The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-01

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River and Weather.

River and Weather.
EVle weather yesterday was nearly clear.
and was cool and pleasant. The river was
about stationary at noon, and had risen
very little since Thursday evening. twill
be found falling to-day, and viii no doubt
go.down as fast as ii rose. and we may ex-
pect low water som
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to four
O'Clock yesterday include the Louisa, Pc
trolia No. 2 and Oilie Sullivan. Wabash
River to Evansville; Silver Moon, Cincin-
natl to Memphis; Havana, Nashville to
c ncinnati; Amazon. Cincinnati to New
Orleans; John d. Perry, Memphis to Evans
vile; Mayfower, Cairo to return; News
Boy, Henderson and return; Phantom,
Cumberland River to Evansville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Rowena, for Nashville; Melnotte and
R. C. Gray, for Saint Louis;
Silver Moon and Liberty No. 2,
for Memphis; Mary Erwin and Bertha,
for Arkansas River; P. w. strader, Legal
Tender for New Orleans; NJ. S.
Mepham, Louisiana, st. Charles, ST.
Mays, and Indiana, from New Orleans;
Armada and Quickstep, from Cairo;
Morning Star, from Louisville; Clifton
from Memphis; Sam. Orr, from Eastport.
miscellaneous. .5a.Ht ssls
Business was lively on the wharf yester-
day morning, and the leyeei is again crowd
ed with tcoacco.........In addition to the l03
.ho2 sheads discharged by the VIM. White,
the Mayfiower brought l0l. and the Phan-
tom 162, the John d. Perry 40, and the
Newsboy %. making a total of. 430s in one
day, and the Mayfiower had also large lot
of other freight. Her manifest, kindly furn-
ished by her attentive freight clerk, Geo.
Throop. will be found below. The May
flower was detained by business, and did
not arrive Till II o'clock. but was ready 10
leave promptly on tirne.......The Silver
Moon and Amazon had excellent trips and
did considerable business here.....-..The
Louisa, Petrelia and Ollie Sullivan, had
good trips from the Wabash.........The
Phantom was preparing to return to the
Cumberland lastzevening. She left the
Charmer at CIarksville.........T The Perry ar
rived yesterday morning, with considera-
bic freight including 40 lfogsheads of to-
bacco from Hale's Point She went ito
Newburg for freight, and.returned last eve
ming. She goes to Memphis to-dav........
The Newsboy, during the Horse Fair at
Henderson, will make two trips daily for
the accommodationof persons DESTROYS of
visiting the Fair. which commences next
Tburso IS -.-..- About the smallest thing we
ever w, was in contemporary yesterday
in cot ling a paragraph from the Louis
vile Courier, and striking ont the word
" 10 raals land substituting the word ..pe-
pers,'' rendering the paragraph ridiculous. |
We quoted the paragraph as the Louisville |
Courier had it-.......The St. Charles was adj
yertisedg to leave New Orleans on Thurd- |
day. and will be due here Monday morn
ing.
Boats Leaving To-Day
For CAIRo.-The grand Armada is the |
regular packet for Cairo at three O'Clock
to-day. She is a beauty with elegant
appointments. Captain Gus. Dusouchet is |
her popular commander, and VIII. 6.
Fowler and Geo. Nicholson are her pleas
ant and accommodating clerks. Go for
her.
For LOUISVILLE The swift Tarascon IS
the packet for Louisville to-day, and has
no superior in fieetness fine appoint
ments. Captain a. T. Gilmore is in COM
mand, and Miles D. Warren is her chief
clerk. with Dick Hutchinson in charge of
the freight department. For quick and
pleasant ride to Louisville or elsewhere up
the river, go on the Tarascon.
For THE WABAsH.-The staunch Petro-
lia- No. : returns to the WABASH to-day
and has-pieasant officers
For GREEN RIvER.-The Ada Lyon is the
regular Green River packet this evening, |
Capt. Graham in command, and Joe Nc
Reynolds in the office.
For MEMPHIS.-The j ohm d. Perry is the
regular Evansville and Memphis packet
for the latter port to-day She is a large
side-wheel steamboat, very comfortably
appointed, and of good speed, making
weekly trips promptly and easily. Capt.
Lee Finney, very courteous and pleasant
gentleman, is her experienced commander,
and Henry Miller is her accomplished
clerk. The Perry is in the trade to stay,
and it is to the interests of our merchants
and shippers to give her a liberal support.
The wild-winged Liberty No. goes to
Memphis promptly at O'Clock to-day,
and is noted for her great speed, the ex-
.cellence of her passenger appointments
and the courtesy of her officers. Captain
]. B. Archer, Joe McCniloch, and Alex.
Stewart are three elegant gentlemen.
Tomorrow the fleet P. w. Strader may
be expected, en- route to New Orleans. The
Strader is splendid steamer, of great
speed, and Captain Benson, her command
err, is princely gentleman.
MAIFEsT OF STR. MAYFLowER-Trip "A,
May 81, 1S67.-Preston Bros, 10 hhdS sugar, |
10 bbis and 10 Il bbls molasses; Preston d
NJ, 5 hhds sugar, bblS and 70 bbls mo.
lasses; p. Baltz, A bag potatoes; :. Z. Gill
VIM. Holman, | portable engine and 2
pkgs; Ragon & Dickey, cask and bxs
bacon; Stockwell & Co., % Dbl and bg po-
tatoes; Macke y, Nesbit. 10 hid tobacco; F.