The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-27
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| MEMPHIS. May 25.-Busiiess very dull
| + ip = ~ hard the past "a hours River
/ still falling. -st4s lY54..,-st m .,.a r
{ LOUISVILLE, May 25.-River rising slow
7 ly; ga feet ia the canal
I CINCINNATI, May %. p. M.-rhe river
has risen inches, with is feet 4 inches
ralned moderately from midnight to morn,
ing Thermometer 50 deg. ~
After. a steady and at times heavy rain
of seven hours duration, on Saturday
night, we had a delightful day yesterday
clear, warm and beautiful 1.-THE river
was still rising last night, but will proba-
bly, come to stand o-day .......-There was
but little done on the leyee yesterday, and
but two arrivals outside of the regular
packets. These were the Laurel Hill, New
Orleans to Louisville, and the Nick Long
worth, Louisville for New Orleans. The
Phantom, Clarksville TO Evansville; the
Quickstep, from Cairo; the James Gray,
Ada Lyon and VIM. White, from Green
River; Ollie Sullivan, from Cannelton,
and Morning Star. from Louisyilieto Hen
derson, were the several packets in port.....
The Ada Lyon had I25 hogsheads of tobac-
co. She return ed to Green River late Sat
urday night. The VIM White had l03
hogsheads of tobacco, She arrived yester-
day morning, and returned in the after
noon-G-.. -....T The Phantom had $50 hogsheads
of - tobacco. She returns to the Gum
berlapds to-day .....--iThe Lapfek FHil1Ehad
about so tons of marble and q little other
freight-r---The Quickstep, and Morning
Star had moderate packet ,trips--r.-The
Nick Longworth has fair Foundation for
a trip, and Will take 5000 sacks OF corn
here She leaves at 10 o'clock to-day adi-
rect for New Orleans, and offers unsur-
passed accommodations to shippers and
passengers. Captain William sHo1lcroft
late of the Louisiana, and Charley Miller,
both especially courteous officers, are on
the hurricane deck and in the office.a~~.-
The Charmer, as will be noticed, dis load
ing for Nashville, and leaves this leve-
ming. Less Ware is In cQrlmand,l
and is a pleasant young gentlena n...,......a
The Phantom arrived late Saturday, and
lies over tillto-day, to fill her orders. Capt.
Vineyard and Joe. Carr are her saeconl-,
indicating -officersa..s...The Cairo packets
that they will carry pound
at % cents per hundred, which
leaves our merchants no excuse for ship
ping on outside boats THE ST. Charles |
finished her load near West Fran lin, ana
left at g o'clock, Saturday evening, for
New Orleans direct, with all she could :;
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night, with a good tr1p.x =. The \
Minneela, for Memphis, and the Efn,na
Floyd. for Nashville, win be here, this
.-s.G. Capt Gus. Lemcke viii be
home today. ,;azsEic itaft 20 ~
[correspondence.l
,;LowT ppressfr fss fRsicbfmoond LETT Rev "a.
leans, Monday, May 10Th at half past 6 r.. !
MI with two hundred and ninety seven
CABIN passengers, em bracing In the lot fvej
hundred and eighty-enIeainte llqes
owing to financial troubles, there has
produce trade of New Orleans, but matters
are beginning to wear a more cheerful as
pect, and by the close of the present week,
the usual activity will prevail. In conse-
quence of a new order by Gen. Sheridan
ed. thereby causing much trouble in dis
cargo, to say nothing of the ex-
orbitant charges OF the worthless levee
amount to half the price of the freight.
The first planting of cotton looks well,
with good stand generally, and as the
river has at last got pretty well within its
banks, the planters on the overlooked
In our passenger list we have Sir New
ton Crawley, President OF the Imperial
y de ;Sl. kail l. aecomPanied by seven
speeiton. TO acquaint themselves with our
system. There Is also im the
party Senior Don Doblado, Principal Of the1
SILVER Mines of Gautegero, who has with I
him some very fine specimens OF the pro-
duct of the mines, many fof the pieces
weighing nearly pound, and Of the puresst1
flysf Leois a lsrs r2Efaaf
Vile. 2lstsmet Pauline Carroll at Rodney,1
and LOuisville-a at Hard Times I'D passed \
Messenger at 81: met Welcome at 80, and
at 81. s23d met r. E. Lee at
Frairs' Point; passed Comet at Commerce,
and Silver Cloud at Peuck Island; met
Mepham at Cow Island. 24th met Henry
Ames atPlumb Point, and Princess at Is; /
! nd utn txna or ErrSl, a Inn oct /
iour hours first night by storm, and two
hours from same between Memphis and
cairo. Arrived at Cairo at III O'Clock,
Nay oath. Time, 3 days, 201a hours.
LODGE.