The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-10
weather and water.

indications Of more rain. The river
was about stationary, after having
risen in all about four feet. 1t will
be found falling this morning, and
will go down rapidly.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures
up to-. 3 o'clock yesterday were the
Advance No. 2, Wabash River to dry
dock; Armada, from Cairo; Mollie
Norton and Newsboy, Henderson to
return; John W. Garrett aud barges,
St. Louis to Wheeling; Ollie Sulli-
van, to Cannelton; America, Pitts
burg to st. Louis.
BOats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Pine Grove, for Nashville; the
Melnotte, to St. Louis; the Darling,
for Memphis; the Dexter, Indiana,
Westmoreland, Legal Tender and P.
w. Strader, for New Orleans; the
Quickstep, from Cairo; the Louisi-
lana, Belle Lee and Richmond. from
New Orleans; the j. p. Webb, from
GAINESVILLE; the Sam. Orr, from East
port: the Chattanooga, from Wabash
River.
miscellaneous.
There was bat little stir on the
levee yesterday, with no arrivals out
side the local packets, except the j.
w. Garrett.........The Tennessee and
Lewellin were receiving some freight,
but not abundantly.."....The Mollie
Norton had a nice trip in yesterday
morning, including about forty peo-
pie and over fifty hogsheads tobacco.
1.-The Armada had a fair trip, in
Guiding a cabin full of people.-......
The Advance, from Wabash River.
is waiting to go into the dry docks, as
soon as the Ada Lyon comes out.......
The p. w. Strader has laid up, tenn
porarily, at Louisville, for Slight re-
pairs and to be thoroughly repainted.
She is expected to come out the last
of this week. Fright is becoming so
scarce at Cincinnati, that but one
Memphis packet a week can find a
trip.........We are indebted to Frank
Collins, late Of the Armada, but now
a retired steamboatmen, for a con-
signment of nice, young, tender, fat
SQUIRRELS. May his shadow increase.
1.-THE Tennessee got one hundred
bales of hay at Newburg, on Monday.
.........The America arrived about 2
o'clock yesterday, loaded to the
guards. She discharged considerable
freight here.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The most popular
boat ahoat, the grand Armada, goes
to Cairo at 4 o'clock to day. She is
superbly appointed. Capt. r NJ Du-
souchet is her experienced and pop
ular commander, and Billy Fowler
and Geo.. Nicholson, two most ele-
CANT and accomplished young gentle
men, and great favorites with travel
ers. are Ler clerks.
FoR LoU1svILLE.-The famous
Tarascon goes to Louisville at s
o'clock tonight on the arrival of the
Quickstep. Capt. A. T. Gilmore
commands, and Miles D. Warren and
Phil. B. Branham have charge of the
Office. For feetness. comfort and
pleasant officers, the Tarascon is not
surpassed,
FoR HENDERsoN.-The magnificent
side-wheel steamer Mollie Norton,
Captain Charley Perkins, leaves at 4
o'clock for Henderson. Ed. and
Robert Terry are her obliging and at
tentive clerks.
The sprightly and popular News
boy, Captain Shelter, also leaves fol-
Henderson at four P. NJ. Pat. Burke
and Willie Huston are her distin.
Guished clerks.
FoR GREEN RIvER.-The new anC
staunch propeller Crescent City, yer.
light draught and fac carrying ca
paciries, will leave for Green Rive
this evening. Capt. Alf. Edwards i
her jolly chief, which warrants plent
of fun in her finely ventilated cabin
and on her fne quarter deck.
For New ORUEANs-The light
ning-winged Dexter, Captain San
Montgomery, may be expected fo