The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-01

Liberty MOI will positively leave for
Memphis tonight upon arrival of the
train. She is'one Of the most elegant
and comfortable boats afoat Capt.
J. B. Archer is a gentleman of long
experience in steamboating, and has
no superior as careful, successful,
and accommodating commander. Joe
G McCulloch is one of the most ge-
NAL gentlemen on the western watersI
Her steward is at the head of his pro-
fession, and everything is tidy and
ship-shape. We hope to see her go
out full of freight and people. golzifa
s GIeanings from our Exchanges. ii8
CINoINNATI.--The Commercial of
Wednesday says: .3nassga oaeW gaam
5 The Post Office Department. at
Washington has just ordered the. pay
ment of $4,000 to Capt. Ed. Hart &
Co., Of Memphis, for the transporta-
ton of the mails from Memphis to
Duyall's Bluff from July, 1868. evils
h LOUIS VILE. - The Courier, of
Wednesday, says: 81
The river was falling slowly yes
! terday, though it had risen a few
inches during the night previous, with
five feet six inches water In the canal
i'm the evening by the mark During
the previous twenty-four hours il had
fallen three inches at the head of the
falls and nine inches at Portland. e
On the falls last evening there we're
nut three=and-a half feet water in the
lass. and no. use for that channel of
avigation,
The ice blockade of the upper river
continues, and huge masses of flint
Ike ice are continually passing over
; tie falls. The Jeffersonville ferry has
aain been compelled to suspend trips
.. bit we noticed several adventurous
pfties were crossing in skiffs. aiH
) Yesterday Captain Dan, Parr pur-
Chased of Captain, Pink Varble his
( on half interest in the steamer Pal
esine, as she now lies at Wolf Creek.
!, atihe rate of S21, 900 for the whole
bot, under the stipulation that he
!. receives her free of debt. f Captain
a Vable at the same time purchased OF
. Catain Parr his one-fourth interest
in he Tempest, at'the rate of SIG, 900
! and his one-fourths interest in the
q Bermuda, at the rate of $4,000 fol-
thevhole. Captain Varble, to assume
& all ebts of said boats since Captain
! Parfhad been joint owner. and the
! latte to transfer all the earnings dur
Z ing he same time to the former IN
: g 10 .-TRbe Democrat 20
e IN river S1f was as falling slowly
p Weaber changeable, and wind con
a stantl varying. Steamboat and rive
MATES remain in an unchanged con
: dition There was some running lct
10 yesteray, but not enough to inter
e. fere d all with the running of tn
le ferry bats. Ba6iI3s3ea amMs
CAIo.-The Democrat, in speakinl
j of thefood proposed by the Louis
= vile Cauier, this Spring, says: i'd.
! Somoody may be benefited by il
= thoughwe are sure it will not b
Id Carrots, as we are already prepared
70 to meetany food that may come a
70 any tim, better prepared, probably
! than mny cities that boast a highe
y natural osition
=, =, The airoites are, in respect t
u drowning like eels to being skinne'
], used tdt, and don't care
- The Dseocfat also learns from tn
~ Louisville papers that the Williar
~ White is blown up That is tn
w kind of lerning you get, Democrat
!! !, from such lachers. Read the Evans
III vile JoURAL if you want the trutl