The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-14
weather aad Water.

&C. &C. Orders left with either OF the
wharf-boats viii be promptly attended &C.
weather and Water. Fl
The weather yesterday was clear
and comparatively mild. tbs. mercury
= indicating 28o at 8 A. NJ. and 4Oo at
noon. The river is rising less rapid
", having risen only about eighteen
inches during the "a hours ending at
8 o'clock yesterday. The ice was
much less abundant and entirely in
nox;r Is to navigation, and the warm
sun and south wind are rotting it.
rapidly. -5.-
The arrivals and departures up to
o'clock yesterday. include the j. r.
Hoyle, Green River and return; Nick
Lougworth to New Orleans; Mollie
Norton and Newsboy, Henderson to
return; MayAower from Memphis; z.
w. Strader to Aikens,s Landing. p
b Resfa 3Due. vi HN S. b
Among the first boats due here are,
the Delaware and Pine Grove, for
Nashville; Shamrock, for ST. Louis !;
st. Patrick, from Memphis; Silver
Moon, for Memphis; Dexter,
ar Richmond, Amazon, and Louisville,
4 ! for New Orleans; Cumberland, from
Cairo; Belle Lee and j Fl. Groesbeck,
from New Orleans; TarascOn,
from Louisville; I4ewellin, and Sam.
Orr, from Eastport.
miscellaneous.
There was not a great deal of activ-
ity on the levee yesterday till after the
Mayfower arrived and commenced
discharging her splendid cargo of-eot-
ton, 1,101 bales, 097 for Fred. r..
Huston & Co, agents Of the White
Line, and for f. Ell. Ehrman & Co.,
agents. Of the Diamond, j She had, in
addition, large amount of miscellas
neous freight, and was full of people
to Cairo, as will be seen by her memo
randum. She left 900 bales await
ing shipment to Evansville at Haile's
4aa Point, Hickman, and Columbus. The
a3 pa Armada, we understand, went to Co
. ~. 1umbus for 700 bales there. and viii
be here on time to- morrow. .-.......
-Hsa1oThe Quiekstep was receiving quite
aH' literally, and the Goldfnch was re-
ceiving a large amount Of freight for
Louisville, Madison aud Cincinnati.
.........The P. w. Strader went to
Aiken's Landing for lot of corn,
1000 bags, and will leave here at 10
o'clock to-day.........The Louisa was
getting up steam with view of going
to the Wabash.-....,.,The .Mollie Nor
ton and Newsboy have resumed their
trips......Very little ice was running
at three o'clock yesterda7. A streak,
not over one hundred yards wide,
floating down the middle of the
river, was all......The P. w. Strader
had new tops made here for her chin
neys, but will not put them up till she
gets to New Orleans.......-The VIM
White was getting her freight aboard
for the Cumberland......... Captains
Edwards and Graham were getting
ready. to remount the shaft of the Ada
Lyon. which they expect to have IL
its place to-day. The following note
was handed US yesterday for publica.
ton. $50 t+t-e
Editors Journal:
I have presented the steamer j. r.
: Hoyle niee pair of buck, horns, as
the fastest boat on Green River
The boat that beats her time car
take them What one Is to get them
rutl s 49, j. G. DEPoYsTER.
Paradise, Ky.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-There will probabl.
be no boat out for Cairo to day, IN
less the Armada should conclude t
leave, of which we have now no ad
vices. E.s@9
For EAsTPoRT.-Theg gay Lewellin
Captain j L. Davy, with w. d. Gov
ington in the office, is the regula
packet for Eastport and all way land
ings to-day She has fine passenge
appointments, and her officers ar
obliging gentlemen.
FOR HENDERSON. - The Molll
Norton has resumed her regulrr trips
and will leave tor Henderson to-day,
and daily hereafter, promptly at 3
o'clock. She is a sumner, and ha;
frst class passenger Accommodations