The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-11
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River and Weather.


but cloudy, the clouds, however,
growing lighter, and the sun almost
looked through at times. The river
had risen about six inches
during the "a hours ending at 3
o'clock Saturday. 1t was still rising
rapidly at Louisville and Cincinnati.
We believe it will come up very near
ly, if not quite, to the mark of 1882.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
o'clock on Saturday, include the EN-
rire, Louisville to Memphis; P. w.
Strader, Cincinnati to New Orleans;
Stonewall, Louisville to New Orleans;
Swallow, New Orleans to Cincinnati;
Quickstep, Cairo and return; News
Boy, Henderson and return; Mary
Swan, to Memphis.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Altoona, Mariner, Minnie, Nightingale
and Amelia 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, Westmoreland and Wauani-
ia for New Orleans; NJ. S. Mepham
Sam. Parker, j. H. Groesback,
Louisville and Indiana, from New
Orleans; Emma Floyd, for Nashville;
and Phantom from Nashville; Charm
er, from Cairo; Importer, Silver Lake
No. and Ezra Porter, from st. Louis;
VIM. White, from Green River.
miscellaneous.
Business is but little improved on
the levee......T The Stonewall took a
good deal of corn and other freight
here, and left at noon, considerably
out of the water......The Quickstep
had fine passenger trip, but had a
short freight list. She left again mod
erately light. $3.50. The Pink Varble
passed down without landing. The
P. w. Strader had a good trip. She
did nothing here. ...... The Emperor
had big trip......The Swallow had
good up-trip......The Mary Swan left
at noon, with rather a slim trip......
The condition of the wharf and roads
retard shipments.........Captain Gus.
Dusouchet, Billy Tileston, and others
of the officers and crew of the Ar
mazda, arrived by the Quickstep Sat
urday, bringing the books and other
articles off the Armada. The Under
writer was alongside and preparing to
raise her, of which there would be
no especial difficulty. The Ar
NADIA lies with her larboard bow on
the bank and her stern in deep water,
and her after starboard guard or
boiler deck is in the water. When it
became manifest that the boat would
sink, Mr.. Tileston, second clerk, took
the only lady passenger on board in a
skiff to dry land, about mile off, and
got large wood boat to 60 to the as
sistance of the sinking steamer. In
the meanwhile Geo. Nicholson, acting
first clerk, took charge Of the yawl
and landed the passengers and crew
in trees, where they remained until
the wood boat arrived. A few
fearful of being carried down
with the boat in deep water,
leaped overheard in water 3 or feet
deep, and which they found mighty
cold. They were rescued by the
yawl, and afterwards went on board
again. has been scarcely de-
termined whether the Armada struck
floating log or settled snag. The
Underwater took the contract to
raise her for $780, It will take a
week or two after she is raised to get
her in perfect running order again..
The Indiana, j.. H. Groesbeck and
M. S. Mepham left New Orleans last
Monday, and were due here yester-
day. The Louisville left last Satur-
day for this port, and will be here
Friday.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO. = The magnifcen t new
packet steamer Mayfower, command
ed by that prince of steamboatmen,
Captain J. V. Throop, with those
model clerks, Billy Dunn and Geo.
Throop, in the Office, will leave for
Cairo and all practicable intermediate
landings, at 3 o'clock to-day. In
elegance, comfort, or speed, the May
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