The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-10

noon yesterday, and was, at times,
quite heavy, and attended with much
thunder. IF the rain has been gen.
eral it will check the decline
in the river, and probably pro-
duce a rise. The river here fell,
during the twenty-four hours ending
at 8 O'Clock yesterday, about eighteen
inches, and is declining far less rapid
ly than on the first three days of the
week. 1t is rising steadily at Pitts
burgh.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
o'clock yesterday, include the j.
P. Webb, from Wabash River; Ada
Lyon, from Green River to return;
Mollie Norton and Newsboy, Hen
derson to return; Alice ", st. Louis
to Pittsburg; Morning Star, Louis
vile and return Rob Roy, from Gin
cinDati; Falls City, Louisville to
Bowling Green.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here
are the Shamrock, for st. Louis; Pine
Grove, for Nashville; the Minueoia,
for Memphis; Cora s., Silver Moon,
St. Patrick and Clifton, from Mem
phis; P. w. Strader, Alaska and
Belle Lee, from New Orleans; Indi-
ana and j, III. Groesbeck. for New Or
leans; Chattanooga and Ollie Sulli-
van, from Wabash River; Cumber-
land, from Cairo Wild Duck and
barges from St. Louis the Linton, from
Clarksville; Rob Roy, from Cincinna-
ii; Ada Lyon, Green River.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-The splendid steamer
Cumberland is the regular packet for
Cairo and all way ports to-day at 4
O'clock, and has fine passenger APP
pointments. Captain Ben. Howard
commands, and Tom Brashear aud
Bruce Hunter are her polite and at
tentive clerks.
FoRa CINCINNATI. The feet and
excellent Rob Roy, Capt. j. N Ma
ginnis iHIeommand, aud the inimita-
bic Lew. Morris in the office, leaves
for Cincinnati and all way ports at D.
o'clock this evening. The Rob Roy
has fne passenger accommodations,
and her officers are among the noted
ones of the Western waters.
For NEw 0RLEANs.--The great
Indiana, one Of the most safe, com
Portable, and popular boats that plies
these waters, will be here to-day,
en- route to New Orleans. She is of
good speed, and one Of the most
pleasant passenger boats on the Ohio.
or Mississippi Rivers. Capt. Reub.
E. Neal is her distinguished COM
mander, and is an accomplished aud
pleasant gentleman. Charley Miller,
late of the Nick Longworth, is her
chief clerk, and thoroughly under
stands his business in all its Emultitu-
dinous requirements. Mr.. Elliott
Miller, a highly polished and courte-
GUS young gentleman, is her freight
clerk. Give the Indiana much
freight.
For EAsTPoRT.-Thef fleet footed
Sam. Orr leaves punctually at 3 o'clock
this evening for PASSPORT and all Ten
nessee River way landings Captain
Allen Duncan is the pioneer Of the
trade, and has labored with indela-
tigable energy to build up the trade,
and should receive every possible en-
couragement from our people Val.
Sorenson is her exquisite and popular
clerk.
For GREEN RIvER.-The James
Gray, Captain joe McReynolds, with |
Mr.. Greer in the Office, goes to Pond
River and Rough Greek this evening.
For HENDERSON. = The Mollie /
Norton, an elegant side-wheel steamer, I
leaves for Henderson at 81 clock.
Captain Charley Perkins, and Ed. /
aud Robert Terry are her popular
officers.
The Newsboy, with pleasant ac-
= commodations. goes to Henderson at
p o'clock to-day. Captain w. H.
Shelter and Willie Huston are the
pleasant gentlemen 10 charge.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The superb Min
nicola, Captain Miller, will be here
very early to-day, en- route to Memphis
and all wav landinrs She e ona oe