The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-29

print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
cts BIS OF Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor.
&c, sc. Orders left with either of the
whari-boats viii be promptly attended tc.
weather mad water
The weather on Saturday was the
most delightful of the season, bright,
clear and Summertime.
The river, during the twenty four
hours ending at P NJ. had risen fully
two feet, and was rising stea lily, as it
Is at all points hence to Pittsburg.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
three P. NJ. Saturday include the
Armada, Cairo to return; Westmore-
land, Cincinnati to New Orleans ;
Robert Burns, New Orleans to Gin
ciunati; Minneola, Memphis to Gin
cinnati; Messenger, Cincinnati to st.
Louis; Palestine, to Louisville;
Shamrock, St. Louis to Cincinnati;
Charmer, to Cincinnati; Mollie Nor
ton, Henderson to return; Morning
Star, Louisville to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here
are the Cumberland, from Cairo !;
Lewellin, from Eastport; Norman
and Clifton, from Memphis; Silver
Moon, for Memphis; Virginia, Louis
lana and Leonidas, for New Or
leans; the P. w. Strader, Alice
Dean, Nick Longworth, and Indiana,
from New Orleans; Fanny Brandeis
and Romeo, from Nashville; Anna
and Altoona, from st. Louis Pales-
tine, from Louisville; Champion, for
St Louis; Emma Floyd, to Nashville;
Falls City and Hartford, from Green
River.
miscellaneous.
Business on Saturday was very live
y, and large quantities of freight were
received and shipped. The grand
Armada arrived and A. NJ, with a
big trip of people and freight, includ-
ing 81 hogsheads of tobacco, 200 bags
of malt, and much miscellaneous
freight.........The Westmoreland and
Messenger were hungry for freigh I
1.-The Robert Burns and Minneola
had moderate trips.........The Sham
rock had fair trip. She discharged
100 barrels of flour here.........The
Palestine left at AM. with a moder-
ate trip......."The Charmer had a
pretty start, and had orders above for
all she could take. There is not
more populcr boat in the business.
Commodore James, her owner, was
on board. The lobe Hurt had
200 barrels of salt and 80 tons of mis-
cellaneous freight. She has proved
herself a first rate runner, and is
likely to prove profitable to her own
ers......."Captain r. l.. Lancaster was
in the city on Saturday.........The Ar
mada and Sam. Orr were getting
splendid trips on Saturday, and both
would go out full.........The several
Wabash packets were getting a good
deal Of freight, but there was hardly
enough to load them all......The new
Arkansas River packet, Fort Gibson,
passed down Saturday afternoon, with
out landing. She is a neat little craft,
aud was fully loaded.........The lobe
Hurt left for the Wabash.
HOaIs Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The fleet railroad low
pressure steamer Quickstep, Captain
II. I. Dexter, leaves promptly at 4
PM. to-day for Cairo and all way
ports, offering superior attractions to
passengers and shippers. Her clerks
are Jack Grammer, Walter B PEN
nington, and Charley Ulmsuider-all
pleasant and obliging gentlemen.
FoR LOUISVILLE. - Tho splendid
Tarascon will be the unrivaled packet
for Louisville aud all way ports at 10
o'clock this forenoon. Her abin and
STATE room appointments are unsur-
plssable. Captain James Mather, a
veteran steamboatman, is her com
nauder. and Miles d. Warren and
Jesse jackson are her admirable and
o5liging clerks.
For HARTFoRD-Capt> Joe. Me-
Reynoldss new and beautiful steamer
Hartford will leave at t PM. to day
Tor Hartford and all way landings on
Green River and Rough Greek. The
Hartford has elegant and comfortable
passes ger accommodations, and Capt
Joe McReynolds and Billy Liter, her
chief officers, are competent, clever
and obliging gentlemen.
FoR uENDERsON-The ell CANT and
feet ra lroad transfer steamer Mollie
Norton leaves for Henderson at PM
to-day 10 charge of Captain Charley
Perkins, an accomplished officer, hav-
ing eleg mt accommodations for pas
sengers. A. o. Durland and c. III
Boyle, two pleasant gentleman, are
her obligfng clerks.
For EAsTPoRT.-The beautiful
new steamer Rapidan No. 2, Captain
lee Howell, an accomplished gentle
man and skillful navigator, lis the reg
uiar Monday packet for Passport and
all way ports. She has excellent pas,
seuger appointments. ST. Hughes is
her popular clerk, and is a most oblig-
M and pleasant young gentleman.
For MEMPHIs.-The famous Silver
Moon, Capt. Ben. Merrilees, is the
regular packet for Memphis and ali
way ports this morning at A. NJ.
having splendid passenger appoint.