The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-18
AppIEso.NAE glN EH NEWS.

4 v An unknown man 4elli from the
steamer United States, on her arrival
from Cincinnati this morning, and was
lIdrowhedl T0J aui1 atfdW CIT "
Depaatecl- On Saturday, Cora s.,
to Memphis; ReBecca, Nashville tel
Cincinnati inc mat Maggie Hays, for Pitts,
burg. .sass6Os4 .Aalnixm61 Wsa
Il Aqsiuea- OnSunday, indiana, from.
New Orleans. MinneoIa,' Memphis to
CiiFpeiippEpaati;; down Darling, Cincinnati
1 to Memphis &. : = 7 ,sli
Ia The steamer Major Anderson won't
| leave before Tuesday There is great
difficulty in handling freight. on ac-E
/ count of high water sa u - s ,ss VIZ
| iso4dr edl lo 19T7------l lgieen Ei9t
+ The weather yesterday, like satur,.
day, was delightful !; clear, warm,
bright and beautiful The river con-
tinues to rise at the rate of almost one
inch. per hour, and is now not more
than three feet below high water
mark. We think it will hardly 90
above that point, as when it rises a
foot or two more, it will overflow the
entire point of land on the opposite
side, forming vast lake from here to-
West franklin. The arrivals and de-
partures since 3 o'clock Saturday, up.
to midnight last night include the
Anglo Saxon, Cincinnati to Arkansas
river I; Morning Star, Louisville and
return Liberty No. 2, Louisville to.
Memphis; Mercury. Little Rock to
Louisville; w r. Arthur, New Orr
leans to EYansvillejs LAUREL Hilba
louisville to, New Orleans; Golden
Eagle and Swallow, Cincinnati
to New Orleans; Lorena, Saint
Louis to0 PittsBurg; Tarascon,
Louisville and return New York,
Cincinnati to st. Louis; Bertha, Arksa
nsas River to Cincinnati, Ohio........
All the boats had big trips. The
Liberty and Laurel Hill added large
ly here. The latter took 1000 sacks
Of corn. $50 barrels pork and lard,
200 barrels meal, and other freight,
shipped by Cox & Humphrey. ...-...
The Tarascon returned to Louisville,
at midnight, last night, with a large
amount of freight, reshipped by the
Cairo packets and the w. r. Arthur,
through their agents, r. K. bunker.
son 4 Co...a...We are panied to
learn that George Daully, for several
years past one of the pilots
on the Louisville and Hender-
son Packets, having suffered
for some time past with an affection
on his left arm, has had to suffer am
putation, his arm having been taken
off at the shoulder joint last Thurs
day. He has our sincere sympa-
thy.......Lou Beeler, the second clerk
of the Laurel Hill, stopped off at
home, sick, this trip. The Laurel !
Hill had an immense trip, and at
good prices, and we hope Capt. Yves.
Conner will get through all right this
time........Our dispatches shows the
condition of the river at other points
...;,-,. There is.twenty7fve feet water
on the falls at Louisville.
The W. r. Arthur arrived from New
Orleans yesterday morning, and after
discharging her freight, she went up |
to a NeWburg to take a. lotsof 5000 |
sacks of corn She will return here
this morning and fill out for New Or |
leans, and willlleave tomorrow morn
ing upon arrival of the louisville & |
Cincinnati morning express train. |
The w. r. Arthur is ore of the finest |
and fastest boats ON the Mississippi |
River, having as fine achinery as
was ever built, and of vast power. |
Captain Fl. G.. Carson, her COM
mander, is boatman of thirty years
experience, and has never met |
with an accident. He has remark |
able reputation for a steamboatman,
especially on the Mississippi He /
neither drinks, smokes, chews or uses
profane language, and his influence
and good example is manifest in the
character of his crew. Mr. Cunning
ham is his chief clerk, and an excel
lent gentleman, whom it is pleasure
to know. Passengers for New Or.
leans will find the Arthur and her
officers just what they desire........as..
There will be no packet to Louisville
to-day..--...........The Armada goes to
Cairo. She returned from the corn