The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-25

&C, sc. Orders left with either OF the
weather and water.
The sky was nearly clear yesterday,
and at noon it was quite hot, though
it was quite cool in the morning. At
noon the mercury stood at 90 in the
shade The river during the "a hours
ending at 3 o'clock yesterday. had
fallen fully three feet, and is going
down rapidly. tits falling rapidly at
Louisville and Cincinnati.
Arrivals and Departures
The only arrivals from 8 o'clock
Tuesday night up to 3 o'clock yes
terday, we're the Mollie Norton, Hen
derson to return; Tarascon, Louis
vile to return; Dexter. New Orleans
to Louisville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Anna, to St Louis; Lawrence
and Nightingale, from ST Louis; Cliff
ton, for Memphis; P w -Strader, for
New Orleans; John KiIgour, Rich
mond, Belle Lee, Westmoreland,
Louisiana, and Indiana, from New
Orleans; J. P. Webb and Linton, from
GAINESVILLE; Tennessee, from Cairo
Morning Star, from Louisville; Chat
tanooga, from Wabash River; Dora,
from Cincinnati; Ozark, for Fort
Smith.
miscellaneous
There is no favorable change in
river circles. The decline in the
river and in business goes steadily
on, and the sole arrival from 9 o'clock
Tuesday night till noon yesterday was
the Mollie Norton from Henderson.
1.-THE Emperor and barges passed
down without landing. 1.-THE Ar
mazda was receiving very fairly yester-
day forenoon......-.-..The Ada Lyon
was also getting q good deal of freight
for the times......The Robert Fulton
with a tow left yesterday morning fo1
lower ports.........Capt. Uriah Shew-
maker yesterday concluded the sale
of the steamer Romeo to Captains J
", j. Ham, and George Throop, fol
$4,000, on easy terms-the cheapest
steamboat stock we have heard of
She is in complete order, has beau.
tifRf cabin and excellent machinery
and is as sound as dollar. admirably
adapted for a low-water packet
She will be put in commission
as soon as the lOw-water season
sets in. In the meanwhile, i
any picnic excursions offel
she will be found admirably adopted
to that service, and can be chartered
on most favorable terms..........Th,
Ozark will be here tomorrow, er
route to Arkansas River, and viii
afford a favorable opportunity 70
shipments to that river. Habbs
Patrick & Co., will receive freight 70
her......The great Indiana passes
Memphis at 9 a. NJ. Tuesday, ant
will be here this evening en- route t
Louisville. Capt Reub. E. Neal an,
Charley Miller viii welcome thei
friends aboard......The Dexter arrives
at 10 O'Clock yesterday from New Or
leans with the biggest trip of tn
season, having in addition to 55
head of Texas cattle, nearly 700 ton
of miscellaneous freight, and Is
cabin passengers. She will leav
Louisville Friday, AMI be here 0
Saturday.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The feet and elegar
railroad steamer Quickstep is the res
ular and unequaled steamer for Cain
and all way landings at 1 o'clock t(
day. Her. cabin is neat, spacious an
elegant, her state-rooms roomy an
well ventilated, her beds soft an
clean, her tables well loaded with a
the substantials and Injuries Of lif
Her bar is stocked with choice
auors and the smiles OF Harry jobs
son. Her officers are all renowus
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