The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-27
RIVER NEWS.


Yesterday was a most delicious day
bright, balny and beautiful-are real charm
ing day. The river is rEsing steadily and
TriI rather rapidly and is rising at Pittsburg
The Cumberland and Tennessee are both
up, and still rising. The Mississippi, at st.
g Louis, is about at stand, but considera-
bic rise is reported above.
Arrivals and Departures.
The following comprise the arrivals and
departures since our last report was closed:
~ Mystic, Mt. Vernon to Green river; j. p.
Webb, Nashville, TO Evansville; Charner,
Cairo and return; Nile, Pittsburg to Mis-
souri, river Liberty No. 2, Louisville to
Memphis; Morning Star, Memphis to Lou
- isville; Argosy, Cincinnati to Nashville;
VIM. White, Green river to Evansville; ].
ga It. McCombs, louisville and return.
BOats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Canaelia and Havana, for Nashville; Iron
City and Bertha, for st. Louis; Alice Dean
,Ninneola, and Leonora No. 2, for Mem
phis; Amazon, Madison, Emerald, Mel
notte and. Indiana, for New Orleans; SUI
perior, from Cairo Clifton, from Mem
phis; Mary Ament and Ella Faber, from
Louisville. sN5
Miscellaneous.
Business was pretty brisk on the 1evee
wednesday evening and yesterday .........
The Virginia on Wednesday cleaned up
the wharf OF all New Orleans freight but
the machinery, which win probably go on
the Indiana to-day The Mystic return
.. ed from Mt. Vernon during Wednesday
night and yesterday morning left for Green
River with very good trip. She is plain
but neat little craft........ The J. p. Webb
brought in splendid trip, including over
100 hhds of tobacco She returns TO Nash
vile to-day and should have load.
The Charmer had moderate trip in yes
terday morning, but took out a fair cargo
+ a 10. \ 49, .raw1
lsv some trip OF freight and was, AS usual, full
'bEs9sg OF people. She took a considerable guam
tity of freight from this port Among the
passengers to this city. were delighted
to meet very elegant and esteemed
friend Commodore ]. B. Archer chief OF
tn Archer-Hart Line, who visits this city
business. We glad to see him greatly
49, improved in health since last year,.
J - The MorningsNsr :sfrived from Memphis
at z o'clock yesterday. She discharged
but little here, and went out of sight In ID
rninutes-quick tine. We are indebted TO
go I Frank Banksrnith. herpopular Clerk and
- IL also to Ed Judge, OF the Liberty, for late
a7sf3 papers...~- The Aigosy did not get Off on
esei "Wednesday night, but left yesterday, with
all the freight She could carry........ The
William White came in from Green
River at 2 o'clock, full of Tobacco
Sire returns to Bowling Green, to-day .......
The j. T. McCombs had moderate triI
DOJn WayS-...-Our pleasant young Arlehu
Ali. Edwards, dropped in on us yesterday
fresh from the Sunny Soath. He came uI
on the Indiana. an
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR NASHVILLE The elegant ]. p
Webb, Hodge Brown master, leaves TO
Nashville to-day. She is O good boat, ane
her officers obliging and gentlemanly
FoR CAIRo.-The big Superior. Captain
G. r. Rudd in command, with Billy Bently
in the Office, and Kit Rudd to look afte
freight, goes to Cairo to-day.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The Ella Faber hnt
boat, well commanded, goes to Louisville
this evening. ~
FoR NEW ORLEA.Ss.-The great Indiana
goes to New Orleans to-day--Capt. J. Slut
Neal, Willie Collins, and Bob Lodge, ar
e her chief officers. E4iseea-