The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-05

The weather yesterday was cluuuys
hot, and sultry, with almost unerring
an indications of rain and storm. The
river is falling slowly, having declined
inches during the forty-eight hours
a ending at three o'clock yesterday.
The water is getting thin on the bar
in front of the city, and coal-barge
grounded upon it yesterday morning.
The river is rising at Cincinnati and
Louisville.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures
ND to O'Clock yesterday the
Chattanooga, from Wabash River;
Belle Lee, Louisville to New Orleans;
Mollie Norton and Newsboy, Hender-
son, to return Morning Star, Louis
re vile aud return; Ollie Sullivan, to
Cannelton.
Boats Due.
T Among the first boats due here are
the Havana and Delaware, for Nash
Vile; Shamrock, to st. Louis; Min
nicola and Darling for Memphis; Cora
s., for Arkansas River; J. II. Groes-
beck and r. W Strader for New Or
leans Armada. from Cairo; Indiana,
Dexter, and Legal Tender, from New
Orleans Fanny Brandies, from Nash
vile; Lewellin, from PASSPORT
Tarascon, from Louisville; Rob Roy,
from Cincinnati.
MfsceIIaneOus-
TUi Business on the levee grows duller
srss and duller day by days and no mate
rial improvement need be expected
for the present. The packets con-
tinue to get good deal of freight.
The Sam. Orr which arrived at eight
O'clock Wednesday evening, had an
excellent trip, the best she has had
for two months We are indebted to
Reuben Hart, r., for manifest and
memorandum, which viii be found
s below........T The Chattanooga had a
good trip from the Wabash. She dis
charged much freight, as did, also, the
Sam. Orr, at way landings...-....-.The
Belle Lee arrived about daylight aud
left at 8 o'clock She had moderate
trio, added some freight@here and had
fair engagements below. She viii
90 out of the Ohio pretty full..........
The Henderson packets are carrying
good deal of freight and many peo-
pie Remember the }, 2.
Webb will leave for GAINESVILLE this
evening, instead of Saturday as here
tofore......The stenchaon the wharf
yesterday, was execrableL
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRO. - The splendid and
feet steamer Tennessee, Capt. Ben.
Howard, is the regular Cairo packet
.,szer.4sr at A O'Clock to day. Marion Wright
H4qCq + and Bruce Hunter her clerks
dAfE1 Il The Tennessee has fine passenger ac'
commodations and her officers are
genial attentive, and obliging. s y
Fox GREEN RIvER.-The Jane:
Gray, Capt Joe McReynolds. viii
positively leave for Green River anC
tributaries this evening. Give her |
good trip. .IhFaa
FoR GAINESVILLE. - The hn'
steamer j. P Webb, Capt Bob Ian
caster, with Chef. Bradley in thu
Office, will leave for GAINESVILLE anC
all way landings on the Cumberland
at o'clock this evening. She ha
good passenger accommodations, ant
her officers will be found polite ant
attentive gentlemen.
The new and beautiful Linton ma
also be expected to leave for Clarks
vile this evening, offering excellen
accommodations to shippers aRd pas
sengers. Capt. Hayward will Civ
especial attention to the comfort Q
passengers.
FoR EAsTPoRT.-The famous, fee
favorite Sam. Orr, will leave for East
port and all way landings, at B
o'clock to day. The Orr is comforts
bic and feet Captain Duncan is
most worthy and estimable gentle
man, and Val. Sorenson and e.
Thomas are as pleasant and obligin
clerks as ever graeed an office W
hope to see Captain Duncan eneoul
aged in his efforts to maintain II
Tennessee River trade, by receiving
spiendid trip to-day.