The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-03
INTERVIEWS.
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For other River Items see Seventh Page.

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The weather yesterday was delightful.
| The river since the decline commenced,
| has gone down about foot and is falling
steadily. =. .f - +. .fs,.f-
The arrivals and departures up to mid
night last night, not before reported, in
clude the Armada to Cairo; Petroleum
No. and Michigan to Wabash River !;
James Gray, Green River and return; Ada
Lyon to Green River; Quickstep, Carlo. to
Evansville; Rowena, Cincinnati to Nash
vile; Morning Star, Louisville to Hender-
son; Legal Tender, louisville to New Or
leans; VIM. White, Green River to Evans
Vile; Louisiana. New Orleans to Louis
vile; Emma Floyd, Nashville to Cincin-
nati.........The Armada took out a good trip
1.-THE Ada Lyon and News Boy
had big trips out-...-.-the Quick
step had p hhds. tobacco, lot
of cooper stuff, empty beer barrels, &C.,
and plenty of people ......-The Rowena
was pretty full --.--..The Morning Star had
a good packet trip 1.-THE VIM. White
had SO hhds. tobacco and the James Gray
had about so. The Gray returned to Green
River last evening Hght....--The Legal
Tender had an excellent trip. She added
considerable freight and a large number
of way passengers here. She could have
f1attened out here before noon to-day had
she laid over, but Capt. Yves. Conner de-
sired to get along and had engagements
below. Among her passengers was Capt.
McGill, who has just contracted at
Louisville for a new steamer that
is TO eclipse 4 all former achieve
m ents in steamboat architecture, and is
designed for the Louisville and New Or
leans trade. Captain McGin built the
Great Atlantic, and is an officer of great
experience, and a perfect gentleman. She
will be 800 feet long, and is to be out in No
vember. ........The Louisville had 20 hogs
heads of sugar and some fruit for this port,
and about % tons of scrap iron for Louis
vile. She debated for some time whether
to stop here and load or go on She finally
split the difference by leaving her chief
clerk, Capt. Jim Lusk, here, and going on
to Louisville, to return here ON Tues
day and load. She will leave here
for New Orleans ON Wednesday, and
will be the first boat out....,....The
Michigan lett, Saturday evening, with
the Louisa and Petroiia No. 2, for the Wa
bash .........The Chattanooga is now in the |
dry dock, and will be followed by the J. |
p. Webb -...-...The Louisiana had 100 bbls |
whisky from Mt. Vernon for Louisville. |
George Wolff, of Mt. Vernon, and Jacob |
Wright, os Cincinnati, were among her |
.......W We have hitherto neg |
lected TO announce the fact that our very |
clever friend, Capt. John Don Pedro AL
phonso Mater YChauncy, has again be-
come q, citizen, nd can be found day and 1
night on Cox IL Humphreys wharf I
boat. He is gentleman and
scholar, and a clever fellow. We
should have made this announcement
before, but could never find time to write
the name in full, and hate initials ..The
Emma Floyd had 225 hogsheads of tobac-
co, 100 tons of old iron, and was full of
Eau Claire came in at half
past eleven, with full trip from Green
James Gray left in the eve
ming, and returned just before midnight
Where she had been and what for, we did
not learn-.....The John ID. Perry was de-
tanned by the rain, and lies over till to-
lay. 1t was the purpose of Captain FIN
ney, when he entered the trade to make
Tuesday his day of departure, and hereaf-
ter he will leave promptly on that day,
freight or no freight, rain or shine