The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-22
ADDITIONAL RIVER NEWS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER NEWS.
Contrary to expectations, the Tar
ascon came down yesterday evening
with fine packet trip.........By a
private dispatch, the intelligence
reached the city, yesterday, that the
new packet boat, tMayfower, could
not pass the bridge at Cincinnati, and
would not, as a consequence, reach
Evansville for several days yet. She
was confidently expected on Monday
might until this news was received
,...,....The Rose Hite will probably
take her departure, for Louisville,
to-day..s... 1.-The j. w. Garrett had a
tow of five barges, laden with wagons,
plows and agricultural implements,
and miscellaneous freight. She took
on lot of corn at this port, remain
ing the greater part of the day...,.....
The Armada did not leave till late,
having to make a short trip up the
river for freight,........The Advance
arrived from Wabash River, but
nothing was, ascertained concerning
her trip........It is expected that the
J, p. Webb will be out of the dock
as early as Saturday, ready for the
trade again...... The Chattanooga
laid by up the river, whchce she had
gone for freight ON Wednesday night,
and did not take her final leave until
yesterday morning......But little of
public importance transpired on the
levee in the afternoon of yesterday.
The river was still rising at night
fall, though slowly.........The Ad-
vance No, 2 will leave for Wabash
River, this evening at 6 clock.
Especial to Evansville Journal
NEwa ORLEANS. Feb. 21.-The
weather is clear and warm. 80
Arrivqls- Stonewall and Louisville,
from Louisville. aa 10 ..- Ia q & s.,- h,
5 Departed = Mississippi, for St.
Louis; P. w. Strader, for Louisville;
Glasgow and St. Charles, for ,Vicks-
burg; Gen. Quitman, for Nashville.
Especial to the Evansville Journal
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 721.-TRe river is
still rising. The weather has turned
cold; mercury at rs. - - - -
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LOUISVILLE, Feb, 2l.-The river is
rising one-half inch per hour. Mer-
curry at 81 Barometer 1880, and
rising. " er ny = = A z |
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NASHVILLE, Feb. 21.-River fall
ing; Is feet on the shoals Weather |
clear and sscold. sBoHsg 4jod5 lis ri
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Departed Starlight. Iaa' s'..2 +. s. |
Especial to Evansville Journall
MEMPHIS, Feb, p. The weather
is clear, and the river is rising slowly. |
The Mississippi is now a broad ex-
panse of water. The plantations
adjacent to the river and lowlands
are inundated. Business is active.
Departmental. Tracy, Lexington,
Camelia, w. Graham and Importer,
for St. Louis; Westmoreland with
500 bales of cotton, and Emma No. 3
with 800 tons of freight, left for Gin
cinnatiat 8 P. NJ; Liberty for Louis,
vile, with 500 bales cotton. In Port.
Atlantic, Cora s., Marble City,
and Darling. The Atlantic loads here
with cotton for New Orleans.
Especial to the Evansville Journal
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 21.-The river is
rising one half inch per hour. The
Indiana left for New Orleans at noon
Especial to the Evansville Journal
PITTsBURG, Feb. h21.-By advices
received from up the Monongahela,
we learn that the river is swelling
rapidly. The pier marks here indi-
cate 20 feet and rising fast. The
weather is cloudy and cool. rfa
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