The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-09

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ia the United states. We are prepared 70
Bills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
cts, Bills Of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
&c, &c. Orders left with either of the
wharf boats win be promptly attended to.
weather and Water.
The weather Saturday morning was
freezing cold, but clear and bright; as
beautiful day as ever shone. The river
after having risen inches, had fallen one
inch up to noon Saturday.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
o'clock Saturday include the Cumberlan nd
and Chattanooga, from Cairo; News Boy,
Henderson and return; Ollie Sullivan, 10
Greensboro; Ada Lyon, Green River and
return; Lewellin, to Eastport; Lulu D, to
New Orleans; Chattanooga, to the bone
yard.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Darling and Emperor. for Memphis;
Cora s., from Mem phis; Linton, sam
Orr, Luella, and Nashville, from Cairo;
Phantom, from Eastport.
miscellaneous.
There was much activity on the wharf
Saturday morning, and business was
lively.....-..The Edin. urg was engaged in
dischar ging her Evansville cotton and
other freight. She reshIpped her passen-
gers by the Ollie Sullivan -..........The Ollie
Sullivan went out with a good trip for
Owen bOro.......~..T The Lulu D. was getting
a fine cargo, including considerable lot
of oultry, just arrived by rail and by the
Ada Lyon-...~..Fhe Chattanooga came Ii
light, and has gone to the bank to fix up.
............ The Lewe!lin had fair packet trip
on board, and was taking a large lot of
salt frJm ths wharf below the regular
landing 1.-The Cumberland hal mod
crate trip. and freight was coming down
sloEly..................The prospect for an inn
proved condition of the river is not en-
cOuraging. and sseambOatmen look gloomy
and sad--.......Geo. Throopiand Geo. Mel o
sen, freight clerks OF the Mayfowe and
Armada, came up on the faith Of the last
rain, and are OF course disappointed. and
are growing esperate...-.....C Captains Josh.
Throop and Gus. Dusouchet look asif they
would never smile again, but we hope they
will......-The Ada Lyon came in from
Green River with a full cargo of cooper
stuff, hoop poles, poultry, passengers, and
Jail birds. She seems to be thriving .....
The st. Patrick is advertised for sale at
Memphis.
For CAIRO. - The splendid steamer
Charmer, Capt. H. T. Dexter, With Jack
Grammer and Walter B. Pennington in
the office, will be the regular mail and
passenger packet for Cairo and all way
landings at 8 O'Clock to-day. There Is no
better boat in commission, and no pleas
anter or more accommodating officers can
be found anywhere.
For OwENsBORO.-The very light draught
Ollie Sullivan, Capt. Ham. Throop, with
Les. Ware and Will. Hugo in the Office,
leaves for greensboro, to connect with the
Louisville packet, st 10 O'clock this morn
ing.
GIeanInGs from ~ur Exchanges.
P1rrsBURG.-The Commercial of Thur
day saysi
Business along the wharf has undergone
no particular change. Several stea nleIs
hopes that there will soon be efficient
water so they may proceed on their way
Argosv for New Orleans direct. She will
afterwards resume her place as a weekly
packet between this port and Cincinnati.
The Leni LeOti took her departure for
Parkers ourg with a fine trip. The marks
on the Allegheny pier indicated four
feet six inches, and falling slowly. The
prospect for rise is hot by any means IA
vorabIe.
TIE towboat Mary Davage and barges
Nos. ana = are receiving LOT cairo, mtln-
phis and New Orleans, and win leave on
the first rise. This boat and barges are in
charge of Capt. Hugh Campbell, one of
the best officers that omeS TO this Ior-.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial of Friday
says:
The Madison packet Blue Wing, which
left here on Wednesday evening, ground
ed hard on MedQc Bar during the snow
squat, end being without spars, was
almost comparatively helpless. she was
still there when the g. L. DumOnt passed
up at daylight yesterday morning The
DamOnt was to take tue Blue Wings pas
The Peerless, being fully repaired, caves
Evansvi le for A kansas River on Tues
day evening. Her agents here are receipt
ing freight through to the Peerless at Ev-
ansVllle by rail-.
TAe Zephyr left for Fort Benton Septem-
Der p, ana arrived at St. Joe November
80 she encountered heavy ice below
Sully, and was forced several times TO lay
up on account of it. Her officers state that,
from Benton 70 one hunored miles oelow
Cow Island, the bed of the river would
make q good stone quarry. They also re-
port very heavy gales of wind on the U p
per Missouri on her passage down. She
was blown ashore above Omaha, and part
OF her larboard guard was torn of, and
twice the cabin and pilot-house had to be
dashed o prevent their being blown away.
She brought Sl25 600 in treasure.
Ia a case brought to recover dana ges for
property lostat sea IN a gale, she supreme
the seas to be Identical with the act of
God" and decided that carriers were,
therefore, not responsible to shippers for
10 ses thus incurred.
filed their attachment bill in the Chancery
CourLOf Memphis, and attached the steam
boat SOulherner as the property OF r. NJ.
Mason, under the attachment laws of the
State of Tennessee. Mason pleaded an
abat ement to the attachment The COM
plainants demurred to the pea The Cham
ceIlOr OVerru ed the demurrer, and COM
plafnants appealed 10 the supreme Court
81 sustained The decree of