The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-15

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2GT5flaRfver and weather. sa7
Yesterday morning was cloudy and
warm. andjust before noon 1t commenced
to rain, with heavy thunder, which served
to some extent to cool the air. The river
is declining very slowly at the rate of or
inches per day.iNs - sas $1s @
5ad Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO three
O'Clock weresvery few, including only the
p. w. strader, New Orleans to Cincinnati;
Mayfiower.. Cairo to- return; News Boy,
Henderson to return; Ollie Sullivan, TO
Canneltou.l 1lInaa1 asoE so a
4~e4 ad4 B0ats due. ssT5 &c
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floyd, for Nashville: Nightingale
and Sherman for St. Louis Empire, Golden
Eagle. Anna and Liberty No. 2 Tor Menu
phis; Mary Erwin, for Arkansas River!
Westmorelan nd, II diana, and Nick Long
worth, for New Orleans; Armada and
Quickstep, from Cairo ;Tarascon and Morn
ing Star, from louisville; Ella Faber and
Phantom, from Cumberland RIVER Mary
Swan. Cora s., and Clifton from Menu
phfs: sam. orr, from Eastport; Ada Lyon,
from Green River. 60 1883 IN - 4ssl9
no saob NMfsceIIan eous. a736 ae 90
Business was remarkably dull ON the
levee yesterday morning, with scarcely any
arrivalb. The r. w Strader passed up DUR
ing Thursday night, very light ....-..- The
NARROWER WIS fuilyof freight and people
up. 1bfrt was notEreceiying very boun tifully
for her. return trip She generally mani
ages, however, to- gather M arespectable 1
cargo "A pleasure, party came up from
Mt. Vernon, consisting of fourteen couple.
and highly enjoy ed the trip. The News
Bow had q big trip of tobacco. ,..-. The Ollie
sullivan left for Cannelton yesterday at
10 o'clock, with nice packet trip..-..--.I
The Cincinnati Gazette attempted to be
facetior in regard to the late little dash by
the Armada and the Silver Moon. and
talks of pine knots and tar barrels.
and OF the Armada being on the look out
for the Moon. We drew the matter as fairy
as possible, to save the feelings Of the con-
quered boat. The fact is that the "A rmada
beat heirloom handsomely with miserable
nut coal. and the onicers Of the Armada
fully expected to be defeated; but to their
surprise. she walked or from the Noon
with appareptIease, and her officers have
the greatest confidence that, with good
Iuei, she can run the. Moongout of sight In
q few hours. AS we said before, the Moon
is fast and an excellent steam
er, deseryedlya popular, as are also
her officers, But we have, three packets
that go to Cairo and two to Louisville that
are hard to beat, and those who do beat
them have to boil their water mighty no
THE Local Inspectors in the case of
the collision of the Darling with the Tar
ascon at Leavenworth. on the 5th of April,
have rendered a decision exonorating
Milo TunstaIl, pilot of the Tarascon. from
all blame. and putting the blame on w X.
McCulloch. pilot of the Darling. who could
have avoided the collision Ii he had tried
Boats l. eavfng To-Day.
Fox CAIRo.-The gallant Armada. with
her peerless officers and unsurpassed ac-
Communications, goes to Cairo at o'clock
to-day. Capt. Geo. Eusouchet is In COM
mand, and Billy Fowler and Geo.f Michel
son the amiable, are her clerks. S. kfasla
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gay Tarascon in
mand of the veteran A. t. Gilmore.
and with Miles d. Warren and Dick
Hutchinson in the office, is the regular
mail boat for Louisville this evening. Her
magnificent appointments, her unrivaied
speed. and the urbanity and politeness of
her officers, especially recommend her to
shippers and Travellers. Aks - ~
For GREEN RIvER-The superb and iele-
CANT Ada Lyon Capt. Alt. Edwards. with
Capt. ]. McReynolds IN the office and Capt.
Graham at the wheel. goes to Green River
this evening She has excellent passenger
ACCOMMODATIONS HeH ESQ 49, -
Foe CLARksvT13IE.-The fleet and finely
appointed Phantom win return to Cum
berland River this evening. Guy Vineyard
is her corr man{ier, and Joe Carr is in the
office, and both are pleasant gentlemen.
FoR MEMPHIs.--The gay Empire, Captain
Hicks King lin command. and with those
accomplished young gentlemen, Harry
Walker and Walter b. Pennington, in the
office, goes to Memphis tomorrow. She is
an elegant boat, and her officers are first
class gentlemen. e4ts5sf-ta sd y LaEss|
For NEW ORLEANS.-The Indiana, Capt.
Reob. Neal, may be expected tomorrow
for New, Orlerns. r.7zest Ha9G- 1
For WABASH R1vER.-The ever reliable
Petrolia No. 2. with a spacious barge, will
leave for Wabash River this morning at
ten O'Clock. Her officers are pleasant
gentlemen. Captain Anderson is in COM
mand, and little Bob King is her Clerk.
Gleanfngs from our Exchanges.
CINcINNAT1.-The Commercial, of Thurs
day says:
At Pittsburgh the river is falling. with
IA inches during the past "a hours with
1873 feet in the channel. and IS feet under
Th Sgs svep Moon left for Aurora
night. To-day she takes a picnic party
from that point to Madison and back.
crew of the silver Moon will command
the Golden Eagle, in the Memphis trade,
during the low water season. Il Il I'D
LOUISVILLE. The Courier. Of Thurs
day says: aes sf4. s7ssfg -ss,l.f !
day in a " q 1oaygs s the
head of the tails. with six feet eight inches