The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-19

For 6thersRsue,- Items see FIFTH Page
ssiveE. and weather

For other River Items see FIFTH Page g
s. River and weather 4
The weather yesterday morning was
pleasant and nearly clear. Ciouds were,
however, gathering, and we may expect
another April shower or two. The river
here had risen Is inches during the q
hours ending at 8 o'clock yesterday, and
was, by last reports, rising rapidly at Gin
cinnati and Louisville, and a sharp rise
may be expected.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
o'clock yesterday include the Quickstep,
Cairo to return; Newsboy, Henderson 10
return; silver Lake, Cincinnati to Mis-
souri, River; Curlew, Madison to Evans
vile. zgsst Re s. +. i. +
SO Boats Due. $50 eses5lf.
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floyd, Julia No. 2, for Nashville; ;
Rob Roy, for Tennessee River; Henry ADJ
kins, Shamrock, and Lizzie Hopkins, for
st. Louis; Robert Burns and Minneola, for
Mem phis; Darling, from Memphis; Mary.
Erwin, for Arkansas River: 2. w. Strader,
Westmoreland,qS tonewal1s Emma No. 8,
Swallow, and St. Charles, for New Or
leans; Laurel ELL, Mepham. and Rich
mond, from New Orleans; J. p. Webb,
from Wabash River J. Rose Hite, from
Louisville; Advance, from Wabash River;
Mayf1ower, from Cairo; Sam. Orr, from
Tenne see River E-u ...ef !.
Fee0 miscellaneous. ! t4a4ffH
The dearthi OF arrivals and departures
continued up TO noon yesterday, and BUSH
ness was comparatively dull...-..~The
Quickstep mad a light freight trip, but was
receiving rather lively for her return trip
The silver Lake transacted some
business here. She had but half a load
....-Tlie Wild Duck passed up with two
deeply laden barges in tow.--...The Cur
lew arrived from Madison, where she took
a load of corn......Capt. Jim. Good arrived
from Cincinnati by yesterday mornings
train. The repairs on the Parker are not
entirely finished, and Capt. Good was
negotiating. with the Curlew to tow him to
the mouth of Wabash..-.Au steamboat
men com plain OF dull times at points
above, with a preyalen scarcity of freights.
Here freights are rather IN excess OF tom
mage, and the first boat down will get
large quantities OF New Orleans. freight.
We are told there is a full load for the
Sam. Orr already awaiting her return..--..
The rise in the river will probably set the
hull of the Laura Fenton afioat
again. The hull is to be sold to-
morrow at auction ........ Commodore
Burnett started another huge fiat-boat for
the South On Wednesday. 1t was lbs feet
long, 10 feet wide, and carried four thou
sand bushels of corn. The Commodore
will send out one a week till the whole
fleet of SIX boats is gone ....... Remember,
the grand Armada. the peerless beauty,
takes the track in the Evansville and
Cairo Packet Line tomorrow, reJuvenated
and handsomer than ever. She is great
favori,e with the people. and will be
warmly greeted along the coast....-..-.Th
Laurel Hill, Capt. Yves. Conner, left New
Orleans last Friday, and will be due here
to-day -.-.--The Richmond left New Or
leans on W ednesday, and may be expected
here Sunday night or early Monday. She
is making business trip, and Capt. Slut
Neal is too sensible a man to run for
grandeur, to the neglect of business. When
he gels everything in proper trim, he may
lei her show her mettie; but, he don't pro-
pose 10 crowd her this trip.
Boats leaving To-Day.
For LOUISVILLE. The gay and beautiful
Rose pFite. Capt. Aaron Ballard, a veteran
steam boatmen, and pleasant gentleman,
eous and accommodating young gente-
man, George Patterson, is in the Office.
The Rose Hite has esSseellent cabin APP
pointments. ~
PoR MEMPHIs.-The fine steamer Robert
Burns, comnlanaedsby tlatelegant gentle-
man, Captain E. Eugene Bowers, will be
here early to-day for Memphis. She has
first class passenger accommodations, and
her officers are thorough gentlemen. We
commend her to travellers and shippers.
For HEEDERsoN.-The gay and FESTIVE
Newsboy, Capt. Charley Perkins, let it be
remembered, goes every day at Dor 4o'clock
to Henderson, and is pleasant boat TO
travel on. Her officers are attentive and
obliging. 49, <t3}
Gleanings from our Exchanges.
CINuNNATI.-The Commercial of Wednes-
day says: szzss.srg. -
Captain John J. Rape and Mr.. Ben. Da-
wilson, ST., together with their families,
Louisvlne, where they will join the Louis
lana and proceed to New Orleans on
pleasure trip. The new mail line steamer,
America mas dropped down to the land
ing,-below tine bridge, where she will re-
celve her chimneys. -.
LOUISVILLE THE Courier Of Wednesday
says:
The river was rising rather fast yester--
day, as we had anticipated from the shard
rains, with feet inches water in the
canal in the evening. by the mark. Dur
inches at the head of the falls and q inch
es at Portland. ckMaGFAHt s43
On the falls last evening there were g.
feet 8 inches water in tue pass down the
Indian chute, and rising rather briskly.
d1er s oee Of sne
ent rise by to-day to enable the coal float
to take he indian chute.
ST. LOUIS. = The Democrat of Wednesday
says: ~ s55v+s