The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-21

q. eemed and obliging clerk.
4 For FRosTBUBG.- 1.-The james Gray,
Capt J oe McReyo6lds, with James
! A. Greer 10 the Office, goes to Frost
/ burg and Hartford 70 day. Both are
pleasant gentlemen.
For HENDERsoN.-The Mollie Nor
ton and Newsboy leave for Hender-
son, as usual, at P. N. to-day.
FoR CLARKsv1LLE- new and
neat Linton is the regular packet for
Clarksville and all Cumberland River
way landings this evening. Capt. Nat.
Drew and ~ b. Hayward are her ex-
cehent officers.
For CARMI. = Captain Henry
Mitchell's beautiful propeller Min
young leaves at O'Clock this evening
for all points on Little Wabash to
Carmi, Illinois, afFording our mer-
chants an unsurpassed opportunity to
ship goods to New Haven, Concord,
Carmi, and all ports of Southern Illi-
nois. Capt Mitchell is one of the |
most worthy commanders that comes
to our wharf Give him a full load.
FoR New 0RLEANs.--The. famous
and feet Dexter, Captain Sam. Mont
gomery, isrannounced for New Orleans
to-day. She is entirely new, finely APP |
pointed, and very feet Her officers
are among the most distinguished |
navigators on the Western waters. /
Captain Sam. Montgomery commands,
and Frank o. Smith and Arthur
Field are her clerks.
The splendid Louisville, a deserv-
edly popular boat, is also announced
for New Orleans to-day Captain
John Skunk is her veteran COM
and Mr.. Bruce, a dignifed
and most estimable gentlemen, is in
her office.
Captain Frank J. Oakes's famous
Alaska, with the renowned Billy
Voris in the Office, goes to New Or
leans Tomorrow
CsIeanIngs from our Exehasi.xea.
PITTsBURd. = The Commercial Of
Wednesday says f
Business along the Menongahela |.
landing was moderately active. A
iair amount of Eproducts were for
Yarded for the lower markets. Both
.ivers- are rising slowly, but will
be falling this morning.
CINCINNATI - The Commercial of
Thursday says:
Captain Amos Abrams, of the Vic
DRY, is dangerously I'LL at New Or
cans. He went into hospital there,
nd has been we'll taken care Of
The st, Charles has been telegraph
d to take the place of the Magnolia
n the Maysville trade.
LOUISVILLE, = The Coalrier of Q
thursday says -
From.6 a. NJ, yesterday, until p.
E., the rise was only four inches at =
he wharf, which is q very material j
alling off, with about nineteen feet :
even inches water in the canal, and
ally seventeen and half feet water
a the falls.
The present channel depth is 43
get water at the foot Of the falls, and a
sing very slowly last evening, with e
lenty of wharf space from Fourth Pr
treet up to First, r5s In
The new wharf, or Fill, just now is. \
yund to be very available and useful, K
lille at points below Fourth Street q
lereils barely room for vehicles to "a
ass between the sidewalks and the Y
tide. as. ..ea# Ia y
The river line of telegraph hence a,
! OwensbOrO,n has been blown down p
= the storm, aud no. dispatches along n
iatroute were received yesterday.
ST. LOUIS. = The Democrat, of
thursday, says: a1-f-z.FtPt ~
The, weather was delightful yes
rday:. Several additional minor ac-
dents by the storm are reported, !.
I'd the telegraph, mentions some "a "a
ny serious ones to steamboats, The
yer Is coming up steadily, but slow W
The water Is encrOaching some
hat on the levee already. There is an
good stage of water to Cairo and In
the upper streams. River bust Sc
IS is quite lively, and the rates of
eight and passage very moderate.
The steamboat competition In the
eokuk trade is very spirited. The =
ties to New Orleans continue I'm
anged from 20 cents per barrel for -
ur, and other articles in proportion. a
Two steamboats, left last night with
aggregate Of about 5000 tons;
thing has been done toward increas-
! the rates Several mountain
amers have nearl y full engagements