The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-10
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River and Weather.

kklter anu W caEMeF.
The weather yesterday was clear and
hot towsrds noon-rather, cool IN the
morning. The river cameto a stand yes
in the evening. At Pi:tsburg it is again
Louisville. a
Arrivals and Departures. M
The arrivals and departures up TO
O'Clock yesterday include the News Boy.
Henderson toreturn; Anna, Cincinnati to
Memphis; st. Charles, Louisville to New
Orleans; Stonewan, to New Orleans; Gold
en- Eagle, st. Louis to Cincinnati; Plain
City, Louisville TO Bowling Green; Mary
Swan, Memphis to Evansville; Morning
Star, Louisville to return VIM. White,
Green River to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floyd, for Nashville; Column
bia, Victoria No. 2, Cbamp ion, for
St. Louis; Silver Moon and Minneola
for Memphis Darling and Mary Swan,
from Memphis; Anglo Saxon, Lawrence
and TahleQuah, for Arkansas River; j. II.
Groesbeek, p. W. Strader, Richmond, Lau-
rel Hill M essenger, and Louisville, for New
Orleans; NJ. s. Mepham, Indiana, Virginia
Alice Dean and Alice ", from New Or
scdHsr AoNducS, WaDdS0 river,
Mayfower, from Cairo; Rose Hite, from
Louisville; Phantom, from Eastport.
fwaifaa miscellaneous.
Business was lively on the wharf yes
terday, with q large fleet of steamers and
a fair movement of freight-.....-. The Stone
wall got through taking freight shortly
after midnight, and left for New Orleans
early yesterday morning with a splendid
trip-.---,.The Anna had a stupendous load,
and added some here. Among her freight
were number of large iron pipes, some
three feet in diameter, for sewers in Mem
phis........ The Golden Eagle had an excel
lent trip of freight, and was crowded
with people-.....-The Mary swan had 4
moderate trip. She returns on Saturday,.
The Plain City and Morning Star arrived
early with good trips~......The St. Charles
had a full load, having taken large
quantity OF corn, &c, at Aiken's Landing, !
where she laid all night. She left early in
the afternoon with her guardsin the wa
ter. Her guards were crowded with stock
.-.-.....The Quicl<stepl was receiving a fair
trip...... The Ella Faber was also rece,v.
ing rapidly VIM White brought
in a full cargo of tobacco. She designed
returning to Green River last night. The
Petrolia No.2had a goodrtrip fol-. the Wa
bash. -.-.Commodore Burnett has about
woundup his 1atboating for this season.
The-result is eleven fatboats, two from
Wabash and nine out of the Ohio, trans
porting to the South 5000 bushels of corn
ard IS tor of hay. The last boat leaves
to-day -...-...W We are Indebted to Mr. Walter
b. Pennington, for memorandum and |
manifest ofthe Mary swan. JA''A@- s9I
Boats l. eayfng To-Day. ae
: For CAIRo.-The unrfyalied, steamer n
Mayfiower is the regular lightning winged |
packet for Cairo. o-day. Captain r. ".
Throup is her elegant and long experi-f
enced comm ander, and has a Worldwide
reputation as a steamboatman :3illv
Dunn, Geo. Throup and Marsh. Walthall
are her affabie and popular clerks. Tucker |
commands the forecasile, and Geo. Jack
son provides for the commissary depart
ment. She has magnificent passenger APP
pointments. = al
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-Tbe fleet Rose Hite is
the regular packet for Louisville this evs n
ing Capt. Aaron Billiard and Geo. Patter-
son are her popular and accommodating
officers. She is a pet with the public. II
For MEMPHIs.-The splendid Minneola,
the pride of the Dean Line, goes to Men,
phis tits morning, and affords sple ndid
passenger accommodations. Capt Milerst
and W c. Grubb are her elegant and affa-
BILE chief officers. and always make their
passengers comfortable Passengers and
look out for the Minneola.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The Laurel Hill |
goes to New Orleans to-day, in charge of
those excellent gentlemen, Capt. Twomey
and Lou Beeler. Look out for her. and
give her lots Of freight. eN IsF
Memordnduna Of The Steamer Mara lStcon.
LEFT Memphis, Monday, May 9Th, at 6
p. NJ. Boats in port: Com mercial, NatOlna
and Darling. The Great Republic backed
out from the wharf ten minutes later than
packet landings made by us, we MAIN
tanned our position in advance, and land
ed at Cairo, 30 minutes before she hove in I
sight Boats in port at Cairo: Nick Long
worth and Olive Branch. River falling
slowly. W
dry hides; Cooks & Rice, 40 NJ. T...beer bar
rels; Ragon d Dickey. bale of broorns; :
Preston q Menifee, s pckgs hides; Vim. K
tons of scrap iron; +. H. Ehr-
man q Co., bale of cotton.
Will leave for Memphis and all way
points, on Saturday. May 18th, at Pm.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of Wednes-
day says: -..s-s.- sIse .efl
AT Pittsburg the river is rising, with lOM
feet in the channel. Here it has risen II
Inches durii g the past a hours, with 3O1& Is
bridge for passing steamers. Last night
the river was recedfng slowly. .
1t is our sad and melancholy duty to re-
cord the death of Captain L. Gordon lem
kins. He died at his residence in New
o'clock, after a lingering illness, from con-
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