The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-26

weather and Water.
The weather yesterday was exceed
ingly warm for the season of the year,
the mercury ranging near 80o ali day.
The day was cloudy, with indications
of more rain. The river was falling
very rapidly, having declined sixteen
inches during the twenty-four hours
ending at 3 o'clock yesterday. 1t is
still, however, bank full, affording the
finest possible navigation for all
classes Of boats.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
4 o'clock yesterday include the Chat
tanooga, from Wabash River; Mollie
Norton and Nswsboy, Henderson and
return Lewellin, Passport to return;
Maggie Hays, St. Louis to Pitrsburg;
Louisiana, New Orleans to Gincinna-
ii; Tarascon, Louisville to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Lawrence and Champion, for St.
Louis; Emma Floyd, for Nashville;
Silver Moon and St. Patrick, from
Memphis; the Darling, for Memphis;
Belle Lee. John II. GroesDeck,
Alice Dean, from New Orleans; P.
w. Strader and Silver Spray for
New Orleans; the GAINESVILLE
and Ollie Sullivan from Wabash
River; the Virginia and Amelia Poe,
for the Missouri River; Quickstep,
from Cairo; Sam Orr, from
Tennessee River; Linton, from
ClarksVille; James Gray, from Green
River; Rob Roy, from Cincinnati;
Morning Star, from Louisville; Sham
rock, from St, Louis; Pine Grove,
from Nashville.
MfseeIIaneOus.
Business on the ievee aud through I
out the city was unusually animated |
yesterday, and many of our wholesale |
merchants had received, by moon,
more orders than they would be able |
to fill during the day.........The ship |
ments were very large for all points
1.-The Green River, Tennessee
River, aud Cairo packets were re-
ceiving very literally, and would all |
go out with unusually large trips.......
The John w Garrett took 600 s1cks |
of grain here, and had engagements
for about the same amount above ..
The Lewellin had splendid "trip, in as
had also the Chattanooga .......The
VIM. White turned her "trip over to
the Goldfnch, aud the latter was pre-
pairing to leave for GAINESVILLE
with large freight trip,..........
The Louisiana arrived from New
Orleans about noon, and discharged
eighty-fve crates and two hogsheads
of queensware for the great house of
Mark, Henning & Co. She has con-
siderable freight for Louisville and
Cincinnati, and goes to the latter
place. Captains Phillips and Jim
Lusk are in fine health, and delighted
to get back where they find friends SO
numerous and business looking live
ly..........The Lewellin was preparing
to leave for Eastport last night aud
was getting a good load...."...The
Maggie Hays had a good trip-......
Look out for the great Belle Lee this
morning.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The superb lightning
winged Quickstep, is the regular
packet for Cairo day, and there is
nothing finer of her size afoat. Capt.
Dexter is expected back to take com
mand, but if he does not arrive, Capt.
Mart Stone will grace the roof, and
will take her through all right. Jack
Grammer. and Walter b. Pennington
are her excellent and popular clerks,
who, in their absence, are represented
by Nick Pennington, Charley Ulm-
suider, aud Cash Thomas, trio OF
pleasant and obliging young gentle
men.
For LOUIsvILLE.-The exquisite
Morning Star, commanded by that
prince ofclever gentlemen, Capt. E. p.
I. HollcroiC, is the packet for Louis
Vile this evening, offering unsurpass-
ed attractions to passengers. In the
Office will be found that model clerk
and estimable gentleman, Mr.. John
Ouerbacker, assisted by Mr.. Henry
S Mitchell in the freight department.