The Evansville journal., 1867-05-06

For other Rirer Items see FYth Page.


=
For other Rirer Items Fifth Page. q
: & rffn River and Weather.
The weather yesterday morning was
cloudy. windy, and warm. The river was
rising slowly, and was lashed by the wind
INTO a perfect fury. rendering the landing
OF boats quite difficult.
Arrivals and Departures
s t5 The arrivals and departures up TO Tn ee
O'Clock Saturday include the emperor
Memphis to Louisville; Havana, Cincin-
matt TO Nashville; Camelia, tennessee
River TO Cincinnati; Armada, Cairo TO re-
turn: Louisa, Wabash River 70 Evans
~ y Vile: News Boy, Henderson to return;
Ada Lyon, Green River to return; ST.
Charles New Orleans to Louisville.
- Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floyd, for Nashville; Colnmbia,Vlc-
toria No. 2, sherman, Glasgow, Champion
for st. Louis; Armadillo and Clifton
s for Memphis; Darling and Mary Swan,
A from Memphis; Anglo Saxon and
Lawrence, for Arkansas River; Nick
ios Longworth, Messenger, n Silver Cloud,
and Louisville, for New Orleans;
Richmond. stonewali, Virginia, and
f5 Alice W from New orleans Aa-
: vance nom Wabash River; May
flower, from Caro- Rose Hite, from
Louisville. 81 f
y ~ss9 Matters were pretty lively ON the wharf,
Nesa on Saturday, and vast quantities OF 1relgnt
were being hauled down...-..-The Empe-
: g orand CharlesMere pretty light,thou
the latter was full of people.--..--The 81
Charles made the run from New Orleans,
Il fin days. II hours and Is minutes, being
the quickest trip since the days of the Shot
well and Eclipse She did a large way
~ business, making quick business trip,
beating the Richmonds time q hours and 40
<sl~a ~. k,oc fo5r vafs
the horns, and can compete with any of
them. We have to thank her officers for
highly appreciated favors .-.......-.-.-~
-@ she will be here en- route to New orleans
on Wednesday Ha' ana ana Ca
nelia had good uirs......The Ada Lyon
came out of Green River full he
Louisa had some 1000 sacks OF corn nom
- the wabash, forT3randeis & Crawford
The Camel1a had nearly 10oD bushels Of
peanuts and a large quantity of pig iron
She took lot of wheat from Hubbs q
Vets wharfboat...~-.The Armada had an
: excellent tpacket trips Including l3e bales
cotton. Her officers deny that the
Silver Moon passed her. They iett Padu-
cab de Ey side, and ran together e.
So. tine foot o. the island, The Moon struck
:. - !. off to the roint above, While the Armada
run up me bend and landed two miles
above 70 take freight. She made three
't&-s landings between kPatlucah and Smith
az land and the Moon, which went up the
Illinois side, had not got out OF the cnute
when the Armada reached Smfthland.
we have now given both sides of the
.Iss S story The officers of the Armada will
@ take pleasure in getting alongside
the Moon once more. .........--.-. Inc
James Gray came in from Green River
Friday night with full cargo of tobacco
....The Newsboy had a nice trip from
Henderson Saturday. The st. Iharles
frov Orleans
SchoenIaub a basket filled with green GU
e curnbers, green peas green beans, caali-
flowers squashes, and other : sich like
vegetables which fairly made a mans
mouth water to look at. - i ts
- % - Boats Leaving Te-Day.sx
FOR CAIRo.-The gay and fleet Quick
STEP Capt. H. T. Dexter, is the fleet and
elegant packet for Cairo to-day at three
o'clock Duke Nicholson and Billy Tiles
ton are her gentlenaanly and courteous
clerks. Her passenger accommodation
2 are elegant. - M E4eT ~
= FOR LouIsvILLE.-The imperial Morn
ing Star, in command of Cap, Holcroft
an experienced navigator, who has
rs bought an interest in the line, and hence
forth commands Her clerks are thoss
courteous and obliging gentlemen, Johr
n - Ouerhacker and Jesse Jackson, gentlemen
with whom it is a real pleasure to do bust
ness. Fred. Hartman. an excellent ca
g s2az terer, is her steward, and Mat. Lewis sell
old corn, pine apple and ether vegetable
, Just forward of the starboard wheel. Sh
leaves alto o'clock A. M. s4 fr ss
For GREEN RIvER--The VIM. White vii
be the Green River packet this evening
commanded by Captain Drinkwater, witt
John Adams in the office. She has first
class accommodations.
For MEMPHIs.-The 1aagnifcent Charm
8 3 -er, detained from Saturday, leaves pos
3 lively to-day at five O'Clock, for Memphi
and way ports. Tho sCharmer is one of tn
best stern wheel bats ON the Ohio, Cap
Chess and Les. Ware urbane. affablt
and obliging gentleEaen. We hope to Sc
- her get a full Zip to-day, as it is the deter
mination of her officers to do al they ca
to aid in building up the trade of Evans
vile. -
For NEW .ORLEANs.-The new and splen
3 did steamer st. Marys, Capt. Sweeney,
receiving here and will leave this evenin
ts{E at O'Clock for New Orleans direct. She
q irst-class steamer. built in 1867, and he
officers are oblging gentlemen. sxss IL Z
IA q Memorandum = Evansville, May f.
Steamer st. Charles left New Oriean
April %, 1867, at 10 minutes past oclocf
NJ. sStonesc0U left at IL O'Clock % minutes
"A. M. fully prepared and determined
beat the st. Charles II hours to Cairo an
lead to Louisville. In port for st. Loul