The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-29

River and weather
n. Fher Rirer Items See rim Page.

The weather yesterday was warm an
cloudy, with Indications of more rair
The river rose fully five feet during the
hours ending at three o'clock yesterda,
s ana was rising at the rate of two to tw
and half inches per hour 1t is risfn
rapidly at all points to Pittsburg.
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures up TIC three
O'Clock yesterday include the Empire
memphis to Louisville; Darling Memphi,
TO Cincinnati; Silver Cloud, New Orlean,
10 cincinnati; Armada Cairo to Evans
VIE; Leonora No. 2, Nashville to Cincin-
natl; Nightingale, st. Louis to Cincinna-
u; VIM. White, to Green River; Rose Hfte.
Louisville and return
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Rowena, for Nashville; America. for
Tennessee River; New York. for ST.
Louis; Silver Moon, for Memphis, Mary
Erwin, and Tahlequah for Arkansas River.
+. w. Strader, Richmond, and Am
AEON, for New Orleans; louisa
ma, Louisville and Messenger, from New
Orleans; Quickstep, from Cairo; Tarascon.
from Louisville; Mary Swan, Liberty No.
and Clifton from Memphis. s-iri'H
rMisceIIaneOus.sa
The storm of Monday night was terrific
on the river, and the Armada had the full
dement, OF 1t. As she was about landing aft
Mt. vernon the wind struck her AIT the
Wheel, and IN a moment she Law souare
across the river, almost on her beams end |
one guard was, underwater the |
water rushed through her engine rom |
along the cylinder timbers. Cant. GINS
was compelled togo to the pilot house 10 I
nave his orders heard amid the howlines
% sne storm. In the hight of the danger /
<1nu eActefnept, some fool raised the alarm
oi hre' ahd panic seized portion of the
passengers and crew. Capt. Gus. quickly 1
mad ner headed to the wind, and She
righted and rode out the storm most gal-
iantiy. All the officers and crew represent
the storm as the most fearful thew ever
experienced on the river.. The Nfohtin
gaze also feIt the storm pretty keenly but | /,
peing deeply laden, experienced no special
1nconvenlence-.......The Empire passed I'M
MONDAY evening with moderate trip i
Inc Armada had IA hhds. of tobacco and
considerable other height. She had a |
light passenger trip.......The Darling dis
charged lO2 bales of cotton here and had
ialf trip TO C1ncinnatf......The Silver Cloud
nau Two parges in tow.......-The Nightin- / T
gale was loaded to the guards with pig 4
ron IRON ore, lead and cotton, and was Il
ull OF people. She had 200 bales of cotton -
Shipment In that direction......-The Leo | :
nora No. had good trip of old RAILROAD, X
ron and tobacco. .....-.The VIM. White left a
'ariy afternoon for Green RiverTh The
daynoWef, on the trip before the last
auled Inc Chattanooga off the bank at
mithiand and towed her to Caseyville :
nd brought her the balance of the way or :
ionday morning-..-..The Chattanooga G'
,iii go in the dry dock as soon as the u,
ilchlgan comes out and be fully repaired ",
ne transfer company worked till near 10 an
CLOCK Monday night to get the tobacco esl
nd other freight on the wharf removed M
ON the reach of the rapidly rising water. -
40 mad to renew their labor early yester-
~ morning.........The Rose Hite arrived -,
O'Clock yesterday, with moderate
ip. -
Boats Leaving To-Day.
OR CAIRo.-The splendid Armada the a
liant and beautiful, is the regular packet Tin
O'Clock to-day. Capt. A. NJ Dusouchet lik
her popular commander and Billy ING
'wler and Geo. Nicholson are her clerks. =
} boat on the Ohio affords pIeasanter
ssenger accommodations +.las m,
FOR L-oUIsvILLE.--The invincibIe Taras. val
is I ,as fes@lar nad and packet
y. she is a sumner to run, and has fOi
; most elegant appointments. Capt. A.
gilmore Is in command, and Miles d. Har
arren and Dick Hutchinson are her eIe- arT
1t and accommodating clerks = l. 2 M
OR GREEN RIyER.-The elegant Ada Ena
on is the regular packet for Green River ia Z
5 evening. Capt. ALT. Edwards COM Wht
nds, and Joe McReynolds is in the #
CO. Are
G1eanfnes from Exchanges VIC
Commercial, of Nom - q
:, says: sft ebl4
Pittsburg the river is rising, with IL 81
in the channel. Here it has risen Is .r
aes during the past twenty-four hours ar !.
q 20 feet in the channel and 50 feet IN, " q
Inc in Of for passing steamers. sal
D.. together with his wife, left for be- 7 r
, Kansas, in last nights train Ct
lie Julia NO. did not leave for Louis $3.50 ls
u IN H. Iate hour last night, on ac- IN
, her Nashville freight. She reshipped man
freight on the Rowena yesterday mons
veStnrSaSS WI was pouring out rap Ord
, s aho, nisne previous. Our dispatches Daily
streams IS an pouring out; Another Of p Es
be Neal Manufacturing Comnapv t trne a. =
ison, Indiana, has been awarded tie nmnf \
ar.y for ou f ~ II Wy S:usines ana ma tendil
iv9r en- a, hoat L,,; U.o anu Missis>ip- towar
- ,a - n ooa;s oui!ulns AT TINS city. of tt
cling the boat, Will be twenty-five hnnd,
cylinders, with six feet stroke. The feet. +
e oon'lacss"i amount 10 about $780, line Of
eiset - entire
UIsyILLE. = The Coat,iey of Monde, width
. -E7fFSEsl- - o"J 121 fes
And
river was rising yesterday, from the any I'll
IS of the heavy rains of the night pre- Comm
!, with feet 10 inches water in the or rem
IN IN the evening by the mark. Daring Clerk