The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-28

miscellaneous.
Thanksgiving day materially inter
fered with the packet business, most
of the business houses having been
closed most of the day, and the pack
cts had scarcely as good trips as usual
1.-THE Wild Duck and barges passed
down Thursday morning with i'm
mense cargoes......The Win s. Hays
discharged 800 bales Of cotton here
for II. X. Dunkerson q Co, and 3
bales for II. III. Ehrman. She had 600
or 200 bales for Cincinnati, aud pur-
poses to run regularly in the Cincin-
natl and Arkansas River trade.
Captain w. S. Beasley, late of
the Princess, is her commander,
and j. p. Norton her clerk....".."
The Cumberland had a nice trip in
yesterday morning. .........The Ella
Hughes arrived from Nashville,
Thursday evening, with fair trip Of
-four, cotton, &C. She leaves as a
regular Nashville packet this eVeIiLg.
1.-THE Ada Lyon brought QUO two
hogsheads of new tobacco, the first OF
the season........The zebra, Captain
Spencer, comes here to enter the
Evansville and Wabash River trade.
..............The Legal Tender had
moderate trip. She added large
ly here, including ~ coops Of
poultry, 100 barrels of -four, 81
casks pork and IS barrels whisky.
.........The Champion had good trip.
She discharged largely here.........The
Kate Robinson had moderate trip.
1.-THE Charmer arrived at PM,
with fair packet trip She returns
at 10 to-day, promptly.........The Nick
Longworth, overdue, with 81 bales
of cotton for r. x. Dunkerson 4 Co.,
had not arrived at , o'clock yester-
day..............The Darling, also, was
overdue.
Boats Leaving TO-aay.
For CAIRo.-The grand Armada is
the admirable packet for Cairo and
way points to-day at ! o'clock p. n.
She has exquisite cabin appointments.
Capt. Billy Fowler and Geo. Michel
son are he obliging clerks. Capt.
A. NJ. Dusouchet is her popular and
experienced commander.
FoR LOUISVILLE The magnificent
Morning Star is the.unrivalled packet
for Louisville to day at 6 p. NJ, in
charge of that distinguished officer,
Captain A. I. Gilmore, and with tho
obliging Dick Hutchinson and Henry
Mitchell in the Office.
FoR CINCISNATI.-The beautiful
Charmer leaves for Cincinnati at 10
o'clock this morning. having elegant
passenger appointments. Captain =.
X. Barclay, a true gentleman, com.
mands, while Sam. james and John
II. Trippletk assisted by John james
in the freight department, have charge
r of the Office. Passengers will be well
/. cared for.
FoR HENDERsON. - The Mollie
Norton, Captain Perkins, aud Sallie
v, Captain Wallen, leave rs usual al
4P.M for Henderson, affording pleas
ant accommo cations to passengers.
For NAsHvILLE.-The fine steamer
Ella Hughes, commanded by Capt
VIM. Dix, an experienced steamboat
man, with Billy Bowman in the Office,
enters the Cumberland River trade
to-day as a regular packet. and leaves
for Nashville at o'clock p. II. We
bespeak for her the favorable consid-
? Grafton and liberal patronage OF our
merchants and shippers.
For MEMPHIs.-The Louisa not
r being able to get off on Thursday
d will positively leave for Memphis and
all way ports this evening at o'clock
2 She is a pleasant boat, and Captain
! Tom Boluss and Charley Crawford
). are as pleasant gentlemen as can bi