The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-07

also goes to Henderson at 3 o'clock.
The Newsboy is a great favorite in the
Henderson trade, and her officers are
courteous and obliging.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The great
low-pressure steamer Richmond, one
of the most splendid and complete
steamers ever built, may be expected
this evening for New Orleans and all
way ports. Her cabin appointments
are unsurpassed by any steamer afloat,
her staterooms being all spacious par
lors, furnished with all the modern
comforts and conveniencies. She is
low pressure, carrying but thirty
pounds of steam, which precludes the
possibility of explosion. Her chief
officers, Captain j. Slut Neal, John
Voolfolk and Robert Lodge, are uni
versally known and esteemed as
among the first navigators of the age
The Express Lines splendid packet
Amazon, Captain Vinton, May be ex--
pected here to-day from Cincinnati,
for New Orleans, and is a finely ap-
pointed and staunch steamer. Hubs.
Patrick & Co. are the agents.
MEMORANDUM AND MANIFEST
Steamer Quickstep left Cairo Wednes-
day, February 9TH, at 3 BAN Boats
in port-Olive Branch and Great Re-
public. Weather clear and pleasant
-A:l . - EoI-,,o.~, a4b -, -
became cold, with great rapidly.
Virginia, released from her perilous
wood; Southerner below Smithland;
Cumberland at Golconda; met May
flower at Uniontown; Armada above
Mt. Vernon; 6th-Passed Empire. at
Henderson. with larboard engine
Phelps, l hid, rope; Lanphear &
& Co., l package money; Stoekwell 4
Co., 6 packages merchandise; Rink
| Miles, i box butter; Anton Walter,
SO bags potatoes; r. K. Dunkerson &
Co., 153 packages hules, &c.; Z. 4.
Huston, B bales cotton.
| New burgh-3 bundles sacks; l box
/ merclandlSe.
Louisville-1 hogshead tobacco.
/ Cincinnati-100 pigs lead.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of
Monday says:
Business in the vicinity of the land.
ing remains suspended. and is likely
to continue Ia that way until we have
| resumption of navigation. Several
of the boats at the landing have the
largest portion of their cargo on
board. All of course are anxious to
get away. The Yorktown succeeded
in reaching Glass Blouse and is laid
up for milder weather and more wa
! ter.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial of
1 Wednesday says:
The mammoth steamer Clara Dol
sen, burned at st. Louis Monda.
night, was built at Cincinnati, in JAN
uary, 1861, b. Capt. VIM. I. Dunning
and A. p. Stewart, and then valued at
$4,000. She was large and excel
lent steamer, having capacity for 937
tons, Cust0mhouse measurement. She
was down South during the rebellion,
and captured In White River by Ad-
miral Davis Mississippi squadron,
| while under command of Capt. Riley
Jones, and afterward purchased by
Capt Geo. Pegram, who owned her
when burned. She was last valued at
$28, 000 There is no insurance on
the Clara Dolsen In Cincinnati offices.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier of
Wednesday says:
| The ice in the harbor yesterday was
! much less formidable than on the day
previous. though there was a good
deal of it.
The Jeffersonville ferryboats were
persistently making their regular
trips sterday, though very much de-
| layed by the running ice.
The INDIANA.-We have announce
/ ed the arrival of the Indiana at New
Orleans. In reference to her getting
aground at Island No. 2, the Vicks-
burg Times of the 31st@ ult. has the
following, by which it will be seen
that Capt. Cannon expects to realize
heavy salvage from the mishap.
At 4 P. NJ, the Indiana, released
from her dangerous situation, arrived
at the wharf To the casual observer
she appeared perfectly straight and In
good condition, but IN reality she is
badly used up. From her officers and
those of the Robert E. Lee, which
packet arrived some two hours after
the Indiana, we learn that the latter
vessel was formally abandoned by
Capt. Reuben E. Neal at two o'clock
Yesterday morning, after having tried
all means his skill and experience
could suggest to effect her release
! without succeSs Informing Cantain