The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-14

above zero, at A. NJ, and Is degrees
at 8 A. NJ, with the sun shining full
on the thermometer. At II o'clock
the mercuryin the shade stood at 20
degrees.
The river was at stand yesterday
morning, having swelled only about
4 inches during the previous ID hours.
It commenced falling about 10
o'clock, and up to 3 O'clock had fall
en- about 3 inches.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 O'Clock yesterday, include the Morn
ing Star, Henderson to louisville;
Cumberland, from Cairo; Alpha,
Louisville to Nashville; Newsboy,
Henderson to returu; Minneola and
Anna, Cincinnati to Memphis; Pine
Grove, Cincinnati to Nashville; Pink
Varble, Eastport to Louisville; Ores
cent City, to Wabash River.
BOats DWe.
Among the first boats due here are
the Emma Floyd and Pine Grove, for
Nashville; Shamrock, Glasgow, and
j. A. Thompson, for st. Louis; Oar
ling and Anna, for Memphis; St.
Patrick and Silver Moon, from Mem
phis; Tahlequah, for Arkansas River;
Wild Duck, Indiana and Great Re
public, for New Orleans; Armada,
from Cairo; Linton, from Clarksville;
Alice ", Dexter, Silver Spray, Mel
notte, Louisville, and Alaska, from
New Orleans; Lewellin, from East
port; TarascoT, from Louisville; j .
p. Webb, Louisa, Petrolia No. 2 and
Ollie Sullivan, from Wabash River.
miscellaneous.
There was NO great rash of bust
ness on the levee yesterday morning,
though the wharf remains pretty we'll
covered with freight ..s..---The Ada
Lyon had big trip from Green River,
including 50 bales hay. 100 dead hogs,
some tobacco, and much mlsceIlane-
+ Gus ight......-.The Morning Star
went to the mouth of Wabash Sunday
night, and took 500 sacks corn, and
returned here at l AN. She left at
II o'clock with big trip, including
1900 sacks of oats, and a crowd of
people The Cumberland had a
good trip, as vii! be seen by her man
ifest below........The Anna and Min
nicola had good trips for Memphis......
The Pine Grove had only moderate
trip........The Alpha had a moderate
.Freights were not offering
very freely yesterday, and the pros
poets of good trips for the packets
were not fattering. Mollie
Norton is lying at the dry dock. She
will be put in complete repair before
entering the Evansville and Hender-
son trade....... The Pink Varble had
considerable cotton on board, but
stood pretty high out of the water.
1--WE have no further intelli-
T genee of the Mayfower up to the
hour of closing this report, nor were
there any signs of the Emerald or
Richmond. all over Tue.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The gay cumberland,
Captain Ben. Howard, with Tom.
Brashear and Bruce Hunter in the
ofice-three courteous, afable and
obliging gentlemen-will leave for
Cairo at four o'clock to-day, and will
afford comfortable accommodations
t. passengers and excellent facilities
to shippers. She is RATHER to run.
The feet and elegant Sam Orr re-
sumes her place in the Evansville
and Cairo packet line oday, leaving
at four P. NJ. Her commander is that
experienced steamboatman and &C
complished gentleman, Captain Billy
Lowth, a gentleman highly and de
servedly popular along the lower
coast. Mr.. Guy VinYard, renowned
for his disposition 20 oblige passen-
gers and shippers and render them
comfortable, presides in the Office.
The Orr is sumner when under
way
n for CINcINNArI-TEe beautiful
Fanny Brandeis, Capt John B. Hall
will leave for Louisville, Cincinnati
aud all way landings, at 10 o'clock
taking freight and passengers through
without dete ntion or reshipment
The Rraudeis has pIeasant passenger