The Evansville journal., 1866-06-22
Arrivals and Departures.


Arrivals and Departures.
The following constitute the arrivals
and departures up to 8 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon: Argosy, Cairo and return; J.
p. Webb, Nashville to Evansville; Argo-
enaut No.2, St. Louis to Cincinnati; News
boy, Henderson and return; James Gray,
Green River and return; Victory No. 2,
Shawneetown to Evansville; Virginia,
Louisville to New Orleans.
ar Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Emperor, for Nashville; Rapid Ann, for
the Tennessee River; Lawrence, Sham
rock, Leonora and Bertha, for st. Louis;
Harry Dean and Robert Burns for Mem
phis; Pine Bluff and Memphis for Arkan-
sas River; Navigator and Silver Cloud for
New Orleans; Armada from Carlo; Indi-
ana and Melnotte, from New Orleans; Ada
Lyon from Green River; Tarascon and
Mary Ament, from Louisville.
&lS9 miscellaneous. nH
Business on the leyee was quite lively
yesterday forenoon, and all the packets
came in well loaded.........The ArgoSy had
III hhds of tobacco, with other freight,
and a. good passenger list..........The ]. p.
Webb had 1859. hhds. of tobacco and other
freight, together with a goodly number of
passengers, and large orders to our mer-
chants She win have a big trip out to-
day, from present appearances...........T The
Newsboy continues to bring large cargoes
Of tobacco........The Victor was light.........
The James Gray had all the tobacco she
could earry,......- The Argonaut had a
splendid trip on herself and barges............
The Virginia had a moderate trip only.
She added considerably here........... The
CharIner will be ready for business by
Monday week, and we are glad TO learn
that the Packet Company, determined to
keep pace with the growing demands of
the city and the people along the
coast, will at once put in a third
boat, and carry the mail daily. This.
will prove great advantage to Evans
vile and a great convenience to the people
down the coast, and we hope this liberal
arrangement on the part of the packet
company will receive the undivided sup
port of all the people. 1t is by this way
only that the demands of the city and the
down river towns can be met and supplied
.........The Commissioner of internal Re-
venue has decided that inland and dornes-
tic bills of lading, which contain simply
and only a receipt for the delivery of pro-
perty, are subject to stamp duty of tao
cents each, but If as is generally the case,
they contain an agreement, they are SUBJ
ject to a stamp duty Of Jsve cents each. Du-
plicates, triplicates, ETC.. are to be stamped
the same as the originals
Boats Leaving To-Day. So
FoR NAsHvILLE.--The elegant and reli
able j.. p. Webb will leave for Nashville at
O'Clock to-day. Captain Nudge Brown is
In command, and Tom Wilson is in charge
of the office. The greatest accommodation
will be given to passengers.
For GREEN RIVER The VIM. White
will return to Green River this evening
Captain Drinkwater and John Adams, are
her elegant officers, and passengers win re-
eeive elegant accommodations. T
GIeanings from Our Exchanges.
CINcINEATI--The Commercial of Wednes-
The weather was clear and warm yester-
day, with a. delicious breeze all day. AT
with "A feet in the channel Here it has
receded 8 inches during the "A hours
ending last night, with feet on the shoal-
in the canal. Yesterday morning a gang
of some fifteen or twenty colored firemen
deck hands. headed by couple of their
number with drum and fife, paraded
along the wharf from the upper landing to
the foot of Vine Street. They were follow
ed at a distance, and apparently . backed
by white laborers and deck hands. They
halted at the Louisville packets, informing
their colored brethren they were not paid
enough wages, and must strike for $45 per
month. The price now paid is from $50 to
S35 per month. This prevented the colored
1aborerS from working on the st. Charles,
United States and General Buell., until the
arrival of several policemen, when they
soon dispersed. H
At present trade is very duh along the
levee. with very little demand for labor of
ind m q m IN fri a
observed.one fact, which is, there are suffi-
Client men in Search of labor to prevent
any serious strike at present. Several
threats were made, but no violence exc
We hear that Captain James Good has
resigned the position of Superintendent of
the Peoples Line. He has always proved
an efficient, faithful, and favorite officer
.sith all parties concerned. We have not
heard the name of his successor.
LOUISVILLE The Courier of Wednes-
day says:
The river was slowly falling yesterday,
with five feet one inch water in the canal
.in.the evening by the mark During the
previous twenty houts ~ nau daiien ;
inches at Portland. The weather was
clear all day, but still quite cool for the
season, the thermometer notranging high
~ than rs in the shade, and there were
some fears of a frosts yesterday morning,
but there was none within the precincts OF
the city. neHa tHw
on the falls last evening down the In
dian chute there were three feet water in
the pass and falling x -
learn by special dispatch that the great
steamer Indiana left New Orleans Satur-
day evening, with two hundred head more
81 the famed Texas broad-horned boyines,
for e. L. Huffman, of this city.
The Louisville left New Orleans last
Tuesday with about tor hundred heaa oI 81
the same sort, All for this city, which viii
swell Mr.. Humans stock of beeves TO
over one thousand head. At this rate OF
supply for a few months to come, Liter
will have cattle enough to treat each of his
4 frieBds to horn. lW aa gaa
Maybe it was a tose head of the same
sort, Cotsrierg l ess ra q
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Wednesday
says: