The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-03

wind from the northwest. Inc river,
after rising 8 or 10 inches, commenced
falling on Saturday morning, and up
to 8 ?. NJ. had declined 4 inches. 1t
is rising again at Pittsburg.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up
e. 3 p. NJ. Saturday include the
Swallow, New Orleans to Cincinnati;
Clara Scott, from Wabash River; In
diana. Louisville to New Orleans; J
l.. Graham, Carmi to return; Rose
Hite, to Louisville; Mollie Norton,
Henderson to return; Charmer, to
Cincinnati; Sallie ", Mt. Vernon to
return; Havana, Cincinnati to Nash
vile; Morning Star, Louisville to re-
turn; Belle Vernon, Pittsburg to St.
Louis.
Boats. Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Cumberland, from Cairo; P. W.
-Stradsr } ohm Kilgour and Louisiana,
for New Orleans; r. E. Lee, and
Nick Longworth, from New Orleans;
the Robert Moore, Romeo and Fanny
Brandeis, from Nashville; Melnotte,
the Leonidas, and Wauanita, from
st. Louis; Rose Hite, from Louisville;
Altoona, for st. Louis; the Emma
Floyd, for Nashville; Silver Moon,
for Memphis; Louisa, from Wabash
River; Hartford, from Green River.
The weather grew more Indictment
Saturday afternoon, and limited bust
ness transactions on the wharf. The
packets, however, were getting fair
trips.......The Swallow passed up at
IAN. Saturday. on one wheel. hav
ing damaged one engine.........The
Clara Scott had a splendid trip from
the Wabash. She reshipped conside-
rable corn on the Indiana.........The
Indiana arrived at A. NJ, with an
excellent start for a good trip. She
got some 200 hogsheads tobacco at
Greensboro, in addition to 400 bales
of hay and much miscellaneous
freight elsewhere. She added largely
here, and had engagements at Padu-
cab and other points for all she could
store.........The Rose Hite and Char
mer left with good trips.........The
Havana and Morning Star arrived at
2P. NJ, the former full of freight and
people, and the latter with
good packet trip.........Captain
Reub. Neal denies the charge
preferred by the Richmond Head
Light, that he had abducted Bob
lodges monkey. He says that he
traded niger for the monkey, and
that he is now educating the monkey,
and will soon have him qualified to
go to Congress. Sam. Orr
has got pair of new smoke stacks.
She was about ready to come to the
wharf at P. NJ. Saturday, and expect
ed to leave late Saturday evening".
The Louisville was expected early
Saturday afternoon, but was probably
detained at greensboro, taking
tobacco ........The Belle Vernon ar
rived at noon Saturday, with an ex
cellent trip for st. Louis.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO.-The unrivaled low
pressure railroad steamer Quickstep
is.the regular packet for Cairo to-day
at 4 o'clock P. NJ. Captain Ill. L. Dex-
ter, Jack Grammer, and Walter b.
Pennington are her attentive and cour-
teous officers. Through bills of lading
to all points South and West.
For LOUISVILLE. - The famous,
feet, favorite Tarascon goes to Louis
Vile at 10 A. NJ. to-day. Captain E.
PIT. Hollcroft commands, and Miles
ID. Warren aud Jesse jackson are he
clerks. Both boat and officers are
deservedly popular.
For HENDERSON. - Capt. Charley
Perkins turns the Mollie Norton
loose at o'clock for Henderson, and
she is a sumner. A. o. Durland and
Master c. FL. Boyle do the honors in
the office, aud are pleasant, obhginE
gentlemen.
For MT. VERNoN.-The gay anC
festive Sallie V. departs for Hender
son and Mt. Vernon at o'clock N
Capt. Wallen and Lou. Coleman, he
chief officers, are good men ant
obliging officers.
For. EAsTPoRT. - The excellen
steamer Rapidan No. 2, Captain lie
Howell, sterling gentleman, in com
mand, and Robert McMeekin, an ex
ceedingly pleasant and accomplishe
young gentleman, in the Office, goes t
PASSPORT at P. NJ. to-day, and shout
have good trip.
For GREEN RIvER.-The new ant
elegant Hartford is the regular Gree
River packet at four o'clock to- day
Captain Joe. McReynolds commands
and Billy Liter is her pleasant CLERK
The Hartford should receive libers
patronage from the merchants
Evansville.
FoR MEMPHIS. The gay silver
Moon, Capt Bsn. Merrilees's famous
Ice and cotton king, will be down a
SAM. to-day, en- route to Memphi
and all way landings. She has splen
did passenger appointments. Capt
Ben. Merrilees is one of the FIRST com
manders Of the age, and Mr.. Georg
Higgipa IA n genial attentive and af