The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-16

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warm, presaging rain. The atmos
phere was in marked contrast with
that Of Thursday. The river here
rose IA inches during the a hours
ending at three o'clock yesterday
There is 141 to 153 feet water on the
falls at Louisville.
Arrivals and departures.
The only arrivals and departures
up to 3 o'clock yesterday include the
Shamrock, st. Louis 20 Pitrsburr
; New York, Cincinnati to Nashville;
Mary Erwin, Cincinnati to Arkansas
River; Mollie Norton and Newsboy.
Henderson to return; Rob Roy from
Cincinnati; Tennessee, from Cairo.
~ Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Havana, for Nashville, Nightin-
gale, foF st. Louis; Darling and Min.
nicola, for Memphis Empire, for AT.
kansas River; P. W. Strader and Lou
isville, for New Orleans Armada and
Quickstep, from Cairo; the Ada Lyon.
from Green River; Alice Dean, Dex-
ter and Indiana, from New Orleans;
the Fanny Brandeis, from Nashville;
he Lwellin, from PASSPORT; the Sill /
Ter Moon, from Memphis; the Cora
:, from White River; the Tarascon
AID Morning Star, from Louisville.
miscellaneous.
Prospects of business, as well as
the aspect of the weather Frightened
up a little yesterday, and steamboat
men wore more pleasant countenanees. /
1.-THE Shamrock passed up from /
1t. Louis during the night with
good trip-.......The Mary Erwin and !
New York had full cargoes. The
Erwin did not land........The Hender-
son packets had moderate trips.
The Rob Roy, notwithstanding She
had to load in the rain-having her
freight hauled down under tarpaulips
arrived at ten o'clock yesterday
morning with very good trip. We
are glad to see her doing 50 well, and
s5ope our. merchants will bear in mind
that she leaves Cincinnati promptly
every Wednesday, and that they will !
order all their Cincinnati goods bv !
her. Orders sent by her will receive
prompt attention.........The Sam. Orr J
was receiving quite literally, and t
would eO-out with nice trip. q
1.-THE Tennessee was behind
time, and did not get in till
II o'clock yesterday. She broke
two hog chains, and was detained by :,
wind for several hours. She had a
moderate trip, and would leave at ) n
P. M........Fiye tow boats with large
fields Of coal boats in tow, have "
passed down since Thursday night. !,
Among the number were the Simp-
son, Horner, Dick Fulton, Grand Z
Lake and Sam. Brown. The name of Il
the other we did not ascertain......... +"
If all the cities south Of Pittsburr tc
are not well supplied with coal this Il
Winter, it viii certainly be their own q
fault. There has seldom been so ia /,
Vorable a season for towing coal...... O.
We should like to know how the b,
louisville Courier got its information a
rem which it wrote that original item :,
\ Thursdays issue, relative to the al
destruction Of Napoleon. We
Boats Leaving To-day. is
For CA1Ro.-That most popular Cl
nd beautiful of all steamb oats, the
rand Armada, will leave for Cairo I'll
nd all way landings at 4 o'clock to-
lay. She is as neat as new pin and al
wifi as the wild steed of Tartary. oe
'aptain Gus. Dusouchet is her popu- Ne
lr and accomplished commander. and tn,
Will. p. Fowler and Geo. Nicholson is
re her popular and attentive clerks. no
i've her huge freight. re
For LOUIsvILLE.-The gay Taras- wa
on is the regular packet for Louis
lille at 8 o'clock tonight. Her rs
abin appointments are truly grand, DO;
nd her officers are distinguished for Blu
heir great courtesy and disposition to tht
blige. Capt. A. 7. Gilmore com 5 9le
lands, and Miles d. Warren and m
hill. 5ranhan are her accomplished ito
les. me-
For CINCINNATI.-The ever relia- Iel
lie and excellent Rob Roy, leaves at Cor