The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-22

vas partly cloudy and very pleasant,
with the mercury at 76', and re-
fresbiug breeze from the west north
vest.
The river commenced rising rapidly
toward daylight Saturday morning,
and up to noon had risen fully one
foot. The rise at Cincinnati on
Thursday and Friday was unprece-
dented in history, being fully thirteen
feet in thirty hours. The rise was a
simple freshet, and eliminated on
Friday, and was then subsiding. At
Louisville the rise was almost equally
as rapid, and the falls were rendered
navigable in a single night. Up to 3
O'Clock Saturday the river here had
risen fully 20 inches.
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures up to 3
o'clock Saturday include the Armada,
Cairo and return; Fanny Brandeis,
from Canton; Ada Lyon Green River
and return; Mollie Norton, Hender-
son to return; Tarascon, Louisvil
TO return; Advance, to Wabash River;
Ollie sullivan, to Cannelton; Louisa,
10 West Franklin; Rob Roy, to Cincin-
natl; Comet, to New Albany; Havana,
Nashville to Cincinnati.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
The Nightingale, to St. Louis; Mel
notte, from ST. Louis: Sam. J. Hale,
for Memphis; p W. Strader, for
New Orleans; Richmond, Indiana
and Dexter, from New Orleans; Lin
ton, from GAINESVILLE; Tennessee, from
Cairo; Tarascon, from Louisville.
miscellaneous.
The sudden rise in the river set the
Transfer Company eagerly to work to
remove freight from near the waters
edge......The boats arriving had mod
crate trips except the Ada Lyon,
which was full of freight and people
One item of her freight was fifty cords
Of tanbark, which she landed at the
Lamasco wharf. 1.-THE Louisa went
out with flying col6rs, crowded with
LADIES' and gentlemen and Sabbath
School children, all smiling in the
prospect of delightful day........The
Fanny Brandeis returned from Can
ton, being unable to pass the Race
track. She was to go on the dry dock
Saturday evening for some slight re-
pairs. THE Rob Roy had an ex-
cellent prospect before her, having en-
gagged, besides much miscellaneous
freight, nearly two hundred tons
pig.iron brought here by the
Sam. Orr and J. p. Webb.
The Advance No. and Ollie
Sullivan had moderate trips OUT.
The Chattanooga prospects we're
quite fa~rable........The Tarascon
had a moderate trip of freight, but
good many people........The Havana
arrived from Nashville at ? p. Il. Sat
urday, with a big barge in tow. She
discharged a large lot Of tobacco at
Henderson, and took 1000 bags Of
grain and some other freight. She
discharged lot of green hides here,
and took considerable amount Of
Cincinnati freight.........The Rob Roy
was not likely to get off much before
night.........The water was rising so
rapidly that there was danger of
freight being submerged......The Ar
mazda and the Chattanooga were get
ting good trips.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The prompt and re-
liable Quickstep will leave at 4 O'Clock
this evening, for Cairo and all way
ports. Captain H. I. Dexter is one
Of the oldest and most experienced
commanders on the Ohio, and his
clerks, Jack Grammer and Walter B.
Pennington, are proverbial for their
accuracy in business and their polite
attentions to passengers.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The peerless
Morning Star, grand floating palace,
leaves for Louisville and all way
landings, this evening Captain s. P
T. Hollcroft commands, and John
Ouerbacker and Dick Hutchinson dc
The honors of the office with peculiar
grace aud dignity.
For HENDERsoN.-The superb and
beautiful side-wheel, feet-footed Mol
lie Norton, leaves punctually at -four
Pm. for Henderson, affording to pas