The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-15

IN the United States We are prepared 70
I1lfs Lad5ng Cards. Deck and Meal Tick
cts, Bills Of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
&C., &c. Orders left with either of the
~Bharf-boats viii be promptly attended e.
l. weather ANA water ne7
The weather. on Saturday, was
clear and very hot IN the sun. A
refreshing southeast wind prevailed.
The river fell about eighteen inches
during the t~wenty.four hours ending
at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and
is- falling steadily and rapidly.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up
to three O'Clock Saturday afternoon
include the Armada, Cairo to return
Cairo Belle, .Yazoo River to Camel
ton; Mollie Norton and Newsboy.
Henderson to return; Ollie Sullivan.
to C~annelton; Rob Roy, TO Cincin-
natl; John Kilgour, to New Orleans
Tarascon, louisville to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Lawrence and Melnotte, to St.
Louis; Sam. J.. Hale, for Memphis;
Westmoreland, Richmond, Legal Ten
der, and P. w. Strader, for New Or
leans; the Indiana, Belle Lee, and
Dexter, from New Orleans; Linton,
from GAINESVILLE Lewellin, from East
port; Tennessee and Armada, from
Cairo.
miscellaneous.
Business on the levee on Saturday
was moderately fair..~....The Mollie
Norton had a big trip of tobacco and
people. ......The Armada had fifty
hogsheads tobacco, $1,000 shingles,
considerable miscellaneous freight,
and plenty of people~~aI.The j. P.
Webb had one hundred and FIVE
hogsheads Of tobacco, a great variety
of miscellaneous freight and thirty
passengers...-~..The John Kilgour
took considerable freight here, and
left at 113 o'elock..,..~.,The Rob Roy
had a nice trip out, including fifty
six tons of pig iron, twenty-five or
thirty hogsheads of tobacco, a large.
lot of empty beer barrels, and a great
variety of other freight, and a fair
passenger list...~.".The Cairo Belle,
a rather ,dilapidated craft, with very
gentle motive power, came up with a
lot of old iron, steamboat shafts. &C.,
which she discharged here, and pro
ceeded up the kiver........The Cobb
Webb has been lying at the bone
yard for a day or two. She will go to
Cumberland River to-day, and ply,
in connection with the j. 2. Webb,
between Canton and Clarksyille.......
Captain Benson, of the Kilgour, is
barely able to walk about with the
aid of a cane.........The Darling, Pine
Grove, aud Tarascon, were late on
Saturday..-....The Darling problbly
had trouble in the canal, which is
said to be full of mnd..A.....In local
notice of the investigation of the ex
plosion of the tug. Ella Potter, in
Saturdays JOURNAL, we did not mem
to say that no one was to blame for
the accident, but only that the sur
viRing officers of the boat were not to
blame. The engineer, who alone was
responsible for the management of
the machinery, was killed by the ex-
plosion, and it is. not now necessary
p TO au~imadvert either upon his compe-
teney or his earefulness.. We under
stand Col. Guthrie to say that the
surviving officers were not biamabie.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The famous swift
winged Quickstep is the regular pack
ct for Cairo and all way ports to-day
at 4 P. NJ. Her cabin appointments
are most elegant and comfortable.
Capt, H. 7, Dexter is her experienced
and popular commander, and Jack
Grammer and Walter B. Pennington
are her pleasant, affable and obliging
clerks.
Fer LoUIsvILLE.-The gay Morn
ing Star is the regular and unrivalfed
packet for Louisville at 10 O'Clock
this morning. She is m~agniicently
appointed and very feet. Capt. E. p
t. Holleroft commands, and Johr
O~uerbacker and Dick Hutchinson dc
the honors of the Office. More com
petent, obliging or popular officers
.appo4 anvwhere he found.