The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-30
ADDITIONAL RIVER ITEMS.

CINCINNATI, April 2s.--The river has
fallen 10 inches; SO feet in the channel.
Weather clear; thermometer 7So.
The river had risen about two feet during
the "A hours ending last evening, and was
then rising slowly, but will probably come
to stand to-day. The rain that was ex-
pected yesterday failed to descend, and the
day was quite pleasant. se
The additional arrivals and departures
since our report on the seventh page was
closed, include the Charmer, Cairo to Ev-
ansville; Camelia and Havana, Cincin-
natl to Nashville; Emerald Cincinnati to
New Orleans; Rowena, Nashville to Gin
cinnati; Morning Star, Louisville to Mem
phis; Bermuda, Louisville to Nashville.
David White, New Orleans to Louisville;
J. T. McCombs, Louisville to Henderson,;
j. H. Groesback, New Orleans to Cincin-
natl; Indiana, Louisville to New Orleans.
The Charmer had moderate trip up
yesterday morning. She returns to Cairo
at o'clock to-day 1.-THE Camelia, Ha-
vana, Bermuda, and Emerald were all
deeply laden. The latter had a barge in
tow, also heavily Ioaded....--- The Rowena
had a pretty good trip......... The Morning
Star had fair "trip of freight, and was
full of people. She added considerably
here. The David White and ]. T. Nc
Combs were comparatively light. The
White had regiment of colored soldiers
on board -. The Silver Cloud, sunk at
Browns Island, in the Upper Ohio, a few
days since, has, it is said, been raised, and
son herwaY to Cincinnati ..... Remember
the fast Liberty No 2 will go to Louisville
about noon to-day. She is unsurpassed for
speed and safety in these rs..,..-Thanks
to Frank Banksmith and Billy Conant for
late papers. Billy, by the way, looked
mighty well yesterday in his store
clothes and new plug hat............ The
John III. Groesbecl< and Indiana ar
rived at half-past four O'Clock, the former
from New Orleans and the latter from
Louisville. The Groesbeck had considera-
Bile freight aboard The Indiana was load
ed to feet, and added 1900 sacks of corn
and some other freight here......The Myrtle
did not get off, after all, on Saturday even
ing. She will leave positively this evening,
and Captain Graham and Mr.. Shepard viii
see that passengers are made comfortable.
$685.. The sCurIew went to Rome on saturday
night with a tow of empty barges.......The
Newsboy was engaged in carrying passen-
gers to the Turner'S Picnic, yesterday, and
seemed TO be right busy The VIM. White
was dure from Green River last night, and
will return to that classic stream this even
ing. Captain Drinkwater and John Adams
are. her popular chief officers. 49,. Among
the passengers by the Indiana, yesterday,
we were glad to meet our old friend Capt.
Shrewsbury, of Madison, looking as robust
| and young, almost, as he did twenty years
ago. eifiaf5g - gef55s.stf.s .irft zee e'N
IL aCEScINNATI.-The Commercial of Satur-
day says: oii~ s3a 81 4a I'VE
The weather was clear and warm yester-
day, with the mercury at so degrees III the
shade at noon. At Pittsburg last night the
I river was falling, with 10 feet in the cham
mel. Here it has only risen two inches dur
ing the twenty-fOur hours ending last night
with thirty feet hence to Louisville,
Captain Jas. S. Wise, Jas. w. Gafk and
! others, yesterday, purchased the Nauga-
tuck for 900. The Naugatuck is one of
the best business steamers af1oat. a~a~&
with Mr.. c. t. Dumont for a battery of five
boilers for the John KilgOur-44 inches in
diameter, and "a feet long, containing five
fiues each, to be ready in four weeks.
The ledger of Saturday evening says:
The river continues to swell slowly, but
by tomorrow it will be falling. The wea-
ther is warm and pleasant, ana business is
improving.
ACcIDENr. The Annie White, from
( Nashville to St. Louis had q very rough
time ON her trip. When on her way down
in rather close proximity to the Olive
Branch, the result of which was a cOns1d-
cradle - tearing up y of upper works, and
I then again on Sunday night the wind
blew her into the bank, tearing off por-
/ ton of her StarbOard guard.