The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-14
The Memphis Eost of the 9Th SAYS;


The Memphis Iost of the 9Th says: asa
The Kate Robinson, Capt. Skunk, arriv-
ed with heavy trip of freight this morn
ing. She was aground fifteen hours. The
Northwest brought up four bales of new
cotton. Her officers report sickness de-
creasing in Arkansas. MelroSes Landing
is entirely washed away, and other land
ings are either cut down, or filling up with
Captain Ashford, of the steamer Conf
merciaI, dropped his boat down to the
leyee last night, and commenced loading
The Desf Arc has been thoroughly over
hauled and repainted.
The steamer Agnes arrived this morning
and discharged 9006 sacks of grain . Capt.
J. Z. Merrill reports that at IL o'clock last
night, when opposite Mound City, Some
five miles above,) they struck a heavy fog,
and, in attempting to make a landing,
struck the heavy landing with such force
as to spring her butts, which caused a leak.
The crew Immediately set to work to dis
charge their freight, but the water gained
on them too fast in the hold, and quanti-
rty of corn and oats were thrown overheard
until she was lightened sufficiently to back
out from the bank, when the freightuponr
/ land was reloaded.Ef No further damage
was sustained. Captain Merrill entered
protest here this morning. He has a fine
trip for Arkansas river aa13 ".f9szsr saa
The Louisville Courier aof Wednesday
says: ~ = -7Aia z ~ 59h baiao1t aad al
The river was rising slowly yesterday.
with five feet water In the canal by the
mark. During the previous twenty-four
| hours it had risen only an inch at the head
/ of the falls, and three inches at Portland.
The weather was cloudy in the morning,
threatening rain, but in the afternoon 1t
4 had cleared delightfully."- clear and pleasant.
On the falls there were three feet water
last evening in the pass down the Indian
chute, and slowly swelling. 49,,
During Monday night there was very
and. continuous fall of rain, which contin-
sued witI1o out intermissiOnfO for several hours.
| The rain was exceedingly heavy. and If 1t
extended along the water courses good
rise must follow. tn spsssr@9 OH Ensa
progressing rapidly. All the contractors
| are busily engas ed in their various depart
| ments, and all evince a determination that
/ the Richmond in style, finish, and OUTFIT,
shall surpass everything else on the West
] ern waters as far as she eclipSes all others
| in size and speed. - 9f g.tH hluo.y --sYy
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of w ednes-
day says: ~ t39da werE ~ .eH.
The weather was warm, cloudy, and
! showery during the morning, with more
rain last night. The mercury ranged at ~
is stationary, with 81 feet in the channel:
| The Kanawha river Is stationary, with "a
| inches in the channel. Here the river has
| risen two feet during the past "A hours,
| with 81 feet on the shoalest bars hence to
Louisville. There is feet in the canal,
and feet on the shoalest bars along the
Capt. j. M. Chenoweth has taken COM
mand of the Darling, leaving this evening
/ for Memphis. ts..,e
dent of the Memphis and Cincinnati Pack
| ct Company yesterday, vice Theo. Look
ESQ. resigned Capt. Jones, having large
experience, will make an effic1ent oncer
and. prove a valuable acquisition ia tins
successful control of this company. MI
/ Cook being the Democratic candidate fol
I Congress in the Second DISTRICT, resigns, We
suppose, to give his undivided attention &c
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