The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-21
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nor other River Items see Seventh Rage.

The weather continued mild and the
river CONTINUED to rise steadily up to mid
night....-~tThe additional arrivals and
departures were the Leonidas and Altoona,
New Orleans TO Cincinnati; Cora s., Lou
isviile to Memphis; ATgonaut No. 2. lou
isville to Cumberland River; James Gray,
from Green River; Cumberland, to Cairo
- -. Captain Duncan has chartered the
CharRler. and she Will leave for Eastport
tonight, late, in place of the Sam. ORR.
The William White will positively leave
for he Cumberland this evening. ........The
James Gray will probably return to Green
River this e7enEn g-........Capt. Thompson.
of tire Altoona, was in the city yesterday,
awaiting the arrival of his boat, which,
we think, came In about snidnight........ A
portion of the crew of the Alice V. ar
rived by last nights train, and are stop
/ ping at the American House ...........-..
| The Alice v is announced for New Or
leans this evening $1,000. Remember that
/ the mag niEcent st. Charles will be down
/ te-n1orfOw for New orleans. Geo VIII
/ liams Is her excellent Clerk. The Cobb
/ Webb lies over till next week. We met
! Capt. Webb las evening, so finely dressed
/ that wedid not know him. We were glad
/ 20 see such evidences of the pros
periiy of the Cobb Webb.......-.........
/ AT Louisville, on Thursday night, the
river was falling slowly with mild wealth
er and brisk rain from 8 o'clock P. n. till
lsmidnigat, which IS favorable to renewal
of the rise........At Cincinnati, the river
was rsceding rather rapidly, the weather
moderatfng, wfth;a prospect of rain ........
| 1t coIDmenced raining here near midnight
last night, and continued TO rain gently
up to the time of closing this report. ~
A.
Charmer left CAIRO on Thursday, Dec 18th,
at o'clock A: n. Boats in ports NJ. 5,
Mepham and ContinentaE The latter
brought so hhds and 200 boxes sugar for
4 st. L9uis. She turns back from Cairo on
account of low water to st. Louis, the Bis
marck and other large boats being freport-
ed aground. Met Mfnneo. a below MeIrop =
| Olls I; Tyrone, at Paducah May over.
aground, at Han1lettsburgh Armada and
| Eliza Hughes, at Cumberland Jam: Little
Gender, with salt tow, atStewart's island ;
Lewellin and Liberty No.l2. below (folconl
at caG Ssafn dt6S at
Altoona, waiting for moon to rise, to start
Pissed sIfLn eona 6 az P ksiglgb Dss
mild, with OCCASIONAL Indications d rain.
ArrtVedatl2 sM., and laid up The Quick
step resumes her place as the Monday and
I y thursday u. s. Mail Packet under the
same auspices as the Chatmer, leaving for
dry hides; Igleheart Bros, is bags wheat;
] obOCA WGAA WV pAk5S n. Du1-
kerson & Co, binds tobacco ! Hudspeih &
Co.. bols pecans; +. r.. Huston, 80 l1bls
spar. ~ lai-5 4ft sa-9i +Hf &
MAS1F lasrEof steamer Sam. Orr, Decenl-
( Der 20, 1867: Ragon & Dicke ~ bales cot
ton, 2 bxs nldse, 1 Dbl sugar; Thos. C. Smith
& Co, Il bales cotton J. c. Dusouchet &
| Co., 4 bales cotton; Wright. q Harper. So
ton IF. NJ Humphrey & Co., 4 bales cotton
i ]. p. Gibson d Co., IS bales cotton; p. p.
Roberts; bales sottoHH SSaPs, 8ngcsn
= cotton; R.Ks DuDkerson d Co., s. bales cot
u ton; fRagou & Dickey,2 meat kegs, i Dbl
Bottom. 1 trunk; Cloud & Akin, / box; j
5. Nc, 3 bdls eather H. o. Bas bc0ck, 1 corn
shelter: Union z. Co, 1 benst& ad, - dozen
chairs; A. Refs. dry hides; Mackey, Mes
bit & Co., saddle; Hayhprst d Whitaker,
I'd sack peaches; Cincinnati, So bates cotton.
thBroke PhantoI1's shaft one mile above
" Weston, going down. transferred trip to
: sSaIn. Orr, and broke her shaft half mile
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