The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-14

clear, mild, balmy, anu 0prlng-HKe.
The mud on the streets and wharf Is
drying rapidly.
The river rose 2 feet during
the "a hours ending at 3 P. NJ,
and was rising steadily full inch per
hour. It is rising at all points above
and below, and all the side streams
are at food hight The upper Mis-
sissippi, Missouri, Arkansas, aud Red
River, and their tributaries are all
rising, and an unprecedented flood is
anticipated on the lower Mississippi
Arrivals Rua departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
8 o'clock yesterday include the Sam.
j. Hale, Cincinnati to Memphis; Rob
Roy, Cincinnati. to return; Cumber-
land, Cairo and return; Mollie Nor
ton and Newsboy, Henderson, to re-
turn; James Gray and j. r. Hoyle,
to Green River; Linton, to Newburg;
Goldfneh, to the bone-yard to repair.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Melnotte, for St. Louis; Havana,
for Nashville Darling, St. Pat
rick and Mayfower, from Mem
, phis; Richmond, Dexter, z. w.
Strader, Westmoreland, Emma No. ),
Southerner and Atlantic, from New
Orleans; Indiana, Louisville, Alice
Dean, for New Orleans; Louisa. Chat
tanooga and GAINESVILLE, from Wabash
River; Cora s. Sam. j. Hale, Clifton
and Emperor, for Memphis Altoona,
for Missouri River; Ada Lyon, from
Green River; Armada and Quickstep,
from Cairo; VIM. White, from Cum
berland River; Tarascon and Morn
ing Star, from Louisville; Rob Roy,
from Cincinnati
miscellaneous.
There was a fair business doing on
the levee yesterday morning, aud con
siderable freight in sight.........The
Cumberland, Rob Roy and Sam. j.
Hale all had fair trips, and the Rob
Roy had engagements here and along
the coast above for all she could take
back. She will leave Cincinnati every
Tuesday, and this port every Friday
evening, and will give especial atten-
ton to orders from or to our merchants
who should arrange to throw all
their business so for as convenient in
her way. Order your Cincinnati
goods shipped by her. and there will
be less danger of short goods or
trouble and delay in getting reclama-
tion.........The Linton went to New
burg, yesterday afternoon, for lot OF
freight.........The GoIdfnch dropped
down to the bone yard to put new
packing in her cylinders. .......T The
Sam. Orr, as usual, was receiving
largely, and would have full cargo
out.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo-The grand Armada,
the famous, feet favorite of the lower
line, is the regular packet for Cairo
and all way ports at four o'clock to-
day, and has no rival She has mag
nifcent cabin appointments. Capt
Gus. DuSouohet is a sterling gentle
man and frst-class officer, courte-
Gus, careful, and complacent. Billy
Fowler and George Nicholson are her
accomplished and popular clerks.
For LOUISVILLE. - The famous
Tarascon, the queen of the upper
line, goes to Louisville tonight, and
has no superior in feetness or com
Portable and luxurious appointments
Her chief officers are those famous
navigators, Captain A. T. Gilmore
and Miles D. Warren. Phil. Bran
ham has charge of the freight depart.
ment.
For NAsHyILLE.-The new aud
beautiful Linton will leave for Nash.
vile and all Cumberland River way
landings promptly at 1 o'clock to-day
and is really nice and finely appoint,
ed passenger packet. Capt. Nat. Drew
her veteran commander, is a gentle
man of the old school, upright, pleas
Il ant, careful. n. B. Hayward, he.
chief clerk, is afable, courteous ant
obliging, and Master Thomas is ;
favorite with shippers everywhere
Give the Linton big trip to-day.
FoR BOWLING GREEN.-The beau
tiful Ada Lyon is the favorite Greer