The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-09


o'clock yesterday, and was swelling
steadily. At Cincinnati and Louis
vile it is rising fast-from | to 2
inches per hour. The general belief
there is that 1t will be higher than
ever. The fall in the Wabash and
Mississippi may prevent rapid rise
here.
Arrivals and Departures.
Our port list, up to 3 o'clock, in
clude the Laurel Hill, New Orleans
to Louisville; Silver Moon, Cincinnati
to Memphis; Rob Roy, New Orleans
to Cincinnati; Ida Stockdale. Pitts
burgto Ft. Benton; Plain City, Bow
ling Green to Louisville; Charmer,
Boneyard to Cairo; News Boy, Hen
derson and return; Advance No. 2,
Capt. Eastman and Nat Parker, Wa
bash to Evansville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Altoona, Mariner, Minnie, and Ame-
liza Poe, to St. Louis; Darling, and
Emperor, for Memphis; Liberty No. 2,
and Mayfower, from Memphis;
Huntsville, Lawrence. Centralia, Tai
equah, and Nora, for Arkansas River;
Argosy, Stonewall, Westmoreland,
and p w. Strader, for New Orleans;
M. S. Mepham and Virginia, Sam
Parker, j. H. Groesback, Swollow,
Louisville and Indiana, from New
Orleans; Emma Floyd, for Nashville
Rowena, and Phantom from Nashville;
Quickstep and Armada, from Cairo;
Tarascon, and Morning Star, from
Louisville: Importer, Silver Lake
No. 4 and Ezra Porter, from St.'Louis.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-We presume the
Quickstep, Capt. Chess, will leave at
3 o'clock to-day for Cairo and way
ports. Our pleasant Hibernian friend,
Charley Irwin, is in the office, and a
nicer young man don t steamboat.
For LOUISVILLE. - The famous,
feet, favorite Tarascon. Capt. A. T.
Gilmore, with the urbane and atten-
tive Miles ID. Warren in the Office, is
the regular packet for Louisville this
evening. She has no ditto, and it is
a joy to go on her.
For NAsHvILLE.-The excellent
steamer Chattanooga, leaves for the
Cumberland River to-day at Pm,
commanded by Capt. Henry Scott, an
experienced officer. Our handsome
and courteous young friend Kit Rudd
is in the office Give her big trip.
For MEMPHIs.-The Mary Swan,
having been detained by the bad
weather and streets, will positively go
to Cairo and Memphis to-day at IL
o'clock. She is neat, safe, and COM
Portable steamer Captain Sam, Ar
cher is her popular commander, and
those corteous and afable gentlemen,
Capt. J M. Swan and Arthur PEN
nington, are her obliging clerks. No
pleasanter gentlemen can be found.
For WABAsH.-The Advance No.
2, Captain Eastman, goes to the Wa
bash to-day. seTa
For HENDERsoN.-The News Boy
is the regular Henderson packet to-
day.. 5ie 81
| Vf miscellaneous. ~fr
l. The prayer of river men il that
the mud would dry up, or that
the river would rise so that the stage
planks would reach the paYements.
A portion of Water Street has been
paved with dunnage to prevent drays
from going through to China."...-The
Laurel Hill had good trip. She dis
charged some so or go hegsheads of
sugar and other freight here. She
also brought up Capt. Dexter's famous
trotter, John A. Logan......The Silver
Moon was full of freight, and dis
charged largely here, and took some
freight in return. She arrived about
3 o'clock yesterday morning, having
made a beautiful run.........The Ida
Stackdale was full for the mountain
/ regions......T The Mary Swan was I'M
able to get away yesterday by reason
of the horrible condition of the wharf.
She will positively go to-day..-.....The
/ Charmer came up from the bone yard
!. and loaded for Cairo. She got nice
trip..........T The towboat Robt. Fulton
knocked off one of her chimneys CON-
ing up, and lies up here to repair. 1.-The
| Michigan is still lying above the wharf