The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-12

Cincinnati and Louisville.
Arrivals and departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 o'clock yesterday include the Ollie
Sullivan, from Cloverport; Fanny
Brandeis, from Nashville; Lewellin,
from Eastport; Morning Star. Hen
dersou to Louisville; Mollie Norton
and Newsboy, Henderson to return;
James Gray, from Green River.
BoRts Due.
Among the Erst boats due here are
the Havana and New York, for Nash
vile, Melnotte, for St. Louis; Mime
ola, for Memphis; Mary Erwin, for
Arkansas River; p w. Strader and
Richmond, for New Orleans; Taras-
con, from Louisville; Armada, from
Cairo; Ada Lyon, from Green River;
Louisiana, John Kilgour, Belle Lee
and Indiana, from New Orleans.
miscellaneous.
Business was moderately brisk on
the levee yesterday forenoon...,..The
Morning Star received large amount
of freight and had good passenger
list.........The Fanny Brandeis had
fine cargo Of tobacco and miscella-
neous freight.........The Lewellen had
moderate trip.........The Quickstep
was receiving fairly with prospects Of
full trip out. The Quickstep will
hereafter connect closely with the
Tarascon every Wednesday and Sat
urday nights at 8 O. clock and will thus
be able to send passengers through to
Louisville from Cairo with extraordi
nary despatcb..,.A correspondent Of
the Memphis AUaloHche suggests
that the city authorities of Mem
phis should pass an ordinance,
making it a misdemeanor, punishable
by a heavy fine, in any merchant or
shipping agent Of Memphis to ship
any freight, by transient boat, with
in twenty-fcur hours Of the starting
Of any packet for the same port to
which the freight is shipped The
correspondent should have a copy
right secured to him for his sagacity.
1.-THE town of Napoleon, at the
mouth of the Arkansas, is now under
water, aud bids fair TO be entirely
destroyed by the encroachments of
the river. A few weeks ago the front
wing Of the Marine Hospital at that
place, being undermined, fell with a
crash into the river, and the remainder
is being torn-d down to save the ma
terial, and it is believed that within a
few years aJ farthest the whole town.
will be swept away.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRO.-The feet aad finely
appointed Tennessee, commanded BY
those excellent and obliging gentle
men. Captain Ben~HowaFd, Tom
Brashearand Bruce Hunter, is the reg
ular packet for Cairo and all way ports
at 4 o'clock to-day. Tt is the interest
of our merchants to give their freight
to our regular packets.
FoR CLovERPoRT,-The gay little
Ollie Sullivan, leaves at 8 clock this
morning, for Cloverport and all way
landings. She enters as regular
packet during the season, making tri-
weekly trips. Captain Jenkin I.
Hugo commands, and Tommy Hugo
does the honors Of the Office.
FOR HENDERsoN.-The wild wing
ed side-wheel Mollie Norton leaves
for Henderson promptly at Pm. to-
day, offering indispensable attractions
to passengers and shippers. Captain
Charley Perkins, her commander, is
a popular officer. and the Terry
brothers, who do" the office, are
attentive and obliging.
The favorite little Newsboy, Cap
tain Shelter, also leaves for Hender-
son at Pm, and is a pleasant boat
to travel on. Pat. Burke, one of the
most accommodating gentlemen in the
world, is her chief clerk, and does the
honors handsomely.
FoR NAsHvILLE.-The fine steamer
Fanny Brandeis, Captain Henry Mil
Ter, with the afFable and courteous
Kit Rudd in the Office, leaves for
Nashville positively and promptly
at 4 o'clock P. NJ to-day. Shippers
should have their bills Of lading
aboard early. Captain Miller and
Kit Rudd make the comfort of pas
sengers and the accommodation Of