The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-26
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River and weather.
The remarkable phenomenon of a day
nearly clear was witnessed In this locality
yesterday. The morni: g opened clear and
cold. and the sun continued 70 shine dur
ing the forenoon, and hopes are entertain
ed that we shall have some fair weather.
The river declines very fast, having fallen
nearly four feet during the twenty-four
hours ending at noon yesterday, and was
falling at the rate of one and half inches
per hour. The low lands above the city
are still covered with water, but the river
win be within its banks everywhere within
two days If the decline continues. All the
tributaries to the Ohio are falling, and
business will at once revive.
Arrivals and Departures. e9
The arrivals and departures mp to three
O'Clock yesterday include the Havana and
America, Cincinnati to Nashville; Louisi-
ana and Savannah, Louisville to New Or
leans; Stonewall. New Orleans to Louis
villa; 8. j. Hale, Cincinnati TO Memphis;
Morning Star, Henderson to Louisville;
Newsboy, Henderson to return; Rowena,
Nashville to Cincinnati a
nO890 UuGs
Among the first boars due here are the
Emma Floyd and Julia, to Nashville;
Nymph No. 2, Mariner, to ST. Louis;
Robert Burns, Darling. and emperor.
for Memphis; Liberty No. 2, Ella Eaber,
Mary Swan, and Silver Moon, tsam
Memphis; Huntsville, and Mary Erwin,
for Arkansas River; Messenger, Louis
Vile. p. w. Strader, Great Republic, and
Alice Dean, Nick Longworth, ]. II. Groes-
beck, M. s. Mepham, Indiana, and ]. w.
Garrett, from New Orleans; Mayfiower
from Cairo; Phantom and j. p. Webb,
from Wabash; Tarascon, from Louisville;
Nightingale, and Minnie. from st. Louis;
Sam. Orr, from Tennessee River.
miscellaneous.
The bright, beautiful weather of yester-
day gave an increased impetus to business
and the wharf was thronged with steamers
1.-THE Louisiana arrived during the
night, and laid here all forenoon taking
freight from r. X. Dunkerson & Co.'s, and
Cox Humphreys wharfboats. We were
pleased to meet our genial and highly ac-
complished friend Capt. Jim. Lusk in the
Office. They do not find any better steam
boat clerks. Arthur Field watches the
freight department. We neglected TO
mention yesterday morning that Harry
Walker and Nick Pennington were
associated in the office of the Empire
The StonewaH passed up comparatively
light. Her officers, on her down trip, on
passing Grand Lake, noticed that cre-
vase had taken place at that point, and an
immense volume of water was pouring I'm
the break. overlooking the country in ev-
cry direction. "A crevasse had also occurred
eight miles below Lake Providence, which
was causing great destruction THE Morn
ing Star got a fair freight list, but had a
smaller passenger list than we have ever
seen go from this port on that noble steam,
er.......Most of the descending boats had
good trips-..- The parties attaching the
wreck of the Laura Fenton here effect ed a
compromise on Saturday, with DIR. Hall
lock, Agent of the u Underwriters, ne pay
ing them $500. We know nothing about
the merits of the case. 1t is, however, the
shortest method of settling such Difficult
ties. There was a great anxiety on the
part of our citizens to see the Great Repub-
lie yesterday, and hundreds Ioitered on
Water Street all day to catch the first
glimpse of the mammoth steamer ....-.
We accepted an Invitation to dine yes
tCI6dS Oiitncs laoQtSA<thstr o1O Aodho thde
Dabney Page still understands the business
setting princeiy tables. There is no boat
more pleasant to travel en- than the Loui-
slams. -..-..A gentleman who left Louisville
Sunday night informs u that he was on
the Great Republic at o'clock Sunday
evening, and she had but one chimney up,
and it is not probable that she Will be here
before noon to-days...-.. The Sam. Orr re-
sumes her trips to Eastport to-day The
Robt. Fulton came up from below with
tow of empty barges-........Cox& Humphrey
shipped several hundred tons OF freight
on the , Louisiana yesterday.
Boats Leaving To-day. a9ff
For e.fieet and elegant Quick,
step, Captain CGess, leaves for Cairo and
way points at three O'Clock to-day. She
has pleasant passenger accommodations.
For NAsHyILLE.-The famous Phantom,
with'that magnificent gentleman, Captain
Hodge Brown, in command, resumes her
Regular trips to Nashville and all Cumber-
land River landings, this evening at four
O'Clock. Tom Wilson and ]. p. Webb are
her elegant clerks, and are pleasant and
accommodating gentlemen. As the Phan-
tom is q regular Evansville packet and
runs in the interests of our city, sheshould
be well patronized.
For MEMPHIs.-Fhe gallant Mary Swan
IA new, neat, and substa ntial steamer
regularly entered a a regular Evansville
and Memphis packet, leaves for the latter
city o-day at 5 O'Clock. Capt. Sam Ar
cher, an experienced officer and pleasant
gentleman, Is her commander, and
Capt. ]. NJ. Swan, an affable. courteous,
and attentive officer. is her popular clerk,
and Master Walter B. Pennington, one of
the most courteous and accurate young
men in the bush ess, has charge of the
freight. Welwant to see her get full trip;