The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-26
River and Vyeather.


wharf-boats will bepromptly attended to.
River and weather. 2fs4
The weather was decidedly winterish on
Saturday cloudy, cold and bleak, with q
few snowfiakes in the air, the first of the
season.. The river was about at stand,
with seventeen feet on the shoaIest bars
hence to Louisville. 1t is falling at all
points above. The Cumberland and Ten
nessee Rivers are in good boating stage.
The Upper Mississippi and its tributaries
are low, and navigation has about ceased
above st. Louis.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals up to 8 o'clock on Saturday
include the Armada, Cairo and return;
Louisville, Cincinnati to New Orleans;
Newsboy, Henderson and return; Ada
Lyon, Green River and return; Tarascon,
Louisville and return; Chattanooga and
Advance, to the Cumberland; J. Baker, to
Green River; sherman, Pittsburg to St.
Louis. IS g4H f usGf M
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here
are the Havana and Starlight, tor Nash
Vile; Anna, Sherman, and Golden Era,
for st. Louis; Belle Vernon, from st.
Louis Sam. j. Hale and St. Cloud, for
Memphis Rose. Hambleton and New
York, for Arkansas River Louisiana,
Emerald, n. Longworth, p. w. Strader,
and David White, for New Orleans; Mes
senger, ]. III. Groesbeck, Carrie, and In
diana, from New Orleans; Armada, from
Cairo; Rose Hite, from Louisville.
miscellaneous.
Business was good on the Ievee Saturday
morning, and large quantities of freight
were being hauled down, and the side
walks about town gave promise of good
packet trips.....~..The Chattanooga had an
excellent show of freight and went out
full....-...The Armada had a fine packet
trip up yesterday morning, and a big
trip out.........The Louisville passed down
at O'Clock Saturday morning with good
trip for New Orleans .......The Ada Lyon
had moderate trip in........The J. Baker
got fine trip for Green River and left Sat-
urday morning. ........The News Boy contin-
ues to have good trips out daily. She is a
good institution, and daily brings large
numbers of the elegant ladies of Hender-
son to do their shopping in this city,.
Among other freight on Saturday on the
levee, we noticed several hundred empty
pork barrels for Louisville, and a fine
shipment of pork and lard from the;enter-
prising firm of Bingham & Hargrove, at
Patoka; also, large quantities of hay
wheat, rags, &C 49,. The Tarascon arrived
early on Saturday with good trip. Among
her passengers was that prince of steam
boatmen, Capt. jim. Lusk, whose retiracy
from the packet line has been the cause of
such universal regret among shippers and
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received warm greeting from his hosts of
friends here. He will soon be afioat again
.....-..The Sherman had good trip for st.
Louis.......The J. Baker left early on Sat
urday for Pond River with a big trip.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The spacious and elegant
packet Charmer is the regular maiIbeat to
Cairo. She is admirably appointed, and
her officers are as pleasant and affable
gentlemen as ever managed steamboat
Captain Billy Lowth is in command, aud
Billy Fowler with George Nicholson is in
the office.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The great Morning
Star is the splendid passenger packet for
Louisville at 10 o'clock to-day. She is a
grand floating palace, real shooting me-
teor in speed. Captain Ed. Crider is in
command, and that prince Of steamboat
clerks Miles d. Warren, is her chief clerk.
Her tables groan beneath the substanttals
and luxuries of the land.
Manifest of Steamer Ada Lyon.-Brown,
Dunkerson g. Co., IL hhds. tobacco; Pres
ton & Menifee, dry hides and i package
of fruit; Reitz & Haney, 8 pieces of cast
ing; Wheeler & Riggs, bags OF feathers,
fenGe 1f BAG ago. Or feathers Gefhap t
Wills Is coops with 81 dozen turkeys IA
coops with l4dozen geese, and coops with
dozen chickens; H. D. Rothrock, 81 doz-
chickens, and dozen geese. And great
deal of miscellaneous freight too numerous
to mention; besides good trip of passen-
gers.
Howard, Preston g. Barrel, New Orleans,
Louisiana, 2 boxes of merchandise, l Dbl.
whisky, and key of whisky.
PETER ROTHROCK, Clerk.
GIeanfngs from our Exchanges.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Friday says:
The weather yesterday was more like
winter than at any other time this season.
The river is falling and navigation rapidly
drawing to o close on the upper rivers. /
The stage of water is getting less, and low
freight continue very lively on New Or
leans boats, two leaving yesterday with all
they wanted, and good passenger lists.
In other trades, there is a striking dull
ness. The Johnsonville packets and the
Ohio River boats g. t full cargoes, however.
The Little Rock has given up her Mas =
vile trip, and leaves tomorrow for Gin
cinnati. eA0i 5 eaf 81 a-
The Ida and her barges may load for
New Orleans.
The Champion and barge, out yesterday
for Cincinnati, were fully loaded.
Look out for increased rates 10 new Ut
leans this morning. something ike 6Oc.
per barrel for flour, 35c. per hundred; corn
and everything else advanced.
MEMPHIs.-The appeal Of Wednesday
says:
The weather continues pleasant; Bust
ness on the levee was lively during the
day, and boats lined the bank from Mon
roe Street to the upper wharf boat.
AT this point the rise continues, but at
very slow rate.
learn that the Judge Fletcher and Harry
Dean are both in the Arkansas River, load-
former was at the Rock and had full load
engaged. The latter was at Pine Bum. The
victory went out of the river with fa1r
trip for New Orleans.
The fine steamer st. Patrick, with her