The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-16

Bills Ilading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
sts, Bills of Fare Mates Tickets for Labor,
Wharf-boats will be promptly attended, TO.
weather nnd water.
The weather yesterday was cloudy
and mild, with strong indications of
snow. The mercury at 6 A. NJ. was at
BOZ above zero, aud 450 at noon. The
clouds were thickening towards noon,
with imminent signs Of a warm snow
storm or a cold rain. The river,
during the twenty-four hours ending
at 3 o'clock yesterday, had fallen six
inches. All floating ice had disap.
peared.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
three O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
were the Argosy, Memphis to return
Ada Lyon, Green River to return !;
Sallie v, Henderson to return; Lew
ellin, from Eastport; Alice Dean,
Cincinnati to New Orleans; Rose
Hite, Louisville to return.
Boats Due.
Among the FIRST boats due here are
the Quickstep, from Cairo; Sam. Orr,
from Eastport; Emma Floyd, for Nash
vile; Silver Cloud, No. 2, and Night
ingale, from st. Louis; the Romeo,
Norman and Darling. from Memphis;
the Minneola, for Memphis; the
Melnotte, John s. Groesbeck, Vir-
ginia, and Louisville, for New Or
leans; Dexter, the Legal Tender, and
John Kilgour, from New Orleans;
the Morning Star, from Louisville.
miscellaneous.
Business was pretty active on the
wharf yesterday. The Argosy, which
arrived during Monday night, dis
charged some 400 bales of cotton and
other freight, and was receiving liber-
ally for her return trip. She expert
enced heavy running ice in the Mis-
sissippi 100 miles below Cairo, and
was much delayed fighting it..........
The Mississippi above Cairo is so full
of ice that the st. Louis and Mem
phis packets are lying up at Cairo
as fast as they arrive. This
will tend to improve the Memphis
market for Evansville produce.........
The Argosy was receiving thirty tons
of bulk shoulders.........The Lewellin
had beautiful trip.........Thc Alice
Dean passed down without landing,
her guards dragging the water.........
The Fanny Brandeis and Armada
both went to Newburg for hay and
coal, and would return yesterday af-
ternoon......We intended to say in,
yesterdays JOURNAL that the Argo-
naut No. 2 had not been sold, as re-
ported by Louisville and Cincinnati
papers, but inadvertently wrote Der
muda instead of Argonaut......The
Bermuda was sold, as before stated.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-1'he peerless Armada,
Captain Gus. Dusouchet, is the popu-
lar packet for Cairo aud all way land
iDgs at O'Clock to-day, having first
class cabin and state room appoint
ments. Will. p. Fowler and George
j. Nicholson are her accomplished
| and attentive clerks.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The magnificent
Morning Star, in charge of the vet
eran Captain A. T. Gilmore, will be
the unrivalled packet for Louisville
at $50 tonight, and is grand float
ing palace. Dich Hutchinson and
Henry Mitchell are her pleasing and
obliging clerks.
For HENDERsON.-The swift and
beautiful Sallie ", Captain Wallen,
with Robert Brashear in the Office,
both pleasant and obliging gentlemen.
leaves promptly at Pm. for Hender-
son, having elegant accommodations
for passengers.
The magnificent and feet Mollie
Norton resumes her trips to-day in
the Evansville and Henderson trade,
in the interests of the f., H., & ~
Railroad. Captain Charley Perkins
is her accomplished commander.
For NASHVILLE. - The Fanny
Brandeis, Capt. Henry Miller, leaves
for Nashville and all way ports at 4
o'clock this evening, promptly, offer
ing fine inducements to passengers
and shippers. Kit Rudd is her polite
and attentive clerk. Give the Bran
deis full cargo. She is an Evans
vile boat. commanded by Evansville
men.
FoR EAsTPoRT. - The elegant
steamer Lewellin will positively leave
for PASSPORT at four o'clock to-day.
Captain j. J.. Davy and w. ID. Gov
iDgton, her chief officers, will give
every attention to shippers and pas
sengers. james S. Whittemore is her
accomplished freight clerk, and ship
pers will find him attentive and oblig-
ing.
FoR NEW ORLEANs.-The fine pas
senger steamer Louisville, Captain
Jim Lusk, one of the most popular
and successful commanders on the
Western waters, will be down tonight