The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-13

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River and xeatEaer- ser
The weather yesterday was really de-
ighsful clear, bright and mild. fhe river
was about stationary, and as it is rising |
above we may expect it 10 be RS
ing here to-day. The Mississippi is rising |
at st. Louis, but is falling from Cairo to |
Vicksburg.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO three |
O'Clock yesterday, include the P. w. Stra-
der, New Orleans to Louisville; Argonant
No. Q, Louisville to Memphis; News Boy.
Henderson to return; Ada Lyon, bone
yard to the wharf.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Havana, for Nashville; Rowena, from
Nashville; Camelia, for Tennessee River;
Nightingale, and Lizzie Hopkins, for ST.
Louis: Cora s.. Ella Faber. Arma-
d1llo. Emperor, and Darling, for Memphis;
silver Moon, Alice Dean. Empire, and
Mary Swan, from Memphis; Tahiaqnah,
MARY Erwin, and Pine Grove for Arkansas
River; Emerald, Nick Longworth. West
moreland, Liberty No. 4, and Louisiana,
TOR New Orleans; P. w. Strader and st.
Charles, from New Orleans; ]. p. Webb,
from Wabash. River; Mayfiower, from
Cairo: Tarascon and Morning Star, from
Louisville; Chattanooga and Louisa, from
Cumberland River; James Gray, from
Green River; Petrolia and Ollie Sullivan,
from Wabash River. I
- miscellaneous.
There was scarcity of arrivals yester-
day morning The P. w. Strader and Ar
sanaut No. 2, comprising the whole list
outside the local packets...-.....The Louis
vile returned from Newbury, where she
got 5000 sacks of corn. She got 2,Ooo sacks
at Henderson, Thursday evening, and has
engagements there and in the vicinity for
500 more. Here she received vast
amount of freight, and will go out of the
river with al she wants.....The Argonaut
No. 2 was down to her guards, and added
lot of corn meal here. She also took a
dozen or so of preachers and elders to Mt.
Vernon 10 attend the meeting of the Vim
cennes Presbytery, which convened in
that city last EVENING" From the officers
of the Strader we learn that the Cumber-
land River packet, & hhattanooga wassunk
at Smithland on Tuesday. She was
on her way to this port with a cargo of to-
bacco for r. X. Dunkerson & Co. We could
ascertain no particulars, except that no
the bank, and if the river falls. the pilot of
the Strader thinks there is danger of her
capsizing ...-..The New Albany Ledger of
Monday gives the following explanation
as to the source whence Will. S. Hays, the
goetical and talented River editor of the
Louisville Democrat derives his original
poetry: -fsF
MEAN STEALING.-When the steamer
Robert E. Lee was finished. and it was de-
monstrated that 81; was one of the heetest
Gamers that had yet been built. a yonng
Contributor TO severai literary papers in the
East, and an occasional contributor to the
witch he dedicated to the Lee, and in
which he described that fine steamer, aud
sent it to the Democrat for publication. That
daP last Viii. S, Hays, in givi a descrip-
ton of the low-pressure steamer Ricn-
stole to pa na e and pab
lIshed 1t as his o,oas. We ID call this rather
low-down stealing. 1t may have been
New 20 Fe1s e
TO steal it afterwards, and pass II OH as
o. gin;.l and apply II TO aiv va th noaI, En- =
we have lately seen, even in the Louis
vile Democrat.
II the young poet would give more at
tention to the cultivation of honest prin
ciples. and less attention to our nose, h
would find it to his great advantage.
Tine Ada Lyon came up from the bone
ward yesterday morning, and will leav'
this evening for Green River. and viii
hereafter make regular trips. She is IL
excellent condition ......The Sam Orr re
celved considerable freight yesterday, an
goes out full to-day to the Tennessee.
s-e Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The new and elegant May
flower, Capt. J. ". Throop, is the favorit
mail and exp ess packet for Cairo and al
way landings to-day. Her commander
ayeteran officer and a princely gentleman
whose name is household word on al
western rivers. Billy Dunn. Georg
Throop and Mr.. Walthal are her clerks
and are famous for their courteous after
lions to passengers and shippers. Ger
Geo. Jackson is her renowned steward, AN
furnishes supplies with munifcer
hand. The pilots, Jim. Matheny an
wash Phillips are among the best in the
profession, and Billy McClurg, her chit
engineer, has no superior. The Ma.
fewer is safe. comfortable and fleet. Fl
her full to-day.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The fleet and elegaI
Tarascon is the unrivalled pocket for Lo'
isyille this evening, and is the heetest
the fleet. Captain A. T. Gilmore is her e.
perienced commander, and Miles D. Wa
rem, highly accomplished gentleman,
her elegant and popular clerk. The Tar
soon is "the ticket" for Louisville tn
evening. #8*f{ - 3EF
For GREEN RIvER.-The beautiful AZ
Lyon is again at the wharf, loading +
Green River, and ieaves this evenin
CAPTAINS VIM. Graham and ALI. Edwar
are her experienced and accommodate
officers. -