The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-14


cd pilots. The Ada Lyon should al
ways have all she could take.
FoR HENDERSON. The sprightly
Eewsboy goes to Henderson at 4
O'Clock. in charge Of that obliging
gentleman, Capt Shelter. Willie
Huston is her attentive and gentle
manly young clerk.
The splendid side-wheel Mollie
Norton, swift-winged and finely APP
pointed. also goes to Henderson at 4
NJ Capt Charley Perkins is her
experienced commander, and the
Terry brothers are her genial clerks.
For New ORLEANs.-The great
Indiana, one of the best steamers
afoat, will be here to-day, en- route
to New Orleans and all way ports.
Her cabin appointments are unexcell-
ed in comfort or good taste. Her
officers arc veterans in the service,
and are among the renowned of West
ern navigators and steambOatmen.
Capt. Reub. Z. Neal commands, and
Charley Sehultze ard Ed Miller are
her popular clerks. The Indiana is
great favorite along the entire route.
MANIFEST of steamer Rob Roy.
from Cincinnati-W. Reilman, 90
kegs nailsr NJ. Dalzell, 70 kegs nails;
S. Senzcih Il Co. 3 boxes mustard, 3
boxes pepper sauce, 10 pkgs mdse;
s. Z. Gilbert & CO., ID boxes pickles;
+. Lang, ~ pkgs mdse; Parsons,
Scoville IL Co., IL pkgs mdse; H.Her-
man, IL pkgs mdse; Rooster q Korf,
10 pkgs mdse7 Peter Balz, p pkgs
mdse; Wheeler & Riggs, 118 pkgs
mdse; Preston Il Bro, 10 reels cot
ton rope, bags warp; | & ID Hieman,
10 reels cotton rope, 10 bdls twine !;
Preston & Menifee, 30 boxes fruit
Reshipping-M Il Vincent, Cairo, 100
bible cement. Harris & Bro, Albion
PA pkgs mdse.
GIeanfEsgs from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATL-The Commercial of
Thursday says:
Mr.. Stephen Morse, of the Board
| of Underwriters, arrived here from
/ the wreck of the Amazon yesterday.
| Capt Thos. Kinsey took command
Of the Wild Duck this trip. Captain
John Anawalt remains with US a few
days.
Mr.. Morris Dorsey left for Wheel
ing yesterday.
| One item Of the Sam. J. Hale's
| cargo consisted of 80 head of mules.
Capt. Dan. It. Clarke, Of Golconda,
! H., is in the city prospecting.
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier Of
Thursday says:
On the falls last evening there were
/ Z feet water in the pass down the In
/ dian chute, and fully 6 feet steam boat
water.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Louisville and Cincin-
natl Mail Line Company, held at their
office in Cincinnati, on the 10th inst,
the following directors and officers
were elected:
Directors G. Anders, z. NJ.
Sherley, w. G. Hite, Jonathan Bar
ker, Thomas Gaff. President. Capt.
NJ. g. Anders. Secretary and Treas
urer, Thos. Sherlock. Superintend-
emit, Capt. q. g. Pearce.
The company have determined TO
do away entirely hereafter with the
deqd-h head system; this having grown
to be very enormous, and too irksome
to bear any longer. We would be
glad to see, this adopted by all of our
steamboats,, as it is but just.
The company decided to run two
boats a day, commencing on the 10th
inst. The steamers General Buell.
and Major Anderson, will leave here
at 9 o'clock A NJ. daily. doing all the
way business between here and Gin
cinnati. This will be great conve-
nience to the farmers along the route.
The fine steamers America, Captain
D. Wilton, and United States, Cap
tain +. Carter, will leave here daily
at o'clock P. NJ.
TERRE HAUTE.-The Express, Of
Thursday, says:
| The river rose twenty-three inches
in the twenty-four hours preceding
noon yesterday, and is still coming up.
The water lacks four and half feet
of being as high as it was last year al
the greatest food.
The steamer Lady Pike came up al
noon yesterday with pork and lard
and the Mason went up last evening
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat Of
Thursday says:
The rain has been one Of the long.
est continued experienced for many
years. 1t gave no sign of cessation
even late last night. Gloomy fore.
bodings are entertained now. What
if over the entire Northwest as much
rain had fallen as here? The Iilinoi;
ard nnner Mississinpi are high anc