The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-16

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! ia the United states. We are prepared 4
| print Posters, plain or fancy, 1911 Heads
Bills Lading, Cards, Deck aud Meal Tick
NC, sc. Orders left with either OF tn
Wharf-boats viii be promptly attended TO
weather aud water.
A heavy storm Of rain, sleet anC
snow prevailed from IL o'clock Sun.
day night till 3 or 4 o'clock yesterday
morning. Fully two inches of snow
fell, but much of it melted. The storm
was attended with vivid lightning and
heavy thunder-altogether unusual
phenomenon. The mercury declined
rapidly, and was down to 26o at day
light. Before noon it had grown
quite pleasant, and the snow aud sleet
was rapidly melting. 1t was partly
cloudy, and another change is not inn
probable. The river has been sta
tionary since Sunday noon, but will
probably be found rising this morn
ing, as it is rising steadily aud "a .har
rapidly above.
ArrARais ana departures
The arrivals and departures up to
P. NJ. yesterday, include the P. w
Strader aud Alaska, Louisville to
New Orleans; Cumberland, fron
Cairo; Falls City, Green River to
LOUISVILLE Harlf,rd, Green River to
return; Sam. J. Hale, Cincinnati to
Memphis: Havana, Nashville to Gin
einnati; Clara Scott, from Wabash
River; Tarascon, Henderson to Louis
vile; Mollie Norton and Sallie v,
Henderson to return; lie Claire,
Eastport to Louisville; Liberty No. 3
and barges, Pttsburg TO St. Louis.
boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Armada, from Cairo; Lewellin,
from Eastport; Robert Moore, for
Nashville; Silver Moon, Coosa, and
Darling. from Memphis; Minneola,
FOR Memphis; Indiana, for New
Orleans; Robert Burns, Louisiana,
Leonidas. Mary Houston, and Rich
mond, from New Orleans; Emma
Floyd, from Nashville; Kate Robin
son, Lawrence. and Melnotte, from
st. Louis; Palestine, from Louisville;
Louisa and Petrolia No. 2, from the
Wabash River; Ada Lyon, from Green
River.
miscellaneous.
Business was active and highly ami
mated on the city wharf yesterday
morning, a crowd Of boats beirg ia
port, and most Of them doing consid-
cradle business.........The p. w. Stra-
der passed down about daylight with
a very fair trip, but not near full.
She added but little here.........The
Cumberland had a moderate trip.......
The Havana was about half loaded
when she arrived, but filed out
pretty well here with cotton and pig
iron, reshipped by the Rapidan No. 2.
The Sam. j Hale was full Of freight,
butnot deeply loaded.........The Clara
Scott had a splendid trip from the
Wabash, as will be seen by her mani
fest, kindly furnished by her attentive
freight clerk, Charley Chadwick....
The Hartford had a moderate trip
from Rough Creek, including some
twenty-five hogsheads Of tobacco......
The Falls City had a moderate trip,
but was making excellent time.........
The Tarascon left with a nice trip Of
both freight aud people.........The
Hartford had a splendid passenger
trip ........The Norman and Quickstep
were receiving handsomely for their
outgoing yesterday......The Rapidan
No 2 Was also receiving liberally......
The lie Claire had fair trip, but was
not full.........The Alaska had engage
ments here for considerable freight,
including 10000 pipe slaves. which
have been awaiting shipment for some
time...........Oapt. Reub. Neal tele-
graphs us that the great Indiana will
leave here for New Orleans this
morning. The Indiana and her off
GERS have no superiors on the West.
ern rivers......."The Liberty No. 3
aud barges arrived at 2lo'clock, hav-
ing an immense cargo, including H. 0GO
kegs nails. She discharged consider
able freight here.
1all Roafs I.enving To-Day.
p For CAIRO - The good steamer
Cumberland, Captain Billy Lowth, a
pleasant and courteous young gentle
man in command, with Marion Hunter
and Bruce Hunter, popular and oblig-
ing clerks in tho Office, leaves at
Pm. for Cairo aud all way ports. Give
her a good trip.
For LoUIsVILLE,-The gay Pales-
time will be the regular Louisville
packet at 6 Pm. to-day. She has fine
naseaugor aDnOintmenfa Cant John