The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-17

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print Posters plain or fancy, Bill Heads
kllls Lading, Cards. Deck and Meal Tick
as Bills Of Fare, Mates' Tickets for Labor,
"harf-boats will be promptly attended 10.
weather nnd water.
Tho weather yesterday morning
was cloudy, warm and rain.like. A
slight sprinkle of rain fell at ten
o'clock, with prospects of rainy az
ternooD. The river during the TWEEN
ty four hours ending at three o'clock
had fallen eight inches. the rise in
Green River having tendency to
check the decline here.
Arrivals aud DEPARTURES.
The arrivals and departures up to
9 o'clock yesterday. include the
Shamrock, Cincinnati to st. Louis
Rapidan No. 2. Eastport to return
Tennessee, Louisville to Cairo; Tar
ascon, Henderson to Louisville pack.
cts. Henderson and return: Indiana,
Louisville to New Orleans; Clifton,
Cincinnati to Memphis; Ada Lyon,
boneyard to the wharf.
! boats Dine.
Among the first boats due here
are the Armada, from Cairo /;
Morning Star, from Louisville;
Sam. Orr, from Eastport; Havana, for
Nashville Anna, for st. Louis T;
Champion, from Saint Louis !;
Emma Floyd, Argonaut @No.
2, and Minneola, from Mem
phis; Louisville and Alice Dean,
for New Orleans; st. Marys,
Legal Tender. Silver Spray, and Lou
isiana, from New Orleans; Fanny
Brandeis, from Nashville.
miscellaneous.
There was considerable activity on
the wharf yesterday morning, with
numerous arrivals ........The Rapidan
arrived at A. NJ. with full cargo, a
manifest of which, furnished by her
polite clerk, Billy Williams, will be
found below......The Shamrock ar
rived about 2 A. M. with big trip.
.....The Tennessee passed down with
out landing. loaded to the guards.
The Tarascon took out big trip of
freight and people. Captain e. p.
I. Hollcroft was in command, and
was looking as fine as silk...-....The
great Indiana arrived at 10I o'clock,
with a good foundation for a big
trip. She was full of stock. She
added here 200 sacks Of corn, 80 bar
rels pork aud lot of lard and miscel-
laneous freight.....,The Clifton had a
very handsome trip. discharging some
freight here.........The Ada Lyon was
towed to the wharf yesterday by the
Red Fox, and is looking charming.
She is receiving for Green River, aud
will leave tomorrow evening, with
Captain John V. Sproule in CON-
mand, and J. +. Wilbanks in
the ofice......."...Israel G. Woodruff
and Andy Anderson have charge
of the wheel Of the Indiana............
From some cause not fully explained,
the Nashville did not discharge her
Texas cattle here, but takes them
back to Cairo...............Captain Ed.
Evans has assumed command of tn G
Leonidas........The Louisville and
Henderson Mail Packet Company
held an election on Saturday night to
select officers for. the packets. We
will know by to-day who are selected
to fill these responsible positions......
w. g. Brown & Co, and Humphrey,
Patrick & Co. have been appointed
agents Of the Louisville and New
Orleans packets at this city.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRO.-The elegant Cumber-
land is the regular packet for Cairo
and all way points at 4 o. clock to-day,
with pleasant accommodations for
passengers. Capt. Ben. Howard, Ma
rion Wright and Bruce Hunter are
her accomplished and obliging Off
GERS.
For HENDERSON. = The Mollie
Norton, Captain Perkins, and Sallie
", Captain Wallen, leave as usuaFat
4PM. for Henderson, affordng pleas
ant accommodations to passengers.
FoR EAsTPoRT.-The prompt aud
reliable Lewellin, Capt j. i. Davy.
is the regular Tennessee River packet
at A p. M. to-day. She is pleasantly
appointed. w. ID. Oovington is her
attentive ard obliging clerk.
Manifest-Of Steamer Rapidan No
For Evansyille-47 bales Of cot
ton; Kinney u Harper, packages
sundries; Weldon Brothers Il Co., 10
bales of cotton, packages sundries;
Ragon, Dickey & Carson, 10 packages
sundries; largo lots Of miscellaneous
freight.
For New York; bales of cotton.
For CINCINNATI bales OF cotton,
200 bags of peanuts; 129 packages Of
hides.
For Louisville-26 bales cotton.
| For Pittsburg--l00 bags peanuts.
For New Orleans-40 bales cotton,
discharged at Paducah.
For st. Louis-200 bags peanuts,
discharged at Paducah.
aseanInEs from our Exchanges.
PTrrsBURG. = The Commercial Of
Friday says:
/ The marks last evening indicated
7 feet 6 inches on the pier at the foot
of Smithfeld Street, and 8 feet 10
inches on the Allegheny marks, and
rising slowly. At Oil City the Ale
gheny was reported falling, with 6
feet water at that point.
CINCINNATI.-The Gazette Of Satur-