The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-12
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River and weather.
The weather yesterday put ON "a more
pleasant face-was cloudy, bre ezy and re-
freshing The Indications of rain were
Imminent, and a light sprinkle set in be-
fore noon ;but would increase, probably Jas
the day advanced. The river declined
fee in the "A hours ending at O'Clock
yesterday ~ 4a
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and. departures np 10
O'Clock yesterday incfnde the Arnaada,
Cairo to Evansville: News Boy, Hem
derson and retus n; Emerald, Cincinnati 10
New Orleans. tsw sssk sIa. EEs E
Boat<L BMe. ,s
Among the first boats due here-are the
Emma Floyd, for Nashville; ChaIapien,
and Sherman for Saint Louis; Liberty a 0.
for Memphis; Mary Erwin for ArEsm-
sas River, ST. Charles, Indiana, RiehIn o,id
and Nick .Longworth, dor New Orleans;
Quickstep, from Cairo; Taraseon from
Louisville; Phantom and Charnner, frsm
Cumberland River; Mary SWAN, from
Memphis.
xMiscRlIameous.
Busiressswas quite dnn on the 1exase.ues-
terday, except in the way of receipts of to-
bacco. TheNews Boy brings one hundsed
and fifty to~-one4 hundned and sixty iahds
daily. The Armada had enehundued and
twenty-thre hhds tobacco, and ranch
other freight, and was fall of peopae.-..-...
The NJ. s.. Mepham was receiving slew
ly, but was determined tie leave last might.
She had some engagementst below-.--.TEe
MayfiowerEvas also receiving slowly, and
would have rather q slim trip out.....---.The
Sam. Orr was receiving Literally, and
a FIJI InaI 51x- fho of
her departure. -..-.......-E Their chmond ana
Great hepubiic win leave New Orleans to-
gether on w ednesday of next week We
may expect to hear of a little dash at each
other on that eoccasion...-..The John ID.
Perry was not loading very fast, and we
J. doubt If she goes out very frn. The faGtis
that business iss becoming dull, even at |
Evansville, and, she don't pI etend, at this |
season of the year TO be able TO load all dh<,
mammoth steamers that ply the Ohio and /
Mississippi 49, = n
Boaas Leaving To-Day. org II
For CAIRQ.-Ihe grand Armada, Capt.
. Gus. Dusou1het, Will go to- Cairo, at
O'Clock this evening, and is = hunkidoi =
in apartments and -speed-has, Indeed. /
no-superior.l Her clerks are these pleasant /
and popular goung gentlemen, Captain /
Will S. Fowier andGeorge Nichelson.
Fea LoUIsvgGLE.-The splendid Taras-
con is the regular Lenisv lille pack et to-day,
and Is a grand floating palace. Captain /
A. T.sGiilmore commands. and that clever
and accommodating gentleman. Miles d.
Warren. Is in the office. Dick Hutchinson
is her freight clerk.
For GREEN RIvszR-srhe beautiful Ada /
Lyon, Captain All Edwards, isthe regular
Green River packee to-day, and has excel
10. a1afi
Joseph McReynolds is hercierk.
For PoND RIvER-The gallant lanes
Gray and the feet Eau Claire. leave this
evening for Frostburg and all interraedf-
ate Green T liver and Pond River landings.
Both are good boats, with accommodating
officers.
For CUMBERLAND RIvER.-The swift
Phantom, Capt. Guy Vineyard. with Joe.
Carr in the office, returns to the Cumber
land this evening at o'clock There are
few pleasanter boats to travel on. Our
shippers shouL1 fill her full
For NEW ORLEANs--The great steamer
Reab. Neal in command, will leave for
New Orleans this morning. She is one Of
the most comfortable, as she is the best,
business boat on the river.
The great low pressure Richmond may
also be expected. en- route to New Orleans,
this evening. j. Slut Neal is her excellent
commander, and John S. Voolfolk and R.
p. Lodge are her ininnstabIe clerks.
Manifest of the the steamer Armada,
from Cairo to Evansville: r. X. d. & Co.,
8 hhds. tobacco; Hubbss& Viets, 1877 hhds.
tobacco: w. T. Ford. hbds. tobacco; F. &. ;
Huston, bids, TOBACCO; F. g, Van Ripper
straw berrys; Minor q Dailan, box boots: ]
j. w. Greysr, bag wools Kirth & EEL q [
dry hides, green do, bdl. sheep do, bdl. {
copper, 10 bags feathers; Eestticher, K 4 |
Co, box ware; Sam, Orr, IL bars iron;
Parvin, casks bacon; Preston & M, 10
dry hides. green do, bag feathers, bbls.
lard; ]. P. Elliott & Son, IL bids, IL bdls.
gunnies. q
Gleanfngs fr0Ma our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The' Commercial. of Mon
day, says:
Geo. w. Girdon and James McMurchy.
United States local inspectors of steamers
at GaIena, have published a report of the .
into the steamer Lansing :
explosion and are of the opinion that the I
canse or causes of the explosion of the boil d
ers was produced by scarcity of water in
the boilers at the time of the explosion,
and by an oyerpressure of steam, and that
the engineer,s John G. CrOmley, was negli- | 4
gent and inattentive to his duties, and,
thereupon revoke his license. .
LoUIsyILLE.-The Courier, of Monday
says:
The river continues falling. though not
very fast. with seven feet four inches water
During the previous fortyselght hours 1t
had fallen six inches at the head of the
falls, and eighteen inches at Portland.
The weather continues very warm, with a =
light shower Saturday, but no rain yester-
day, and the thermometer at So at noon.
On the falls there were five feet four
inches water in the pass last evening down
the Indian chute and falling.
The river trade is dull. with but very