The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-17
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-aaf .h8a River and Weather. III
The weather Saturday was warm and
cloudy and wet. A light rain fell early IL
the morning, and about noon the clouds
thickened up, and the rain set in more
heavily, interrupting business for a time
on the levee- The river is falling very
slowly, the total decline being not more
than or 8 inches during the "a hours end
ing at 8 o'clock Saturday.
fae0 Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to {
O'Clock Saturday include the Darling, Mem
phls to Cincinnati; Ada Lyon, Green Riv-
er and return; Phantom, Cumberland
River to Evansville; Armada, Cairo to re-
turn; Maggie Hays, St. Louis to Pitts
burg; Newsboy, Henderson to return; st.
Charles, Louisville to New Orleans; Nor
man, Louisville to Arkansas River.
boats Due. ..
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floyd, for Nashville: Nightingale,
and sherman for St. Louis EN- pire Golden
Eagle, Anna and Liberty No. 2 for Mem
phis; Mary Erwin, for Arkansas River /;
Westmoreland, Indiana. and Nick Long
worth, for New Orleans; Mayfiower.
from Cairo; Tarascon, from Louisville |;
Cora s., and Clifton, from Memphis;
Sam. Orr, from Eastport; Ada Lyon, from
Green River. .s..s 1850. Fs...s.-Y.,-.,r
EstH Boats Leaving To-Day. li,HA
i FsR CAIRo.-The fleet and elegant Quick-
step is the regular packet for Cairo and
way points to-day at three O'Clock, and
none are fieeter or neater. Captain II. T
Dexter is her experienced commander,
and Duke Nicholson and VIM. Tileston
are her courteous and accommodating
clerks. She should receive liberal share
of patronage. $50 =. ss4efas
For LoUIsvrLLE.-The luminous Morn
ing Star, Captain Aaron Ballard conn
manding, is the regular packet for Louis
vile at ten O'Clock to-day. She is one of
the most perfect steamboats, affoat, and
fleet as an arrow. John Ouerbacher is her
unrivaled clerk. and that courteous and
pleasant young gentleman George Patter-
son, for this trip. has charge of the freight.
FoR MEMPHIS. = The beautiful Golden
Eagle will De down this morning Tor Mem
phis, in charge of those elegant and popu-
lar gentlemen, Captain Ben. Mierrieilees
and Mr.. Carter, late of the Silver Moon
The Golden Eagle is In magnificent order,
and has elegant cabin appointments 81
Miscellaneous. cara
Business was not very brisk on the 1evee
Saturday, though the arrivals were fair.
.........The Armada had eighty hogsheads of
tobacco and considerable other freight. and
a crowd of people. She took $500 sacks of
corn for reshipment from Paducah for
Florence, Ala, and had a good packet trip
besides. Coming mp, the Darling tackled
her, but soon found it was no use, and
dropped quietly in her wake, giving her a
long stem chase........The Darling had O
fri, f,,r t<xSI
iron ore....-.The Norman was loaded very |
deeply; little too deep, we thought, for |
safety.......The William White was caught |
above the Rochester locks, which are /
broken, and will not be able to get out for |
a week or two.......T The Phantom took |
the Baptist Sunday School up Green
River, in place of the White ..............
The Ada Lyon had q full load of tobacco
and corn, and returned early Saturday
to Rangers Landing for another
load. She will go to Green River again to-
day .....--The st. Charles came down hum
CRY, her guards being high out of the
water. She took 5000 or 1900 sacks corn
and some other freight here. and had en-
below sufficient to fill her out.
The Ella Faber hes over till to-mor-
row The Mary Swan was receiving
quite literally ON Saturday st.
Charles had among her passengers a num-
Der of students from the Kentucky Military
Institute dressed in gray uniform. She
also had some United States soldiers, white
and colored. Lou. Beeler, of blessed MEM
DRY, and Alex. Stewart, the amiable, were
Geo. o. Hart in the office.......The
No. was getting splendid trip
ror the Wabash, and little Bobby King was
N his most amiable mood and flush of
unds. We are glad to see the Petrolia
loing so well. ffssf
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-TheC Commercial, of Friday
ays: se# seeG a
The Pine Grove will take the place of the
aowena, in the Nashville Packet Compa-
~. The Pine Grove follows the Emma
Floyd to Nashville. The p. w. Strader,
captain John g. Benson, from New Or
The StTader left New Orleans Saturday
her time to Cairo Jour
logs and eight hours. The Strader wears !
he "horns'
What horns, Commercially
LoUIsyILLE.-The Courier of Friday, says:
The liver continues to fall very slowly, |
With feet inches of water in the ca
lal last evening, by the mark. During
he previous "a hours, the river had faIl-
N three inches at the head OF the falls and
line inches at the Portland wharf. |
On the falls last evening there were
can't AZ feet of water in the pass and fall
ng slowly. zsE
Business along the wharf and at the
Portland wharf, was rather dull yester- c
lay, with but one boat, the st. Charles re-
ewing for New Orleans. sss rr v
The Norman of tho cifv who rf xyastn~ |