The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-28

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Weather and Water.
Early yesterday morning the weather
was clear and Summertime, the mercury
standing al 81 degrees at GA. NJ. By nine
O'Clock the sky was overcast with dark
wind clouds, and the wind increased to
almost gale from the southeast. AT noon
the mercury stood at &c degrees, the wind
strong from the southeast.
The river, during the twenty -four hours
ending at three o'clock yesterday, had
risen eleven inches, and was rising >lowly
at that hour.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and dep lrtures mp 70 three
O'Clock yesterday include the Clifton, Gin
cinnati to Memphis; w. II. Allen, Louls-
vile TO New Orleans; LeonoT No. 2, Ten
nessee River to Clncihnati; Lewelltn,
PASSPORT to Evansville; CuIno rland, Cal
70, TO return: Newsboy, Henderson, to re-
turn. at.. ar. san N
Boats Dae. at. .
. Among the first boats due here are the
Bertha and Emma Floyd, + T Nashville
W. A. Caldwell. for Arkansas River; At
Iantic, Argosy. Sherman, P. w. Strader,
Dexter, Westn IRELAND, Richmond, ArEnA-
diIlo and Selma, for New Orleans; Oar
ling, Cora s, and Mayhower, from Mem
phis; Sam. J.Hale, for Memphis; Armada
and Qulckstep, from Cairo; Charmer
from PASSPORT; Success, for Cum berland
River; Morning star and Taraseon, from
Louisville; Ada Lyon, from Green River
miscellaneous.
Business W IS not particularly brisk on
the levee yesterday morning, except in
front OF the Lewenin,- which was dis
charging large cargo, as will be seen by
her manifest, kindly furnished by Oliver
c. Buntin,i her sobliging freight elerk,.@r+
The Cum berland had a moderate trip up,
and freights were not offering very freely
......The Leonora passed up during Thurs
day night with moderate trip .-.-... The
Gov. Allen passed down at O'Clock yes
terday morning, making brief call, and
taking but little freight She is represent-
ed by those who saw her as very fine
boat 1.-The, Alice v. was receiving
slowly, but expects to get of to-day, and
shippers are requested 10 get their freight
down early THE Argosy. with three
model covered barges, passed down at Al
O'CLOCK. with a splendid tTip-..--.-.The Cliff
ton passed down at midnight OF Thursday
with a good trip. She took 400 bales OF
hay from sinking barge in the canal.
Joe Mccullough was at the wheel, and re-
GREETED that he could not stop an hour
at one of the several balls going on ........ A
dispatch from Capt. Throop announces
that the Mayfiower Will positively leave
for Memphis this evening ---.-,. Capt. Marx
Stun brought large raft out OF Green
unnrninU The wind
crowded the raft in shore, and Mark
landed her handsomely at the head
of Hubbs. Patrick & Co.'s WbarbOat.
Matters looked squally for a few moments.
but no q image was done .....-T The Louis.
Vile Democrat, in the course OF an article
on the new steamer Belle Lee, remarks of
her commander, Captain Arson McGill:
He is y Kentuckian by birth-born in
Bardstown-and in 1851 he commenced
steamboat, g, ar d would have no doubt
been sucee~ sful one in pecuniaIy point
of view, had, il not been for this
cruel war. He built aud commanded
the famous Atlantic-not having dol
lar to commence on-and made enough
money with her to pay for her, with the
exception OF a few thousand dollars. He
would have made al, had not Uncle Sam
seized the boat during the war. With
What money ne nstu IeIt ne went 70 Pl6h =
ing cotton in the South, and lost al He
came to this city a short time ago wit h his
family. without means, and took up his
residence here. The builders of the Belle
give her to Captain McGil with the I'M
derstanding that he is 10 pay for her when
the boat makes the money. Ii Captain
McGill is not successful, they are willing
to become the losers"
Beats Leaving To-Day.
For CATRO.-The splendid steamer Ar
mazda is the regular mail and express pas
senger packet Tor cairo, at O'Clock. she
is one OF the most elegant and pleasant
boats afioat. Captain Gus Dusouchet IS
her gallant and popular commander and
Willie Fowler and George Nicholson are
her accomplished ami accommodating
clerks. Passengers on the Armada live