The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-27
VVeafher nd Water.

" Pfl1n eF ana WAFER
The weather Saturday morning was
cloudy, foggy, cool, and moist, with
an occasional sprinkle of rain. The
river had fallen 2 feet during the
twenty four hours ending at three
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
three o'clock Saturday include the
Armada, Cairo, to return; Mollie Nor
ton and Newsboy, Henderson, to re-
turn; Rob Roy, to Cincinnati.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here
are the Anna and Lady Grace for st.
Louis; Pine Grove for Nashville; Min
cola, for Memphis; Clifton, from Mem
phis Indiana, Belle Lee, Louisville,
}. II. Groesbeek, and P. W. Strader,
from New Orleans; Westmoreland
and Alice Dean for New Orleans;
Louisa aud Ollie Sullivan from Wa
bash r yer; Cumberland from Cairo;
Fanny Brandeis, from Clarksville;
Lewellin, for Passport; May Flower
from St. Louis.
IiseeIIaneOus.
Business was only moderately brisk
Saturday forenoon, with no arrivals
outside the local packets.........The
Armada had an excellent trip, iuclud-
ing 81 hhds tobacco, and a cabin full
of passengers. Capt. Gus. Dusouchet
stopped off at Cairo, and expected to
come through by rail.........The Ada
Lyon was loaded to the guards with
tobacco. grain, &C., and had over 100
passengers........The Rob Roy had a
fair trip out.........The J. p Webb
was nearly full, and was smoking at
noon, preparatory to her departure.
............Another of the new Govern
ment snag boars passed down Satur-
day morning. II is to be hoped that
they will add greatly to the safety of
navigation...........Severall large RATS
passed down the river on Saturday.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRO. - The light-footed
Quickstep, Capt. H. T. Dexter, is the
regular aud unrivaled packet for
Cairo and ali way ports at 4 o'clock
to-day. Her cabins and state rooms
are as pleasant as a lady's boltdojr.
Capt. Dexter is one of the most expe-
rienced officers on the Ohio, and Jack
Grammer and Walter B. Pennington
are her pleasant and obliging clerks.
For LoUIsvILLE-The magnificent
Morning Star, Capt. A. T. Gilmore,
really magnificent gentleman, leaves
at 10 AN. to-day for Louisville and
all way ports. John Ouerbacker and
Dick Hutchinson, are her distinguish
ed clerks, and are proverbial for
strict attention to duty and polite at
tentions to passengers and shippers.
The new, fleet and magnificent May
flower is also announced for Louis
Vile at u o'clock to-day There is
no better or more elegantly appointed
boat afoat. Capt J. V. Throop COM
mands, and Capt. Gus. Lemcke, is in
charge Of the office.
For HENDERSON. - The Nollie
Norton, an elegant side-wheel steamer,
leaves for Henderson at 81 o'clock.
Captain Charley Perkins, and Ed.
and Robert Terry are her popular
officers.
The Newsboy, with pleasant ac-
commodations. goes to Henderson at
81 o'clock to-day. Captain w. H.
Shelter and Willie Huston are the
pleasant gentlemen in charge.
For MESIPHIs.-The beautiful Min
nicola, Captain Miller, will be here at
daylight en- route to Memphis and all
way ports. Mr.. Grubbs, her clerk, is
one of the most elegant and accom-
plished clerks ahoat.
6sIeanings from cur Exchanges.
CINCINNATI-The Commercial of
Friday says:
The Stern wheel steamer Starlight
was burned, at Algiers, opposite
New Orleans. yesterday morning.
where she was land up. She had
been plying in the Opelousas trade.
The Starlight IS owned by Captain
Ben L. Davidson, Of Cincinnati, and
insured here for $4,000.
The Pine Bluff sunk some time
since, In Licking River, and raised
and repaired, made a trial trip yester-
day Her name has been changed to
the Eudora.
The. Gazette says: