The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-23
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and hot, with a heavy shower of rain
in the morning, and prospects Of
more rain during the day Indeed
it did rain a little about noon. The
river is swelling less rapidly, having
risen only about foot in the twenty
four hours ending at 3 P NJ yesterday.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 pm. yesterday include the Mollie
Norton, Henderson, to return; Clara
Scott. from Wabash River; SaIlie ",
Mt. Vernon, to return; Falls City,
Louisville to Bowling Green; Cora
5, Cincinnati to Arkansas River.
BOATS nme.
Among the first boats due here are
the Cumberland, FROM Cairo: Silver
Moon and Norman. from Memphis; the
Louisville, Dexter, Mary Houston
and Alice Dean, for New Orleans; the
p. w. Strader, John Kilgour, Rich
mond. Indiana, and Nick Longworth,
from New Orleans; Emma Floyd aud
Pink Yarble, from Nashville; Anna,
from st. Louis; Rose Hite, from Lou
isyille; Melnotle, for St. Louis;
Robert Moore, for Nashville; Ada
Lyon, from Green River; Charmer.
from Cincinnati; Minneola, for Mem
phis; Rapidan No. 2. from PASSPORT.
MiseeIIaneOus.
Business was not lively on the
wharf, yesterday, aud there were no
arrivals outside Of our local packets,
between midnight Of Wednesday a nd
noon yesterdsy."...."The Mollie Nor
ton aud Sallio " had fair passenger
trips.........The Clara Scott had mag
nifceDt "trip as will be seen by her
manifest below, furnished by her at
tentive freight clerk, Charley Chad
wick. She had the bad luck 10 break
her shaft few miles above GRANVILLE.
on her way dom. IL broke diago-
nally, and was adroitly meuded by
iron bands by the engineer. and she
came in yesterday morning in as gal
liant style if nothing was the matter.
The staff will be further stif'ened, aud
she will leave on time this evening.
.a.....The Quiekstep was receiving
fairly......Col. Guthrie returned from
Cairo on the Quickstep, Wednesday
night, and was engaged yesterday tax
ing testimony IN the Quickstep Ollie
Sullivan collision caso........The Falls
City arrived about ] o'clock T. NJ
with considerable freight and some
people. She proceeded to Bowling
Green after a short delay here. She
discharged four fine mares at this
port........The II. E..Lee was taking
tobacco at Owensboro when the Falls
City passed down-.......The Cora S.
arrived about 2 clock p. N. yester-
day with all she could carry. She
has been somewhat delayed by bad
weather, but she bad a splendid trip.
BOafs Leaving TO-Dny.
For CAIao.-The fine passenger
steamer Cumberland is the regular
packet for Cairo az four o'clock this
evening, having elegant accommoda-
tons. Her chief officers are Captain
Billy Lowth. Marion Wright and
Bruce Hunter, all pleasant and oblig-
ing gentlemen. The Cum berland con
meets az Cairo with first class steam
ers for ST. Louis and New Orleans,
and gives through bills Of lading 70
all points South aud West.
Fox GREEN RIVER.-The benuti.
ful and popular steamer Ada Lyon
will leave here for Green River 40 .
p NJ IS day, and has splendid passen-
ger appointments. Captain w. 5.
Vanmeter is her experienced and pop
ular commander, and } II. Wilbanks
is her courteous and attentive clerk.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The feet and
elegant transfer packet, Mollie Nor
ton, Capt. Charley Perkins, goes to
Henderson at 4 p. ", having splendid
passenger accommodations. A. o.
Durland and g. H. Boyle are her
obliging clerks.
FoR MT. VERNoH.-Tho neat aud
gentle Ssllie v leaves for Mt. Yer
non and all way landings at 3 p. II. to-
day, having comfortable passenger ac-
commodations Captain NJ Wallen
commands, ADD Loui. Coleman has
charge Of the Office.
FoR GBAYvILLE.--The beautiful
Clara Scott will return to the Wabash
River al 4 o'clock this evening, going
to Grayvillc and all way landings.
She Is completely-appointed passen-
ger packet, and Capt. Scott, Cash
Thomas and Charley Chadwick are
careful, courteous and obligipg gen
tlemsn.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The splendid Dean
Line steamer Minneola viii be down
early this morning en- route to Mem
phis, and has most elegant passenger
appointments. Her chief officers arc
Capt. w b. Miller, commanding, aud
VIM. Hall in charge Of the Office, gen
tlemen who stand high in their pro-
fesaion
For NEW ORLEANS The splendid
side-whecl steamer Alice Dean will
positively be here to-day, en- route to
New Orleans, and has most excellent
passenger appointments. Capt. John
n. Shuuk is her eminent commander,
and TiG Strider is her elegant and
accomplished clerk. The Alice Dean
is fast boat, aud highly popular with