The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-30
Boats leaving To-Day.


The lively, Quickstep with the veteran
Captain Dexter in command, is the pegu-
lar ma il and express packet for Cairo, Pa
ducah and all way ports, ut 8 O'CLOCK to-
day. Duke Nicholson is her highly accom-
plished passenger clerk, and our good ma
tured friend Billy Tileston, is her accarate
and obliging freight clerk. The QuIcEstep
has elegant passenger accommodations.
FOR LoUIsvILLE.-That beautiful Venus,
the bright Morning Star, adored by both
Eastern and Western Magii, is the par ex-
ceIlent steamer for Louisville to day. She
is appointed with regal magnificence, and
bears herself upon the water with queenly
majesty. Captain Elijah Hollcroft, a plea
SAINT and accomplished gentleman, is in
command, and John Ouerbacker, the u.a-
surpassed Clerk, is in the office. Jesse, a
very Adonis, is her freight clerk.
The wild-winged Liberty No. will also
go to Louisville early this morning. She
is clipper, and Archer and McCulIoch are
proverbial for their courtesies.
For GREEN RIvER.-The elegant steamer
William White will eight out this even
ing for Green River, affording excellent
accommodations to all who want to go.
Drinkwater and Adams are household
words along Green River. d" i-lt
For NAsHvILLE.-Th splendid Ella
Faber, Peckenpaugh, Master, and Tom
Wilson, Clerk, leaves at O'Clock this
afternoon for Clark sville, Nashville, and
all intermediate ports. For. f1eetness, COM
Portable appointments, and pleasant off,
GERS. she is not surpassed. .'n ~
FoR HENDERSON. = The gay Newsboy,
Captain Charley Perkins, goes to Hender-
son at O'Clock, carrying passengers in
splendid style. 8
For MEMPHIs.-The graceful Mary Swan
is the regular Evansville and Memphis
packet for the latter port to-day. She has
elegant passenger appointments. Captain
Dave Hukin, highly sociable and agreea-
BILE gentleman, is in command, and Mr..
James Speed and Bob Majors are her
clerks, and will take pleasure in making
passengers comfortable. She leaves at
5P. ii.
GIeanings from Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial, of Tues
day, says:
At Pittsburgh the river is on stand with
feet during the past "a hours, with 29 feet in
the channel, and IS feet under the bridge
for passing steamers.
The America arrived from Louisville
yesterday, with over two hundred cabin
passengers, large number having come
latter mad some fifty passengers registered
for Cairo, where they intended making
rail connection for the Z asst, but being de-
lighted with the Richmond's superb ac-
cOmmodations, came ON through TO Louis
vile. The Richmond is making excellent
time, and is, without doubt, one of the
most elegant and complete passenger
sCapt John G. Benson left for Louisville
last night, on the America. He leaves
louisville this morning, w til the p w
Strader, for Cincinnati. She will arrive
here tomorrow, and commence loading
for New Orleans.
LoUIsvILLE.-T The Courier of Tuesday
says: ss5fF aa st82, s:Es .r.fs E%t~
Tie river was rising very fast yesterday.
from the effects OF the heavy and continu-
Gus rams, with eight feet three inches
water the canal last evening by the
mark. During the previous twenty four
hours II lad risen seventeen inches at the
mead OF tie falls, and upwards of four feet
tPortlano-a very rapid rise. The weather
continues extremely diSagreeable, with
more ram Yesterday, the rain at times
pouring dow in torrents making the
streets and shoroughfares excessively
muddy.
on the falls lat evening there were six
feet three incnes water in the pass and
rising prlskly, With indications of good
faIls wafer oy 1o-uty, and possibly good
stage for boats 10 ascend the middle chute
Owing to the continled inclemant waatb-
err business among tie shinnino ;n%eraS4c
was very slack, and 6Itdopr Is nrac,iNs
very much restricted. The booIs ;e u.
were comparatively idI ali fo~ ga -, P o'-
eral were compelled tote ovsr, ~ntii 70
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