The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-30

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River and Weather.

River and Weather.
The weather is growing more pleasant.
The clouds are d~issipating and nature is
again rejoicing. The river is falling rap
idly, having declined fully 8 feet in the
last "A hours, and is falling fast at all
points above.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
O'Clock yesterday include the Importer,
Pittsburg to St. Louis; St. Marys and Gold
en- Eagle, Cincinnati to st. Louis; Sam.
]. Hale, Cincinnati to Memphis; News
Boy, Henderson to returns; M~ayhower,
Cairo to Evansville; Morning Star, Hen
derson to Louisville; VIM. White, Green
River to return.
Beats Due.
Among the first boats dae here are the
Henry Adkins, Columbia, Victoria No. 2,
Sherman, Meluotse, Champion, and Nora,
for St. Louis; Armadillo and Darling,
for Memphis; Minneola and Mary
Swan from Memphis; Bertha and
Lawrence, for Arkansas River; IN
diana, Alice Dean, Swallow, Colder Era,
81 Silver Cloud, and louisville, for New Or
leans: kenton and Alice ", from
New Orleans; J.P. Webb and Advance
from Wabash River Ada Lyon, from
Green River; Ella Faber. from Nashville.
Miscellaneous.
Business was i've and active sop Inc seyee
yesterday morning, with large arrivals-....
The Cora :. had q tolerable trip.---The
Importer, St. Marys, Golden Eagle, and
s Sam. Hale had very good trips~---Tbe
{ Hale, Golden Eagle, and Cora s.. did a nice
businesstherea..-....The Morning .Star~left
promptly at ten o'clock with a fair packet
trip..--.The Mayfiower had an excellent
packet trip in yesterday morning. She is
deservedly popular with travellers and
shippers, and if there is anything or any
body to 60, she gets her share.---.The
Mepham had not arrived at noon..--.--...
Among the passengers on the Cora y, we
were delighted to meet the veteran Capt.
Yves. Conner, of the Laurel Hill, who was
looking as fine as silk.
The Louisville is due here Monday from
New Orleans, coming mp on one wheel.
She will lay up here TO put in a new shaft.
-L0ufsUile Democrat.
Thati is a mistake. The Louisville went
down on one wheel, but came up with two.
Roafs I.eaSInG To-Day.
FoR ~CAIRo.-The magnificent new May
flower, the pride of the Lower Ohio, is the
regular and unrivalled packet for Cairo
and ali way landings at 3 O'Clock to-day.
Shesig palatlal in her appointments, and
fleet as a reindeer. capt. J. v. Throop is
her veteran commanaer, and IS rniyersal-
1y esteemed as a high toned, genial, gene
rous gentleman and an accomplished OFF,
+ Ger. In tile efice wifi be found Billy
Lowtf, one Of the most eestinabfe gentle
men in the business. In the freight de.
- partment. he is assisted by Masters Geo
Throops and wash. Walthail, always at
tentive to business, and courteous to ship
spers. The vet~eranTucker is in~eomnand
of the 4forecastle, and there is no better
mate afioat. Bin McCiurg Is her expert.
enced and always safe engineer. Wash.
Philips and Jim. Matheny are in the pilot
house, Geo. Jackson, the. unsurpassed, is
her steward 1t IL "a delight to travel ON
the Mayfower.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The beautiful Rose
Hite. in charge of those experienced.
polite and highly popular gentlemen,
Capt. Aaron Ballard and Geo. Patterson,
goes to Louisville this evening. The Hite
has elegant passenger accommodations.
FoR, EAsrPoRT.-The irrepressiLle Sam.
Orr, noted for her feetness and regularity,
leaves for Eastport and all Tennessee River
landings to-day att O'Clock. She has fine
passenger appointments and pleasant off,
GERS Capt. Guy Vineyard is in command,
and Val. Sorenson, a sterling gentleman,
is her chief clerk. The Sam. Orr is out
i and-out an Evansville Institution, and it
is the duty. n should be the pride, Of our
merchants to send her out full.
FOR MEMBERSHIP Meet Michigan is
loading for Memphis. and will leave for
that port this evening. Captain John Nc
Claim is in command, and is a sterling
gentleman, WE'LL known. and = highly
esteemed by all. James A. McGin is her
clerk. Give her your freight.
Manifest on Steamer Mayto,oer. from Cal.
re to Eudnscfile.-Wm. McKinnie, / tool
= chest; Jas. Oakley, 8 bales C. chairs; Kerth
& Acker, 7 bdls g. hides, l pump. l pump
staff, ] iron rod, l bdle of wagon boxes;
vii, 2 sand pumps, l vice. 4 K of coolies,
1 putty wheel, L shaft and rope, / piece of
machinery g. I. Dlxon 2 bags Of feath-
boots and shoes; p. Bennitt, 1 bible eggs;
Mackay, Nesbitt Il Co., 3 bales cotton; r.
K. Dunkerson & Co., So hhds tobacco, l6
bales cotton; Hubbs q Vets tobac-
co.
G~leaninSs from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-Th Commercial of Satur-
day says:
An exchange says that a bachelor steam
boat captain, who was remarking the
other day that he wanted q good chief OH.
Ger, promptly informed by q young lady
~ f1rst mate. He took the hint-and thei lady.
LoursvILLE--The Courier Of Saturday
the river was falling steadily yesterday,
canal in the evening by the mark. During
the previous twenty-four hour 1t had
FALLEN ten inches at the head OF the falls,
ther was pleasant. though rather eoor for
the season. but not cool enough In the
morning for frost. .u
feet seven inches water IN the pass down
the Indian chute, and falling teadily For
up stream boats, the falls just now are
barely n~avfgable. and the Portland Wha
Is again the landing for the heavy pack
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