The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-08
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VYeather and VFnter

Far ottey Rsper Itetss See Fourth Page.
Weather nnd Water
The weather yesterday was clear,
mild, and delightful, with a bracing
breeze from the southwest. The
river, during the twenty-four hours
ending at PM. yesterday, had fallen
10 inches, and it will now go down
fast. The weather looks settled, and
no food Is anticipated this season.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 Pm. yesterday include the Belle
Lee. Cincinnati to New Orleans;
Mollie Norton, Henderson, to re
turn; Sallie Y, Mt. Vernon. to re
turn.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here
are the Cumberland, from Cairo;
Sam. Orr, from Eastport; Sam. J.
Hale, from Memphis; Clifton, for
Memphis; P. w. Strader, Indiana and
Nick. Longworth, for-New Orleans;
Belle Lee, Louisiana, Westmoreland,
Louisville and Richmond, from New
Orleans; Robert Moore and Romeo,
from Nashville; Lawrence and Mel
notte, from ST. Louis; Tarascon, from
Louisville; Falls City, for Bowling
Green; Shamrock, for st. Louis;
Havana, for Nashville; Ada Lyon,
from Green River; Charmer, from
Cincinnati; Cheyenne, for Arkansas
River.
miscellaneous.
There was a prevalent scarcity of
steamboats, at the wharf yesterday
forenoon, the only arrivals between
midnight and noon being the Robt.
f. Lee and Mollie INTERCHANGEABLE
Lee arrived at A. NJ, and left about
8. She took 450,hogsheads of tobacco
at Greensboro, and had engagements
at Paducah for 200 more. She added
considerable freight here and received
orders for 1000 sacks Of corn at
points below........-The Mollie Norton
arrived at the usual hour with a good
trip.........The Armada and Fanny
Brandeis were receiving liberally......
A fat boat loaded with wood and
another loaded with hay, landed at
the wharf during the night.........
Some very heavy drift passed down
the river yesterday, in some cases
immense trees floating by entire.
The richest COAX" of the season is a
"keard" In the river column OF the
Shanklin Boys paper of yesterday,
signed "a river man." expressing q
desire to see a copy of the Courier.
There is no river man. stupid
enough to write such stuff. 1t is just
stupid enough to have been written
in the Courier Office.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO.-The low-pressure
railroad steamer Quickstep is the reg
ular packet for Cairo to-day, and has
splendid passenger accommodations.
Captain H. L. Dexter, Jack Gram
mer and Walter B. Pennington are
her popular officers. She leaves at
P. NJ, giving through bills aud tickets
to all points South and West
For LOUISVILLE. = The famous,
feet, favorite Tarascon goes to Louis
vile tonight at six o'clock. Captain
II. p T. Hollcroft commands, and
Miles D. Warren and Jesse jackson
are her clerks. Both boat and officer.
are highly and deservedly popular.
FoR HENDERsoN.-Captain Charley
Perkins turns the Mollie Norton loose
al o'clock for Henderson, and she
a sumner. A. 0. Durland and Mas
ter o. FL. Boyle do the honors Of the
Office.
For Mt. VERNoN.-The beautiful
clipper, S4llie ", splendidly appoint
ed and swift as an eagle, leaves f.
Ne. Vernon promptly a 3 P. NJ Capt
Walien, gentleman of the old school
commands, and Lou. Coleman, an at
tentive and obliging gentleman, la
charge Of the Office.
For GREEN RIvER-The eiegan
new steamer Hartford will leave a
y o'clock to-day for Hartford and al
way landings. She is new and beau
tilul boat, having superb ,accOmmoda
tons. Captain Joe AEcReynolds,
highly worthy and obiging gentleman
Is her commander, and Billy Liter ha
charge of the Office.
Foa EAsrPoRr.-3he gay Level
lin, Capt. j. Z. Dawn is the regula
Tennessee River packet at p. NJ. to
day. W. D. Coviagton is her oblig
ing clerk The Lewcliin Is a goo
and popular boat, and her officers ar
courteous and attentive.
FoB MEMPHIs.-The famous MOI
man. captain john B. Hall, wi
leave at t PM. to-day for Memphi
and ali way ports. having elegant az
commodatons for passenger Cap
o. Hewitt land Ben. May are he
clerks, and are highly aecomplishe
gentlemen. The Norman should re
caire LIBERAL patronage. Especii
attention given to filing orders an
collecting charges.
For ST. LOUIS. = The splend
steamer Shamrock, of the Cincinna
& St. Louis express line, viii be he
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