The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-29

The weather yesterday was clear
and beautiful. The thermometer at
Ga. NJ, was Is degrees above zero,
and 36 degrees at noon. The river
was rising Slowly, having swelled only
about four inches during the twenty
four hours ending at 3 o'clock ,yester-
day morning. A little ice was formed
along the shore yesterday morning
Arrivals and departures
The arrivals and departures up to
three o'clock yesterday include the
Darling, Memphis to Cincinnati;
Pink Varble, Eastport to Louisville ).
Armada, from Cairo; Newsboy, from
Henderson; Sam. Orr aud Cumber-..
land, to Cairo.
BOats Due.s
Among the first boats due here are
the Delaware and Pine Grove, for
Nashville; Shamrock, for st. Louis;
Emperor, from Memphis Clifton and
Cora s., for Memphis; Virginia, AM
AEON, and Louisville, for New Or
leans; Ouickstep, from Cairo; Alice
", Swallow, Atlantic, Richmond,
Emerald, Great Republic, Nick Long
worth, Mary -Davage, St. Charles, and
Belle Lee, from New Orleans; Phan-
tom, from Passport; Linton. from
Clarksville; Ada Lyon, and j. r.
Hayle, from Green River; Tarascon,
from Louisville. iH9seQ #'.a ef7".5
miscellaneous.
Business was by no means active
on the levee yesterday..-......The Oar
ling passed up during Monday night,
: full of cotton, and the Pink Marble,
with a good trip....------The Armada
had 2.400 bags corn. 6 hhds tobacco,
10 bales cotton, and much miseella-
neous freight aud a good passenger
The William White was re-
.ceiving aiue trip for the Cumberland
River, and was preparing to leave
early yesterday evening.--.-.The st.
Patrick picked up nice let of freight
at points above for Memphis. She
will be Eut in splendid condition
while here, and will leave on
Friday, prepared to show clear
pair of heels to any boats that
start with her or fall IN her way.
What Capt j /. B. Archer does not
know about steamboating, it is use
less TO learn. We hope Our mer-
chants will give their attention to
their own interests, not only in the
Tennessee River trade, bat also in
the trade with Memphis and the
coasts between Memphis and this city
A Herculean effort is being made to
direct that trade from our city. and
the effort will prove successful if not
checkmated speedily -.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo-The grand Armada,
Cant. Gus. Dusouehet commanding
with those modern Chesterfelds, the
gallant Willie Fowler and Geo. Mich
elson in the Office, is the regular and
unrivalled packet for Cairo and al
way landing, at o'clock to-day. She
has unsurpassed passenger aeeommo
dations.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The peerless
Tarascon is Re regular packet To-
Louisville this evening. Capt, A. l
Gilmore, a veteran officer, is in com
mand, and Miles d. Warren, one o
the most popular gentlemen afoat,
in the office. The Tarascon Away
goes full.
For EAsTPoRT.-The renowne'
Phantom, Captain Allen Duncan
with that deservedly popular gentle
man, Val. Sorenson, in the Office, /
the regular Evansville and Tennessee
River packet, and will leave at
o'clock this evening, for Eastport ant
all way landings. Our merchant
should look to their interests IN tn
Tennessee River trade and. see tina
the Phantom and Captain Duncan
are we'll backed up in their efforts
build up the trade of our city.
FoR MEMPHIs-The great steame
Mayaower, having been unavoidabl
detained, will positively leave fe
Cairo, Columbus, Memphis and a
way landings, at two o'clock to-da.
She is a new boat. with unsurpasse
passenger accommodation and
great speed. Her chief officers a
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