The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-23

BILLS Lading Cards, Deck and Meal TICK
cts, Bills of Fare Mates Tickets for Labor,
&C. SC Orders left with either of the
wharf boats will be promptly attended tc.
weather and Water.
The weather yesterday was nearly
clear-though the sky looked rather
gray-and very warm making thick
clothing feel rather burthensome. A
nice breeze, however, modified the
heat to some extent The river Is
again falling, having declined nearly
one foot up to three o'clock yester-
day. It is falling at all points from
Pittsburg down.
Arrivals aud Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
three o'clock yesterday include the
Mayfower, from Cumberland River /;
Rob Roy, from Cincinnati; Tennes-
see, from Cairo Tempest, White
River to Louisville; Mollie Norton
and Newsboy, Henderson, to return /;
Dexter, New Orleans to Louisville;
J. P. Webb, from GAINESVILLE; Sam.
j. Hale, Cincinnati to Memphis
New York and Liberty No. 4, St.
Louis to Pittsburg; Bermuda, Louis
Vile to Tennessee River; Pine Grove,
Cincinnati to Nashville Norman,
Louisville to White River; Ollie Sui
Ivan, for Cloverport; Indiana, Louis
Vile for New Orleans.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Emma Floyd and Lady Grace, for
Nashville; Lawrence and Champion,
for St. Louis; Clifton, for Memphis;
Empire, for Arkansas River; Louis
lana, Dexter, Alaska and y IL.
Groesbeck, for New Orleans; Arma-
da and Quickstep, from Cairo; Ada
Lyon, from Green River; WeStmore-
land, Richmond and Belle Lee, from
New Orleans; Fanny Brandeis, from
Nashville; Minneola, from Memphis;
Tarascon and Morning Star, from
Louisville
ufsceIIsneOus.
Our port list for the last "a hours
was quite large......... The Sam. J. Hale
passed down and the New York up
at midnight of Thursday with fair
trips........The Mayfower came in
from Cumberland River with 217
hhds. tobacco, en- route for New York,
consigned to r. K Dunkerson & Co.
Capt. Throop made three very success
full trips in the Cumberland River
The boating season there being about
ended, he will withdraw from that
trade and 60 to the bone-yard. The
appearance Of the bonnie May
fower" was everywhere welcomed
with enthusiastic demonstrations of
Joy. The GAINESVILLE Chronicle winds
up a complimentary notice of this
craft with the following marine his
tory of her two principal officers:
Captain JaV. Throop and Ben. F.
Eagan are pioneers in the Cum berland
River packet trade, and have been as
ISOLATED in the running of boats
famous in their day We remember
them commanding the light Gondola.
the feet Countess, the heavy DR.. Wat
son. she bully Magyar, the Inflated
Lexington, the glorious Sallie West,
and the popular Sam. Kirkman.........
The Nashville Banner, speaking Of
the VIM. White, says. " Her owners
have, we hear, failed to make their
salt, and have left the up-river trade
to the regular packet line, to which
it legitimately belongs" ......Certain
Cumberland River boatmen claim
that they have the exclusive right and
privilege of navigating that stream.
The Peerless, MayAower and gallant
little VIM. White have taught them
that the wild Suwannee is free, and
belongs to no combination of disrepu-
table hind wheelers. May
flower, we believe, lays up here. We
regret this, as it is a pity to see
so good a boat lying idle............
The J. P. Webb also arrived from
Cumberland River with Sc hogsheads
of tobacco and a good miscellaneous
trip. She returns to GAINESVILLE at 4
o'clock to-day.........The Tempest had
moderate trip from White River.
1.-THE Tennessee had a moderate
trip from Cairo......The Short Line
Dackets had fine trims iD......... The