The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-12

ed up before noon, Win O0h9S
clouds. while deep muttering thun-
ders heralded an impending storm
A drenching rain, accompanied with
heavy thunder, set In at IL a. NJ, ana
continued to rain hard till alter .
p N. The river, during the a hours
ending at Bpm, had fallen 81 lnches'
and is falling steadily and rapidly at
all poipts from Cairo to Pittsburg. /
arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures up to
Bpm. Saturday include the Arma-
da. Cairo to return; Champion, st.
Louis to Cincinnati; Clara Scott, from
Wabash River; Mollie Norton, Hen
derson to return; Charmer, to Cincin-
natl; Sallie V, Mt. Vernon to return;
P. W. Strader, Cincinnati to New Or
leans Morning Star, Louisville to re-
turn: Glendale, St. Louis to Pitts
burg; Sam. j. Hale, Memphis to Gin
cinnati.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here
are the Cumberland, !, from Cairo;
Lewellin, from PASSPORT; Minueola,
from Memphis; Darling, for Memphis;
Richmond, John Kilgour and Nick !.
Longworth. for New Orleans; Belle
Lee, Louisiana, and Virginia,
from New Orleans; Robert Moore
and Romeo, from Nashville; Law
renee and Melnotte, from st. Louis
Rose Hite, from Louisville; Anna,
for st. Louisa Emma Floyd, for
Nashville; Ada Lyon, from Green
River Cora S., for Arkansas River.
miscellaneous.
Arrivals were quite numerous on
Saturday, but the heavy rain that set
in before noon was unfavorable to
shipments, nevertheless the packets
were filling up literally. The Ar
NADIA. especially, was getting an
abundance of freight.........The Cham
MON and Glendale had big trips.........
The Charmer had fair trip out, with
Us abundant engagements above to put
her down to her guards. 1.-THE Ar
mada arrived at midnight Friday with
good trip..........The Clara Scott
N came in during Friday night with 9
good cargo Of grain, -four. &c. She
returns to the Wabash River to- day
.........The P. w. Strader arrived a
II Saturday morning loaded as deel
as she could swim. Capt. Aft SteiI
is sharp steamboatman, and nevel
fails TO load full........The Glendal
discharged one eask of bacon only
.....-.A large towboat, with an i'm
mense tow of coal, passed down Sat
urday morning........The Sam. j
Hale passed up at 2 P. N. Saturday
about half loaded. She tarried her
but for q moment.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
Fob CAIRo.-The feet railroad low
pressure steamer Quickstep, Capital
HIT. Dexter, leaves promptly at
m. to-day for Cairo and all wa
ports, Offering superior attractions t
passengers and shippers. Her clerk
are Jack Grammsr and Walter
Pennington-both pleasant and Oblia
ing gentlemen.
For LOUISVILLE. = The spendl
Tarascon will be the unrivaled pack
for Louisville and all way ports at
o'clock this forenoon. Her cab
and state room appointments are VI
surpassable. Captain James Mathe
veteran steamboatmen, Is her We
eran commander, and Miles ID. Wa
rem and Jesse jackson are her adml
able and obliging clerks.
For WooDBURY-Capt. joe. N
Reynolds's new and beautiful steam
Hartford will leave at 4 Pm. tod
for Woodbury. all way landings
Green River. The Hartford h
elegant and comfortable passeng
accommodations, and Captain j.
McReynolds and Billy Liter, b
chief officers, are competent, clev
and obliging gentlemen.
For MISUNDERSTANDING elegant a
feet railroad transfer steamer Mol
Norton. leaves for Henderson at
M. to-day, in charge Of Captain Oh
ley Perkins, an accomplished offic
having elegant accommodations
passengers. A. o. Durland and
H. Boyle, two pleasant gentlem
are her obliging clerks.
For Mt. VERNoN.-The neat {
gentle Sallie Y. leaves for Mt. Y
non aud ali way landings ats P.
to-day, having comfortable passen
recommendations Capt. nj. Wa
commands, and Loui. Coleman
charge.of the Office.
Foe Classroom. = The beaut
new steamer Rapidan No. 2, Cap
Lee Howell, an accomplished gen
man and skillful navigator, is the
Mar Monday packet for Eastport
all way ports. She has excellent
gcnrer appointments. 81. Hughe
her popular clerk, and is
,obIiging aud pleasant young geI
man.
For New OaLEANs. Tho {
low-prcssure Richmond will be
eatly to-day, en- route to New Orb
aad Is, beyond dispute, the
pleasant passeDge steamer afoat.
is low pressure, free from dang
explosion, and passengers slee
quietly as In their own bedroom
home. Captain j. Slut Neal i