The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-27
Gleanings from our Exchanges.

LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier, OF the
25th, says:
The river, as we. had anticipated,
commenced falling on Friday night
last, and up to noon yesterday it had
fallen inches. Since that time it
has continued to fall, though very
slowly, the entire decline being about
IA inches at the head of the falls up
to dusk last evening. The weather
was warm and very close Saturday
evening, followed by high winds and
hard rain during the night follow
ing, and light rains and some hail yes
terday. 1t turned colder during Sun
day, and as the barometer was rising
we may expect dry, and possibly cold
weather to-day.
The St. Louis Democrat of the 25th
says: Il 3a 9l4 80 b8a9qgs
The weather is very fine, although
it has been cold. The river is declin-
ing slowly at this point, and we are
not at all sure that there will be any
further rise here soon. At all events
we are confident the river has reached
its greatest height for 1867. Ship
ments to New Orleans last week were
very heavy, and will probably con-
tinue so this week. The boatmen's
committee will meet this morning as
usual. before Change time, and dis
cuss the important and somewhat agi-
tating subject of freight rates. The
food in the Ohio is subsiding, but the
swollen waters of the lower Missis-
sippi are spreading and devastating.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the
18th says:
The weather was cloudy, rainy, and
chilly yesterday. with indications of
snow, and the mercury ranging at two
degrees all day. At Pittsburg the
river was falling last night, with nine
feet in the channel. Here it has re-
coded sixteen inches during the
twenty-four hours ending last night,
with ffty-one feet in the channel.
To-day there will fifty-four feet under
the bridge for passing steamers.
The new Evansville and Cairo Uni
ted States mail packet, Mayfower,
leaves for Evansville, on her first
trip, tomorrow evening. The hull.
by Sam Hambleton, is 215 feet long,
35 feet beam, the extreme width being
50 feet, with 81 feet depth of hold.
The boilers, by Tudor, iron, by Swift
& Co., of Newport. are four in num-
Der, 40 inches in diameter, and "a feet
long. containing four fues each. The
cylinders are 202 inches in diameter,
with feet stroke; water-wheels 80
roa4 - Jso,na4a~ ~r:&L k-oLoko- 10l
feet long and % inches wide. The
engines are by Mallory & Stemler, and
cabin by james q Finch; painting by
ID. j. Williams. Cabin, 16 feet wide,
containing fifty state rooms. The
Office is in front, with
front doorway opening on the guards.
The brussels carpets from Drown,
Douglass & Co. The servants cabin
and nursery, beneath the ladies' cab
in, is commodious and comfortable.
She has wide stock guards, with
gangway inside, adjoining the boilers,
and wide enough to roll tobacco hogs
heads back to the engine room. She
is roomy between the stairs and coal
bin. and in the engine room, and has
an easy and graceful model at bow and
stern; massive smoke stacks. tower
ing fifty feet above the hurricane
deck; fancy pilot house, surrounded by
a large gilt ball, by John Hanly, and
a spread eagle, by Niehouse & Beck
man, of Evansville. The copper, tin
and sheet iron work is by Mclean &
Shetland The Texas is well proper
toned and roomy, containing sixteen
rooms for the crew, with the Captains
parlor and social hall. The Mayfower
cost $4,000, and was built under the
personal supervision of her command
er, Capt. j. ". Throop- Cincinnati
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