The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-05
RIVER NEWS.
Weather. Water. and SNOW.


The weather has assumed regular
wintery aspect again, and March is
manifestly determined to maintain
her ancient reputation. About five
inches of snow fell during Sunday
night and up to 9 o'clock yesterday.
The river fell about one inch during
Sunday night, and up to noon yester-
day was about stationary. IF the
snow goes off suddenly, as it is
likely to do, it will cause material
rise, and add to the disasters of the
flood.
Arrivals and Departures.
Our port list since our last report
closed include the Palestine, Louis
vile to Nashville; Phantom, Nashville
to Evansville; Sam ] Hale, Cincinnati
to Memphis; Empire, Memphis to
Louisville; Morning Star, Henderson
to Louisville; Newsboy, Henderson
to return; Mary Swan, Memphis to
Evansville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Altoona, Mariner and Ida Stoekdael,
to st. Louis; Silver Moon. and Empe-
ror for Memphis; Huntsville, Law
renee, Centralia, Talequah, and Nora,
for Arkansas River; Arg6sy, Leoni-
das, Armenia, Emerald. Westmore-
land St. Charles, and P Nv. Strader, for
New Orleans; M, s. Mepham and
Virginia, Louisville and Indiana,
from New Orleans; Julia No. 2, and
Havana, for Nashville; Quickstep,
from Cairo; VIM. White from Green
River; Sam. Orr, from Eastport;
Rowena and Starlight, from Nash
vile.
Miscellaneous.
The continued high waters are
greatly retarding and obstructing river
business. Many of the towns and
landings hence to Cairo or Louisville
are inaccessible, and the condition of
the roads and wharf render the han
ding Of freight unusually laborious.
Hence the Louisville Packet Com
pany have laid up one boat, and the
third boat will not at present be
run hence to Cairo. The pres
ent prospect is gloomy indeed............
The Morning Star, after much trou-
BILE, found a place to discharge her
freight at Che foot of Sycamore street,
by piling it four or five tiers high.
She did not get off till noon yesterday,
when she left full of people and with a
fair packet freight list......-The Phan-
tom arrived from Nashville with a
fair trip, including some 60 hogsheads
of tobacco ........The j. P. Webb and
James Gray are in port, and vii. prob
ably lie still till the water abates. ......
Freight for the Armada was offering
rather slowly.......The Mary Swan ar
rived from Memphis yesterday pretty
light, having discharged her freight
at Cairo. She has to go on the dock
for an hour or two, but will return to
Memphis on Wednesday evening, and
regularly every Wednesday hereafter
Boats Leaving To-Day.
The beautiful Phantom is the regu-
lar Evansville and Nashville packet
at 4, o'clock to-day. Captain Hodge
Brown and Tom Wilson are her chief
officers, and are pleasant gentlemen.
Joe Carr is her accommodating freight
clerk.
For EAsTPoRT.-The excellent
steamer Sam. Orr, Capt. A. Duncan,
returns to Eastport this evening. She
is the regular Evansville and Tennes-
see River packet, ans deserves the
undivided patronage Of our citizens,
Guy Vineyard is her excellent and ac-
commodating clerk. I ~
For WABASH RIvER.-The J. ?.
Webb, Capt. Frank Dusouchet, goes
to the Wabash River this evening
She is a good boat. 2. ~
SPECIAL RIVER DISPATCHES