The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-06
RIVER NEWS.
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GEYesterday morning was clear and
cold, with the mercury at Il above
zero at 6 o'clock. The Strengthening
rays of the sun, however, soon made
its power felt, and the snow COM
menced melting early, and rapidly
disappeared. The river had not per-
ceptibly declined during the night,
and will certainly commence rising
before this morning. The water
lacks about Is inches of being as
high as in 1882; while at Shawnee
town it is s inches higher than in
1882, and the town is all under water
At Pittsburg there was fifteen feet in
the channel, on Monday, and falling,
while it was swelling rapidly at Gin
cinnati and at points above; also at
Louisville, where it was rising at the
rate of one-half an inch an hour.
We fear the destruction of property
on the lower Ohio and Mississippi has
just commenced.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 o'clock yesterday include the St.
Charles, Louisville to New Orleans;
Armenia, Pittsburg to New Orleans;
Anglo Saxon, Arkansas River to Gin
cinnati; Quickstep, Cairo to Evans
vile; Sam. Orr, Eastport to Evans
vile; Newsboy, Henderson and re-
turn; VIM. White, Green River to
return. K
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Altoona, Mariner and Ida Stockdeal,
to St. Louis; Silver Moon, Darling
and Emperor, for Memphis; Hunts
vile, Lawrence, Centralia, Talequah,
and Nora, for Arkansas River; Ar
COSY, Leonidas, Emerald, Westmore-
land and P. W. Strader, for
New Orleans; M. S. Mepham and
Virginia, Louisville and Indiana,
from New Orleans; Julia No. 2, and
Emma Floyd, for Nashville; Armada,
from Cairo; Rowena, Chattanooga and
Starlight, from Nashville.
miscellaneous.
Business was quite good on the
levee yesterday, Notwithstanding the
continued bad condition of Water
Street and the levee.........The St.
Charles passed down early in the
morning, with good trip, adding
1000 bags of corn here.........The j.
p. Webb. for Wabash, and the Phan-
tom, for Nashville, were receiving
considerable freight. The high wa
tiers in the Wabash will work against
the Webb, as she will find but little
dry land along that stream......The
Quickstep had but a slim trip from
Cairo. 1t was undecided at noon,
yesterday, whether she or the Char
mer would go to Cairo with the mail
Capt. John Gilbert, President Of
the Cairo Packet Company, was in the
city, yesterday, looking exceedingly
fine. Capt. Hartupee, of Pitts
burg, one of the owners of the Quick
step, was also in the city-and Capt
Billy Lowth, the genial and popular
commander of the Charmer, await
ing eyents.......The Armenia had
a big trip. She took small lot sof
corn here.........The Sam. Orr arrived
about 10 o'clock from Eastport with
splendid trip, as will be seen by her
manifest below, kindly furnished by
her excellent clerk, Mr.. Guy Vinyard.
She reports the Tennessee River ris-
ing slowly, with thirty inches on Gull
vert's Shoals. The Orr has orders
for sufficient freight to load her.........
The VIM. White arrived from Green
River yesterday with a moderate trip.
Most of the Green River country is
under water, and but little business
can be done.-......The Ada Lyon lies
up until the food abates.........Hubbs
& Viets moored their new wharf boat
at the wharf yesterday, and are ready
for business. x. Dunkerson u
Co.'s wharf-boat is again full OF
freight awaiting shipment. They gave
the St. Charles 1000 sacks of corn
yesterday morning.........The damage
to Cox & Humphreys wharf boat is
being repaired by the underwriters
In the meanwhile business is going
on as usual. .....The Orr had to seek a
place to unload her cotton above the
| foot of Locust Street. q
8 Manifest Of Steamer Sam Orr. from
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