The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-14
Roats Ie.axfrg To.Day

For CAIRo. The excellent steamer
Charmer, Captain Billy Lowth, is the
regular packet for Cairo to-day, and
will take the us. Mail and Adams
Express goods. John w. Adams and
George Nicholson are her obliging
clerks. Captain Lowthl is an expert
,enced and careful steamboatman, and
Unpleasant gentleman. Pile her full.
f FoR Housewife. The feet favor
| lite Tarascon, the gem of the lower
/ Ohio lis the u. s. Mail and Adams
Express packet for Louisville to-day,
and now that She has a clear river
may be expected early. Capt. Gill
| more and Miles d. Warren, her chief
officers, are ideser7edIy popular gentle
men, and take pride in rendering
| their passengers comfortable. The
Taraseon il astunner.gi belize I9ll8
For MEMPHIs.-The wild-winged
Liberty No.2 will be down to- day for
Memphis and way ports. She ran
during the entire Winter, despite the
| ice, and deserves the patronage of
shippers Capt. J. B. Archer and
Joe. MoCuHoch are her chief officers,
and are courteous, affable, and pleas
ant gentlemen. For speedy, safe,
and pleasant voyage to Memphis go
on the Liberty. 3nH .sah -
Gleanings from our Exchanges.
.CINctNNATL - The Commercial of
Tuesday says; adg aTa cons ail}
To-day there will be ~ feet under
the bridge for passing steamers. The
falls are navigable for the largest class
of steamers. There was very little
ice running in the river yesterday. but
we may look for more to day, from the
gorges, above. .ef ~.
r The Sam. Parker, Captain James
Good, was to have left Mt Vernon,
Indiana last night, with four barges
in tow for New Orleans, laden with
81 900 sacks corn and all the mules
she could stow. from Mt. Vernon and
Shawneetown. The barge Arizona,
belonging to n. & E. W. Parker of
Cincinnati, swept off from here by the
ice, was fortunately caught by the
ParkerIs crew, and loaded, and goes
with her to New Orleans.81t aaif7n85
| fLoUIsVILLE.-The Courier of Tues
day says: ytia ano 4esa asaell ro8'
The river was falling very fast yes
terday, with only eleven feet water in
the canal in the evening by the mark.
During the previous "a hours, the
river had fallen two feet at the head
of the falls, and six feet at Portland.
This is very rapid fall, and, accord
ing to the observations of experienced
boatmen, it indicates speedy rise.
iOn the falls thee were nine feet
water in the pass yesterday, and less
than eight feet steamboat water in the
| middle chute. 'aoi't 2 $
The Louisville cleared for New Or
leans in the evening, with full cargo,
all she wanted, and was compelled to
refuse freight. ali
IF she was full and left on Monday
evening, where has she been and what
| has she been doing ever since? She
had not arrived here at ten o'clock
| yesterday. Soc 9 81
The Democrat, of Monday says:
The Rose Hite let a tree fall on her
!. back Friday night, in storm. She
WASH hurt much, though her back
| was bruised little
iNEwa LBANY.--The Ledger, Of
Monday, says: 'fll sHe ~ ~
The Liberty No. 2 has $50 bales Of
cotton for this port and louisville.
The Cora S. has 500 bales. ba1 Be 81,
1 The Liberty had t300bales of cotton
for Louisville and New Albany, and
the Cora S, just11 bales. She dis
charged over 400 here. ledger rs Il
NEW ORLEANs.-The Times of the
9th says:al e 9esalea ems Stil}''7s -
[ The weather during the entire of
yesterday was dark and cloudy, and
threatened rain, but Notwithstanding
all appearances, It had not rained up
TO dark.
71 Business on the landing for Friday,
considering it to be one of the dullest
of the week. was more active than we
have noticed for many days. past.
There were an unusual number of
departures, each packet taking out a
very good trip. aa