The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-13

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The rain ceased some time toward
daylight yesterday morning, but the
clouds still obscure the sky, and the
prospects of bright weather have but
little improved.......The river swelled
four inches perpendicularly during
twelve hours from seven o'clock yes
terday morning, and about seven
inches during the twenty-four hours
ending at three o'clock yesterday.
The heavy and generally prevalent
rain of Monday, will no doubt cause
the Ohio to rise again along its whole
length.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures up
to three o'clock yesterday were the
News Boy, to Henderson and return !;
Curlew to Henderson, Minnie to St.
Louis.
Roafs Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Mariner, Nightingale, and Anne
liza Poe, to St. Louis; Clifton,
and Minneola for Memphis; Liberty
No. 2,and Silver Moon, from Memphis;
Huntsville, Lawrence, Centralia, Tai
equah, and Nora, for Arkansas River;
Laurel Hill, Argosy, and Wauanita,
for New Orleans; M. S. Mepham
Sam. Parker, J.. FL. Groesback,
Louisville and Indiana, from New
Orleans; Rowena, for Nashville;
and Chattanooga, from Nashville;
Charmer, from Cairo; Tarascon, from
Louisville.
miscellaneous.
Business was not brisk yesterday
morning, with not single arrival af-
ter that of the Phantom during the
night, and nothing but the News Boy
up to noon......The Olive Branch was
receiving as rapidly as the drays could
haul, but the terrible condition of the
streets, especially Water Street, pre-
vented much celebrity of movements.
1t was doubtful whether or not she
would get off last night......The Phan-
tom had 165 hhds. tobacco.........The
Cumberland is so high that nearly all
business is suspended along that
stream, and the Phantom will proba-
be laid up until the water abates.....
The Mayfower commenced receiving
freight yesterday, and will, no doubt,
have big trip to-day. Hundreds of
citizens visited her yesterday, and all
steamboatmen are unqualified in their
admiration of her great beauty and
adaptation to the trade. The j.
2. Webb and Petrolia were preparing
to leave for the Wabash.........The
James Gray had her chimneys down
yesterday morning for slight repairs.
They were up at noon, and she would
leave for Frostburg last
big Richmond is now
at Jacksonville completing her out
fit, and waiting till there is room at
the Louisville wharf for her to land...
The food at Louisville is higher
now than during the last week of
February. Here it is about as high
rs at any time previous since 1892.
The water can be seen in the throats
Of the inlet to the sewer at Mr.. Orr's
and at the corner of Vine and
Water Streets. We hope some one
will watch the rising tide carefully,
and mark its elimination so perma-
nently that future generations may not
be left in doubt, as we are, relative to
high water mark. There was but AZ
FEET space between the suspension
bridge and the water at Cincinnati,
IN Monday.........The rise during
he twenty-four hours ending at
'hree o'clock yesterday, at this
point, was seven and a half inches
oy careful, measurement........T The
Quickstep did not leave yesterday, and
We are informed semi officially that
The retires from the contest, which,
We think, is a wise conclusion to
arrive at on the part of her owners
Boats leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent new
packet steamer Mayfower, command
ID by that prince of steamboatmen.
captain J. v. Throop, with those
model clerks, Billy Dunn and Geo.
Throop, in the Office, will leave for