The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-16
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River and Weather,
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FIR other I1icer Items see FIFTH Page.
River and Weather.
The weather yesterday was cloudy with
occasional rain, but the atmosphere il
mild and the showers win aid vegetation
The river is swelling slightly. but it is not
believed that the rise will amount to any
consequence.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals aud departures up to {
O'Clock yesterday, include the Cora s.,
Louisville to Memphis; Nightingale. Gin
cinnati to st. Louis; Phantom, Nashville
to Evansville; Sam. Parker, New Orleans
to Evansville; Morning Star, Henderson
to Louisville; News-Boy, Henderson and
return; Dubuque, Cincinnati TO ST. Paul.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floyd Julia No. 2, for Nashville;
Rob Roy, for Tennessee River; Hen
ry Adkins, Silver Lake, Shamrock,
and Lizzie Hopkins, for st. Louis
Robert Burns, for. Memphis: Alice
Dean and Mary Swan, from Mem
phis; Mary Erwin, and Pine Grove,
for Arkansas River; p. w. Strader, Vest
moreiand, Liberty No. A. and Louisiana,
for New Orleans; ST. Charles, j.
Fl. Groesbeck and Silver Spray. from New
Orleans; ]. P. Webb, from Wabash River
Rose Hite, from Louisville; James
Gray, from Green River; Advance
from Wabash River; Mayflower. from
Cairo. - 81 -
miscellaneous. te@ats5
The levee here is pretty well crowded
with freight. Considerable corn is waiting
here for the first boat to New Orleans
The Phantom and Louisa have covered
the wharf with tobacco. The Phantom
had l62 hhds. The Cora s. was SO full she
had to refuse freight. The Nightingale
had good trip. The Sam Parker came
up from New Orleans having left her
barges below. She spicked up a snag in
the Mississippi which tore off a considera-
BILE portion of her larboard guard She
repairs here and will return to the Wabash
to load for New Orleans. Captain Good,
her commander, went to Cincin natl yes
terday and will be back tomorrow morn
ing. The Morning IStar left with a nice
packet trip. Captain iChers, discour-
aged b. the scarcity of freight in
the Tennessee. has the Charmer's
shingle out for Memphis, and will prob
ably leave for that port to-day.
The Louisa expected to leave early yester-
day afternoon for the Wabash, and viii
new boat built tor the Upper Mississippi,
River trade, passed down yesterday with
two barges in tow and an excellent trip.
She is a handsome side-wheel steamboat.
She was built at Pittsburg, and is $50 feet
long, 36 feet breadth of beam, and has 81
feet depth of hold. Her cylinders are 20
inches in diameter, with feet stroke. Her
wheels are rs feet in diameter with buck
cts 10 feet long.
Says the Cincinnati Commercial. ~z%
She is plain, and neat, and comfortable,
rather than snowy. She is wen and nber-
ally furnished, but without any attemp, to
produce meretricious effect by lavish dis
play of useless ornament. The medallion
agance in this particular. Many of these
are gems of drawing and color, and will
add to the already well-founded celebrity
OF MT. Emil Bolt. by whom they were |
painted.
Captain Harturee, principal owner of the |
Qnickstep and Charmer, and one of the
owners of the Great Republic, left by
yesterday afternoons train for Pittsburg
THE Coosa is admirably fitted up for |
Haight d Chambers circus and menagerie. |
go Boats leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The unrivalled 7Mayfower.
built expressly for the Evansville and |
Cairo packet trade, most spacious, fleet |
and elegant steamer, is the regular Tues
day packet for Padacah, Cairo, and all |
way ports. Her cabin appointments are
and elegant, and she has SUI
perior freight capacities Capt. J. v.
Throop, gentleman of large experience
and of great urbanity. lis her popular COM
mander. Billy Dunn, Geo. sThroop, and
M. Walthal are her clerks, and a more
pleasant and courteous trio never entered
an office. Gen. Geo. Jackson, the Prince of
is her excellent steward, and pro-
vides with a liberal hand. The Mayfiower
will henceforth be the Tuesday and Friday
packet.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gay Rose Hite is
the regular packet for Louisville this even
ing, with eloquent passenger accommodate
tions Capt. Aaron Ballard is her elegant
and Geo. Patterson, very
model Clerk. is in her office.
For NAsHvILLE.-The feet Phantom is
the regular Nashville packet to-day, and
will leave at O'Clock. Capt. Tom Wilson
is her pleasant commander, and j. p. Webb
and Toe Carr are her Clerks. both affable
and polite. The Phantom offers superior
Inducements to shippers and travellers. Il
For WABASH RIVER. : The Ollie Sullivan
Cap. Hugo. leaves to-day at O'Clock for
w )ash River. She is an elegant little
boa, and has good passenger accornmoda-
tiors- She lands at all way points.
FsR FRosTBURG5 AND HARTFoRD.-The
james Gray is .theiregular packetior Frost-ii
bur and Hartford this evening" She has
pleasant accommodations and experience
ed md courteous officers.
Manifest of stea mer Phantom-April IA.
ba,co Charles We've g. Co. % do: Ed
Wife. IL do. Preston 81 Menifee. L box
MERCHANDISE; Ragon d eDickey, / do. II
10Th. H goods, owner on BOARD. a.