The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-04
weather aud water.

weather and water.
The weather yesterday morning was
clear and cool, with sharp frost,
though not sufficient, as every thing
was dry, to do injury to vegetation or
fruit. During the day it was partly
clear and pleasant.
The river was about stationary dur
ing the forenoon, but was, we think,
declining little at 3 Pm. 1t is sta
tionary at Pittsburg, and declining
rapidly at Cincinnati and Louisville.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
o'clock yesterday, include the Cliff
ton, Cincinnati to Memphis; Cumber-
land. Cairo to return; Mollie Norton
and Newsboy, Henderson and return;
Argonaut No. 2, Louisville to St.
Louis; St. Patrick, Memphis to Can
Melton.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Anna, for st. Louis; Havana. for
Nashville; MayfoWer, Darling and
Sam. J. Hale, from Memphis; Louis
vile, 2. w. Strader, Alaska aud
Richmond, from New Orleans; Dex-
ter, Nick Longworth and Louisiana,
for New Orleans GAINESVILLE, Chatta-
nooga and Ollie Sullivan, from Wa
bash River; Armada and Quickstep,
from Cairo; Nightingale, from St
Louis; Emma Floyd, from Nashville;
Gold Finch, from GAINESVILLE; Ada
Lyon, from Green River; Tarascon
and Morning Star, from louisville.
MiseeIIaneOus.
Business was by no means brisk on
the levee yesterday, with but few ar
rivals, and rather light shipments......
The Clifton had good trip.......-The
Cumberland was not heavily loaded,
and up to o'clock freight was not
plenty. Sam. Orr was get
ting a liberal share of freight.
The ST. Patrick arrived about four
o'clock yesterday morning, and after
discharging l01 bales of cotton and
large lot of hides, proceeded to Can
Melton, where she has engagements
for 200 bales Of hay. Alex. Stewart
is now her chief clerk, and is a pleas
ant and popular gentleman .......The
Argonaut No. 2 passed down for St.
Louis without doing any business.
She had fair trip.....The magnifi-
cent towboat, Alpha, passed up yester-
day with IA or Is empty barges in
tow.........-.The great low-pressure
Richmond is fully due here, and was
looked for by midnight.........The In
diana arrived at three O'Clock yester-
day.........The Darling will be here
this morning, for The !
clouds were thickening yesterday |
afternoon, with signs of rain.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo-The grand Armada, |
the most popular and pleasant boat
afoat is the regular packet to Cairo
and all way ports at o'clock to day. |
Captain Gus. DusCuchet, VIII P. |
Fowler aud George Nicholson, her
chief officers, are model steamboat |
officers and sterling gentlemen. Give
all your packet freight to the Armada.
She is an Evansville boat, and should |
be literally patronized by Evansville |
merchants and shippers.
For LOUISVILLE. - The queenly |
Taraseon, the pride of the beautiful |
Ohio, will be the regular and unsur-
passed packet for Louisville and all |
way ports at 6 P. NJ. to-day. Captain
A. I. Gilmore commands, and is an
experienced officer, and Miles d.
Warren, one of the most clever and
popular gentlemen afoat, is her chief
clerk. p b. Branham is her cour-
teous freight clerk.
For HENDERSON. - The Nollie
Norton, an elegant side-wheel steamer,
caves for Henderson at 81 o'clock.
captain Charley Perkins, and Ed.
md Robert Terry are her popular
lficers.
The Newsboy, with pleasant ac-
ommodations, goes to Henderson at
J o'clock to-day. Captain w. H.
'hefer and Willie Huston are the
le2eant gentlemen in charge.
/fFoR BOWLING GREEN.-The re-
plandent Ada Lyon, peerless beau
2, is the unriva.led' packet for Bow