The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-27

and have one ot the incest boats on
the river.
For POND RIVER AND HARTFORD.
The James Gray, Captain Joe
McReynolds, will leave this evening
for Pond River aud Rough Creek.
Passengers and shippers will be cour-
teously attended to.
For HENDERsoN.-The splendid
side-wheel steamer, Mollie Norton,
Capt Charley Perkins, with the Terry
brothers in the Office, leaves promptly
at o'clock to-day.
The feet Newsboy, Capt Shelter,
with VIII. Huston in the Office, also
leaves for Henderson at 4 o'clock.
For EAsTPoRT.-The magnificent
Sam. Orr, commanded by that ex-
perienced and highly estimable gen
tleman, Capt. Allen Duncan, leaves
for PASSPORT and all Tennessee River
way landings at o'clock this evening.
She has excellent cabin appointments.
Passengers and shippers will receive
the most courteous attention from
Captain Duncan, and Mr.. Val. Soren-
sou, her gentlemanly and popular
clerk. Give Captain Allen all the
Orr can swim under to-day. He de-
serves it.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial of
Wednesday says:
Capt. A. Stein, of the p w. Stra-
der, was in the city yesterday, after
an absence of three months. he left
on the America last night to join the
Strader at Louisville. She leaves that
point this evening for New Orleans.
Capt. j. p. Fitzgerald arrived from
st. Louis yesterday. He assumes
command Of the Virginia, now load
ing for Omaha, during the absence of
Capt. B. A. Oglesby, who left for his
home in Louisville last night on the
America.
LoUIsvILLE-The Courier Of We'd
nesday says
On the falls last evening there were
but eleven feet steamboat water, and
twelve feet in the pass down the In
dian chute. For ascending boats in
the middle chute we do not think
there will beaver nine feet water this
morning.
The Legal Tender came up over the
falls yesterday. and received one
thousand barrels of cement for st.
Louis and the Missouri.
III Io~o mo -, Frov,, Mor,rhso
early yesterday. She re-shipped 1900
bags of corn on the Emperor for Gin
cinnati.
The Stonewall has retird from the
New Orleans trade and enters the
Omaha and st. Louis trade in the 0.
line.
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat of
Wednesday says:
Heavy rains yesterday, mainly in
the morning, accOmpan ed by any
quantity of thunder aud bitten The
clouds being in the ascendant, "Old
Sol, as the sun is daily spoken of in
the New Orleans papers, was very lit
tie visible during the day. The river
is high, everybody knows. 1t doesn't
rise fast, but takes a rush up of foot
Ou bOll4G Qd1b. Ii OilG biiAAS CUES OD
long enough, of course food-tide will
be reached before long But we think
at least we hope-that it will soon be
declining. 1t was stationary yester-
day.
Prospects in the mountain trade
are slightly improved The boats
loading for Benton will not realize ex-
traordinary profits, but it is consid-
cred sure that none of them will sui
fer important losses.
TERRI HAUTE-The Express, of
Wednesday, says:
The river is falling very fast. The
Romeo came in Monday, with a load
of pork from below, and passed up the
river yesterday morning. The Mason
also went up at the same time. The
Zlnesville arrived from below, at II
o'clock yes terday morning, with l 200
sacks Of wheat and lot of -four. She
returned to Vincennes at o'clock in
the evening.
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