The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-14

with Kilt. Rudd, the courteous and
obliging, in the effice, will leave for
GAINESVILLE and all Cumberland River
way landings, at four o'clock this
evening. The White has excellent
passenger appointments.
FoR EAsTPoRT.-Capt. Allen Dun
cans beautiful steamer, Phantom.
will leave for Eastport, and all Ten
nessee River way landings, this
evening at 4 o'clock. She is a
regular Evansville boat, working in
the interests of our city, and should
receive the undivided support of
merchants and shippers. Capt. Dun
can has labored hard to build up a
trade for this city, and should receive
the active encouragement of those
he has labored to benefit. Val. Sor-
enson, Ollie Breeder, and Master
Thomas, are her popular and obliging
clerks.
For MEMPHIs.-The new and mag
nifcent side-wheel steamer, May
flower, will leave here, to-day, for
Cairo, Columbus. and Memphis, at 2
o'clock, and will give special atten-
ton to way business between Cairo
and Memphis. The Mayfower is en-
tirely new, and is one of the most
finely and comfortably appointed
boats on the lower Ohio, and of ex-
cellent speed She has picked crew,
not excelled on any steamboat afoat.
Captain ]. " Throop, genial, large
hearted, and popular gentleman, com
mands, and Billy Dunn, Duke Mich
elson, George Throop. and Marsh.
Walthall attend to the comfort and
accommodation of passengers and the
interests of shippers. The May
flower is an Evansville steamboat,
and is laboring to build up trade
that will be profitable to our mer-
chants, and deserves their earnest
support. She brings large orders to
cur merchants, and spends large sums
weekly for stores and supplies. She
should have preference over all out
side boats. tR HG
MANIFEsT-Steamer Cumberland
Cairo to Evansville January 13, 1868:
r.. K. Dun kerson u Co, 20 bbIs teef,
3 bbIs tongues, 1000 bags corn;
Hubbs. Patrick 81 Co, leo sacks Of
corn; Glover, 2 window blinds; Mark
& Hennin5, IS pieces stone ware;
For Cincinnati, 29 sacks dried fruit
Gieanfngs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. = The C6mmerciaE of
Saturday says:
On Monday last, at 3 A. NJ, the Sam.
j. Hale. while passing Devils FL
bow" picked up snag, which tore
off the railing around the boiler deck
forward, broke her guys, punched a
hole in one Of her chlmneys, and also
knocked overheard twenty five bales
of cotton. Yesterday, as she was
coming under the bridge, the fancy
work on her jack staff was demol-
ished
On Sunday, December 80, Waco,
Texas, was visited by heavy snow
storm. The snow lay eight inches
deep on level, and from two to
three feet in drifts.
Capt. Rea, of Terre Haute, Ind,
has purchased the wreck of the
GAINESVILLE, as it lies sunk at Wheel
ing, for $1,000 Capt. Rea- designs to
have her overhauled, and take her
to the Green River trade. When
mboats, with a complete outfit,
are sold for So, 900 for a fourth of
dozen Of them, we should Judge that
the market is overstocked, or that
somebody had got tired of their pro-
prietorship.
The Peerless and Tempest. from
Arkansas River, left Memphis Friday
night-the former with 1,050 and the
latter 1000 bales cotton for Louis
vile and Cincinnati.
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier of
Saturday says:
At the foot of the falls there are
fully 'orty-three feet water in the
channel, by the marks on the lock
wall This il the exact chan mel
depth in the river, out not over the
bars.
We learn that the Mississippi
river, abO0b elg0Eeeu miles aD0Ve
Cairo, at Dog tooth Bend, is gorsed
with ice, and navigation is sus-
pended.
The Empire is being repaired at
Cairo. from her late disaster. The
only freight she had liable to damage
was I31 bales hay and Al bags meal,
nearly all of which was saved.
New Orleans papers of Tuesday,
the 7th, are at hand, announcing the