The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-04
RIVER NEWS.
River and Weather.

RIVER NEWS.
River and Weather.
The weather was cool and March-like
yesterday morning, but before noon be-
came warm and pleasant. It was beauti-
fnl, bright day. The river fell some 10
inches during the "a hours ending last
evening. All the rivers are now falling at
most all points.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since our last
report were few, including the William
White, Myrtle, and James Gray, from
Green River; Kenton, from ST. Louis to
Pittsburg; Charmer, Cairo and return;
Morning Star, Memphis to Louisville;
Liberty No. 2 Louisville to Memphis; J.
T, McConlbs, Louisville and return.
BOafs Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floyd, for Nashville Nashville,
Lady Franklin, Sherman, Emma No. 8 and
J.. G. Blackford for St. Louis: Robert Burns,
Anna and Mary Irwin, for Memphis; An
glo Saxon, for Arkansas River; Amazon,
Madison, Westmoreland and Louisville,
for New Orleans; Ella Faber and Mary
Ament, from Louisville; Alice Dean, from
Memphis; Nightingale, and Importer, from
st. Louis; Swallow, from New Orleans;
Argosy. from Nashville; Superior, from
Cairo.
miscellaneous.
Notwithstanding there were but few
boats in port yesterday, business on the
levee was rather active, and a good deal of
freight was received and handled from
both boats and shippers.-...-..The William
White, Myrtle, and James Gray all came
in from Green River, and all had good
trips The VIM. White was loaded with
tobacco the Myrtle with hoop-poles and
slaves, and the Gray with lumber..........The
Kenton, from St. Louis to Pittsburgh, had
a good trip.......The Charmer had the best
trip of the season up yesterday morning,
and had fair trip out.......The Morning
Star was comparatively light, business
being very dull below.-.--....The ]. Il. Nc
Combs had nice trip. We are Obliged to
her clever clerk for late up-river papers,.
The contract with Capts. Liter and Gra-
ham for the Myrtle has been dissolved, by
mutual consent of the parties, and Capt.
Huri and Mr.. Shepard will run her as a
regular packet in the Green River trade.
She leaves this evening for Bowling
Green. are glad to see
that steps are being taken to petit
g ton the City Council to designate a
place for the landing and stay of fiatboats
and barges, and we hope the Council will
( grant the prayer Of the petitioners. -.
Among the passengers by the McCombs,
was our highly esteemed musical friend,
Mons Tasso, and we are glad to see him
in fine state of preservation and as full of
mirtn and music as ever. The Liberty
No. 2, as usual, had q big tripAof freight and
people. s ,.ss 1905.
ROats Leaving To-Day.
Fox CAIRo.-The big Superioy takes her
departure for Cairo and way points, ats
O'clock to-day. and offers fine accommodate
tions to passengers. Capt. Rudd Is in conn
mand and our elegant and attentive friend,
Billy Bently is in the passenger Office. Kit
Rudd attends to the freight department.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The Ella Faber will,
we presume, go to Louisville this evening,
in place Of the Rose Hfte disabled.
FOR NAsHvILLE.-The elegant j. p.
Webb, with fine accommo dations and genf-
al officers. will go to Nashville to-day. Let
q her go out full. I4 "a ans .5tgrr ~
CsIeamilaGs from Our Exchanges.
81 4G1NcINN AT4.-The Commercial of Wednes-
: tlays says:f fsas asslHe aea wea "A @
Is. The weather was cool and clear yester-
day, with very high winds, enveloplng the
levee and streets with CLOUDS OF dust A.
with seven feet in the channel. Here it
s II has receded two feet during the twenty
four hours ending last night with twenty
Mr.. Gus. Harms. the clerk of the Major
Anderson, who shot man named Miller,
an examination, was discharged, on the
ground that he acted in self-defense. Mill
Ter was still alive at last accounts, al tn ough
in a critical condition.
p 80 "a nfaIn pan CONWAY. having recovered
from his recent attack Of erysipelas, was In
the city YESTERDAY. We expect shorty TO
of one of our fine packets. a ri
81. Captain John A. Williamson, formerly
the aaa 6at ne Fe eo
y pafly a more lucrative business than
steam boating. just now. Es III
Hugh Saunders, formerly clerk OF the
Madison packet Forest Queen, is now keep
ing the Sheridan House, in Connersville,
IIoTIsyLLE.-The Courier of Wednesday
The River has been falling fast an the
week with ten feet three inches water In
the canal last evening by the mark During
the previous TWEEN four hours tllsad fallen
eighteen inches Ct the head OF the falls
n. and three feet at Portland The weather
was cloudy In the morning indicating rain,
but it cleared of in the evening With a
high wind prevailing. A7sses4 e9
Six negroes were at work Satarday on
the wheel of the Lady Gay, at -. 40. LOUIS
The Wn6GtS SudutlAly II
them were thrown into the river ano
drowned. . 49,, ! y
t,een so r1utilated by the breaking OF hel
shaft and piston-head that she will %
lowed TO Cincinnati for repairs
The Keokul sunk one OF her barges on {
recent trip down the river from WinOna
THE barge contained five Thousand busheI
Hss Of wheat, which was insured. ~ 8ssf -
the wreck OF the teaIner Northern Ligll
slsisi rapidly breaking up. The machlner.
only wilfbe worth raising. sfAF
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