The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-21

R0ats Due.
River and Weather.

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Roats Due.
River and Weather.
y. We had slight sprinkle of rain yester-
: day morning, just about half enough to
completely lay the dust. Clouds lowered
all day, but up to evening had not distilled
their fructifying liquids. The prayer for
rain We believe, is universal in thisregion.
The river continues to decline steadily at
this point. At Pittsburg it isrising slowly,
with eight feet water in the channel.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since our
last report, comprise the following: Su-
perior, Cairo and return; Rob't Burns,
Cincinnati to Memphis; Lawrence, Gin
cinnati to St. Louis; Silver Spray, Cincin-
natl to New Orleans; Havana, Nashville
TO Cincinnati; Ajax, New Orleans to Gin
cinnati; Ella Faber, Louisville and return:
]. P. Webb, to Nashville ;:Curlew and News
b ~, Henderson and return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floyd and Rowena, for Nashville,
Nightingale, Clifton, Harry Dean and
Bertha, for st. Louis; Anna and Morning
star, for Memphis; Linaie Drown, for Ar
kansas River; Amazon, Madison, Emerald
and Melnotte, for New aOrleans; Lady
Franklin, from Arkansas River; Prima
Donna, P. w. Strader, Virginia, and Indi-
ana, from New Orleans; Armada, from
Cairo; Alice Dean and Liberty No. 2, from
Memphis; Tarascon, from Louisville.
miscellaneous.
Business is still very duh on the levee,
though rather improving. A large lot OF
poultry was put ON the bank on Thursday
evening. for Southern markets.........The ].
P. Webb got splendid trip yesterday for
Nashville, being down to her guards be-
fore she left the wharf..-....The Superior
also took out considerable amount of
freight........The Robert Burns, Lawrence,
and silver Spray were also fully loaded......
The Havana had about half a load of good
freight...-...The Ella Faber was light--...-...
The Ajax, the biggest towbOat afioat, had
a large tow of empty barges from New Or
Ieans..........The Curlew and Newsboy had
splendid trips both ways....-.T The Mary
Ament had not arrived when our early re-
port closed, but will be at the landing this
morning, and win leave at 9 O'Clock for
Louisville ...-.The Indiana left New Or
leans on Tuesday, and is due here to-mor-
row evening or Monday morning.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For ClIRo.-The pride Of the Lower
Ohio, the famous Armada is the regular
packet for Paducah and Cairo at 2 O'Clock
to-day. Captain j. v. Throop is her popu-
lar and pleasant commander, and Billy
Dunn and VAL Lorenson, two favorifes
with the travelling public, are her courteous
clerks, while Billy Haas handles the mail
bags.
FIR LoUIsvILLE.-The great Tarascon,
captain Lusk, with John Pendleton in the
Office, il the unrivalled packet for Louis
vile this evening. Go right aboard.
The Mary Ament, Captain Liter, leaves
for Louisville this morning at o'clock,
and is a new and elegant boat Passengers
will be well cared for.
FoR LOUISVILLE To-MoRRow.-The swift
winged Liberty No. twill pass up for Louis
vile tomorrow evening, and the polite at
tentioDs of Captains Archer and Judge
win render trip on her really delightful.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The lightning packet,
Morning Star, Captain Dolly-fat and jolly
with Frank Banksmith, a very prince of
steamboat clerks, in the office, gees to
Memphis tomorrow evening.
Gleanfngs from Our Exchanges
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial of Thurs
day says: # ~
The weather was cloudy and warm yes
4 terday, with indications of rain, the mer-
curry ranging at $40 at noon. At Pittsburg,
!. last night, the river was falling, with seven
feet in the channel. Here It has risen
A. three inches during the twenty -four hours
ending last night, with eighteen feet hence
There was little more stir on the levee,
or, at least, business wore a more lively
aspect, owing to the departure OF several
y steamers for Louisville, Nashville, DC.
Of dor
says:
The river was falling very slowly yester-
day, with seven feet three inches water in
the canal in the evening by the mark.
had reseded only an inch at the head of the
falls and three inches at Portland. The
W weather has turned exceedingly warm, the
thermometer ranging as high as So in the
shade, with indications of rain in the
evening.
On the falls last evening there was Ave
feet ten inches water in the pass down the
Indian chute, and the the river receding
A# slowly.
business yesterday along the wharf was
only moderately active, and both receipts
Il and shipments light. The tide of travel
also is on the ebb.
The transportation of freight hence to
NJ Nashville, has fallen off very materially,
and the regular packet, Mercury, has de-
&i ferred her departure to Nashville to To-
morrow or possibly Saturday
The beautiful Rose Hite, now undergo
ing thorough repairs under the charge OF
Capt. A. T.. Gilmore, the superintendent OF
the line, will soon take the track in fine
order. She Is being furnished with an en-
#Stire new outfit, including the best spring
H8ATnattresses ever turned out by Henry
Wehmhof, the best manufacturer in the
4 West.
The Rose Hite will be placed in the Ev-
ansville and Henderson line, as one of the
@summer packets.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat, of Thursday
says:
III The river is still rising slowly in our har-
EtbOr. A strict account of the depth of water
is not kept by Boatmen- 1t is not required,
as there is more than enough hence to all
points. The upper Mississippi has begun
to fall. The Cumberland and Arkansas
--2 re reIa0rfed dacli ming rari6lX.