The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-15

Z attention.
For MEMPH1s.-The sweet and
Z beautiful Minueola will be down
early this morning en- route to Mem
phis, and is not .excelled in comfort
able passenger accommodations by
any boat in the trade. Captain w.
B. Miller and Billy Grubbs are as
pleasant gentlemen as float.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The beauti-
| full, swift and popular P. w Stra-
der, may be positively expected early
this morning, en- route to New Or
leans, and is very desirable pas
senger packet Captains Albert
Stein and Ames Fisher are noted
for their urbanity and attentiveness
to the comfort of passengers. Char
ley Good IS her freight clerk
The famous fire passenger steamer
Louisville, Captain John N. Skunk,
will be here to-day, en- route to New
Orleans. The Louisville is admira-
bly, appointed. Captain Skunk is
veteran commander and magnificent
gentleman. Mr.. H. c. Bruce, her
veteran clerk, combines with the
rarest qualities Of good officer all
the characteristics of the true gentle
man. It is joy to travel with such
men.
GIeaHings from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG. - The Commercial of
Tuesday says:
Business yesterday along the land
ing was not very active. freights being
scarce to all points. The steamer r.
Moore broke a shaft on her way down.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial of
Wednesday says:
A number of the friends of Capt
Frazier, commander Of the s.. Louis
Express Line packet Nightingale,
met at the Office Of Messrs. Rose q
Bachelor, yesterday afternoon, when
Capt. Frazier was notified that his
presence was desirable. On his arri-
val, Mr.. Geo. i, Johnston, on behalf
Of the steamboat agents, n a few per
tinent remarks complimentary to Can't.
Frazier, presented to him a magniG-
cent gold-headed ebony cane. The
CAPTAIN received the same with few
pointed remarks. Capt. Frazier is
one of our oldest and best command
ers, and is deserving Of the compli-
ment rendered him by his friends.
The Gazette says:
The United States, the Louisville
packet, received forty passengers from
the Richmond at Louisville on Mon
day, who were ticketed through to
New York, and will there take pass
age to California. They were South
erners, who propose to make their
homes In the golden land.
j. n. Silverthorn, of the Evans
vile JOURNAL, got home Saturday
evening on the Richmond We will
be glad to see his spice once more.
Wen send you a paper of pepper
by Lew Morris, Gazette. VIII that
do?
LOUISVILLE, - The Courier of
Wednesday says:
A steady rain set in before day
light yesterday morning, and con-
tinued without intermission through
out the day and with no signs of clear
ing up at night. Business on the
landing was terribly dull yesterday,
and the little business that was trans- !
acted was greatly impeded by the rain
and mud.
MEMPHIS. = The Aualanche, of !
Monday, says:
Weather very beautiful and getting
warmer. The river at this point has /
receded three quarters of an inch in
the past twenty four hours, and is
now half an inch below the hight at
tanned by the first high water this sea-
son. 1t has declined altogether thir-
teen inches. The Arkansas was fall
ing on Friday, when the Cleaner came
out, with eight feet to Little Rock,
but a swell was reported coming from
Fort Smith. The St. Francis IS fall
ing at Wittsburg. When the Ham
bleton left that point the decline had
only amounted to one or two inches.
The river was at that time.six feet be-
low high water mark. White River
is falling. but slowly.
The steamer Milbrey, lying at the
foot of Union Street, was seriously
by fire, at an early hour yes
terday morning. 1t seems that the
boat left Paducah without asking
permission from her creditors, and
brought up at this port, of when lat
ter fact those who were interested at
Padueah were informed by telegraph.
Proper papers were made out here:
and on Saturday, Mr.. j B. Bingham.
Deputy U. S. Marshal, together with