The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-09

River and Weather.

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For other River Items see Fifth Page.
River and Weather.
The weather continues highly delightful
clear, mild. and pleasant. The river con-
tinues to fall rapidly, but there is splen-
did stage of water for all sized steamboats,
A slight rise is expected.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to {
O'Clock yesterday, include the Emperor
Louisville to Memphis; Cora s., Memphis
to Louisville; Phantom, Nashville to
Evansville; Charmer, from Eastport;
Morning Star, Henderson to Louisville
Newsboy, Henderson and return; Louis
lana, New Orleans to Louisville; Rich
mond, to New Orleans; Ollie Sullivan,
Wabash River to Evansville.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The beautiful Rose
Hite is the regular Henderson and Louis
vile packet for Louisville this evening.
She has good passenger accommodations
and excellent speed. Capt. Aaron Ballard
is her popular commander, and Geo. Pat
terson is her excellent clerk. sstss
For TENNESSEE RIvER.-The excellent
steamer Charmer is the regular packet for
Eastport and all intermediate Tennessee
River ports at o'clock this evening. Capt.
Chess, her commander. is pleasant and
accommodating gentlemen, and has court
eons associate officers. .f-s. ss.lsS 5sIA
( FoR NAsHvILLE.-The feet and elegant
Phantom is the regular Evansville and
Nashville packet, at O'Clock to-day. She
is comfortably appointed, and is noted for
her speed. Capt. Tom Wilson and J., p.
Webb are her obIiging officers.
River packet, VIM. White, will probably
leave for that stream this evening. She is
only awaiting the decline of the river to
let her through the locks. hea
U 81 Boats Due. rrF
Among the first boats due here are the
Havana, for Nashville; -Camelfa for Ten
nessee River; LeClaire, r. NJ. Bishop,
Champion, and Mariner, to st. Louis;
Sam. J. Hale. for Memphis: Alice Dean
and Robt. Burns, from Memphis; Pine
Grove, and Tahlequah for Arkansas River;
Silver Spray. for New Orleans; Louisiana,
Louisville, and j. w. Garrett, from New
Orleans; ]. P. Webb. from Wabash River;
Mayfiower from Cairo; Sam. Orr from
Tennessee River. ~
Evansville to Ndshcille-Apri1 Sc. G. van-
Ripper, lib Hhds. tobacco; r. K. Dunkerson
& Co, "a do, and box merchandise; Hubbs
Louisville, 3 do; Sinzich a. Son. ], $50 feet
cedar lumber; Mr.. Aliis, 1 cedar chest;
Preston Bros, / coil rope; Roach & Torian,
packages; Lowentha1l, box fuIs; More
head d Co, Louisville, box clothing; Mil
Ter, Gardner & 60, valuable, PACKAGES;
+. A. Dickson, $50 cedar posts.
Gleanings from our Exchanges. r.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of satur-
day says: $40 ..s.5t..tt s.
The old tow-boat Baltimore struck log
inst, and sunk. She was eight or nine
years DID, and owned by her commander
cinnatti, and insured for $1,000 in the fol-
lowing Cincinnati offices: Magnolia, En-
terprise and Boatman's. s., 600 each.
George Butts: lad fourteen years old,
fell overheard from that boat at Portland,
on.the Missouri, while drawing bucket OF
water, and was drowned, despite the most
energetic efforts to save him. Butts father
resides at ST. Louis, and is a carriage
maker.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Democrat of Saturday
says: e4ais lsr
The Indiana will lay over until next
Tuesday. when she will leave for New Or
leans at O'Clock.
day but all her barges are yet hard on the
rocks. and preparations are being made TO
get them off.
NEW ALBANY.-The Ledger of Saturday
evening says: aH fe"f
AS the steamer Mepham was rounding
V YESTERDAY ayenins one OF the ha hands Ni an
the boat, whose name we could not learn,
fell overheard. He shouted loudly for
cred, manned, and sent to his assistance;
but before the boat could reach HIM he
had sunk out of sight and was drowned.