithstanding the
prospects looked rather gloomy yesterday
morning, the Armada gathered up a fair
IL
ways do when Capt. Josh is aboard, were
Hooking in in crowds. The Nashville
had stationary engine and some other
freight aboard when we left the river......
The Ella Faber arrived at ~ o'clock, con-
Meeting with the Armada. She had fair
packet trip. Her gentlemanly clerk, Geo.
Patterson, has our thanks for late papers
...-.-...-As We close this report the wind is
blowing a pleasant breeze, and clouds are
gathering, but inspire little hopes of rain.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The elegant and fleet Phan-
tom is the regular mail line packet for
Cairo to-day, and is a fast one. She has ex-
cellent passenger appointments. Captain
Tom Bolus, a gallant gentleman, is in COM
mand, and our genial, smiling friend, Capt.
Irwin, is in the Office. T. L. Conant is her
freight clerk, and his great experience and
correctness in receiving and discharging
insures satisfaction to shippers.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gay Tarascon,
Capt. Jim Lusk, a great favorite with the
travelling public, will be the regular mail
boat for Louisville this evening. Her APP
pointments are of the finest character, and
John Ouerbacher is her passenger clerk.
and cleverer gentleman is hard to find.
Arthur Field, famous as a mud clerk from
Pittsburg to New Orleans, has charge of the
freight department, and is always as cor
rect as clock work made by Seth Thomas,
and when business does not demand his
attention, he can keep the boat in roar
by his racy jokes and pleasing stories. Dr.
Green is the venerable mail agent on
board. He is a candidate for Coroner of
Jefferson County, Kentucky, and we ex-
pect to give him bigger vote here than
New Albany dare do.
For GREEN RIvER.-The Ada Lyon is the
regular Green River packet to-day, and
will be found comfortable craft. Capts.
Edwards and Graham never fail to please
the people.
For LOUISVILLE To-MoRRow.-Th wild
winged Liberty No. 2, will pass up for
Louisville at o'clock tomorrow, afford
ing an unequalled opportunity to persons
DESTROYS of going up the river. Harry
Walker, famous for his courtesies, is in the
office.
For MEMPHIS To-MoRRoW.-The SPLEEN
did Morning Star, Capt. Ike DOLLS, vete-
ran commander, will go to Memphis to-
morrow at noon, with the most sumptuous
and desirable passenger appointments.
Frank Banksmith is her matchless clerk,
and a more pleasant gentleman does not
live. Billy Field is her gentlemanly and
pleasant freight clerk.
Gleanings from Our Exchanges.
MEMPHIs.-The appeal, of Tuesday,
says:
Though there was considerable air astir
yesterday. which rendered the weather
agreeable in the shade, the sun was excess
sively hot, and the dust generally as bad,
if not worse, than at any previous period
this year. The levee was mark twain and
enshrouded in a yellow cloud of yellow
dirt. Business was dull, with but little
prospect of becoming better The river at
this point was at a stand with prospec-
tive decline.
The mackerel brigade, which has for
some time been enjoying the use of the
levee and bluff, very much to the exclusion
of the Memphis Shipping and Freighting
Company, as well as others who once had
a right thereto, was yesterday overhauled
by a metropolitan raid. The mackerels,
together with their cargo of cigars, were
captured. The cigars were returned to the
owners and the mackerelS sent on a. farm