The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-05
weather and Water.

weather and Water.
The weather was quite cold yester-
day morning and partly clear. The
mercury was at 20 degrees above zero
at 6 A. NJ, and 80 degrees at noon.
There was but little wind from the
east, and the atmosphere in the sun
shine was mild and pleasant. The
river rose about nine inches during
the twenty-four hours ending at 3
o'clock yesterday, and is rising slowly.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures, not
previously reported. up to 3 o'clock
yesterday, include the Sam. Orr and
Phantom, from Tennessee River; the
Newsby and Mollie Norton, Hender-
son, to return; Ada Lyon, Bowling
Green, to return; America, Pittsburg
to st. Louis.
Boats due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Anna, for st. Louis; st. Patrick
and Silver Moon, from Memphis;
Belle Lee. John Kilgour, Silver
Spray, Atlantic, Alaska, and Louis
vile, from New Orleans; Rich
mond, Legal Tender, Nick Long
worth and ]. H. Groesbeck, for New
Orleans; Louisa and Petrolia No. 2,
from Wabash River; MinneolA, for
Memphis; Altoona and Lady Grace,
for Missouri River; J. r. Hoyle,
from Green River; Lewellin, from
Tennessee River Rob Roy, from
Cincinnati; Quickstep, from Cairo !;
Morning Star, from Louisville; Lin
ton, from Cumberland River; J. p.
Webb, Louisa and Chattanooga, from
Wabash River.
miscellaneous.
Business was rather dull on the
levee, yesterday, with but few ar
The Sam. Orr and Pham-
tom came in dashed together. The
Orr had full trip. She will be re-
paired to-day, and leave for Eastport
tomorrow evening. The Phantom
dropped down to the bone yard, and
is for sale. She has just been put in
complete repair...-.....The Armenia
had a good trip, and discharged large
" here.......There was not much
freight offering before noon yesterday.
.........Captain Bob Anderson, of the
Petrolia No. 2, is ia the city to get
pumps with which to raise his
boat.....-...The Rob Roy was an
nounced positively to leave Cincinnati
for this port on Tuesday evening, and
will be due this morning, and will
leave this evening or tomorrow morn
ing for Cincinnati direct. Lew. Nor
ris, her clerk, is one Of the cleverest
fellows that ever occupied the Office
of steamboat. She should receive
prompt encouragement from our mer-
chants and shippers......-..The Zanes-
vile is being put into condition to
commence a campaign somewhere,
not yet fully determined........The
fire which destroyed the NJ. S. Me-
pham and the Fanny Scott, on Tues
day morning, at st. Louis, originated
in the cook-roOm of the Mepham.
Boats Leaving To day.
For CAIRO.-The renowned low
pressure sQuickstep, Captain H. I.
Dexter, will be the unrivalled packet
for Cairo and all way landings, at 4
o'clock to-day. Her cabin accommo
darions are unsurpassed. Jack Gram
mer and Walter B. Pennington are
her accomplished clerks. " AS feet
as the Quickstep," has become prov
erb
( For LOUIsvILLE.-The magnif-
icent Morning Star, in charge of that
princely gentleman, Captain E. P. T.
Hollcroft, is the regular and unsUr-
passed packet for Louisville this eve
ming. John Ouerbacker and Dick
Hutchinson are her Incompatible
clerks. Splendid and luxurious are
her cabin appointments.
For HENDERSON. - The lively
NewsbOy, Capt. w. H. Shaffer, Willie
Huston clerk, goes to Henderson at
promptly daily. She has
pleasant accommodations for passen-
gers.
The splendid and feet side wheel
steamer Mollie Norton, Capt. Charley
Perkins commanding, and Ed and
Bob Terry clerks, will leave for Hen