The Evansville journal., 1868-02-18
weatRaer and Water.

ous-bright, clear and -balmy as q |
MAY day. The river is about station
ary-will probably be found falling
this morning. There was still con-
siderable ice running yesterday, but 1t
was very soft and rotten, offering no
impediment to navigation.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
o'clock yesterday include the Sam.
Orr, from Eastport; Morning Star,
Henderson to louisville; Mollie Nor
ton and Newsboy, Henderson and re-
turn; Charmer, Pittsburg to Nash
Vile; J. Fl. Groesbeck, New Orleans
to Cincinnati; VIM. White and Lin
ton, from ClarksVille3 Peytona,
Louisville to Cairos BelleKepahwa,
to Cairo; j. r. Hoyle, to Green
River.
Among the first boats due here are
the Charmer and Nightingale, for
Nashville; Shamrock, for st. Louis;
Silver Moon and St. Patrick, from
Memphis Darling, for Memphis );
John Kilgour, Indiana, Emma No. 3
Silver Spray, Argosy and J. W. Gar
rett. for New Orleans; Armada from
from Cairo; Belle Lee, Virginia,
Southerner. and st. Charles, from
New Orleans; Peerless, for Arkanas
River; Linton, from Clarksville.
miscellaneous.
There was an unusually large port
list yesterday, as many as 16 steamers
being at the wharf at one time.........
The Sam Orr, Lewellin, Linton, VIM.
White and j. I'll. Groesbeck had
splendid trips.......~Th The Cumberland
had 45O barrels mess beef for reship-
ment East.......--The Morning Star
took out large trip of both freight
and people.........The Belle, from
Kenahwa Salt Works, dropped two
model barges here With full cargoes
of salt for L. Ruffner, Jr., and pro-
ceeded with the rest of her barges to
Cairo........The Charmer was loaded
to her guards with salt......The wheel
Of the Ada Lyon was being rapidly
filed yesterday, and she would be
ready to leave late last evening. ........'
The Louisville had not left at
o'clock. She was receiving rather
slowly, freights from the South being
scarce.........The Quickstep was get
ting a good trip.........Joe MeCullocf
went as a passenger to Paducah, hav
ing laid in a full supply of the lates
popular literature and fashionable
maqazines.........The Linton had I
nice trip in.........The Hoyle was get
ting a fair freight trip.-.,.--..The )
P. Webb came up to the wharf yes
terday. and expects to leave to-da,
for Wabash River.........A dispatel
from Captain Archer to Captain
Rudd announces that the st. Patrlcl
will be here at noon to-day, and vii
leave tonight for Memphis. Hav
your freight ready.........The Peyton
came down from Louisville-left on
barge at Rockport and one at New
burg. She goes to Cairo and will re
turn with other barges, and load her
and above with corn and oats for tn
East, shipped by Brandeis & .CraW
ford.
boats Leaving To day.
FoR CAIRO The splendid steame
Cumberland is the regular packet TO
Paducah. Cairo and all way ports q
four o'clock to-day. aud has 6rst-clas
passenger appointments. Capt. Ber
Howard is her popular and live CON
mander, with those elegant and oblig
ing young gentlemen, Tom. Brashea
and Bruce Hunter, in the office, thre
as clever and obliging gentlemen
ever run a steamboat.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The wild st. Pa
rick, magnificent steamer, viii al
rive this morning, and will leave IL
Memphis and all way ports this ever
ing at 6 o'clock. Capt J. B. ArehC
is her experienced and highly accon
plished commander. Capt. j. Lt
/Finney and Ed. Dutton are her popl
lar and obliging clerks. The Office
of the St. Patrick are working
build up good trade hence to Men
phis. and should receive large pa
ronage from our people.