The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-03

Weather and Water.
The weather, on Saturday, was
charming beautiful, and balmy,
during the middle of the day. The
mercury, at GAM, ranged at 120 above
zero, and $50 at noon% The river had
fallen sixteen inches during the "a
hours ending at noon Saturday. Con
siderable light ice was running, but
not sufficient to interrupt navigation.
Arrivals and departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 o'clock Saturday, include the Ar
mada, Cairo and return; Lewellin,
Eastport and return; Mary Davage
and barges. to Cincinhati; Stella and
ten barges, New Orleans to Pitts
burg; Ada Lyon, to Bowling Green;
Alice v, New Orleans to Cincinnati;
Tarascon, Louisville to return5 News
boy, Henderson and return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Delaware and Pine Grove, for
Nashville; Shamrock, for St. Louis;
Sam. J. Hale and MayfOwer. from
Memphis; Emperor, for Memphis;
Nick Longworth, Belle Lee Am
AEON, and Louisville, for New Or
leans; Cumberland, from Cairo;
Richmond, Great Republic, p W.
Strader, and J. III. Groesbeck, from
New Orleans; j. r. Hoyle, aad Ada
Lyon, from Green River
miscellaneous. ASSES +, a
The wharf was.crowded with steam
boats all day Saturday, so that it was
difficult for the packets to effect
landing. Southerner re-
shipped her freight on the Mary Dav-
age barges and the Taraseon, and was
preparing to leave On Saturday night.
1.-THE Lewellin had a splendid
trip in......--.The Alice " passed up
at noon with 500 tons of freight. She
did an immense way business..........
The Cora S. and Tarascon arrived at 2
O'Clock. The Cora S. had big trip, but
did very little here .........The Stella
had twelve empty coal barges in tow.
which she took to some point above,
and then returned loose to the wharf.
1.-THE Armada had good trip
both ways......--The st. Patrick did
not get her repairs completed till
afternoon, and continued to receive
largely. She had some four hundred
dozen chickens, besides turkies and !
geese. The Linton and Sam Orr
were receiving pretty literally fer |
ther outward bound trips.........The |
pilot of the Sherman says it was not |
the wreck of the Pacific she struck, !
but some new obstruction some five |
feet under the water Taras- |
con had an excellent show for a big |
trip...-.....The st. Patrick's was the
largest cargo that ever went from this |
port to Memphis-........AdEices have |
been received that the Mayfower left |
Memphis on Saturday afternoon, and /
will be here tomorrow morning. and |
leave tomorrow evening on time......
The St. Charles, from New Orleans,
and the Virginia were momentarily
expected when this report closed.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The splendid low
pressure Quickstep, Capt. H. 7. Dex-
ter commanding, with those courteous
young gentlemen, Jack Grammer and
Walter B. Pennington. in the Office,
is the unrivaled packet for Cairo and
all way landings to-day at A o'clock.
She has first class passenger appoint
ments, and is invincible in speed.
FoR LOUISVILLE. - The beautiful
Morning Star, Captain E. P. T. Holl-
croft, master, is the splendid packet
for Louisville to-day at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. Her passenger accommodations
are unsurpassed, and John Ouer-
hacker and Henry Mitchell, her
clerks, are gallant and exceedingly
courteous gentlemen.
FoR GREEN R1vER.-The j. r.
Hoyle, Capt. Lathrop commanding,
is the regular Green River packet
this evening. She has pleasant pas