The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-14

day. The river had risen over one
foot up to 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon, aud was rising steadily. At
Cincinnati and Louisville it was ris-
ing rapidly on Sunday, with a feet on
the falls.
Arrivals ana Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 o'clock yesterday, include the
Mayfower. from Memphis; Cumber-
land, from Cairo; Charleston, Cairo
to Kapawha; Morning Star, Hender-
son to Louisville; Mollie Norton and
Newsboy, Henderson to return; Ken
ton, Pittsburg to st. Louis; Gold
finch, from CIarksville; Swallow,
Cincinnati to New Orleans; Darling,
Cincinnati to Memphis Falls City,
Bowling Green to Louisville; Pink
Varble, Eastport to louisville; Nor
man, White River to Louisville; Sill
yer Spray, New Orleans to Cincinnati.
BOATS Due.
Among the first boats due here
are the Melnotte, for st. Louis /;
Emma Floyd. for Nashville; Minneo-
Ia and St, Patrick. from Memphis;
Dexter, Wcstmoreland, Alice Dean,
Louisiana and Richmond, from New
Orleans; Belle Lee, p. w. Strader,
Alaska, Louisville. and Argosy, for
New Orleans; Louisa and j z. Webb,
from Wabash River; Armada, from
Cairo; Ada Lyon, from Green River
Lewellin, from Eastport.
miscellaneous
Business was not particularly brisk
yesterday morning on the leEee,
although arrivals were numerous......
The Goldfnch had big trip, includ-
ing 127 hhds tobacco and much mis-
cellaneous freight for this port. She
discharged % hhds tobacco at Smith
land.........The Mayfower and Cum
berland had moderate trips.........The
Kenton and Swallow had good trips.
1.-THE Charleston was flying light.
1.-THE MolIie Norton brought up
the Golden Dramatic Troupe from
Henderson, with the parapheraalia of
the company..".....The Morning Star
had a good trip out, including 2,000sks
corn, shipped frem near Henderson,
by Ed. Findley, the smiling rep
resentative of Smyser q Milton, of
Louisville. Among her passengers
were Tom Collins, editor of the Mt.
Vernon L ensocrat, and John s. Beach,
Esq, proprietor and President of the
2 airie City Bank, Of Terre Haute.
........T The Goldfnch, in order to i'm
prove her Cumberland River connec-
tions, changes her time of leaving
here to Wednesday, and will leave to-
morrow at P. M.........The VIM.
White is running between Clarksville
and Nashville, and is doing well......
The Darling, Silver Spray, and Falls
City had excellent trips..........The
Pink Varble and Norman were light.
The Norman brought out of White
River load of cotton for New Or
leans, to be reshipped from the mouth,
and George Patterson, the clerk,
stopped off to see to reshipping it......
The Chattanooga, in consequence of
inclement weather, did not get off
yesterday. She has most of her load
aboard, aud will positively go to-day.
Boats Leaving To-day
For CAIRo.-The fine, fleet Cum
berland is the regular Evansville aud
Cairo packet for Cairo and all way
landings a o'clock to-day. She has
pleasant passenger appointments, and
her officers are pleasant, social and
obliging. Capt. Ben. Howard, an ax-
perienced and famous navigator, is in
command, and Tom Brashear and
Bruce Hunter, always polite aud
accurate, are her clerks. Fill her full
to-day,
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. H.
Shelter and Willie Huston are the
pleasant gentlemen in charge.
For MEArPHIs.-The new and beau
tiful side-wheel steamer Mayhower