The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-12
weather and Water.


cloudy, smoky, moist, and mild, with
light descent of condensed vapor. not en-
titled to the name of rain, but with fair
prospect of developing into that desirable
fluid. The river was very nearly at
stand, and if changed at all was swelling,
but 30 little, if any, that IL was almost i'm
possible to determine. There is 30 inches
water on the break Of the dam at French
Island, and the bar below hes cut out to
the same depth. No perceptible rise had
taken place at greensboro or French
Island when the Ollie Sullivan left those
points on Tuesday evening. The pilots of
the Cumberland found but three feet scant
on Shawneetown Bar, and 3% or all the
bars below. Green River is rising slowly.
but not enough to AFFECT the OHIO here.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up 10 three
O'Clock yesterday include the Cum berland,
from Cairo; Newsboy, from Henderson to
return Ollie Sullivan, to greensboro
Robert Fulton. for Green River.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Ida Rees. for Cairo; Lawrence. tor Arkan-
sas River; Empire, for Memphis; Lizzie
Hopkins, Alaska. Starlight, st. Charles,
Legal Tender, and Indiana, for New Or
leans; Cora :. and Sam. j. Hale, from
Memphis; Charmer and Fanny Brandeis,
from Cairo; Luella, from Eastport.
sEisceIIane0ns.@
Business vast not particularly lively on
the levee yesterday morning 1.-THE Ada
Lyon had a full trip from Green River,
and was piling the wharf with hoop poles,
slaves, heading, tobacco poultry andsSun-
dries......--.. The Cumberland hadta good up
considerab reshipping freight. She done
a large way business along the coast.
We neglected. to mention, yesterday, that
Billy Conant, proverbial for attention to
shippers aud his courtesy to newspaper
men, is her freight clerk. There is none
better. Linton was receiving
fairly, and the Cumberland brought large
orders to be hIled.-..-. The Ollie sullivan
had an immense trip out, Including sixty
two pass engers. She will be back this
morning in time to leave at 10. The Louis
vile light draughts may be Eexpected
to come through by Saturday, if the river
continues to rise ...-....Capt. Reub. Neal
will leave Louisville with the big indiana
as soon as there is water enough to let her
over the bars light. She may be expected
here on afurday, and will offer unequaIed
attractions to passengers and shippers for
New Orleans ........ We intended to say, yes
terday morning, that Capt. Peckeu psugh
and George Patterson went out n charge
OF the Norman. The paragr got mixed
and rather minated that they take out
the Peerless, a duty that Captain Husion
feels competentto discharge-..--Capt. Ben.
Howard authorizes us to say that he has
brought the Cumberland here to stay, all
ru1nOrs to the contrary Notwithstanding.
. The Robert Fulton had steam up yes
terday TO leave for Green River with a tow
of empty barges............At noon yesterday
the atm osphere was so dense with fog and
mist that tue Kentucky shore was invisi-
bic.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The elegant Charmer, Cap
tain H. T. Dexter, may be expec ed TO
leave for Cairo and all way landings, at
O'Clock to-day. She mas frst-class passen-
ger accommodations, and her clerks,
Messrs. Jack Grammer and Walter b.
Pennington are among the most pleasant
and obliging gentlemen in the business.
FoR OwENsBoRo-The Ollie Sullivan will
return to greensboro at 10 O'Clock this
m 1rning,, and viii connect with the Pal
estine for Louisville and all way points.
Ham Throop commands, and Les Ware
and VIII Hugo are her clerks.
For CLARRsvILLE.-The beautiful and
We y light draught Cobb Webb, Capt. Jim
webb, will leave this evening for CIarks- |
vile and all intermediate Cumberland
River landings. and should receive good i
trip. Capt jim Webb is social, genial, |
and obliging gentleman.
GsIeanings from our Exchanges.
PIrTsBURG. = The Commercial OF Mon |
day says:
Notwithstanding the cold freezing wea-
Their, the Monongahela rose nearly three /
feet water, backing uD the Aliegl eny /
above Hare's Island. The river at Cooks |
town, below Brownsville, at AM. yester-
dav had risen over three feet and ct
Brownsville over thirty inches
The tow boat Arab left last even ng for
CINCINNATI, with ten flats in tow. contain
ing 10000 bushels of coal The tow boat
HAYS left for the same port with fen tiars
containing q, Go bushels. Should the wea-
Their m Moderate, others viii follow.
CINcINNArI. = The Commercial of Tues
day says:
The Cham oion No. 7, yesterday, towed
the shamrock into Winter quarters near
'it bantam Murdoclx, of WeIlsvtle. takes
charge OF the Office of the America, des-
tined for Memphis.
The Commercially. Pittsburg dispatch
says:
The Allegheny River Is full of floating /
ice and II is beginning to run pretty thick |
in the Monong thelse~ais1 The wind has |
subsided, bat its very cold and Will freeze /
keenJy tonight. and IL would not be sur |
prising II the Allegheny would gorge here /
during the night The following tOWbOatS I
are reported as having left for below with |
lows of coal: Antelope, sam Roberts, /
Fearless, Leader and J. Gilmore; also, six |
floating boats.a
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier of Tuesday |
says:
The river was slowly rising, yesterday, |
with 81 inches in the canal in the evening. |
by the mark. During, the previous "a