The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-05

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AS we predicted. we found it raining yes
terday morning enough fell TO make
the streets and wharf muddy. The at
mosphere was warm and sultry all day,
| and, though the rain ceased at 9 O'Clock,
the indications were that it would begin
again. The river is going down rapidly,
having fallen about Is inches during the "a
hours ending at o'clock yesterday. Deep
mud is being left on the wharf as the wa
ter recedes, rendering the handling of
freight rather tedious. ,.-a--, a.rrr
| Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures up to
O'Clock yesterday were the Quickstep,
Cairo to return Minneola, Cincinnati to
Memphis; News Boy, Henderson to, re-. re-,
turn.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Rowena, for Nashville; Ga1nelia3 for TEN
nessee River; Emma Floyd from Nash
vile; LueIla LeClaire, B.. NJ. Bishop,
Golden Eagle, and Mariner, toist. LotIis;
Sherman, from st. Louis; Sam. J Hale.
Anna. Empire, and Silver Moon, for Menu
phis Clifton and Mary Swan from Mem
phis; Pine Grove, Tahlequah. and Bertha,
for Arkansas River; Alice v, Silver
New Orleans;. louisiana Louisville, and
/ j. W. Garrett, from New Orleans; ]. p.
Webb, from. Wabash River; Mayffower,
from Cairo; Rose Hite, from Louisville;
Chattanooga, from GAINESVILLE; VIM.
White and James Gray, from Green River.
miscellaneous. - s65
Business was rather dull on the levee
Yesterday forenoon, with but few arrivals.
......The QuIckstep had a large passenger
and fair freight list. We are indebted to
Jimmy Farris, her attentive second clerk,
for favors The Mfnneola had splendid
trip......The Ollie Sullivan did not go to re-
lieve the Webb, as she proposed to do, but
sent the Curlew, and loaded here for the
Wabash. and left last night The Mer-
chants Union Express has placed messen-s
gers on the. Cairo packets Mayfiower and.
Quickstep. This Company is rapidly
growing in public favor
At Memphis, on last Monday; the Goth of
March, the suit of General Bradford VS..
the Morning Star, was decidedin the uni
ted States Court in favor of the plaintiff.
The damages awarded were 81 600. consid-
cradle less than the amount sued for. The
complaint was that the plaintiff was put
off at the wrong landing-.......The Mary
Swan, as we learn by a private dispatch,
will arrive here tonight, and return to
Memphis to-morrow evening". r. x.
Dunkerson& Uo.i alsolreceivedl a dispatch
from Captain r.. Stuff Neal, of the great
Richmond, assuring them. that his beauti-
ful Richmond will positively be
here on Sunday. Speaking Of this spalar,
tiar steamer. the NewAlbaay Ledgersays:
aThis great steamer, the ne plus ultra OF
marine architecture, arrived at the Louis
willie w hart yesterday, where she excited q
profound sensation. She is a Noble look
| ing steam er--majestic and royal ir Ter
PROPORTIONS, and palatial in her aIC. n
ments AS compared to the Great r. r ID
lie she is as the graceful fawn to the; age
hippopotamus. q Every line upon her is
drawn with most admirable mechanical
effect; and compactness, stanchness, beau
| ty of model elegance of cabin, precision OF
| proportion, are brought out the more fully
| by the graceful, swan-like manner in
which she sits upon the water. We can
speak without prejudice in regard to her.
| We are not her champion; but truth and
| Justice compels us to- say that she Is an
| achievement Of which Capt. Neal may
| well be proud. She is q success. From pi-
| lot house to hold she is, complete-a boat
| without an equal in all that combines TO
make strength, grace, beauty, al fieetness.
| Her machinery is a prodigy of mechani-
| cal skin and excellence and it is confident
| Iy believed will give her a greater speed
than any Western boat ever attained"
| Captain J. Slut Neal and his subordinate
officers, are experienced steamboat men
and highly accomplished gentlemen, and
| can't fail to render the Richmond popular.
We wish Captain Neal and his beautiful
craft a brilliant career.............We had the
/
/ Frank Collins, of the grand Armada, who
returned yesterday from sojourn of
several days on the Wabash. Frank is in
high health and spirits, but thinks he has
| been shipwrecked on steamboats, about
/ enough having been sunk three times in
a little over year-twice on the Armada
1 and last on the ]. P. Webb. The Webb
| struck a large cottonwood snag, just under
/ water. and sunk on shoal bar. The pas
sengers We're much frighted. but none
jumped overheard. The Webb Will be
easily raised. I4BN Hs ot...
i -. Boats leaving To-Day. aY
FoR LOUISVILLE. The elegant Rose
Hite. Captain Aaron Ballard. is the neat
and popular packet for Louisville TINS
| evening. She has first class appointments.
George Patterson a most courteous and
| attentive young gentleman, is her popu-
| lar Clerk. - -5 Z ed U9fl.
| For HEN2ERSoN.-The News boy, oapo
Charley Perkins. is the regular and relia-
ble nacket for Henderson at three O'Clock
to-day. r-xseg 1t.I
/ For NASHvILLE.-Tne DeautlIuI ho"ena
Cant sam. Hid eth, goes to Nashville to-
day.
4 Eop GREEN RIyER.-The feet VIM. W hite
returns to Green River this evening, Capt
Drinkwater in command and Pat. Burke