The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-17

Cairo at / clock this evening. She
2 IS commanded By that pleasant gen
tleman and experienced steamboat
man, Capt Ben. Howard, who takes
4 pleasure in con tributing to the COM
fort of his passengers. Tom Brashear
and Bruce Hunter are her affable and
attentive clerks. She has fine cabin
appointments.
For CINCINNATI.-The elegant Rob
Roy viii be here this morning, and
will leave for Cincinnati direct at 3
o'clock this evening. She has splen-
did passenger accommodations Capt
P. K. Barclay, one of the most ex-
perieneed nayigators, and most es-
Unable and popular gentleman, is in
command, and Lew. Morris, always
afable, genial and obliging, is her
chief clerk The Rob Roy is a regu-
lar packet, and should be literally
patronized.
For HENDERSON. - The Mollie
Norton, an elegant side wheel steamer,
leaves for Henderson at 3 o'clock.
Captain Charley Perkins, and Ed.
and Robert Terry are her popular
officers
The Newsboy, with pleasant ae-
commodations, goes to Henderson at
81 o'clock to-day. Captain w. H.
Shelter and Willie Huston are the
pleasant gentlemen in charge.
For GREEN RIvER.-The fire light
steamer James Gray, Capt. Joe Nc
Reynolds, with Mr.. Greer in the Office,
will leave this evening for Green and
Pond Rivers, and will give every at
tention to passengers and shippers.
For MEMPHIs.-The Sam. J Hale, |
a splendid steamboat, admirably APP
pointed and in charge of as pleasant |
gentlemen as ever pulled a bell-rope |
or welded a pen, will be here early /
this morning, en- route to Memphis.
Passengers and shippers to that point
cannot fnd.a better boat to patronize.
FoR NEW ORLEANs.-The splendid I
new steamer Legal Tender, Capt. J
w Roberts, will be along to-day en-
route to New Orleans. and has excel
lent passenger appointments and is of
excellent speed. Capt Roberts is de-
lightful company. feeds his people
well and keeps them in good humor
Simon Singer, her clerk, is one In a
thousand, and is universally esteemed.
The P. W. Strader, Capt. Albert
Stein, thorough gentleman and a
thorough steamboatman may also be
here o-day, for New Or
leans. The Strader is immensely
popular, and so are her officers. Capt.
Ames Fisher, gentleman of re-
nown, is in the Office, assisted by Mr..
Ed Goode.
EIeanfngs from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG. = The Commercial of
Tuesday says: II
Business on the landing was pretty
active. Boats are filling up rapidly
aud will soon be on their way to the
Western ports. The departures yes
.erday we're confined altogether to the
regular packets.
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial of
says:
All the steamers which departed
or st. Louis yesterday were full of |
reight, and thronged with people
westward, principally for
Missouri la
The r. w. Strader, Louisville, and
Alaska are all loading for New Or
eans-the former below the bridge,
nd the two latter at the city wharf n
Col. Paxton, auctiOneer, sold the {
wreck Of the steamer Harry Dean,
tuesday, lying at Harmar, to Harlew c
}hapin for 81 $50
The Gazette says:
The watchman on the steamer
United States, early yesterday morn :
ng, coming up from Louisville, missed
box of tobacco. Two men had got
board at Louisville, with an empty
runk, and it was discovered that the
runk had, unaccountably, become
leavy. Both the men were watched
loosely, but one of them succeeded In
citing ashore at the foot of Fifth
street. The other was arrested aud e
AIKEN to the station-house. Upon o
penipg the trunk, box of tobacco +
-as discovered inside, but not in a
l0sed IN box. The tobacco was of 7,
n