The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-30


The weather Saturday was cloudy
and cool. Mercury AZ at 10 A. NJ.
The river had fallen very little during
Friday night, and will be rising before
this report appears in print. The
river Is rising very fast at Cincinnati,
and We shall not be surprised if it
overhows the last high water mark.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 o'clock Saturday include the Law
renee, Cincinnati to ST. Louis; Arma-
da, Cairo to return; Linton, from
Newburg; Mollie Norton aud News
boy, Henderson to return; Ada Lyon,
Green River to return; Silver Moon,
Memphis to Cincinnati; Virginia,
Cincinnati to st. Louis; Louisa, from
Wabash River; Emma Floyd, Gin
cinnati to Nashville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Champion, for st. Louis; Havana,
for Nashville Mayaower, from
Memphis Sam. J. Hale and Emperor,
for Memphis Louisville, Dex-
ter and Richmond, from New
Orleans; Belle Lee, Westmore-
land, Louisiana and Silver Spray,
for New Orleans; GAINESVILLE and Ollie
Sullivan from Wabash River; Peoria
City, for the Missouri River; Cum
berland, from Cairo; James Gray,
from Green River; J. p. Webb,
from Cincinnati; Shamrock, from st.
Louis; Pine Grove, from Nashville.
miscellaneous.
Saturday was not pleasant day for
gathering up river news. Business
was, however. rather fair aad receipts
large, while shipments were reason
ably fair.........The Ada Lyon had an
excellent trip; so, too, had the Ar
mazda, including a large amount of
tobacco....... The Linton returned
from Newburg Saturday morning
nearly full of hay, and added a good
deal of packet freight.........The Sill
yer Moon had fair trip, including
eight hundred bales of cotton. She
got thirty hogsheads Of tobacco Tor
Cincinnati here......We are indebted
to Capt Ben. Merrilees for a graphic
photograph entitled More Mules.
1.-THE Louisa had 400 bags of
corn for r. K. Dunkerson & Co., and
about 1000 bags Of wheat and oats
for other parties......George Michel
son accidently stopped at Golconda,
but was not expected to come through
on foot, as the walking is bad.........
The Virginia, full of freight and peo-
pie, passed down Saturday morning
without landing.........The Lawrence
and Emma Floyd had splendid trips.
...."Among the items of the Mary
Erwin's freight Friday night were 205
bales of cotton, 3O8 bags of peanuts,
10000 feet Of lumber, 8 tons of pig
iron, and 100 packages of miscella-
neous freight.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-The magnificent and
feet Quickstep, Capt. II. T. Dexter,
will be the unrivalled packet for
Cairo and all way ports to day at P.
n. She has unsurpassed passenger
appointments and great speed. Jack
Grammer and Walter B. Pennington
are her distinguished clerks, who take
delight in giving courteous attention
to passengers.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gorgeous
Morning Star, furnished with oriental
magnifeence, and feet as an arrow, is
the mail boat to Louisville at 10
o'clock to-day. Capt. E. P. T. Holl-
croft is her commander, and John
Ouerbacker and II. S. Mitchell are
her clerks, and none better, or more
obliging, come to our wharf.
For HENDERSON. - The Mollie
Norton, an elegant side wheel steamer.
leaves for Henderson at 81 O'Clock.
Captain Charley Perkins, and Ed.
and Robert Terry are her popular
officers.
The Newsboy, with pleasant ac-
commodations, goes to Henderson at
81 o'clock to-day Captain w. Il.
Shelter and Willie Huston are the
pleasant gentlemen in charge.
For WABASH RIvER.-The fne
steamer j. P Webb, Capt. Bob Ian
caster, will be here this morning from
Cincinnati, and will leave at 2 o'clock
for Hntsnnuillo nna oil rra-- 1913 On