The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-23


b A. NJ, and 450 at noon. The rive
came to stand during Monday night
and was swelling slightly yesterday
1t is rising at all points above henc,
to Pittsburg.
Arrivals and Departures.
} The arrivals and departures up e
three O'Clock yesterday include tn,
Argosy. Memphis TO return; Armada
from Cairo; LeRellin. from Eastport
Mollie Norton and Sallie ", from
Henderson; Dexter, Louisville C
New Orleans.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Quickstep, from Cairo; Sam. Orr
from Eastport; Robert Moore, fol
Nashville; Silver Cloud, No. 2, from
st. Louis; Clifton, and Minneola, from
Memphis; Darling, for Memphis
Louisiana and Mary Houston, fo1
New Orleans; Indiana and Rich.
mond, from New Orleans; Morning
Star, from Louisville.
|. miscellaneous.
Business was pretty lively yester-
day, though arrivals we're not numer-
ous.........The Argosy and Armada
got in during the night with fair trips.
The .Argosy was receiving to leave
last evening, Captain Vandergrift
being determined to be always on
time..........The Lewellin also arrived
with good trip from Tennessee Riv-
er.........The swift-winged Dexter ar
rived before noon yesterday. with 400
head of stock and considerable mis-
cellaneous freight. She added here
several hundred barrels Of pork, lard
and other freight, spending half
day here. She is so fast that it is al
most impossible to regulate her time.
........Captain Dunham's new steam
err Mary Houston, will be down to-day,
and has the following dimensions:
Length, two hundred and fifty. five
feet; beam, thirty nine feet; depth of
hold seven feet. She has FIVE boilers
twenty-four feet long and thirty eight
inches in diameter, with doctor boiler
for working freight holster and cap
stan; cylinders twenty four inches,
seven feet stroke. Her wheels are
thirty feet in diameter, working twelve
feet buckets. Her capacity is
one thousand and one hundred tons.
She has full cabin with berths for
100 passengers, and her rooms are
large and we'll ventilated and furnish
ed most luxuriously. Her hull and
cabin were built at Jacksonville by
Barmore e. Stewart and Blythe,
Myers Il Co., and her machinery by
Arnslee, Cochran & Co, Louisville.
Her pilots are, j. r. Montgomery and
Geo. Fowler. Her engineers, Perry
South and Ben. Bull. assisted by Geo.
Potter and Richard Moore John
Cedelote is her steward, which is an
omen of good to those who travel on
the Mary Houston. Harry Walker
and Nick Pennington will welcome
their friends who choose to call and
see the new boat.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent and
elegantly appointed Armada, the
Queen of the lower line, is the regu-
lar packet for Cairo and all way ports
at 4 o'clock to-day. Captain Gus.
Fowler. veteran commander and
a highly popular gentleman, is on her
roof, and Billy Fowler and George
Nicholson are her obliging and ac-
complished clerks.
FoRLoUIsvILLE.-The magnificent
Morning Star, in charge Of the vet
eran Captain A. T. Gilmore, will be
the unrivaled packet for Louisville
at $50 tonight, and is a grand float
ing palace, Dick Hutchinson and
Henry Mitchell are her pleasant and
obligiug clerks.
For HENDERSON. - The feet
ard beautiful Mollie Norton, hav-
ing elegant cabin and state-room
appointments, and great speed, is
the regular Railroad transfer pack
ct for Henderson at o'clock this
evening. Captain Charley Perkins
commands, and A. o. Durland is in
the Office - both are accomplished
gentlemen, and obliging officers.
The swift and beautiful SaIlie ",
Capt. Wallen. with Robert Brashear
in the Office, both pleasant and oblig-
ing gentlemen, leaves promptly at 4P.
NJ. for Henderson, having elegant ac-
commodations for passengers.
For NASHVILLE. = The Fanny
Brandeis, Capt. HeAry Miller. leaves
for Nashville and all way ports at 4
o'clock this evening, promptly, offer
ing fine inducements to passengers
and shippers. Kit Rudd is her polite
and attentive clerk. Give the Bran
deis full cargo. She is an Evans
vile boat, commanded by Evansville
men.
For EAsTPoRT. = The elegant
steamer LeweIlin will positively leave
for Passport at four o'clock to-day.
Captain J. L. Davy and w. d. Gov
ington, her chief officers, will give
every attention to shippers and pas
sengers. James S. Whittemore IS
her accomplished freight clerk, and
shippers will fad him attentive aud
obliging.
For New ORLEANs.-Then new and