The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-11
Weather. Ice and Wafer.


very nearly stationary, as it has been for
two or three days. though some thought it
rising slightlyIyesterday morning.
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals aud departures up to three
O'Clock yesterday, include the Linton.
Cairo to Evansville; Pink Marble, East
port to Louisville; Norman, Louisville TO
White River; News Boy, Henderson and
return. The Legal Tender passed up
during Sunday night, and the Alpha on
Monday.
BOATS Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Empire. for Memphis; Cora <, from Mem
phis; Charmer, Sam, Orr, and cum berland,
from Cairo; LeWellin, from Eastport.
Miscellaneous.
Freight was Offering pretty freely yes
teTday, and business was rather lively on
the Wharf.-The Linton had quite good
trip up, and her attentive freight clerk
has our thanks for memoranda and mani
fest.....The Fanny Brandeis was feceiv-
ing fairly, and having no opposition
would go out full........The Phantom was
also receiving literally, and wo1ld have
all she could carry en- the water.--..-...-One
of our live Water street grocery houses
worked nearly all through Monday night
to get orders flied for the Phantom---......
Among the freight Y the Fanny Bran
deis was a lot OF cotton for New Orleans
...The Newsboy came up from Hepder-
son full of freight and peOple..-...We notice
a lot of freight shipped through by rail- for
the Peerless, being hauled down to the
landing yesterday. HE Peerless was ex-
pec.ed to come up to the wharf yesterday
evening. Capt. John H. Peckenpaush was
in com mand, and Geo. Patterson was
d Had a ode
ate trip.........SeveraI boats. have left Gin
cinnati and Louisville for ports below, and
are due to-day..-...It is said there are mOle
empty barr els awaiting shipment at Law
renceburg, than can be found in all of
Cincinnati. At Aurora there are 100000
reported.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-Ihe fleet and spleadid pas
senger steamer Cumberland, Captain Ben.
Howard, with that popular and accommc-
dating gentleman, Duke Nicholson, in the
Office, VIII leave for Cairo at O'Clock to-
day, offering unexcelled attractions to
passengers and shippers.
The beautiful new Linton, Capt. Nat.
Drew, with n. B. Hayward in the office,
Will also go to Cairo to day, having def p
red her departure. She has pleasant pas
senger appointments and clever officers.
water packet, Ollie Sullivan, Capt. Ham
Throop, leaves for Owersb0ro at 10 O'Clock
this morning, and viii connect with the
Rose Hite for Louisville an all way ports.
Les Ware and Will. Hugo are her obliging
clerks.
FoR GREEN RIVER.-The Ada Lyon is
tue regular and reliable Green River
packet this evening. Capt. All Edwards
has charge, and is proverbial for his affa-
Dility and courtesy.
MEMoRANDUM-The steamer Linton left
Caro- Sunday, December oth, at Y O'Clock
Coob Webb. Met the Crescent City above
Cairo; Alert and Rapadan No. at Mound
City; Nat. Williams. above Caro-; Nick
Casey, aground on Smithland Bar; met
Cumberland at Birdsville; j. P. Webb,
head of sister Islands; Ella Hughes, at
Shotwell's; Lulu D., at Kane Creek. Pass
ed Pick Marble aground on ShawneefOwn
Bar; mt the Alpha at the foot of Wabash
Island: passed Robert Fulton at Dia mond
Island: met Charmer at the foot of Hen
deIson Island. Sixty three passengers reg
MANIFEsT.-For Hubbs. Patrick & Co
50-bbls. oceans; owner on board OF Y bbls.
oranges; a, AeiTs, !! sack OF merchandise;
on board of box nlase.
GIeanIngs from our Exchanges.
PIrTsBURG.-The Commercial of Satur-
day says: ~
Business remains dull, with no anihna-
ton below the Suspension Bridge Boats
are awaiting water. Inc prospect yes ter
day was more favorable than for som
days past The rain that set In durtr z the
70 enoon continued during most of the
day. The Allegheny marks indicated about
four feet and at stand. The reports from
the headwaters are not very favorable Tor
a rise. Above the Suspension Bridge the
packets of both lines arrive and depart on
time.
C1SC1NNATI. The Commercial of Mon
day says:
Captain r. NJ. Wade. of the Louisville
mali steamer st. Mary's leaves fol- Texas
To-day, on a brief visit to friends in that
: quarter. Captain A. g. MOnfort wi | COM
nand the st. Mary's during his absence.
The Commercial of Sunday says:
The new mammoth wharf-boat now
lower Madison ship-yaTd, for Captain y.
Williams, is TO be the most complete affair
Vided with a regular steamboat cabin.
containing state rooms, hall, wash-room,
arrival 1 boats can take a room, go to
bed, and enjoy com Portable sleep, being
called up Q the arrival OF The boat on
which they wish to ia Se pa sage; and If
they desire il caashave meal served up to
ordel.
Memphis will soon have a respectable
boueyard. The forms 0. the following
monuments of dull times and low water:
Dan. Able, St. Patrick, Celeste, American,
Captain I. i. GambiH, of CORTLAND,
Alabama. yesterday purchased the Leono-
"a No ?, for slI 600 lie will take posses
sion of her on her return from the Ten
0essee River.
LOUISVILLE. = The Journal of Monday
says:
The river continues to fall steadily at
this point. In the canal yesterday even
ing there we're not over 215 feet of water,
by the marx. and scarcely more than hat
over The bar between New Albany and
Portland. The weather was clear and c I'd
on sat rday, and business rather active
on the e ees, owing to several partures