The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-06
RIVE Err NEW S
. For. other Rirer Items See F3m Page.
River and Weather.

Iner i, fairly set in. The river fell about
six inches during the twenty-four hours
ending at O'Clock yesterday, and is de-
Ginning steadily at all points above.
Arrivals and Departures.
Arrivals and departures up to O'Clock
yesterday, include the NJ. s. Mepham, New
Orle ans to Louisville; Anna, Memphis to
Cincinnati; Newsboy, Henderson to re-
turn; Armada, to Cairo; Tarascon, Louis
vile to return; Ollie Sullivan, Cannelton
to return; Indiana, New Orleans to Louis
vile.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Havana, for Nashville; Camilla for Tenn
essee River; Melnotte and Sherman for
Saint Louis; Darling and Cora s., for
Memphis; Mary Erwin and Bertha. for Ar
kansas River; Louisville, NJ. S. Mepham,
and Emerald, for New Orleans; Indiana,
St. Mary's, ST. Charles, and Richmond,
from New Orleans; Quickstep, from Cairo;
Morning Star, from Louisville Mary Swan,
from Memphis.
miscellaneous.
Business was rather dull on the levee
yesterday morning, with but few arrivals
-..-.A large amount of freight was being
hauled down for the Louisiana THE
. Ada Lyon, ON Tuesday night, had l25 hhds'
tobacco from Green River......The News
Boy made two trips from and TO Hender-
son yesterday, and will continue to do so
throughout the week. Mepham was
ligh and desired greatly to stop here, but
the Louisiana was ahead of her, and she
reluctantly proceeded to the neighborhood
of the deserted village at the head of the
fails.-.T The Anna had big trip. Sh dis
charged some freight here and received
CIair fr1II of r,l,
THE Armada was receiving rather
lightly during the forenoon; there was.
however, slight irnprovementfn the af-
ternoon-.-..The Ollie Sullivan carried the
Golden troupe to Henderson on Tuesday
aud returned to Cannelton yesterday THE
Indiana passed up atnoon yesterday with
fair passenger trip and about two hun
dred tons OF freight. She was nearly six
days out, but was detained twelve hours by
bad weather..-.-.The Louisiana did not
arrive in time to load out yesterday
but will leave this evening as advertised
.....-..The Indiana will return here on
Sunday and await a trip.......The Mep-
ham will be back TO morrow.....-.The ST..
Charles was expected during the night,
but may have been detained by the
weather. She will certainly be here this
morning if she has not previously passed
1.-THE Chattanooga has come Off the
dock and the J. p. Webb has gone on.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIKo.-The gay Quickstep, Captain
H. T. Dexter, leaves for Cairo and way
ports al three o'clock to-day, with those
pleasant gentlemen, Duke Nicholson and
VIM. Tiles.on, in the office. She has SPLEEN
did passenger accoInmod ations.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gorgeous Morning
Star, Captain Aaron Ballard in command,
with those deservediy popular and accom-
modating clerks, Ouerbacker and Jesse
jackson, in the Office, is the regular pack. I
for Loui Vile this evening. She is a grand
floating palace, 1uxuriously appointed
For MEMPHIS. feet and elegant
Mary Swan, Capt. d. Hulxill, with Mr.. VIM
II. Speed, highly accomplished and
courteous young gentleman, and Cash
Thomas in the Office, returns to Memphis
this evening as the regular Memphis pack
ct She is good and pleasant steamer,
and has obiging officers. Give her full
load.
Capt. Everhart's beautiful Argonaut No.
2, goes to Mem phis to-day and is pleasant
and subsianti boat, with excellent and
obliging gentleman in command. Luce
Murrell is her freight clerk.
For NEW ORLEANS.-The splendid pas
senger steamer Louisiana, Capt. Phillips,
win probably leave for New Orleans from
this port to-day. She is large, roomy airy
and swift. Capt. Phillips is a splendid
gentleman, proverbial for his courtesy to
passengers, and is an experienced naviga- |
tor. Capt. Jim Lusk, W no stands at the |
head OF his profession, is her chief clerk, |
and is a princely gentleman. Arthur
Field, always accurate and obliging, is her |
freight clerk.
For HENDERsoN.-The elegant News |
Boy, Capt. Charley Perkins, viii leave for
Henderson at 8 o'clock this morning, and |
again in the evening, making two trips to
accommodate parties wishing to attend |
the horse fair at Henderson.
GleanfnGs from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI-Tne Commercial OF Tues
day says:
Captain Frank J. Oakes is superintend-
steamer for Jas. w. Gaff and others, which |
will be completed for the fall trade. The /
beam, with 61a feet depth OF hold in the I
wing, with feet sheer. She will have |
boilers, IS inches in diameter, "a feet long |
wiih6 feet length of stroke, working a wa
ter wheel % feet in diameter, with 80 feet /
length of buckets: She viii trim on so in
ches. and carry 900 tons. James Mack is
building the null, Horsley s EnIer the
cabins, and the Niles Works the machi-
merry.
LouIsvILLE-rhe Courier, of Tuesday
says:
The river was at a stand yesterday at
noon, with ten feet four inches of water in |
the canal. During the previous twenty
read of the falls, and twelve inches at
Portland, and then receded as much as it
ION the falls, there were scant seven and
a half feet steamboat water down the
chute. a fair stage for the coal and fiat
boat fleet in the morning. and the boat
: men We're taking advantage of the stage OF