The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-03

maker and VIM. Barrich, of Terre
Haute, are in the city prospecting
1.-THE Romeo is waiting for water.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The feet and finely
appointed Cumberland, real RATHER
to run, viii be the regular packet for
Cairo and all way landings at 4 o'clock
to-day. Capt. Ben. Howard, pro-
verbal for his affability and careful
attention to the comforts of passen-
gers, is 10 command, and Billy Conant
and Thad L. Conant have charge of
the office, and will give courteous at
tention to passengers and shippers.
For MEMPHIs.-The wild St. Pat
rick, with the shamrock and harp,
will leave for Memphis and all way
ports at II o'clock to-day. She is a
large, feet and fnely-appointed side,
wheel steamer, with the most courte-
Gus and obliging officers in command
and in the Office. Captain L. Finney,
during the brief period he has been
in the trade, has won many friends,
and he is determined to oblige the
people and help to build up good
trade between Memphis and Evans
vile, and we hope to see him receive
the earnest support of our merchants
and shippers. She leaves promptly
at II noon, and shippers will oblige
her officers and themselves by having
their bills of lading aboard by that
hour.
For New ORLEANs.-The swift
and elegant P. w. Stader, Captain Al
bert Stein, with that princely gentle
man. Captain John g. Benson, leaves
for New Orleans, at 5 O'clock this
evening, and offers superior attrac-
tions to passengers and shippers. II
Strader is one f,the most elegant and
finely appointed boats on the Ohio,
and no boat was ever better differed.
. The Mary Davage, with her
admirable model barges is at
the landing, receiving for New
Orleans, and will leave this
evening. Her barges have wonder
full capacity for freight, The veteran
Captain Hugh Campbell is in com
mand. A larger hearted or mare ge-
NAL gentleman never commanded a
steamer. He should receive liberal
patronage.
The Great Mississippi, Captain
Thompson, ". T. Power clerk. is also
announced for New Orleans, this
evening. The Mississippi IS one of
the largest and most magnificent
steamers afoat, Her officers are
experienced, attentive and obliging.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The elegant lit
tie Newsboy is the regular packet for
Henderson, at 3 o'clock to day. Cap
tain. w. II. Shelter commands, and
Master VIM. Huston, Jr., is her clerk,
and will give courteous attention to
passengers.
MEMORANDUM The steamer Quick
step left Cairo Tuesday, Dec. 81, at 9 |
P. NJ. Boats in port: Ruth, Mollie
Able and Mary E. FOrsyGhe Wealth
er clear and cold. River falling at the !
rate of one foot per "a hours between |
Cairo and St Louis. Navigation be- |
tween those two points being confined /
to small boats Met Richmond at |
Mound City. January 1-Talisman |
at Paducah. Mayfower and Cumber- |
land at Golconda, Atlantic and barges
at Shotwell Mines, Armada above Mt. /
Vernon. Have for f. r. Huston $50 /
sacks corn, TO be forwarded to New /
York. Registered 220 passengers on
round trip.
GIeRnin&s from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of
Tuesday says:
Business along the landing was
pretty active, the receipts of merchan-
disc for the past 48 hours being large |
The Ohio is in excellent navigable |
order to the mouth.
CINCINNATI. = The CTnemercial of
Tuesday says:
The cold weather, ice, and rapidly |
recediug of the Mississippi, from ST. |
Louis to Cairo, will soon suspend /
business in that quarter, turning the
tide of Southern trade to Cincinnati,
as is usually the case at this season of
the year The misfortunes of st.
Louis will prove beneficial, however,
to Cincinnati. We anticipate an inn
provement in shipments from this
cause, before the close of the present
week. We are of the opinion, how
ever, that owners of steamboat stock