The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-18

and damp, with considerable rain be-
tween and s o'clock A NJ. The
mercury ranged about 48', with a
downward tendency. The river, dur
! ing the "a hours ending at P. NJ, had
risen 26iDches, and is rising fast hence
to Cincinnati
Arrivals ana Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
P. II. yesterday included the Clara
Scott, Wabash river 10 return; Quick
step, Cairo to return; Pe;rolia No. 2,
Henderson and return.
ksOsas Esus here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Fayet!e, from Cairo; Rose Hite,
from Louisville; Sam. J. Hale and
Fanny Brandeis, from Memphis; Nick
Longworth. Vireinis, Anna and Ken
ton, from New Orleans; Alice Dean,
for Memphis; Emma Floyd, for Nash
vile; Belle Vernon, Alaska and Lo-
rena, for New Orleans; Norman, from
Cincinnati; Robert Moore, from Nash
vile; Evansville, from Bowling Green /;
Champion, for st. Louis; Armadil!o,
from Arkansas river; Ollie Sullivan,
from Eastport; Hartford, from Little
Wabash.
For MEMPHIS. - The magnificent
Alice Dean, Capt. John N. Shunk's
fine floating palace, viii be down carly
to day en- route to Memphis and all
way points, and is the very bean ideal
of pleasant and elegant passenger
steamer, and Capls. j, N. Skunk and
Billy Grub are worthy to command
such a craft. They are Immensely
popular with travellers.
Boats Leaving FOB y.
Tor CAIRo.-The feet, flying, ia
vorite Fayette is the regular packet
for Cairo and all way ports to day at
4 PM, and is most admirably ap-
pointed. She is in charge of Captain
Charles G. Perkins, an experienced
and competent officer. Her chief
clerk Is Duke Nicholson, noted for
his urbanity and genial good nature.
Bob Castles and Negley Rudd are her
courteous and attentive freight clerks.
For LOUISVILLE The prltty Rose
Hite is the regular Louisville packet
at 6P. NJ. to. day, and is pleasant and
finely appointed boat. Captain Holl.
croft is her eminent commander, and
Phil. B. Branham aud Lewis Bran
ham are her gentlemanly and obliging
clerks.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The Petrolia
No. 2. with pleasant passenger ap-
pointments, leaves at 3 Pm. for Hen
derson and ali way landings. Captain
VIM. Cole is in command, and Messrs.
Durland and Story. two pleasant
gentlemen, have charge Of the nfice
For NAsHvILLE.-The good steam
er Alpha is the regular packet fol
Nashville this evening, to leave posi-
lively at PM. She IS comfortably
appointed, aud Captain WR Gracey
and Kilt Rudd, her chief officers
are proverbial for their courteous
attention TO passengers aud shippers.
aiseeIIameeus.
We have been admonished for several
days past, of the approach of stormy
weather. large focks of sea gulls
have been fitting about ia the harbor
or floating on the water, since Satur-
day, sure harbipgsr Of wind, rain
and storm. The storm ithered du
ring Wednesday night aud broke il
a deluging rain, near daylight YESTERDAY
morning. The wind blew fercely from
northwest flashing the river into
, wild tumult OF waves and caps. 4
, little rain fell duringthe forenoon, ant
, at 2 P. NJ. it commenced sleeting. TIL
mercury. which stood at 540 in thu
morning, dropped TO 420 by o'clock
and was steadily declining. ..............
? Business on the wharf yesterday
was greatly interfeered with, and yer,
dull........The Qaickstep brought il
a splendid trip of both freight anC
, people.........The Clara Scott had al
/ she could bring out of Wabash OF
J the water, there being only four fee
in the chanuel.........The Petrolii
3 had an ordinary trip from Henderson
......Jim 81 Osirander, the renowned
pilot of the Richmond, was a passen
. ger by the Quickstep, enroute home
) Jim. Pell, his partner. came as ia
as Paducah, and meeting his wifi
= there, went through By rail......"Thr
sleet, which commenced att p. N.
, changed by 3 P. N. to a driving SNOW
storm. aud the roofs were whitenio
fast The indications now are tina
we shall have little touch of Win
ter, in earnest.
In consequence Of slight iAdis
position on part Of our printers, VI
have to curtail our river news.