The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-06
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The weather during Saturday afternoon
4 was extremely windy, the wind having
I shifted to The northwest. and blowing a
| perfect gale. The stern line of the st. Pat
rick parted and the boat was blown
around with her stern up stream ......... The
Richmond had great trouble in landing,
and had to run her head into the wharf,
between the Two lower wharf boats, aud
lie out in the stream with head 10 the
/ wind, and the TaraseQn was landed IN like
manner..-..-...T The Louisiana dropped ia
with her bow. down stream ....-..-.Tne wind
fell about dark, and the night was clear
and cold, aud Zee nearly half an inch thicx
was formed on water In buckets sitting
out doors. andlieIcies six or eight Inches
longAvere formed under Tom BulIen's pat
emit water worgs at the foot Of Walnut
Street, and under the guards OF the QuicK-
step. The mercury stood below 5Jo ali day
in the shade-........The river during the "A
hours ending at O'Clock last evening. had
talleu about % inches, being a dechn= OF
about "A feet since the decline com
menced. a slight rise Is reported at Pitts
burg. .....-.- .#f -E
The additional arrivals and departures
Saturday afternoon and evening. wsre the
Belle Vernon, st. Louis to Pittsburg;
Louisiana. Cincinnati TO New Orleans;
Armada, to Cairo; Linton. to Nashville;
St Patrick, TO Memphis; Darling Mem
phis to tincinnati; J. r. .HoyIe, TO Green
River; and Louisa. TO Wabash River. The
arrivals and departures yesterday and last
night, were the Quiekstep, from Cairo
Ada Lyon, from Bowling Green; Anna,
Cincinnati TO ~. Louis; Messenger, Pitts
burg 10 st. Louis; Pink Vsrble, Louisville H
70 PASSPORT; Mol lie Norton and Newsboy. (
Henderson to return; Morning Star.
Louisyille 10 Henderson; pexter. Louis
Vile to New Orleans; Lawrence So. Louis
to Pittsburg; Louisville, fromNew Orleans 1
toCincinnatl- s.u4rrf s-u obs 80
The st, Patrick did not add very largely }
here, but had "a fair beginning for good
-Fip-...-..The Belle Vernon was fqlly'load-
I'd 1.-THE Richmond was crowdedi with
people, and had done a large way business.
Capt Neal expects TO leave Louisville this
evening, and this port to-morrow after
aeon. ......, The Tarascon had a good packet
rip outlas night. One item Of her freight
vas a spleHdid new steam engine, made
" schuItze, Thurman &oo.. in this city,
or a farm in o vensboro ........Tf1e Louisi-
ma had a splendid trip. aud added con
iderably here. Captains Phillips aud \
)neans to settle upithe old business Of the
oat, and the latter for Cairo, where he
proposes to settle as a forwarding aud oom-
mission merchant, wharf-boat proprietor
nd Steamboat agent, in which we +
'ish him unboundedg success. ........The
'arling had a big trip of freight,
nd was literally crowded with Z
eople.....-...The Qnlekstep had a splendid
lip up including 80 bales Of cotton .,....--.
ne Ada Lyon went TO Bowling Green, Z
nd afterwards to Upper Green River. She
rived yester1 az morning with 81 hogs
eads tobacco and I 100 bags corn She I
i'll leave this evening and return in time !
, go out again on her regular day
Iedhesday THE NewsbOy and Mollie {
ortOn made excursion trips to this city
e>terday, fuli of Henderson4ans .......-The
ma and Messenger were loaded deeply.
9th discharged LARGELY here ...... ....-...1 ne
ink Varble was pretty light. We think
ouisville ought 20 be able 10 give better !
pport to so good boat and such clever d
Ben. Merrielees, wi his J.
nous Silver Moon, will be along
'out daylight en- route to Memphis .-...
ne Morning star and Dexter arrived
,out 5 o'clock, wi good trips. The Dex-
r had about 900 tons freight and num- {
T of people. She added 600 bags of CON 1
IRE, and received orders for a consider 1
lie lot below Lawrence had a [
Il cargO--......-TAe Louisville had $50 head
Texas cattle, 100 tons Of scrap iron, con
ierable miscellaneous freight, and a
,od show of people aud back bear.
ne MinyOung arrived from the Wabash !
st evening, full OF corn, broom corn &c. :
THE following is the time of the Dex- "
r from New Orleans to Louisville. Capt o.
is confident he can beat fbat :
me % hours, under favorable clrcam-
ances:
Days. Hrs. Min. / VI
, Natchez....---.- .---.....-. ID 10 4