The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-27

daylight, and another during the fore
noon The river fell ten inches dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at 3
O'clock yesterday afternoon. Heavy
rains have prevailed above, and rise
may be expected within few days.
arrivals and departures.
The arrivals and departures up
to three o'clock yesterday include the
Mollie Norton and Newsboy, Hen
derson and return; Lawrence. from
Cincinnati to a corn pile; Ada Lyon
Green River and return; Laurel Hill,
; New Orleans to Louisville; Crescent
City. from Wabash River; st. Mary's,
from louisville; ]. II. Hoyle, from
Green River. ssu#
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Havana and Camelia, for Nash
Vile: Messenger and Champion, for
St. Louis: the Cora s., st, Patrick,
and Darling, from Memphis; 2. W.
Strader. Richmond, Legal Tender.
Nick Longworth, Dexter and Louis
vile. from New Orleans; the Vir-
GINA, the Westmoreland, the Argosy
and Alice ", for New Orleansi Quick
stem from Cairo; Morning Star, from
Louisville; Linton, from GAINESVILLE;
Louisa, from Wabash River; Clifton
for Memphis.
miscellaneous.
The packets yesterday were receiv-
ing good trips........The Sam. Orr
had fair prospects Of full load, our
merchants being all busy IN filing
the large orders she had brought.
The Crescent City came IN from Wa
bash with over 5000 sacks of grain
.........The Ada Lyon had a big trip
10. and was rapidly filing up for her
return trip....... The j. r. Hoyle had
moderate freight trip, but quite a
number Of passengers. J. G. Depays-
ter. who wields the trident of Nep
tune on Green River, makes procla-
nation in the words and figures fol-
lowing, to-wlt.:
FEBRUARY 25. 1868.
Editors Journal:
Take notice! The Horns that the
j. r.. Hoyle obtained from j u. De-
navster. now belong to the Ada Lyon.
She beat the Hoyle a fair race from
Point Pleasant to South Carrolton,
passing her under way.
CSignedl j. G. DEPAYsTER.
Let the mandate be obeyed.........
The St. Marys came down here in
search of business. She was offered
a full trip to Parkersburg, but at
prices that Capt. Sweeney didn't
think would pay, He was, however,
negotiating. Laurel Hill had
a moderate trip, including about 100
head of Texas cattle, regular broad
horns. Capt. Twomey thinks it will
pay better 10 go to the bank than to
run boat at present rates.........The
PetroIia and Chattanooga were pre-
pairing to leave for the Wabash........'
The Ollie Sullivan brought out full
load from the Wabash, aud reshipped
on the Belle Lee, at Shawneetown
and returned to the Wabash.....
The Charmer was taking corn
from below Shawneetown, fol-
the East, on Tuesday. She ant
the Webb were both over due wher
this report closed..........The New Al
bany Ledger says the steamer Kate
Putnam was sunk Saturday night
about three miles below st. Louis, By
striking an d wreck of boat. Sh'
was owned by Captain Rhodes, o
Pittsburg, and was insured for $4,000
in Pittsburgh offices. The St
Louis papers of Monday failed tc
reach us, as usual, when we most de
sire them, and we have no furthel
particulars.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The lightning winged
low-pressure Quickstep. Capt. HI. I
Dexter, with those elegant and &C
complished young gentlemen, Jael
Grammer and Walter B. Pennington
in the Office, is the regular Cair,
Jacket to-day at 4 o'clock, and i
without rival. She never fails t.
get her share or more.
FoR LoUTsvILLE.-The magnifcen
Morning Star, Capt. Elijah Pose
Upton Hollcroft, one Of the most es
timable of gentlemen and most obllg