The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-25
RIVER n WIS.
weniher and water.

Inc weather continues nearly clear
and very pleasant. the mercury
ranging from 500 to 640, and the wind
from the southeast. The river du-
ring the a hours ending at 3 P. NJ.
yesterday had fallen 6inches.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 P. NJ. yesterday. included the lie
Claire. Eastport to Louisville; Quick
step. Cairo to return; Emperor, New
Orleans to Cincinnati; Fayette, Hen
derson and return; Pine Bluff, to Can
Melton; Tarasoon. Louisville to re-
turn: Legal Tender, New Orleans to
Louisville.
boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here
are the City of Evansville, from Cairo;
Rose Hite, from Louisville; Sam j.
Hale, from Memphis; John Kill
gour. st. Marys, Leonidas, and Vir.
ginia, from New Orleans; Emma Floyd
for Nashville; Altoona. for st. Louis;
Nightingale, from Arkansas River;
Anna, from st. Louis; Milbrey and
Rapidan No. 2, from Passport; Robert
Moore and Mallie Ragon, from Nash
vile; Dexter and Nick Longworth, for
New Orleans; Alice Dean, for Mem
phis; r. Q. Gray, for Arkansas River;
Norman, from Cincinnati; Evansville,
from Green River; Clara Scott. from
Wabash River.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For OAIRo.-The new and peerless
City of Evansville. one of the most
pleasantly and elegantly appointed
steamers afoat, is the regular packet
for Cairo and all way ports at 4 p. NJ.
to-day. Captain Dexter, one of the
best steamboatmen in commission,
is her commander. aud Nick. S. PEN
nington, Henry Hand and Harry Dex-
ter, are her competent, courteous and
popular clerks.
For LoUIsvILLE-The feet and
pretty Rose Hite is the regular Louis
vile mail packet at 6 P. M. tonight,
and has frst-class passenger appoint
ments. Her commander is that emf
nent navigator and first class gentle
man, Captain w. r.. Hollcroft. Phil.
Branham and Lewis Branham will
be found in the Office, and both are
pleasant gentlemen and careful and
accurate clerks.
For HENDERsoN.-The feet and
finely appointed steamer Fayette,
leaves promptly at 3 P. NJ, for Hen
derson, in charge of those pleasant
and popular gentlemen, Captain A.
o. Durland and Jecry Boyle. She is
a clipper.
For WABASH RIvER.-The gay
and beautiful Clara Scott, a most ele-
gantly appointed steamer, leaves at 3
P. NJ. to-day. for Mt. Carmel and all
way ports, in charge of Captain Alb
ner Carey and John r. Gaushell, two
pleasant and obliging gentlemen.
For EAsTPORT.-The new and
very substantial steamer, Rapidan no.
2 is the Tennessee River packet to-
day, and leaves for Eastport at 4 P.
NJ. commanded by that elegant and
popular gentleman, Captain Lee How
ell, with Robert MeMechan ia tho Of
fee, who will dispense state. rooms.
smiles and greenbacks with the most
winning grace and sauvity. The Rap
idan has elegant passenger appoint
ments, and is very feet.
For New ORLEANs.-The famous
clipper Dexter, the fastest boat on the
Western waters, is announced for
New Orleans to-day. at 10 A. NJ, and
is magnifcently appointed. Capt.
Isaac Jones, her commander, is emf
lent in his profession as a comman-
der and fine social gentleman. Owen
G. Gates, well known in these waters
as a pleasant and highly accomplished
gentleman, is her chief clerk. For a
quick and pleasant trip to New Or
leans, we commend the Dexter.
For MEMPHIs.-The great steamer
Alice Dean, in charge of those distin-
guished officers, Capt. John w.
Skunk and Billy Grub, will be down
to-day, en- route to Memphis and all
way ports. She is a staunch, finely
appointed and admirably differed
steamboat.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The magnif-
cent and spacious steamer Nick
Longworth will be at the landing
this evening, en- route to New Orleans
and all way ports, and is not sur
passed in elegance and pleasant ac-
commodations by any boat now in
commission. She is commanded by
that eminent navigator and deservedly
popular gentleman, Capt. Lew, Hates,
with that courtly and accomplished
gentleman, Capt. Eugene Bowers, in
her Office. Passengers and shippers
will find the Longworth and her off
GERS all right. and a trip with them
pleasant. Mr.. George Bowers is her
accurate and gentlemanly freight
clerk.
miscellaneous.
Business was not very brisk on the
wharf yesterday indeed it was rather
dull. The LeClaire had a moderate
trip, and lost 5000 worth of freight
and people by leaving just as the
Quickstep. full of freight and people,
came around the point helow.........
The Emnernr had q moderate trim