The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-29

print Posters. plafn or fancy, Bill Heads,
Bills Lading. Cards, Deck and Meal lick
&C, SC. orders left with either Of the
wharf-ooats viii be promptly attended tc.
weather ana water.
Yesterday forenoon there was con-
siderable rain, the weather continuing
cloudy up TO the hour Of making up
this report. The water continues to
recede at The rate Of about 20 inches
every "a hours.
Arrivals and Departures.
Not a single boat arrived or depart
ed during Monday night, The arri-
walls and departures up to the hour Of
making up this report, are as foliowss
Armada, Cairo to Evansville; Clifton,
Memphis to Cincinnati Louisa, Wa
bash River to Evansville, aud the
Evansville and Henderson packets,
Mollie Norton and N~ewsboy.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Anna, Altoona, and Lady Grace,
for Sc Louis; Pine Grove, for Nash
vile; Mineola, for Memphis; Clifton,
from Memphis Indiana, Louisville,
j. II. Groesbeck, and p. w. Strader,
from New Orleans; #estmoreland,
Belle Lee, and Alice Dean, for New
Orleans Lewellin, for Eastport; OAR
ling, for Memphis and Cora s., for
Arkansas River.
WHaanHWawManwua-
Business was moderate on the
wharf yesterday forenoon.~-...The
Clifton discharged at-this port 500
dry hides, about % barrels of pink
eye potatoes, shipped from Memphis,
and some miscellaneous freight. She
hada good trip, and arrived at the
wharf about 10y O'Clock "A. M..........
The Armada arrived about 5 o'clock.
yesterday morning, having a good
packet trip. On her manifest We no.
ticed the following articles: 45 hogs
heads of tobacco, several bales of cot
ton, and 10000 shingles .........The
Louisa arrived about 10 o'clock A. NJ
from Wabash River, loaded to the
guards almost, with corn and wheat.
She had a splendid-trip....-.We hear
steamboatnen speak In the highest
terms of praise Of the coal sold by Mr..
Robert Reed, at the mouth of the
Saline, 1t is said by them who have
tried it, to be a superior article, and
about the best coal used on the Ohio
River below this point. As to quail
ity it can safely be-Tecommeuded to
steamboatmen; and another matter of
interest to them is, that the measure
ment is always full, customers Teceiv-
ingthe full amount Of their purchase.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRO-The splendid Cairo
packet Armada, Capt. Gus. Dusou-
Chef in command and Capt.G. Fowler,
ana-George Nicholson IN the office,
will leave for Cairo to-day, at P. NJ
The boat aud officers are too we'll
known to need further remark.
Foa LOUISVILLE The Tarascon
will be the regular Louisville packet,
leaving at six P. NJ, Capt. Gilmore,
master, and NJ. D. Warren, clerk.
The Tarasoou is.one ofthe most pleas
ant, and one Of the fastest packets
that plies on the Ohio.
For GREEN RIvER.-The excellent
Ada Lyon, will leave for Woodbury.,
and way points this evening at five
o'clock, Capt. A. H. Edwards, master.
The Ada Lyon is a splendid boat, and
the officers are courteous and agreea-
bic. No more need besaid.
For HENDERsoN-The Mollie Nor
ton, aud Newsboy will leave at three
P. N. for Henderson.
GIeautngs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial of
Monday says:
The weather was clear, mi d aud
pleasant yesterday, with the wind
from the southwest last night. The
barometer here indicated 1880 at Z
A. NJ, 29:S0 at u NJ, and 29:7O at 6
p. NJ, while the mercury ranged at 519
at z A. NJ, 600 at Il NJ, and 630 at 6
P. NJ. Special kilograms to the Dahl
Commercial, last night, report the
condition of the weather, and the
Ohio, Mississippi and tributaries,
elsewhere. Here the river has receded