The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-18


For HENDERsON.-The Mollie Nor
ton, Capt. Perkins, and the Newsboy,
Capt. Shelter, leave at 4 o'clock for
Henderson. Both are pleasant boats
to travel on,
For MEMPHIs.-The Darling, one
of the most pleasant and most popu-
lar boats on the Ohio, will be here at
daylight this morning, en- route to
Memphis. She has splendid passen-
ger accommodations. Capt Lew
Hates commands, and Alex. Powers
is her chief clerk. Both are sterling
gentlemen, and attend carefully to the
wants of passengers.
For New ORLEANs.-The famous
and feet Belle Lee viii be here early
to-day en- route to New Orleans and
is deservedly on of the most popular
boats in the trade. She is a regular
Ohio River steamboat, built express
~ for the Louisville and New Orleans
trade and should have preference over
all outside boats, which only come
here when they can get business no.
where else. Capt. A. McGiIl is one
Of the most distinguished command
ers on the river and is assisted in the
Office by those magnificent gentlemen
Messrs. Martin Broughton and Fuller.
We hope to see the Belle Lee get
large amount Of freight to-day.
GIeantngs from cur Exchanges.
PITTsBURG. = The Commercial Of
Thursday says:
Business was very dull, boats have
to wait some time before they can Sc
cure a trip, having adopted the turn
system. They have so far lived up to
the same.
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial Of
Friday says:
The new United States snag-boat J.
j. Albert up TO the 9th inst. had re
moved So snags from the Mississippi
River, between Cairo and St Louis.
They are all doing good service.
Captain John B. Davis, Superin-
tendent Of the Memphis and White
River Mail Line, left for Washington
City IN last nights train
Captain w. q. Coffin, formerly Of
the Mary Erwin, is in charge of the
n. w. Packet Company's wharf boat
at st Louis.
The funeral of the late Capt. Ed
mund Hoel takes place this afternoon
from his late residence, 361 West
Seventh. The deceased has resided
in Cincinnati during the past O. years,
having been an invalid during the
past IL years. He retired from the
river some % years since. His son,
Capt. w. r. Hoel, having been tele-
arrived from New Orleans
on Wednesday evening. The colors
of the steamers in port will be dis
played at half mast, to-day, in token
Of respect to the memory of the de-
ceased.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Fri
day says:
The Louisville turned her trip over
to the j ohm Kilgopr, and. has gone to
the boneyard at Shippingport.
ST.. LOUIS. = The Democrat of
Friday says
The water still comes up. The
rivers breadth and sweeping force /
are majestic, and it remorselessly en-
3roaches on lumber heaps and piles of /
ron; wharf boats ana steamboats, are
nearing the sidewalks, and the levee's +
space for business operations is be-
coming seriously oircumscribed. The I
upper rivers are still on the swell. I
but the Mississippi at Dubuque lacks
seven feet of being as high as it was
asst year. The Missouri began to fall
1t Lexington, yesterday, and also at
omaha. No rain worth mentioning |
ell yesterday, and river business was
active.
The Vineennes SIN republishes
rom the Wester7. Sue of May 10th,
$50, the following account of the
irst arrival of steamboat at that
'lace, just forty FIVE years ago.
STEAM NAYIGATION.-The steam
Doat Florence, Captain Dome, arriv-
ID here from Louisville on the I'd
nst. After discharging a part of her
argo consigned for this place, she
proceeded on her voyage to Terre
1aute. She has since returned. and
now ascending the Ohio to the place
rom whence she came.
The Florence is the first steamboat
hat has ever assembled the Wabash.
nd we have no. doubt she has made
roftable trip. Why this river has
cen so long neglected by the enter
rising owners of such boats, while a
0ve Of gain ard a laudable curiosity
AIRY our active countrymen to every
art of the habitable globe, has often
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