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


For other Rsver Items see Fifth Page.
River and Weather.
Yesterday delightful Spring weather pre-
vailed, the air being balmy and delicious.
The river had fallen one foot during the "a
hours ending at 3 o'clock yesterday. The
mud is rapidly drying up anu the wharf
is fast improving.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 8
O'Clock yesterday, include the Indians and
Swallow, from New Orleans to Louisville
and Cincinnati; Ollie Sullivan, Wabash
River and return; News Boy. Henderson
and return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Rowena, for Nashville; Camelia for Ten
nessee River; r. NJ. Bishop, Golden
Eagle, and Mariner, to ST. Louis; Min
nicola and Silver Moon, for Memphis:
Clifton and Mary Swan, from Memphis !;
Anglo Saxon, Tahlequah and Bertha,
for Arkansas River; St. Charles, Silver
Spray. Richmond and Laurel Hin, for
New Orleans; Louisiana, Louisville, and
j.. w. Garrett, from New Orleans; J.. p
from Cairo; Morning Star, from Louis
White, from Green River. --. s4s.4.l..
- kasceHaneOua. -.
Business was quite brisk yesterday, the
wharf being crowded with freights hauled
down to the Sam: Orr and Mayiower.
Both would have big trfps-indeed, the of
fers of freight was SO large that Capt. Dun
can had to charter barge in order to take
it ll.....The Plain City had a big trip of
corn from Green River, and she returns to
that stream from this port.......-The Ollie
Sullivan arrived from the Wabash Tuesday
night. Yesterday, Capt. Hugo received a
dispatch from Capt. Dusouchet asking him
to come with barge to the relief of the J.
p. Webb. Capt. Hugo thinks the hull of
the Webb is considerably damaged, but
thinks she can readily be raised. Her lar
board guard was a few inches under water,
while her starboard guard was out of the
water. She was still hanging on the snag
when Captain Hugo passed her. ......B Billy
McClurg discovered a flaw in one sheet
of the Mayflower yesterday morning, and
with characteristic prudence had it taken
out, by which her departure was delayed
until late last night........ We are glad to see
an in creased determination en- the part of
our merchants and shippers to give their
patronage to boats that ply in the interests
OF Evansville. We heard live business
man say yesterday, that he believed it to
be to his interest to give his freight to the
regular packets, even If he had to give
cent or two more than charged by outside
boats which have no interest in our city.
This is the trne policy on part of our ship
pers..-.......The Ollie Sullivan will return
in time to leave for Wabash River on FRI
day evening. 4sagf -lns7 ~
Til boats Leaving To-Day. "
For CAIRo.-The fine, fleet steamer
Quickstep, Capt. III. T. Dexter, leaves for
Cairo at O'Clock to-day. Billy Tileston, a
most courteous and pleasant gentleman,
is in the Office. raE- +
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gay Morning Star,
Capt. Ike DOLLS, is the fleet and beautiful
packet for Louisville this evening. John
Ourbaeker is her gentlemanly and accom-
modaing clerk She has the most COM
Portable appointments. faf5tEs.s
For HARTFORD.-Thel excellent steame
James Gray will leave on Saturday for
Hartford, Kentucky, and all way landings.
Shippers an d passengers should bear this
in mind. -55sse5 3tsr4Es
GIeanfngs from our Exchanges
CINCINNATI-The Commercial of Tuesday
says: .sz-s..
The suit of Swift, Rogers & Co. against
the Louisville and Portland Canal COM
pany, for a barge of hay sunk in the canal,
Saturday by verdict for the plaintiffs for
So, 474. 5c8- ssi=H-A 4f.ss4
the Alabama, with twelve hundred bales
of cotton, fifty miles above New Orleans.
The Alabama was out of Red River. she
bany. captured by our forces at the sur
render of Island No. 10, and afterwards
named the General Lyon, and used as a
Davis and Porter, and commanded by
Captains Hercules Carroll and Richard E.
Burch At the close 81 the rebellion elton she
name was again changed to the Alabama.
Capt. j. 81. Hughes, of Nashville, has
ey ane KAN the h sum Of
We understand that she will be delivered
Immediately to her new owner, who In
tends to put her In the Tennessee River
trade.
LOUISVILLE. The Courier of Tuesday
The river was falling very slowly last
evening, with 9feet 8 inches water in the
canal in the evening by the mark. During
at the head of the falls and inches at
Portland. The weather was cloudy early
in the morning, with ice barely made, but
clear and pleasant during the balance of
water over the rocks, and feet inches in
the pass down the Indian chute. ,Hs
The magnificent new low-pressure steam-
er Richmond came over to the wharf last
evening. and was landed at the foot of
Fourth street. She made q trial run to
about opposite Utica. rounded to. and
came down to the wharf at q fight and
speed which considerably alarmed the
fry at 5ns n 1854 81 the i
stopped her engines about opposite Jeffer-
sonvIlle, but her Roadway was not easily
checked until the order was given to back
10 ha nj nor
mense wheels checked her at once, and
n, 6. rouns1ed tn Ar the wharf as gracefully