The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-30
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River and weather. sSs
Yesterday morning opened bright ant
clear, with a prospect of one entire day o
sunshine, the first we have had for nearl,
two months. The river here is falling yer,
slowly, having declined two or thre
inches during the "A hours, ending at thre.
o'clock yesterday. 1t is reported as risins
at Rockport and other points hence to Lou
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~s94 Arrivals and Departures. $3.50
The arrivals and departures, up to three
o'clock yesterday, include the Petrolia
Wabash River to Evansville; Chattanooga
Clarksv1Ile to Evansville; Argonaut No. 2
Louisville to Memphis; Darling, Cincin.
natl to Memphis; Newsboy, Henderson to
return. 80
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floyd and Julia to Nashville
R. NJ. Bishop, Kate Robinson, Altoona,
Glasgow, Golden. Eagle, and Mariner, to ST.
Louis; Robert Burns, Clifton. and Cora s.
for Memphis; Ella Faber, Bertha, and
Anna, from Memphis; = Huntsville,
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Silver Spray, Stonewall, J. II. Groesbeck,
Nick Longworth, and p. W. nStrader,
for New Orleans NJ. S. lMepham, Indiana,
Swallow, and ]. w. Garrett, from New
Orleans; Mayhower, from Cairo; Louise
and Sam. Orr, from Tennessee River.
J nasoGs MfscelTaneous. I'd -
n Business was not specially ctiye yester-
day The descending boats were gener-
oil xv f,n U.t. Cd A.
500 bales of cotton and other freight. and
plenty of people. ....-.. The Chattanooga had
SO hogsheads of tobacco from the Cumber-
land. She returns positively to-day
The Golden Era received a full cargo of
corn here, and left last night with her
guards In the water-.-..-The Petrolia had
good trip from the Wabash. ata
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The beautiful Mayfower.
the heetest and most elegant passenger
steamer on the lower Ohio, is the regular
mall and Adams Express packet for Cairo
and way ports to-day. The Mayhower has
no rival in point OF capacity and fine ap-
pointments- Captain ]. v. Throop is her
elegant, experienced, and popular CON-
nander. Billy Dunn, George Throop, and
M. WalthalI are her unrivaIed clerks. She
Is identified~with the interests of Evans
vile. and should receive Ii eral and nm.
divided support. The Mafheneys are her
pilots, and there are no better.
For LoUIsvILL4E.--The great Tarascon il
the, palatial packet ,for, Louisville this
evening. She is one of the deetest boats
extant, and has Magnificent passefig ap-
pointments. Capt. AT. Gilmore, Miles ID.
Warren, and Dick Hutchinson are. her
popular and courteous officers -
For NASHVILLE. = The Emma Floyss
Capt BillyVpris, goes to Nashville to-day.
She Is pleasant boat with excellent off,
GERS. haa {.
FOR CLARKsyILLE.-The excellent steam
er Chattanooga, Capt. Henry Scott, with
Kit. Rndd. a pleasantand courteous young
gentleman In the office. goes to the Cum
berIand to-day. and wiz give through re-
ceipts to Nashville and all points south.
Give her big trip. 1s5tL -fH8si lttiz-
For WABASH RIvER.-The Petrolia No.
?, Capt. Anderson an. excellent freight
boat, with comfortable passenger accom-
goes to the Wabash this even
Ing. Merchants and shippers will take
notice, and give her full load - 81
For MEMPHIS ELECTROMAGNETIC beauti-
ful Cora SC. III. Meekin, Master, goes to
Memphis Tomorrow evening. i The Cora
). is a pleasant passenger boat, and Capt. ]
Meekin and Al. Froxall. are polite, atten-
i've, and popular gentlemen. r. K. Dun
xerson & Co. are her agents. " ri
Gleanings from Our Exchanges.
tCINCINNATI.-The Co1anlerciol of Thur.
lay says: ipiEfttHo2 5lAlls4 anh
At Prttsburg the river is ON a stand. with
"a feet in the channel. Here, it has re-
,eded eight inches during the last TWENTY
our hours, with Lhirty-three feet in the
and seventy-two feet under the |
bridge for passing steamers. 994eg ~ |
he Louisville and Portland Canal Com.
oany, was called in the United States
Circuit Court yesterday, and will probably /
everal days. In May, 1858, the Comp COMB nv
contracted to tcw four barges of hay
through the canal, and, as the petitioner
,any or its agents, one of the barges was
unk. The suit is brought to recover
:, 200. the value Of the hay and barge.
A stamp is imposed upon every ssmani.
est for Custom House entry, or clearance
y f tnr capgo OF any ship vessel, or steam
cred tunnage Of the vessel. II vessel
lears in ballast, and has no cargo what
Yer, no stamp IS necessary; but If she has
ny. however small the amount, a stamp
hOuld be used.
LoUIsvn LE.-The Courier of Thursday
avs; nHau jigrsf He 9Aru s79v
The river was rising slowly. yesterday
morning, and at a stand In the evening |
nth III feet inches water in the canal
y the mark: During the previous "a
lead of the falls, and six inches at PORT
and The weather was cloudy all day.
nd disagreeable, with the thermometer at /
2 at noon, and a light attempt to snow in
he evening" 9H1 pE#t : le--9s -e.fFT7
On the falls, last evening, there was 81 /
Get Steamboat or coaIboat water over the
ocks, good tide for the coal fleet, and the
liver at stand. hD y ~ t+ -
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