The Evansville journal., 1868-05-01

w aDash river TO EYd9SFlIle; COuI
Kilgour. Louisville to New Orleans
and Mollie Norton and Newsboy, from
Henderson.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-This is the day fol
the Cumberland, for Cairo; but it il
probable the Tennessee viii take be-
place, Captain Ben. Howard in com
mand If not, the Cumberland vii
make her regular trip.
FoR EAsTPoRT. The Sam Orr
will leave this evening, at 4 o'clock
for Eastport and way landings. She
is an elegant craft, feet, and has ex-
cellent passenger accommodations
and the officers are courteous. gentle
men.
FoR LOUISVILLE. The Morning
Star is the regular Louisville packet,
to-day, leaving at p N. The Star
is feet, has the best passenger accom-
modations, and is oficered by most ac-
commodating gentlemen.
FoR HENDERSON. - The Newsboy
and Mollie Norton will both leave for
Henderson, at 3 Pm.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Anna, Abeona, and Lady Grace,
Shamrock and Alice ", for St.
Louis; Pine Grove, for Nash
vile; Mineola, for Memphis; Clifton,
from Memphis; Indiana, for New
Orleans: j. H. Groesbeck, and p W
Strader, from New Orleans; West
moreland, Belle Lee, and Alice Dean,
for New Orleans; Darling, for Mem
phis; and Cora s., and Talequah,
for Arkansas River; Rob Roy, for
Evansville.
GiseeEIane0us.
Business on the wharf yesterday
was very slack.......-The Sam. Orr
was undergoing some REPAIRS.
The Dora had a splendid trip for Gin
cinnati, being loaded to the guards,
and having a large amount Of iron
on board........The Ollie Sullivan
came in with a fair trip, having dis
charged large amouRt of freight at
Mount Vernon.........TRe John Kill
gour had fair load, and received, at
this place, some two thousand sacks
Of corn from Dunkerson q Co, and
about five hundred from f. NJ. Hum
phrey. She discharged some freight
here.
GIeantngs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.-ph The Commercial Of
. the 29th says: 8Ek-z
The weather was warm, cloudy and
showerv Yesterday, with the wind
from the Southwest. The barometer
here indicated 29:48 at z A. NJ. 29:44
at 12.M., and 1884 at 6 P. NJ, while
the mercury ranged at 81 at z A NJ,
76e atl2 NJ. and 6So at 6 P. II. Special
telegrams to the DAILY Commercial,
last night, report the condition of the
weather. and the Ohio, Mississippi
and tributaries, elsewhere. Here the
river has receded two feet during the
twenty four hours ending last night,
with 20 feet in the channel by the
waterworks s mark, and g feet under
the 6ovington bridge for passing
steamers.
YIcKsBUBG.-The Times says:
The champion" Robert E. Lee
has made her last Vicksburg trip for
the present, and that her future move
ments have not been determined.
The Gov. Allen is running In her
place. 1t is not improbable that the /
Lee will be posted for st. Louis, un-
der the direction of Captain John ". /
Cannon The Times says the Missis- /
sippi remained at Vicksburg. repair +
inc her boilers. The insignificant loss
of a few hours is far preferable to a
boiler explosion, or even the risk Of I
having one.
LOUISVILLE. = The Carrier Of
Wednesday says:
The river continues TO recede at
this point, with eight feet water in
the canal, six feet water in the chute,
and five feet on the rocks last even
ing, fall of FIVE inches since our last
report. The weather yesterday was
warm and cloudy, with showers dur
ing the day. Business dull.
MEMPHIS = The AUalaache, Of (
the 28th, says:
The weather is cloudy and sultry.
with an occasional shower of rain
during the day. The river came to a
stand yesterday at noon, and will be
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