The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-30
ADDITIONAL RIVER NEWS.

CINcINNArI, July 2S.--River became sta
tionary yesterday, and fell three inches
last night, but commenced rising this
morning again, and is now rising inches
an hour, Heavy rains last night, now
cloudy and sultry. Thermometer sac
PITTsBURG, July 28.-River feet inches
and falling. Weather clear and warm.
The remarkable rise in the river con-
tinues with almost unprecedented rapid
ity, being about feet during the "a hours
ending last evening, making fully 8 feet
q sincethe rise commenced. The water is
now near about up to the office floor of
! Capt. John B. Halls Wharf boat, and it
now looks as if the boat was badly twisted
and broken, Work5nen were busy yes
terday evening getting goods and furniture
out through the Office windows. Having
been absent from the city, we have as yet
been unable to obtain the full facts con-
nected with her sinking...-......The arrivals
since o'clock Saturday afternoon, include
the Rose Hite, Louisville and return Leo
nora No. 2, louisville to st. Louis; Mary
2 Swan, Louisville to Cairo; Charmer, Cairo
to Evansville; Kenton, Pittsburg to Du-
buque; Darling, Cincinnati to Memphis;
Sam Orr, Eastportt to Evansville; ]. L. Nc
Combs, Louisville to Henderson; CurleW,
Stone quarry to Evansville; Rose HANDLE
ton, St. Louis to Cincinnati Most of the
boats passing down had full cargoes.........
The Mary Swan, a fine new boat, on her
first trip, passed down with an immense
cargo, principally for points on the Missis-
sippi river, as far as Vicksburg. That por-
ton of her cargo she proposes reshipping
at Cairo tits the design of her officers to
put her in as regular weekly packet be-
tween Louisville and Cairo. She will pass
down on Saturdays and up on Wednes-
days. Her advertisement will be found
elsewhere.......The Kenton and Darling
& Were, also. fully loaded. The Kenton dis
charged 900 kegs of nails here, and the
Darling had heavily loaded barge in tow.
She discharged 800 packages of merchan-
disc here to numerous consignees. Capt
Frank Stein was in command, and Major
Jenkins graced the Office. Charmer
had 200 hogsheads of tobacco, a fair guam
tity of other freight, and numerous people.
She leaves for Cairo at 2 O'Clock to-day, in
charge of those elegant gentlemen, Capt.
Lowth and Billy Fowler, assisted in the
, freight department. by Geo. Nicholson.......
The Sam. Orr had fair packet trip. Her
officers report three feet eight inches
on Big Bend Bar, and falling
The Orr will leave promptly at O'Clock,
on Tuesday, on her return trip. Shippers
will do we'll to bear this in mind. The
McCombs had an excellent trip. She goes
to Louisville at o'clock this morning,
and those who wish to enjoy pleasant
trip to the Falls City should put them
selves under the care of Captain Ed. Cri-
der, Miles Warren, and their courteous
subordinates ......... The Curlew brought
down another boatload of stone from the
quarries up the river........The Rose Ham,
bleton had a moderate trip-......We are in
debted to the Clerks of the Sam. Orr and
the Mary Swan for manifests. The latter
we omit, as her cargo was for other towns.
.....-.We thank Miles D.. Warren, the
Clerk, and John s. Baggs, the Mail Agent
of the McConbs, for late favors.
Manifest of the steamer Sam. Orr, from
Tennessee River-James Oakley, 80 bags of
cotton yarn and 8 bags of cotton; Gum
butts g. Co., 3 packages Baird & Slant, l
bale cotton, $1,000 feet lumber, bales gum
MES; f. r. Huston d Co., % hhds tobacco;
Ragon & Dicky, 9 pkgs sundries, 20 bags
rags, Is dry hides: Tennessee River feet
on Big Bend, and falling. Business dull
Crop prospects were never better