The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-18


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River and Weather.
The weather opened yesterday morning
bright and notwithstanding the fields
fairly laugh with joy. The river has risen
about fonr inches during the a hours end
Ing o'clock yesterday. 1t is again rising
at Cincinnati and other points above.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures up to
o'clock yesterday, were the Newsboy,
Henderson to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floy Julia No, 2, for Nashville;
Rob Roy, for Tennessee River; Hen
ry Adkins, Silver Lake, Shamrock,
and Lizzie Hopkins, for St. Louis;
Robert Burns and Minneola, for Memphis:
Darling, from Memphis; Mary Erwin,
for Arkansas River; p. w. Strader, West
moreland, Liberty No. 4, Stonewall, Emma
No. 8, Swallow, and Louisiana, for New
Orleans; J.. n. Groesbeck, Laurel Hill,
Mepham and Richmond from New Or
leans; ]. p. Webb. from Wabash River;
Morning Star, from Louisville; Advance
from Wabash Rtver;1 Quickstep. from
Cairo; Sam. Orr, from Tennessee River.
N gmfsdla miscellaneous.
Business was rather dull on the levee
yesterday morning, with no arrivals up to
noon except the News Boy, from Hender-
son.....The May flower had fine prospect
for full trip. many of our wholes ale merI
chants having large orders to I'LL by her,.
The Mary Swan and Sam. Parker were
receiving slowly. The Swan is having
new rudder stocks put in. While Capt.
Hukin and Bob. Majors were discussing
the relative merits OF the .Sprightly
Ichneumon. and the great Humidian
Lion, in Ames' Menager1e, Sam. Archer
was expatiating on the fine points of the
upper market space:..,..The News Boy, as
usual, had good trip of people from Hen
derson. She is doing a splendid business.
She leaves daily at O'Clock We had the
pleasure of call from Billy Fowler, the
handsome and accomplished clerk of the
grand Arm ada, who is preparing her out
fit of books, stationary, &C., at the Jour-
NAL Job Rooms and Book Bindery.......
George Nicholson, we are gratified to
learn, goes with the Armada. as Freight
Clerk. With Capt. Gus. Dusouchet on the
roof, and Willie Fowler and George Mich
elson in the Office, the grand :Armada
must continue to be, what she has ever
been, one of the most popular steamers on
nificent condition. and win leave for Cairo
on Saturday. gas Il sE Y
aA Roats leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.--The fleet Quickstep, Captain
H. T. Dexter, is the regular packet for
Cairo and way points, at four O'Clock to-
day. She has pleasant passenger accom-
modations. Duke Nicholson and Billy
Ti1eston are her gentlemanly and accom-
modatlng clerks.
For LOUISVILLE The effulgent Morning
Star is the regular Henderson and Loul.-.
Vile packet for louisville and all way
points this evening. She is palatial and
luxurious in her appointments. and un-
surpassed in speed. Captain Ike DOLLS is
her veteran commander and John Ouer-
hacker is her accurate and accomplished
clerk. Jesse Jackson, gay and fasci-
natisg young rooster, is her freight clerk,
accurate attentive and polite
For NEW 0RLEANs.-The splendid freight
and passenger steamer Louisiana, viii
leave here this evening positively for New
Orleans and way-ports. She is flrst-class
il cabin appointments and speed, and has
superior capacities for freight. Capt. j. NJ.
Philips is her popular and experienced
commander. Capt. James A. Lusk, so
we'll known and SO generally popular, is
Field is her fright clerk. Dabney Page,
whose magnificent dinners on the Taras-
con were the theme of universal praise, is
her steward. and provides with his accus-
toned mun1fcence. Passengers and ship
pers should be ready for the Louisiana to-
day. 44ssa sss
For NASHVILLE. Billy voris' beautiful
Emma Floyd may be confidently expect
ed for Nashville to-day.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of Tuesday
says: s
The greatest depth to be found in the
Ohio River, from its source to the mouth,
is at a point near Owensboro'.Bon Har-
Dor. On fathomiDg, its depth it is ascer-
tanned to measure about 300 feet. -5
MADIsoN-The Courier. of Saturday, says:
The CurIew and barge discharged at this
port for the Pearl Starch Company, car
go of 1000 bushels of corn. The corn was
part of the cargo of the j. P. Webb. which
was sunk few days ago twenty-five miles
up the wabash from the Ohio River.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier of Tuesday
says: So
The river continues steadily falling, with
eight feetwater in the canal last evening
by the mark. During the previous twenty
four hours il had receded three inches at
the head OF the falls, and nine incher at
Portland. The weather is warm, the Their
mometer alto and upwards, with high
wind storm early in, the morning, and a
heavy rain It was also raining during the
day, with more at night. not an April
shower, but a steady rain, which is calcu-
lated TO make another rise. .sts.ss %
On tie falls last evening there were
q barely six feetwater in the pass down the
Indian. chute, and some i've feet water
xry<,rr i51F q he'll 0xra lar IT,