The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-24

and obliging disposition. John
Ouerbacker is deservedly one of the
most popular clerks on the river,
noted for his integrity, atteDtiyeness
and accuracy. Mr.. Mitchell, the
freight clerk, is courteous, obliging,
and correct, securing the interests of
shippers.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The splendid
and swift Southerner, with vast ca !
pacities for freight and magnificent
accommodations for passengers, is
announced for New Orleans and all
way ports at four clock this evening.
She is commanded by Capt. Dick
Mason, an experienced and popular
officer Clay Rice and Alex. Stewart
are her clerks, and are not excelled
anywhere in their respective roles, but
are always affable, courteous and
oblging. We bespeak for the South
erner big trip.
For HENDERSON. - The Mollie
Norton aud Newsboy will leave to-
day for Henderson. Both are pleas
ant boats, with obliging and deserv-
ing commanders and clerks.
MANIFEsT-Of steamer J. P. Webb,
from Wabash River to Evansville:
Henry Hem, green hides Dbl tai
low l beef hide Fl II Umble. 304
bags wheat; Baird 4 Start, 136 bags
oats 70 bales hay; Wheeler 4 Riggs, l
Dbl eggs ] bag feathers; l. Ruffner, l
keg tongues keg eggs; VIM He'll
man, / saw mill (portable) II p Glib
son d Co., 2 bbls eggs; 4 NJ Hum
phrey & Co, 10 bbls dried apples
bbl eggs; Mackey, Nisbet & Co., %
bbls apples 8 do peaches; j d ID He
milan, 70 bags dried fruit bags do 6
dry hides 2 bbls eggs l bag feathers,
Chas Viele II Co., 3 bbls eggs IL bags
seed do seed bbls do; w q Brown
q Co, 200 bbls meal bags wool 80
bags seed 3 hhds tobacco; Hubs,
Patrick Il Co, % casks meat AZ ties
lard % do hams; Ii p Babcock & Co.,
l59 bags seed SO do oats kegs lard
one-half Dbl pigs feet Mt. Vernon
70 SKIS meat 6 bbls do.
MANIFEST of Steamer Chattanooga.
GRANVILLE to Evansville, Uni0ntown-
RICHARDSON & Clements, 1,205 sacks
corn. Evansville-James Il BrittOn,
38 dry hides, / Dbl apples, l SIX bacon
III. Gumberts, l box skins; Thad. r.
Gibson & Co, l box eggs; j. Il ID.
Holman, 2 boxs eggs, l box butter;
X. K. Dunkerson Il Co., l engine,
piece steam pipe, l shingle knife
Hubbs & Patrick, IL bbls dried apples.
8 bbls peaches, 3 tierces head lard. /
tierce grease, 3 ties do, ! tierce do, II
ties head lard, Is ties head lard, II
tcs brine lard, 16 bbls mess pork, II
bbls rumps, 4 / bbls tongue; Henry
Scott, r. r. Mills, 387 bbls -four;
Southern Mills IA bbls -four; Oxford
Mills, 80 bbls -four, Dbl eggs.
GIeanfnKs from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of
Thursday says:
Business in the vicinity Of the land /
ing was active. The weather was de-
cidedly pleasant and Spring like. The !
shipments were liberal. The Law |
renee took her departure about noon |
with air Nashville trip and engage
ments below. The fine packet Glen
dale, Captain Hare, is announced for |
st. Louis and Missouri River.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial of |
Friday says:
Capt. Ed. Evans arrived from Pitts
burg yesterday. He will not 20 to
New Orleans this trip, leaving the
command Of the WestmoreIand with
Capt Chenoweth.
Capt. A. H. Burk, of st. Louis, is
in the city, prospecting Tor a noun
tain steamer. He was investigating
the fair proportions of the q. A.
Thompson, yesterday.
Capt. j. Ed. Montgomery, the Com
mOdore Of the rebel feet at Memphis,
has engaged in the wharf boat and
steamboat agency business in that
city.
LOUISVILLE. = The Journal of
Friday says:
The steamer Melnotte arrived here
from above yesterday morning, flying
light. She has gone below New Al
bany after a cargo of corn. She has
5, 0U0 sacks engaged to take to Park
crsburg, at 40 cents a sack, for the
Eastern mark ct
The Ella Hughes, which left Nash
vile on Saturday evening last for the
Upper Cumberland. met with an ac-
cident when about seventy miles
above that point, by breaking her
wrist and knocking out the forward
cylinder head. When the accident
the Alert was in sight, and
the freight was re-shipped on that
craft, and the Hughes came back TO
Nashville with one engine at work.