The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-08
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The clouds continue ominous ant
lowering. Some snow fell during
Wednesday night. The river had fall
en- two inches up to noon yesterday
The Wabash and Mississippi are fall
ing, which may serve to draw off the
water from the lower part of the Ohio
and cause the decline to continue
Notwithstanding the rise above.
Arrivals and Departures.
Up to 3 o'clock yesterday, the arri-
walls and departures include the Ha-
vana and Julia No. 2, Cincinnati to
Nashville; Norman and Cora S Lou
isville to Memphis; Emerald, Cincin-
natl to New Orleans; Kate Robinson,
New Orleans to Cincinnati; Robert
Fulton, from below; News Boy, Hen
derson, to return; Chattanooga,
Clarksville to Evansville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Abeona, Mariner, Minnie, and Ida
Stockdale, to St. Louis; Silver Moon.
Darling, and Emperor, for Memphis 4;
Clifton, Robert Burns, Liberty No. 2,
and Mayfower, from Memphis;
Huntsville, Lawrence, Centralia, Tai
equah, and Nora, for Arkansas River;
Argosy, Stonewall, Westmoreland,
and P. w. Strader, for New Orleans;
M. S. Mepham and Virginia, Louis
vile and Indiana, from New Orleans;
Emn Floyd, for Nashville; Rowena,
and Chattanooga, from Nashville;
Quickstep and Armada, from Cairo;
Rose Hite, from Louisville.
Miscellaneous.
r. K. Dunkerson & Co.'S wharf
boat is again crowded with New Or
leans freight, and it is constantly ac-
cumulating Cox & Humphrey have
also large quantities Of New Or
leans freight, awaiting shipment.......
Business was reasonably lively yes
terday, considering the condition of
the weather and the wharf......... The
Havana passed down Wednesday,
loaded to the guards, and did not
land......All the descending boats have
good trips-....The Emerald came
here deeply ladened, but added consid-,
erably from Cox & Humphreys
wharf boat......The Cora S. had about
half load when she arrived,
but filed out pretty we'll at
Dunkerson & Co.'s wharf-boat.. -.
The Starlight dropped down to Cox
& Humphreys wharf boat and COM
menced loading for Memphis. She
expected to get off last night. The
VIM. White was steaming at noon and
to leave for Green River.
She had moderate trip..........The
White River steamer Petersburg. sunk
some time since at Hazleton, is found,
IS the river recedes, to have capsized,
and is total loss, except that the en-
zine will probably be recovered when
The water falls, and will be taken by
Capt. Davenport up to Pike County,
md employed as portable saw MILL.
The Chattanooga ARRIVED at noon
rom the Cumberland River with 76
tobacco and considerable
,ther freight. She returns to the
Cumberland tomorrow evening, and
will get big trip. One of her deck
lands named Thomas Conoyer, whose
people reside in Pittsburg, fell into
he river at GAINESVILLE on Tuesday,
he 9th, between the Chattanooga
md the wharf boat, and was drowned. |
His body was not recovered..... The
oetrolia was smoking at noon yester-
lay, and preparing to leave for the
Nabash.....We have no further par
iculars of the sinking of the Arma-
la, but will be likely to have before
'ur outside pages are closed. gd
+ Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO. The elegant and feet
teamer Charmer will leave for Cairo
nd way ports at 3 o'clock to-day, in
ommand of Captain Billy Lowth,
me of the most courteous and popu-
ar officers on the Western waters,
nd with that accomplished and ex-
client young gentleman, John w,
ADAMS, in the Office. She will take
he Mail end Adams Express goods,
nd make all practicable landings.
For New ORLEANs.--The feet and
legant steamer Stonewall, Captain
4.