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


superbly appointed, and has superior | |
carrying capacities, Her officers are |
among the most experienced and most 4
popular on the river Capt. J. ".
TROOPS a veteran universally Ipopu- !
lar with shippers and travellers Capt. I
Lowtb, temporarily in command, is
noted for his :urbanity and energy
Duke Nicholson, her chief clerk, is
courteous, afable. and obliging. and
Geo. Throop and Marsh WalthalI,
herfreight clerks, are polite, attentive,
and accurate. The Mayfower j. a
regular Evansville and Memphis
packet, working for the interests Of
Evansville, and the merchants and /,
shippers of Evansville should patron
ize her literally. q 81.
FoR REV ORLEANs.-The re-
noRned steamer 2. W. Strader viii
positively leave for New Orleans to
day at noon There is no better boat
aioat. Capt. Albert Stein is a gen
tleman Of rare excellence, and Amos
Fisher stands at the head of his pro-
fession, attentive, courteous and
obliging. We hope to see her leave
with a big "trip.
MANIFEST Steamer Mayfower,
from Memphis to Evansville, Febru-
ary Zap R Huston, ,097 bales cot
ton; r H Ebrman, do; Il J Williams,
SO bags pecaus, 2 bbls do, ] bale deer
skins. 73r dry hides; Cox IL Humph-
rev. z boxes b. b goods; A Helhling Il
Co. 3 cook stoves, 6 pots. aoi9
For Louisyille-E Welder Il Co, ]
box. HI % a8afs aaa H.Ie As
MEMoRANDA-Left Memphis San
day. 5 "A. NJ; met light ice &C Cairo;
river reported blocked below Evans
Vile; met Armada at Chain, st. Pat
rick below Metropolis, Commonwealth
and Sam Orr at Paducah, Legal Ten
der building crib at Elizabetht0Wn,
Cumberland at Uniontown; met the
gorge at ShotwelPs Mines, supposed
| at firsttto be from Wabash, which has
broken up, no large fields of ice above
the mouth left at Hale's Point 200
/ bales cotton. aud al Columbus 700,
and at Hickman so. all for Evansville.
Armada making daily trips between
Paducah IL Cairo. s. .o sa.A- on4
GIeanImgs from Our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial Of
Tuesday says:
The weather during the past twen-
ty-four hours has undergone various
changes. The Monongahela was ris-
| ing slowly with about five feet three
inches on the pier. During the day
the weather turned cold and was
| freezing hard last evening. This rise
will let the Leonidas off from where
she has been aground for some days.
| Youghiogheny River is reported open
at the headwaters; the ice was gorged
in. several places. Green boro dis
| patches report the river broke and
the ice running out. The pools are
still closed. .ae1raa
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial Of
Wednesday says: e
Captain John Skunk, late of the
/ Emerald. left for Louisville yester.
day, to take command of the large
/ steamer Louisville She will arrive
here to morrow and load for New Or
leans. ff III .s.
LOUISVILLE. -. The Courier of
Wednesday says:
On the falls, last evening, there
were four feet two inches water in the
pass down the Indian chute, and
rising slowly. q
+ The Journal says: -saa l5as
The Morris Walker got aground on
the abutmeut at the head of the canal
4 yesterday evening, but worked herself
off in short time.
ST. LOUIS. The Democrat Of
/ Wednesday says; $500
The riveFWas stationary yesterday
i at this .point, aud no advices were re-
ceived- whatever from the upper
rivers. We do not expect any for a
week or TIVE. The ferry boats regular
/ ly make their mon0ton0us trips from
shore to shore, and there is nothing
in the harboF IN the least attractive
to reporters but the Atlantic line and
Memphis line Wharfboats. On the
!. former where was a meeting during
4 the afternoon of the directors of til e
Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship
Company, where matters strictly per-
tanning to their own business were
discussed. The weather was very fine,
and moderated pleasantly through the
day
Messrs. Kountz & Hazlett were oc-
cupied five hours In comparing their
bids with those of the others for the
Government transportation in the
Missouri river, and have convinced
!. themselves that they will certainly be