The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-11

weather ana water
The weather Yesterday was cloudy
and cool, with snow fakes occasional
ly flying through the air. The mer-
curry at 6 A. NJ. was about at the freez-
ing point though we believe no ice
was formed AS we anticipated. the
river commenced rising during Thurs
day night, and up to 3 o'clock yester-
W. day had risen is inches.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
o'clock yesterday, not previously re-
ported, include the Alaska, New Or
leans to Cincinnati; Minneola, Gin
cinnati to Memphis; Mollie Norton
and Newsboy, Henderson and return;
4 Cumberland, Cairo and return; Louisa,
to Wabash River; Wild Duck and
barges, St. Louis to Pittsburg; Rob
Roy, to Cincinnati; Ollie Sullivan,
from Wabash River; Shamrock, Gin
cinnati to st. Louis. a. aee
Boats Due. ..#.sa
Among the first boats due here
are the Melnotte, for St. Louis, Pine
Grove, for Nashville; the Darling,
for Memphis; Cora s., Silver Moon,
St. Patrick and Clifton, from Mem
phis; 2. w. Strader, Alice Dean
Louisiana and Belle Lee, from New
Orleans; Swallow and j. Fl. Groes-
beck. for New Orleans; Chattanooga
and Ollie Sullivan, from Wabash
River; Armada and Quickstep, from
Cairo; Goldfnch, from Clarksville;
Ada Lyon, Green River, -m
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The unrivaled, grand
Armada is the regular packet for Cal
70 and all way landings, at. O'clock |
to-day, offering indispensable accom-
modations to passengers and shippers. |
Captain A. M. Dusouchet is her vet
e-an and distinguished commander,
and Win, p. Bowler and George |
Nicholson are her accomplished |
clerks. Shippers should remember
the Armada takes freight for all
points at 25c per hundred
FoR LOUISVILLE. = The peerless
Tarascon, Capt. A. T.. Gilmore, vet
eran commander, is the regular pack
ct for Louisville and all way points at
PM. to-day. She has magnificent
cabin appointments, and is of great
speed. Miles D. Warren and Phil
b. Branham are her splendid and
obliging clerks.
FoR GREEN RIvER.-The admira-
bic Ada Lyon. Capt Alf Edwards,
will leave for Woodbury. and all in
termediate way landings on Green
River, at o'clock this evening. John
Adams is her popular and obliging
clerk. 5slaaa
For CLARKsYILLE.-The superior
and beautiful Linton, Capt. Nat. Drew,
a gentleman of the old school, com II
handing. and N yB. Hayward, clerk, !
leaves for GAINESVILLE and all Cumber !
land River way landings at o'clock
P. M.gto-day. She has SPLENDID pas
senger accommodations, and should {
receive a liberal patronage.
For NAsHvLLE.-Th Pine Grove !
will be here early this morning en-
route to Nashville, and will afford a :
rare opportunity to passengers dcsir-
ing to 60 through without change of ]
boat. Capt John Terrell commands. c
Bob Wise Is her accomplished clerk. ]
For WABASH RIvER-The Ollie
Sullivan will leave for Wabash River p
this evening Captain John r. Hugo !
commands, and VIM Hugo is her d
obliging clerk "
The superb passenger steamer, j. !
2. Webb, having been detained, will [
positively leave at 10 A. NJ. to day. for /;
all Wabash River ports. Captain Bob
Lancaster and Chef. Bradley are her l
pleasant and attentive chief officers.
FoR HENDERSON, = The Mobe L
Norton, an elegant side- wheel steamer e
leaves for Henderson at 81 o'clock Ia
Captain Charley Perkins, and Ed SC
and Robert Terry are her popular Ia
officers. II II
The Newsboy, with pleasant ac- |,
commodations, goes to Henderson at W
81 o'clock to-day Captain w. H.
Shelter and Willie Huston are the m
pleasant gentlemen in charge. ie