The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-12


Nashville; Anna, fromS 81. Louis; Tar
ascon, from Louisville; Melnotte.
for St. Louis; Louisa and Petro
liza No. 2, from the Wabash River;
| Cora s, for Arkansas River; Charmer
from Cincinnati.
miscellaneous.
There was but little doing on the
levee yesterday morniug.....The Nick
Longworth arrived from New Orleans
at half past l2yesterday morning with
an excellent trip Of freight and PEG.
pie. She discharged a large amount
of freight here. She will be down on
Monday morning, en- route to New
Orleans, and is one Of the best freight
nd passenger packets in the business.
1.-THE Henderson packets had
unusually fair trips"""...Tbe famous
Quickstep came dancing 10 like a wild
race horse at 104 o'clock, having sur
passed the expectations Of her com
mander By an hour or more-.."..The
Clara Scott had her freight about ali
on board, and was preparing to leave
at noon THE Hartford, Coosa
and Lewellcn were receiving literally.
.........A large amount Of freight had
been hauled down before the Quick
step arrived, and she would 90 out
full........Thc Tarascon arrived at 2
o'clock, with a cabin full Of people
and a moderate freight list-""".Cap-
tain Dexter Informs Us that the Cairo
packets do not propose to end their
trips at Paducah. lie docs not be-
lieve il would pay.~,"".The weather
was quite wintry aud the air was full
Of snow fakes all forenoon, aud a
snow storm was not an improbable
subsequent to the recent rains.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The fne passenger
steamer Cumberland is the regular
packet Tor Cairo at 4 o'clock this
evening, having elegant aecommoda-
tons. Her chief officers are Captain
Billy Lowth, Marion Wright aud
Bruce Hunter, all pleasant and oblig-
ing gentlemen. TheC Cumberland con-
meets at Cairo with frst.class steamers
for St. Louis and New Orleans, and
gives through bills Of lading to all
points South and West.
For LoUIsVILLE.-The fine steamer
Palestine, Capt. j. II. P~eckenpaugh,
will leave flr Louisville aud all way
ports at 6 p. N. to-day. Phil. b.
Branham is her popular clerk.
For HEEDERsoN.-The elegant aud
feet railroad transfer steamer Mollic
Norton leaves for Henderson at pm.
to-day, IN charge Of Captain Charley
Perkins, ar accomplished officer, hav-
ing elegant accommodations for pas
sengcrs. A. .. Duriand and &. il.
Boyle, two pleasant gentlemen, are
her obliging clerks.
The swift and beautiful Sallie v,
Captain Wallen, with Robert Bra
shear and Jim Hicks IN the Office,
DOtu plcdEaut anu DbliEiuE E|SuliCIAbus
leaves promptly at 4 p. NJ for Hem
d%crson, having elegant accom- media
tons for passengers.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The splendid Sill
yer Moon will be here early to-day,
en- route to Memphis and all way
ports. There is no. pleasanter passen-
ger packet in the business. Captain
Ben. Merrielles and Mr.. George Hig-
gins arc her accomplished chief
officers.
For ARK fNsAs RIvER.-The fine
passenger steamer Cora s., Captain
Hicks King, viii certainly be down
to-day, en- route 70 Fort Smith aud all
Arkansas River way ports. She is a
completely appointed boat. In her
Office will be found AL. ID. Croxall,
n of the best clerks and most pleas
ant gentlemen IN the world, who will
$500 -aA--As-- 81