The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-22
River Hens.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


From Tuesday p NJ, till Wednesday 5p. NJ.
Wv. Gilum, Rumsey tc Evansville;
Return, Cincinnati to White River;
Baltic, New Orleans to Louisville; =
Silver STIR, Wheeling to Paducah; 8
Aida; Paducah'to Evansville;
Greenville, b. Green to i ' nsvile;
Clifton, Pittsburg to st. Louis;
=. Tucker, White River to CINCINNATI.
Alvin Adams, Memphis to Louisville;
Rocket, Pittsburg to st. Paul;
John Briggs, Louisville to Evansville.
The weather continues sultry. On Tues
day night we had very hard storm and
large quantity of water fell But the at
mosphere yesterday did not seem to be much
cooled by it. The river is rising little.
The Greenville came down Yesterday
morning with an excellent load. Her man
ifest is as follows: --e Z
As hhds tobacco, % casks bacon, J. S.
Mitchell Il Co.; bdls leather, Chas. Bah
cock; Al do, 33 hhds tobacco, cask bacon,
/. A. Crane; IA hhds tobacco, r. s. How
ard; l3 do, to ship to Louisville for boat |;
l lot of moving plumber, with owner 5
boxes manufactured tobacco, owner; l6
passengers.
The Greenville reports the times about as
usual hihCI Slit HIS iistu illc sui
cess this spring and summer, and we have
no doubt her owners have realized hand
some profits. She leaves this evening"
Shippers must try and have their freight on
hand in time.
The Rocket bound for the Upper MiSSis.
sipi, lay at our wharf some time yesterday
putting off freight. Besides being loaded
down to the guards, she had three barges IN
tow, all equally well loaded.
The splendid steamer Alvin Adams went
up yesterday about A o'clock, with a very
good trip.
The sudden rise in the Mississippi at ST
Louis seems to have taken everybody by
surprise. The Democrat says it has hardly
been paralelled. The river commenced &c
swell on Saturday, shortly after the midday
hour, and at 6 p. NJ. on Sunday, nearly 80
hours having elapsed, it had risen three feet
In the "a hours ending at 6 p. NJ. yesterday,
it rose three feet more. Thus, in less than
so hours, the river has risen ~ inches
The current in the Missouri was SO strong
that the s. L. McGill, which had a good
cargo, was unable to proceed and was forced
10 lay up at Arrow Rock.
The river came to stand at Cincinnati
on Monday, having raised, in all 81 feet.
The steamer, Silver Star, arrived yester.
day morning, and went on down the river
She will soon resume her position as mai
boat between this place and Paducah.
The Nashville Gazette, of the 1 9TH says
that the Rock City, in passing the railroad
bridge, came in contact with one of the guy
ropes and knocked down her chimneys.
The st. Louis republican, says that Capt
Briefly intends making an excursion with
his beautiful steamer the Ben Lewis, start
ing from that place on the 18th of August
Here is fine chance for those who are anx-
ious TO find cool spot. Everything ha.
been arranged to make the trip one to b,
remembered, and those who have q coupl,
OF weeks TO spare and the money to foot tn,
| bill, will find no more pleasant way o
spending it than on an excursion of THU
kind
BY the way, what has become of on
Mammoth Cave excursionists?
A CAVE Iy-Captain Nash, of the steam
or Alice Vivian, informs the Natchez Ere
Trader, that on Monday week, about noon
there was "cave in" ut Grand Gulf, Mis-
sissippi, by which a two story brick build
ing fell into the river and was totally lost
The building was occupied as storag
house by the Grand Gulf and Port Gibson
Railroad. The goods, wares and merchan
disc in this building were Of great value
and by extraordinary exertions were saved
No lives were lost.
Basr The Mississippi rose at st. Loui
from Saturday night to Monday morning a
the rate of an inch an hour. There ha,
been heavy rains on the Missouri and Uppe
Mississippi.