The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-31


and shippers. Tom Brashear and
Bruce Hunter are re her obliginng and
popular clerks, -
The wild rather, Sam. Orr, Captain
Billy Lowth, with Guy Yinyard and
Clint. Williams in rpthe office, also
goes to Cairo atsthree O'Clock, and is
exceedingly feet and finely appointed.
Her officers are amongst the most
popular and clever gentlemen on the
river. 5f ~ s
FoR MEMpHIs.-The magnificent
St. Patrick, with most elegant cabin
appointments, leaves for Memphis to-
day at II o'clock promptly.i Her
commander is that prince Of steam
boatmen, Capt. j. B. Archer, SO we'll
known and so deseryedly popular
along the coast hence to Memphis.
Capt. J. Lee Finney, most accom-
plished and pleasant gentleman, is her
chief clerk, assisted by Mr.. Ed. Dut-
ton, always polite and attentive. The
st. Patrick Is an Evansville and Mem
phis packet, running in the interest
of our city, and spending most of her
receipts here, and should be literally
patronized by our merchants and
shippers .r.es7 s~
FoR GREEN RIvER.-The elegant
Ada Lyon. Capt. W. Graham, with
John Adams in the Office, goes to
Green River to-day, leaving promptly
at noon. She is a good boat, and
worthy liberal patronage Is
s FoR CLARKsVILLE.-The new and
finely appointed steamer Linton,
Capt. n. Drew, with N. B. Hayward
in the ofice-both pleasant and able
oficers-is the regular packet for
Clarksville and all Cumberland River
way landings at 4 o'clock this even
ing, and should receive the undivided
support of our shippers and mer-
chants. ~ -
MEMORANDA of steamer Quickstep
/ Left Cairo, Tuesday, JANUARY 18th,
at 10 o'clock r. NJ: boats In port, EN-
pire. loading for Memphis; Louisiana
and Pauline Carroll Weather cold.
wind blowing gale; no favorable in
/ dieations of the resumption of naYi-
CATION to st. Louis, ice. gorged in the
| harbor at the latter place; 29th, met
| Rapidan at Padncah; Sam. Orr, below
New Liberty: VIM. White, at Saith
/ land Cumberland. at Cave In Rock !;
/ Armada, above Mt. Vernon; contend
| ed with heavy ice from Mt, Vernen up.
| MANIFEST, of steamer, Quickstep-
Meyer, head Of cattle. 2 horses Ra-
gon, Dickey & Carson, 3 small boxes;
w. e. Vickers,4 packages peacons ;
T. r. Huston, l81 sacks corn, kerth
e. Acker, dry hides; Woodrow,
Reitz & Co., lot of scrap iron; Cloud
& Akin, empty boxes; VIM. He'll
man, pieces casting; Preston Bros,
3 packages merchandise; Sam. b.
Laughlin, 8 tons scrap iron; CiRcin-
natl, go barrels spar.
| GIeanIngs froEn oar Exchanges.
/ PtTrsBURG.-The Commercial o4
Tuesday says:
The weather since our last has an
dergone various changes. On Sunday
i the weather was warm, with rain.
snow and sleet. Yesterday change
took place; we had rain, sleet and
frost-the latter held sway. The Mo
nongahela and Ohio were in fair nav
igable order, the marks last evening
Indicating scant SIX feet and falling, !
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial OF
1 Wednesday says. =
The 1evee presents a very dull ap-
,pearance, and there is very, little
freight Offering, notwithstanding there
| is unrestricted navigation, ii p
Capt. Ed. Evans is still confined to
/ his room with rheumatism, but ex-
poets to be able to leave for Pitts
/ burg to day by rail. ~ sf i
/ Capt. D. @. Fowler has returned
from his Southern tour n fine health
and feeling fine, notwithstanding the
II gloomy prospectfOc business at pres :
ent. 5r ~ 1
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier OF
Wednesday says:
4 On the falls last evening there were
| FIVE feet FIVE inches water IN the pass
down the Indiana chute, and the river
/ slowly falling
The Virginia attempted the ascent
| of the falls yesterday morning, but
I after long tug she was compelled to
drop back to Portland.
ST. LOUIS The Democrat Of
Wednesday says =
The river is still rising slowly
Numerous large fragments of gorges
from some DOiut near ltOn mass