The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-18

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no superior as a pilot on the Lowe
Ohio. lfthere is muscle shell il
the channel that he hasn't seen, i
has come there since the last Low
water.1....~.,The following are The
prevailing rates of freights hence tc
New Orleans: Whisky 81 so pei
barrel; pork 81 25; -four, potatoes
and meal 81 90; tierce lard 81 50;
corn 90 cents per sack; pound freight
I50 cents.
va Boats Leaving To-Day. i,
! FoR CAIRO. The splendidIy grand
Armada is the regular packet for
Cairo and all intermediate ports. to-
day at 8 to7clock. She is the pride Of
the lower line, and will take the g. S.
mail and Adams Express goods.
| Capt, Billy Fowler, one Of the incest
young gentlemen we know, is in com
mand. 8 Billy Dunn and George
| -Throop are her excellent and popular
clerks. .aTs@das
For LoUIsvILLE.-There will prob
ably be no regular packet for Louis
vile to-day, unless the Tarascon
should conclude to lie over until this
morning. .sTa..
For EAsTPoRT.-The elegant Phan-
tom, the reguiarand reliable Tennes-
see River packet, leaves for Eastport,
Florence, and all intermediate Ten
nessee river landings, this evening.
She is an admirably appointed boat,
and is extremely popular on the line
of the Tennessee river, Capt. Hodge
Brown, a large hearted, pleasant and
social gentleman, is her commander,
and Tom Wilson and jos. Carr are
her popular clerks. A more pleasant
trio of officers were never associated
together on one steamboat.
For New ORLEANs.-The splendid
fast-sailing steamer w. r. Arthur. of
the Atlantic and Mississippi Steam
ship Company sline,q leaves for New
Orleans direct at o'clock this even
ing. She is complete, heetand fine
ly appointed boat, and her officers are
experienced steamboatmen and ac-
complished gentlemen. No better OPP
portunity can be found to go through
to New Orleans without delay. R.K.
Dunkerson & Co. are her agents, and
will fill her full Of freight. ga45i
Manifest of Steamer Quickstep. from
Cairo to Evansville, Feb. l6,s 1857
RoK. Dunkersen & Co., marks va
rious, 2hhds. tobacco; r. K. bunker
son K Co., marks various, So bales
cotton; Hodge, Carr & Co.. ] Dbl.
whisky. Let Cairo at 6 o'clock AM.
Feb. 10Th; made 25 landings; regis
tered 30 passengers; arrived at Evans
vile at 8 o'clock AM, Feb. 10th.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of
Friday says:
Captain j. D. Parker yesterday sold
the Emperor to Captains w. j. Rusk
and A. Byers, late of the st. Cloud,
for $4,000. The Emperor leaves for
Memphis tomorrow.
The river is rising rapidly at Pitts
burg, with the Allegheny ice expected
out of that stream last night. 1t is
also rising fast at Marietta, and here
it was swelling lastevening at the rate
of twelve inches per hour. We antic-
ipate flood, and warn our readers
along shore at points below to prepare
for a big river-the highest water for
twelve months
Captain j. Y. Hurd, late of the
Mississippi, is here. He leaves for St. |
Louis to-day. 81 a1stIW d 1
Capt. Hg7Clay Richmond. late of
the Argonaut No. q yesterday pur-
chased three -fourths of 9 the, New
York-the interest of Barker, Hart Il /
Cook, of Cincinnati, and Capt. John I
oof8 Pittsburg. at the rate of /
about $4,000 for the entire boat.
Capt. Richmond will take charge of
the New York at louisville. iklToHit
Capt. W. FL. Finkbine, the orphan
boy, late of the Lady Franklin, re-
cently burned, is in the city, looking
hale and hearty. 81. =" 49,
Captain Bill looks thin we fear.
The Annie Laurie reshipped 300 bar
rels of salt on the Petrolia for Evans
vile.
LOUISVILLE. - The Democrat of
Friday says:
The river was rising very fast, yes
serday, at this point, and will no doubt
continue to rise to. day. Last evening
here was eleven feet water in the
canal, nine in the chute, and eight
FEET over the rocks on the falls. Bust
ness was rather lively on the levee.
The weather was warm and cloudy.
Heavy rains fell all night and morn