The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-10
RIVER N e w 9 /.
Fsr ot,,er Rtger items zee Seye1.M PACE

a cloud to obscure the sky The river is
| falling fast, having declined 80 inches dur
ing the "a hours ending last evening .......
The arrivals and departures, not elsewhere
reported, up to midnight, include the Ella
Faber, Cumberland River; Tarascon,
Louisville and return; Minnie, Pittsburg
to 81. Louis; Louisville, to New Orleans
News Coy, Henderson and return; Lo-
rena, St. Louis 10 Pittsburg; ROweDa,
Nashville to Cincinnati; Nick Longworth,
New Orleans to Louisville; Quickstep,
Cairo to Evansville; Ollie Sullivan, Cam
Melton to Evansville; Eau Claire, James
Gray and Ada Lyon, to Green River
Phantom, to Cumberland River; Petrolia
No. g, to the Wabash River; Morning
Star, Louisville TO Henderson; Leonora
No, 2. to Nashville; Eau Claire, Green
River to Evansville; NJ. S. Mepham
Louisville for New Orleans...................
The Ella Faber had 244 hogsheads OF tobac-
co, fifty-three of which are for Louisville,
and considerable other freight. She leaves
for Gainesville, positively, at O'Clock this
evening, and will afford excellent accom-
modations to passengers and shippers.
The Louisville left at 10 O'clock. last night
with her guards close to the water, she
received about 5000 sacks of corn here.........
The Tarascon was caught in the fog, FRI
day night, in the Narrows, and had to lie
up all night, and did not arrive here until
O'Clock saturday night, to the great dis
appointment of a multitude of people,
who waited ITO go by her to iHender-
son to witness the races. The Mar
rows are subject to such spells
and are real Nuisance. Captain Gilmore
was exceedingly mortified, as he had made
special haste to reach here early. and was
coming down the river bowling when the
fog struck her........ The Minnie was load
ed very deeply, and discharged about
twenty tons of freight here. In the office
we were glad to meet that pleasant gentle
man, Captain MCCONNELL formerly of the
Kati-..-.-....The Rowena, while backing
down at GAINESVILLE. caught her guard
under the starboard guard of the Ella Fa-
Der, breaking 1t up to some extent, but do
ing no special damage.........The Ollie Sui
nvan came down on Saturday with all the
tobacco she could carry, aud was compel
led to leave load behind ,.---...The Petro-
liza No. 2 left yesterday for Wabash River,
fully loaded, and with a flatboat load
ed with agricultural implements ..........-..
The Lorena had a barge of iron ore in tow
1.-THE Rowena mad a good cargo.........
1.-The Nick Longworth had a moderate
trip. To her courteous clerk, Mr.. Stork,
we are indebted for manifest and mem
ora nda z--....The Phantom returned to
Cumberland River Saturday with very
nice packet trip Three towboats
passed down and two up during Saturday
nlght..n....The. Liberty, finding Louisville
played out, lies over till this week Her
coming will be duly chronicled 1.-The
Quickstep had only a moderate trip in
yesterday morning THE j. d. Perry will
be here to-day, and leave tomorrow,
positively. for Memphis.....Nick Penn ng-
ton, the efficient and obliging freight
cleak of the Empire, is in the city on a
brief visit to his parents and riends. The
Empire VIII be up to-day........The Meph-
am will leave this afternoon at o'clock
for New Orleans and has superior passen-
ger appointments........Th Leonora No. 2
had good trip to Nashville. ........The NJ.
S. Mepham arrived at 11M O'Clock last
night, and will leave here at CLOCK this
evening, awaiting here for the balance of
her load. We could imagine no greater
pleasure than travelling on the majestic
Mepham, with Capt. Elijah Wood and
owen 6. Gates, her princely officers-...-The
Richmond will be up to day for Louisville.
Passengers for that or intermediate ports
will find it a great pie sure To go on the
1.-The Eau Claire goes to
Pond River again to day. She is n stun
John D. Perry arrived at l
o'clock this morning.
MEMoRANDA.-The Steamer Nicholas |
left New Orleans Monday,
Louisville, Richmond and St. Mary for |
St. Louis, Olive Branch, for Cincinnati. Met |
name unknown at Grandview Beach. June |
A. met Great Republic at White Hall Point, |
Live Oak foot Prophets Island, passed the |
To- paff 10 u hox IL Dnfr, of
Boat, name unknown, above Natchez. |
June 5, passed. L. d. Horner at Diamond |
Towhead. met Lady Gay at VdekSsbnrg,
nice, Cleaner at White River. Rob't Lee at |
Montgomery's Point, Alps and Stella al |
Friars Point, passed Bee at Montazuma |
Towhead. June 7, Paulin Carol, Island |
No So Ru6ifo oa at KNa o passed aen
Sam Parker at Island No. 6. met Darling /
Bertha and Tigress No. at Norfolk, Ajax
ton at Little Charlie, Louisiana at Metropo-
lis. Argonaut and May Flower at Smith
June 9, 1867.
Manifest of Steamer Nick Longloorth-For
Cairo, Nashville, Evansville and owens
boro, 100 packages sundry freight. New
ahd loI 5ooss
bags wool; Louisville Rolling Mill, s hhds-
iron; Jacob Lecompte, 10 barrels sand; b.
III. Holcroft, so boxes lemons, barrels pine
apples. Jeffersonville-James Howard, |
barrels white shells; Cincinnati-Pearce,
Tolle & HoltOn, box merchandise.
Manifest of Steamer Ella Fdber = From
Clarksvslle TO Evansville. June 9th:-R X.
,l20 hhds. tobacco; Hubbs Il
Viets, Al l.hds. tobacco; Chas. Viele & Co.,
25 hhds. tobacco; Mackey, Nesbit & Co.,
hhds. tobacco; Blenker, Tillman & Co.. So
! cs. Odd Lids; Wilhelmi d Weber, % NJ. /.
ale bxs. steamer Ella Faber, 3 cedar chests;
Louisville, Ky.-Various, 50 hhds. tobacco;
g. G.. Hunter & Co., Dbl. talIow, green /
hid S, 20 dry hides, ID bags wool; Boundu-
rant & Todd, corn shelter.