The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-12


Boats Leaving To-Day agt1 :.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The elegant Rose Hite,
Captain Ballard, is the regular Louisville
packet this evening. George Patterson, a
ueservedly popular young gentleman, is
her chief clerk.
For GREEN RIvER.-The William White,
Captain A. Drinkwater, with Pa. Burke
in the Office, goes to Green River this even
ing. She has excellent passenger accom-
modations, and her Officers are pleasant
and Courteous dsHazH aAf IL n9dw ;.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The Louisville be-
ing detained by a -press of business. lies
over to-day, but will positively leave here
this leveningfor Cairo, Memphis and New.
Orleans. Her cabin appointments are first
class in every particular. and she is of ex-
cellent speed. Capt. A. O. Ross, her COM
masfder, Is "a 1arge-hearted, heightened
gentleman--always prudent CAREFUL at
tentive and courteous. Mr.. III. C. Bruce,
his chief clerk, is most estimable and
pleasant gentleman always at his post,
and ever ready to sobiige-and all her at
taehes are courteous and attentive. We
hone to see her get full trip of freight and
passengers. - N3t0
For HENDERsoS.AThe elegant and reli-
able News Boy leaves as usual for Hender-l
son this evening at O'Clock. She is car
rying large passenger trips daily. Capt.
Perkins is a courteous gentleman, and de-
serves liberal support. u
GIeaninss from our Exchanges =
.C1NcINsATI.-The Commercial of Wednes-
day says: 1f1 salasassy5skarre aETfa -
I Captain HoIcroft is about contracting
for a splendid dtweIve-hundred tun side
Vile and New Orleans trade, to be pro-
PEELED by low pressure machinery. Hav-
ing large experience, he knows how to
construct q fast and splendid clipper
The Emma Floyd, Captain W. q. voris.l
n maze the s trip from cincfnnati to Nash.
Vile, and back to Cincip natl, in nine days
and fourteen hours, loaded to her capacity
both ways. This Is bully time, reminding
one OF the fast days Of Capt. Harry Nc
COmas. o.
The Commercials Cairo correspondent
says: TaRm = gaIhts
The Goose arrived from below eisy With VIII,
MMaIgna Thep Will be- exhibtted TO-
night. and then proceed to the On1o River
towns. q TMNrL1 .E1 @sAG&
LOUISVILLE, The Courier Of Wednesday
says:
at the Board OF Trade rooms last evening,
orga AMI A Board Of Directors was
M slss,ea f e. f. Forsss. and E
NJ, Erwin. Several new members were
added to the Association, and q reso-
tuition adopted asking the cooperation OF
similar Associations in ?ittsburg, Cincln-
natl, New Orleans and St. Louis. E8a "a
j. w. FOrsee was appointed secretary
and Treasurer pro tenn, and 1t was ordered
| that a general meeting be held on Thurs
day morning next, at O'Clock, at phe
Board of Trade rooms. A 1s9
r.tLoU1s. 2 The Democrat of wednes-
day says:f,.k .f..sssar ala q
The river is swelling. Some of the Upper
| Mississippi tributaries are rising rapidly
|, from the melting SHOWS. The Missouri Is
1 rising and the Illinois is at an excellent
/ stage and within its banks. There IS q
! great press of boats at the wharf. A TAR pro-.
/ portion of said boats are laid mp. IL is
| hard for the last arrivals to find berth,
except outside of other boats. A large.
number of boats were doing Very smalI
| average business. Others were d1scharglng
/ full cargoes, or receiving literally ana
| loading hurried1y. Receipts were large.
Shipments to New orleans light. Iney
will be heavy this week throughout TO co.
| iumbus and Memphis.
/ A boat down the Missouri this week ac-
| tualiy efused freight at different points.
/ She was loaded to the water. River men
do not expect Lake Pepin to open mucn
| before the 1st of May.
| We heard it reliably stated that wit mn
| the last six months a tow-bOat ana Darges
! realized on the round trip from tins port
| to New Orleans and back a profit OF VI ,OoU,
/ her total receipts being near $4,000. This
| was towing barQeS to some purpose. NO