The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-20

wharf-boats viii be promptly attended tc.
Weather and Water.
The weather yesterday was mild
and foggy in the morning, with a
light rain during the previous night
Light clouds partly obscured the sun,
and the general aspect of the weather
favorable for rain. The river had
fallen eleven inches during the TWEEN
ty-four hours ending at o'clock yes
terday, with good stage Of water for
all classes Of boats.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures
up to 3 o'clock yesterday, were the
Henderson packets, Mollie Norton
. and Newsboy; Louisa, to Wabash;
Peytona, Cairo to Cincinnati; Belle
Lee, New Orleans to Louisville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Nightingale, for Nashville;
Shamrock, for st. Louis; Sill
yer Moon and the MayAower, from
Memphis Darling, for Memphis f;
John Kilgour, Indiana, Emma No. 3,
Frank Pargond, Silver Spray, Argosy |
and J. ". Garrett, for New Orleans;
Quickstep. from Cairo; Belle Lee,
Virginia, Southerner and st. Charles,
from New Orleans; Peerless, for Ar
kanas River; Morning Star, from
Louisville; and the Ada Lyon, from
Green River
miscellaneous.
There was but little activity on the
levee yesterday, except in front of the
Armada, which was receiving liberal
ly, and the st. Patrick, which was
discharging her magnificent trip, the
largest ever brought on one boat to
this city......-..The Louisa left after
noon for Wabash with but little
freight..~......The Peytona returned
from Cairo without any barge. She
has two above loading with corn for
the East.........The Belle Lee arrived
at 2 o'clock, less than six days out {
from New Orleans, with a regular and {
heavy bueiness trip, proving herself
sumner. J
Boats Leaving To day.
For CAIRO. = The famous. feet /
Quickstep is the regular packet for c
Cairo and all way ports at 4 o'clock
to-day. Captain H T. Dexter, an !
experienced and popular officer, is in
command, and those affable and /
obliging gentlemen Jack Grammer z
and Walter B. Pennington are her :
admirable clerks. The state-rooqs of d
The Quickstep are neat, clean, com il
Portable, and cosy. n
FoR LOUISVILLE. - That grand y
boating palace, the beautiful Morn
ng Star, is the regular packet for T
Louisville and all way landings to-
lay at 6 Pm. Captain E. P. t. Hoilg II
'roft is her prompt, popular, and = y
pleasant commander, and John Ouer- n
hacker, urbane. affable, and obliging, lie
$ her passenger clerk, and Henry "a
Mitchell and Dick Hutchinson, .aecu- II
ate, attentive aud polite, have charge ",
f the freight department. an
For HENDERsoN, beautiful W.
1oilie Norton, Charley Perkins. com de
with the Terry Brothers in m,
be Office, and the Newsboy, Captain he
Y. FL. Shelter, with Willie Huston as ar.
Jerk, leave for Henderson, as usual, ff ojj
81 o'clock, both good boats with on
bliging officers. fee
For New ORLEANs-Captain John ~
obin's new steamer Frank Pargond, ct,
nd to be one of the finest steamers Su
yer built, viii be here early to-day. MI
n New Orleans, on her maiden trip. lag
aptain Tobin is a veteran and popu- At
r commander, and George A. VIII ~
ans, one of the most pleasant and
'pular clerks on the western waters.
i'll be found in her Office. She viii
e in early to-day. EB.
The great steamer''Indiana, Captain u
cub. E. Neal, will be here this even ny ny.
6 en- route to New Orleans, and is pie
e of the most pleasant as well as haI
pular steamers that visits this port. Gro
harley Schultze and Elliott Miller IS asI
e her distinguished clerks, and no w
tier or more obliging can be found @