The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-21
RIVEF NEWS.
River "a weather.


day morning, andVas cold and damp, sug-
costing snow stohs. The river had risen
twenty inches airing the twenty-fOur
hours ending yterday at three o'clock,
afternoon. The is eight feet In the chan
mel at Pittsbur and rising. The river is.
also, rising rapiy al Cincinnati, with wet
weather. @
Arrfvls and Departures.
The arffvaiand departures, up TO three
O'Clock ryestday include the Armada,
Cairo to Evhsvilie; Liberty No. 2, Mem
phis TO I4o@ville; News Boy, Henderson
10 return II, w. strader, New Orleans 10
4 Louisvillesan Orr, TO Cairo; J. r. Webb,
10 Mempis; Darling, Memphis to cincin-
natl Ro1 fiite, Louisville and return.
q, Boats Due. sw II 6s8fu
/ Amog the first boats due here
are til Havana and Starlight, tor Nash
vile Nightingale, and silver Cloud, for St.
Louil Belle Vernon, from ST. Louis, LIB
ertyEo. 2, Silver Moon, and st. Cloud, for
Me,phis; Nora, for Arkansas River; Eme-
raj NJ Longw6rth, and Louisville, for
nv Orleansg Messenger, Silver spray. ].
| II droesheclE, Carrie, and Indiana, from
| NV Orleans; .charmer, from Cairo; Tar
scon, nom louisville; Phantom, nom
iennessee River. BN 1Hf9Haa reta
i bsfaf1a Miscellaneous. .fst,afA AZ
Business Is quite active on the landing
and freights are becoming more plenty.
The Mepham got a fine freight trip here on
Monday night, for New Orleans l....a. The
Armada had n good passenger list, but a
slim freight trip....,...The j. p. Webb RS,
turned from Newburg Monday night, with
4.
stock. She added considerable freight
here and left full last evening. She enters
the Evansville and Nashville trade as a
regular weekly packet, upon her return
from Memphis, and should receive the ex-
elusive patronage Of our merchants.........i
The Liberty No. 2 arrived from Memphis
early yesterday morning, with magnh-
cent trip, all she could carry. She dis
charged 200 bales of cotton here for II. X.
Dunkerson Il Co., and 300 for Gonter. We
are indebted TO her accomplished clerks
for manifest, which will be found below
........The p. w. Strader arrived nom New
Orleans, en- route TO Louisville, at 10 O'Clock
yesterday. She discharged some freight
here including 30 crates OF Queensware for
Hoiiingsworth Brothers. Among her
passengers was ME- Luke Grant,
of4d this city 10 whom I'VE are
indebted for appreciated fayprs, ..,s,,..t
The Sam Orr was receiving rather slowly
before noon, but a large amount OF goods
was being packed throughout the city
Some daring thief broke into the money
drawer OF the Sam Orr Monday night. and
cleaned IL OF small change. about SIS. Some
gold and silver, arevoivero and BIN Tile
"a a a left
The Henry Ames has abandoned the
Louisville and New Orleans trade already.
.,.....The Darling had 800 bales OF cotton
for Cincinnati. She broke her starboard
shaft at island No. 10, and had to come up
on one wheel. She has hada tedious voy-
age...~.., The Rose Hite was full OF people,
but had little freight........,T The Sam Orr got
a good trip, Notwithstanding the pros
poets were dull m the morning. aad n
q Boats Leaving To-Day. +
For CAIRO. The grand Armada, the
fleet favorite OF the Lower Ohio, leaves for
Cairo at 3 O'Clock to-day. Capt. II. Il. Dex-
Ter an old and experienced steam boatman,
is In command, and Fred. Huston, with
George Throop, is In the Office. Passengers
and shippers viii receive the most polite
attentions. Gen. Jackson gives his undi-
vided attention 10 the commissary depart
ment and her tables groan with fairness.
LoR LouIsvILLE.--The elegant Tarascon
In the regular packet for Louisville this
evening, and II a:stunner. Nocleyerer gem
tiemen than Capt A, 7. Gilmore, John
ouerbaclker and Hutchinson go steam
boating. Dabney still gets mp the eatables,
and in superb style Nothing more luxu-
.a...,. ,t,avn Inar an hin opnoiut n,anfs "a "a no
imagined.
For GREEN RIVER The reliable and
tidy Ada Lyon is the regular packet for
Bowling Green and all Green River land
ings this evening. Captains Edwards and
Graham are her chief officers, ard are
proyerbiai for their kindly and considerable
attentions to passengers and shippers. H
Manifest of Steamer Liberty No. 2, from
Mefnphis To Louisville, November 10Th.
ls6e.--For Cairo-rL, 3, Dunn 40 head cat
tle f
Co. 200 bales of cotton; w. ID. Ganter, 200
bales cotton; Hall & Rudd, barrels pota-
For New Albany~-R. X, Dunkerson, 50
For Louisviile--L. b. Dunn, 1870 head cat
tie Trabue, Davis q Co., IL bales cotton;
s. M Isemart, 80 bags wheat. 9it s
&sIemnfnGs from our Exchanges.
CINcINNArI.- The Commercial OF Sunday
says:
The Nicholas Longworth, having with
drawn from the Louisville trade, will leave
FOR Louisville ON "Wednesday, from the foot
of Vine Street, In charge OF Captain a. ~
Irwin.
T'he new packet General Lyle will COM
mence her regular trips to Louisville, In
tine mail line In "a few days. The G.. 4. Du-
mont takes the place OF the Longworth In
the mail line to Louisville untm the Lytle
Ii ready. ILls iff -l4 .sf ~ 80
Miller a. Ellis yesterday receiv ed dis
match from Nashville, stating that there
was forty inches, and rising in the Gam
berland.lRg ailH 3Af lra .A-Fi
The Commercial OF Monday says:
The weather was cloudy and clear yes
terday with Indications of rain last night.
The mercury ranged at So degrees at noon:
feet IN the CHANNEL Here the river has
riaen q feet during the past VI hours, with