The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-17
RIVER NEWS.
Weather and yVater

during the entire forenoon. The river had
fallen IL Inches during the "A hours ending
at o'clock Saturday, and was going down
fast. The Wabash is at flood height.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Rebecca, for Nashville; Naugatuck, and
Belle Vernon, for st. Louis; Glen
dale, and Emma No. 2, from st. Louis /;
Silver Moon and s. j. Hale, for Memphis;
Clifton, Laura Fenton, and Robert Burns,
from Memphis; Tahlequah and Bertha, for
Arkansas River; Messenger, Swallow,
Louisville, Alice Dean, and Kenton, for
New Orleans; America, Emerald and Indi-
ana, from New Orleans; Armada and
Sam Orr, from Cairo; Tarascon and
Rose Hite, from Louisville; Minyoung,
from Wabash River.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 8
O'Clock Saturday include the p. w. Stra-
der, New Orleans to Louisville; Havana,
Cincinnati to Nashville; Advance. to Wa
bash River; Golden Era, TT Louis to Pitts
burg; Ada Lyon. Green River, to return:
Sam. Orr, Cairo and return Newsboy,
Henderson and return; Tarascon, Louis
vile and return; Phantom, to Eastport
Miscellaneous.
| Business was fair on the landing. Satur-
day, the levee being covered with cotton.
Lumber and other freights were dis
charged from arriving steamers. The
Havana and Golden Era had very nice
trips....-..The P. w. strader was pretty
light, and had made an excellent run from
New Orleans ........The Orr had a moderate
trip....-.The Phantom left on Saturday
wit n iz.,.&
flying to see this excellent steamer SO well
sustained and so popular with the people |
along the Tennessee River. She is in the |
hands of the right men......The Tarascon |
arrived at l2H o'clock, Saturday, with q |
large crowd of passengers. She is little |
the fastest boat af1oat and the prettiest,
handling like top under the skillful
manipuiations of Milo Tunstall and Tom
Dawley........The wharf on Saturday was
in rather a bad condition and unpleasant
to work upon. Loose hay was in demand.
........We are told that parties have left
here to bring another boat to these waters
with which to fight the Cairo Packet Com
pany. We are inclined TO think they will
have q sweet time it.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The superb Charmer, fleet
1A0 AAOAS 6PPOAAeCNAl 6OCS W OhAAO ~ . 1
o'clock to-day, as the regular u. s. Mail
and Adams Express packet. Capt Billy
Fowler, John Adams, and George Nichol-
son, her chief officers, are exceedingly
pleasant and highly popular gentlemen.
She gives through bills to New Orleans,
St. Louis, and ali Mississippi River ports.
and makes close connections at Cairo with
st. Louis and New Orleans packets.
a |
Star is the regular mail and Adams Tx
press packet for Louisville this morning
at 10 o'clock. She is regular sumner and
a general favorite. Capt. Ike DOLLS is in
and Miles d. Warren is her ex-
cellent and deservedly popular clerk. She
is the best boat in the business.
For GREEN RIvER.-The Ada Lyon goes
to Green River this evening as the regular
packet, and should receive all the business
for that stream. She is pleasant boat,
and is commanded by pleasant officers.
GIeanimgs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial, of Fri
day, says:
day, with fall of snow sufficient to whiten
the earth last evening. The mercury
ranged at $40 at noon. At Ptttsburg the
river Is falling, with seven feet in the
channel. Here the river has receded 30
inches during the past "A hours, with 10
eet hence to Louisville.
On and after Sunday next, only one mail
steamer will leave for Louisville on sun
lays, starting at IL M
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier, of Friday.
ays:
The river was falling steadily yesterday,
With feet inches in the canal last even
ng by the mark. During the previous "a
hours it had fallen six inches at the head
If the falls, and Is inches at Portland. The
Weather has materially moderated, with
he thermometer at 81 at noon, and an -
Ittempt to snow, though 1t couldn't sue N
eed.
er in the pass down the Indian chute,
Business was quite brisk ON the wharf
with heavy exports POI for to P,t al
,urg with so tons of oil cake and large
mount of flax seed.
The Nick. Longworth, for New Orleans
was receiving a good amount
# freight, including in one single ship
nent one thousand barrels of pork. That
egins to look like the good times OF old.
Sr. LoUIs.-The Democrat, of Friday, {
avs:
The river Is falling here. All the upper
ivers are on the decline. The weather
was very moderate. The last
oat down the Illinois had to push through
he ice all the way from Peoria. The In
ois boats are all laid up. Likewise the
Upper Mississippi boats. We have not
card of the Mollie McPike reaching Quin- MT
y. She must have laid up. Business Is II
sir, considering the cutting off OF the up
er rivers. Freight for New Orleans, how
yer, appears 10 hive become scarce.
The steamer Illinois has been laid mp.
IN her way down she found the Illinois
emily closed with ice at Sharp's Landing,
lagrange, Griggsville, and other points.
The VIII. Is. Hays was laid up at Bath,
illinois, in good time to avoid running In n
GO.
Hay ,,opoaoo1~a Of ouisvilla should also A
ny up at Bath.
MEMpHIs.-The Appeal, of Wednesday,
avs;
Yesterday was fine day and business
n the landing was quite brisk. The ieVee
gas lined with steamers from one END 10 ,s
he other. There were twenty-lour arrl- q,
ais and departures during the day. n,
The upper river is still rising but the ~
old snap they are now having Will cheek
!. The Alabama River is booming, also