The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-09

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Bills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for La Dor,
&c, SC. Orders left with either OF the
wharf-bOats win be promptly attended tc.
weather alnd water.
The weather, yesterday, was cloudy
and cold-greatly in contrast with
some of the fine Summertime weather
we enjoyed in March The wind con-
tinues in the northwest, and the mer-
cHry was below 400 yesterday morning,
and it was raw and cold all day. The
river continues to fall fast, having
declined thirty inches during the "A
hours ending at o'clock yesterday.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
o'clock yesterday, include the J.
r. Hoyle, from Green River; Mollie
Norton and Newsboy, Henderson to
return; America, Pittsburg to St
Louis; Emperor, Kanawha TO Nash
vile.
Boafs Due.
Among the first boats due here
are the Shamrock, for st. Louis; Pine
Grove, for Nashville; the Minneola,
Cora s., Silver Moon and st. Patrick,
Clifton, from Memphis; P. W.Strader,
Alaska and Belle Lee, from New
Orleans Indiana and J. HI. Groesbeck.
fer New Orleans; GAINESVILLE and j. Z.
Webb, from Wabash River; Quick
step, from Cairo; the Alice v,
from St. Louis the Linton, from
Clarksville; Sam. Orr, from PASSPORT;
Rob Roy, from Cincinnati; Morning
Star, Louisville; james Gray, from
Green River. -r4H
Miscellaneous.
Business was extremely dull yester-
day forenoon, with no arrivals except
the Henderson packets and the Ar
menia, which discharged a small
quantity of freight here, and had a
good trip for st. Louis.........The EN-
peror, with barge, both deeply load
ed, passed down yesterday morning
There was fair show of packet
freight offering yesterday, and the
Armada had fair show for good
trip out, including a large lot of pork
for Okalona, Mississippi.........The
Lewelliu was taking a fine lot of salt
for Tennessee River, and had large
orders for merchandise.--...-.....The
Crescent City was loading for Peters
burg, Pike County. She had engaged
two hundred barrels Of salt aud a
large quantity of material for the new
Court House at Petersburg. ..The
gallant Newsboy went up the river
some distance yesterday for freight.
..-......A small boy was rescued from
drowning yesterday by the officers of
the Minyoung.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRO. The splendid feet
steamer Quiekstep will be the first
class, unrivalled packet for Cairo and
al way ports to-day at 4 PM Capt.
Dexter is her experienced and ener-
getic commander, and Jack Grammer,
Nick Pennington and Charley Ulm-
,nider are her accomplished and n
obHging clerks.
For LOUISVILLE. THE splendid
Star, beautiful as Venus and
leet as a frighted deer, is the IN
,quaied packet for louisville and all /
way ports at 6 P. n. to-day. She is c
commanded by that worthy aud most
stimable gentleman, Captain E. P. o
I. Hollcroft. with John Ouerbacker q
nd Dick Hutchinson, two Of the best
liver clerks afoat, in the office. She
'fers irresistible attractions to pas
engers and shippers. r
For HENDERSON. = The Mollie
Norton, an elegant side-wheel steamer,
caves for Henderson at 81 o'clock.
'aptain Charley Perkins, and Ed. Y
nd Robert Terry are her popular 2.
Ulcers. o.
The Newsboy, with pleasant ac- e
ommodations, goes to Henderson at 2,
J o'clock to-day. Captain w. H.
hefer and Willie Huston are the
leasant gentlemen in charge.
GIeanInKs from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG - The Commercial of i
i2nday says: n
Saturday was busy day on the q
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