The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-18
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1t continued to snow, a good p0r-
ton of Saturday night, but cleared
up yesterday, and the sun dissipated
most Of the snow. The river was
stationary, from Saturday night and up
to yesterday evening, when, we think,
it commenced declining, but it was SO
rough that it was difficult to deter
mine. 1t was falling pretty rapidly
at Louisville, on Saturday evening,
when the Morning Star left. If the
weather continues dry, the decline
will be rapid, and relief will soon
come to the drowned out citizens
along the river.....--.T The arrivals and
departures since our last report
closed include the Mayfower, to Cal
70; Havana, Nashville to Cincinnati
ii; Petrolia, Wabash River to Ey-
ansville; Empire, Memphis to Lou
isvilIe; Mary Swan, Memphis to EV-
ansviIle; Louisville and j. II. Groes-
beck, New Orleans to Cincinnati;
Charmer, Cairo to Evansville; VIM.
White, Green River to Evansville (;
Morning Star, Louisville to Hem
derson; James Gray, to HARTFORD.
The Havana had a good trip; most of
the others were rather light......The
Morning Star had good trip, includ-
ing over one hundred bales of hay
and large amount of freight for re-
shipment up Green River......The
Mary Swan had moderate trip. She
will return to Memphis on Tuesday
evening, and should have a big trip
I've are requested, by members of
the Cairo Packet Company, to say
that they never had any intention to
send the Armada to Cincinnati for re-
pairs. The only question that was
raised was as to the capacity of the
dry dock here to take her in and al
low space to put in the timbers. The
Mayfower towed the Armada down
to the dock on Saturday afternoon.
Robert Lodge, formerly of the Indi-
ana, is to be freight Clerk on the
Richmond He is a good one.a...
Harry Walker has retired from. the
Indiana. He has the reputation of
being the best mud Clerk in the bust
ness......The William White had a
nice little trip from Green Riyer......
The James Gray had a big trip for
Rough Creek last night. The Petrolia
came up from the Wabash full..........
Dunkerson & Co. have about 1900
tons, of freight ready to go South.
Cox & Humphreys wharf boat is also
full, and Hubs & Viets have also a
large quantity.....The great Ruth will
probably come here and load. IF the
Richmond or Great Republic desire
full load they had better come here.
The Louisville was solicited to load
here, but the officers and crew had
been away from home so long that
they desired to go to Cincinnati ........
The steamer Mercury, owned by Capt.
Pink Marble, of. Louisville, and ply
ing as q regular packet between Lou
isville and White River, sunk in Ar
kansas cutoff on Friday, and is to-
tai loss. She was a stern-wheel boat,
valued at $4,000, and insured in the
following Offices for itteeen thou
sand dollars: Lamar, $1,000,
Northwestern, $4,000, Phoenix, S., 900,
of Louisville, and the United Life,
Fire and Marine, of Covington. 81
O00...., The Morning Star had 40hhds
of tobacco for r. K. Dunkerson &
Co., and, for want of room on the
landing, the tobacco was rolled upon
Main Street......The Swan had 81 bales
cotton, consigned to r. K. bunker
son Il Co., to go forward by the IA
nous White Line ........The Chat
tanooga made an excursion up
the river yesterday to gather up
corn......The Leonora No. 2 went
down to the Bayou on like mission.
Thousands of sacks of corn have
been drowned in the bayou, and every
house is inundated. The lie Policy
rudder used on the steamer May
flower, has proved most decided sue
cess, and is highly spoken of by the
several pilots who have handled that
boat, and We have no doubt it will
come into general use. The principle
on which it is constructed, recon-
mends it to.the confidence of pilots.
The rudder is made hollow, the water
passing in at the post and