The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-21
weather and Water.

wharf-boats viii be promptly attended &c.
weather and Water.
The weather was cloudy and warm
yesterday morning. A light rain pre-
vailed during Sunday night. The
river rose sixteen inches during the
twenty-four hours ending at 3 o'clock
yesterday, and was rising steadily. It
is again rising at Pittsburg, but fall
ing at Cincinnati.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
three o'clock yesterday include the
Cumberland, from Cairo; Westmore-
land, New Orleans to Cincinnati; the
Clifton, Cincinnati to Memphis; the
Falls City, Bowling Green to Louis
vile; Morning Star, Henderson to
Louisville; Fanny Brandeis, Cincin-
natl for Nashville; Mollie Norton
and Newsboy, Henderson, to return;
Bengal Tiger, Pittsburg to Memphis;
nightingale, Cincinnati to St. Louis;
Louisville, Cincinnati to New Or
leans; Empire, Cincinnati to Arkan-
sas River.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here
are the Emma No. and Night
ingale, for St. Louis; Havana, for
Nashville; Silver Moon, for Memphis;
Mayfower, Darling, and Sam. J.
Hale, from Memphis; Indiana, Belle
Lee, } III. Groesbeck and Richmond,
from New Orleans; Dexter, for
New Orleans; the Ollie Sullivan, from
Wabash River; Armada, from
Cairo; Ada Lyon. from Green River;
Tarascon, from Louisville; j P. Webb 4
from Clarksyille; LewelIin, for East
port; Rob Roy. from Cincinnati.
miscellaneous.
Business was quite dull on the levee
yesterday forenoon, and arrivals were
less numerous than ordinarily on
Monday......The West moreland pass
ed up at daylight with a splendid trip.
........The Clifton, for Memphis, had
a good load.........The Falls City was
fully loaded with tobacco.........The
Cumberland had a moderate trip from
Cairo...-....The Fanny Brandeis ar
rived from Cincinnati early yesterday
morning with a splendid trip She
discharged little freight for this city,
and reshipped some for the Wabash
She leaves to-day for the Cumber
land, and will ply as a regu-
lar Evansville and Cumberland River
packet.........The Morning Star had
slim trip out yesterday morning. ........
The Mollie Norton came up full of
people."......The Newsboy went up |
the river, on mission. yesterday.
The Bengal Tiger came down with
tow of coal. She LETT one or two
barges here.........The louisville ar
rived about II o'clock yesterday with
a good beginning for trip. She adj
ded about / 800 sacks Of corn here
and left to fill engagements below.
She would go out of the Ohio as full /
as she can swim, as any boat com
manded by Capt Skunk and Deacon
Bruce. should........The Empire had
very good trip, and added somewhat
here........The packets were receiving
fairIy.........The Mollie Norton was-
getting a beautiful trip.........We
are told that the John Kilgour has
been laid up.....-...A special dispatch
from Memphis to the Louisville Cour-
Ter Of Sunday says of the destruction
of the St. Patrick: The books and
Office effects were lost. She was owned
by Mike Pyne, of this city, and valued
at forty thousand dollars, and insured
in st. Louis offices for half her value.
The inceudiaries, who are enemies of
the owner, approached the boat in
skif, and set her on fire aft of the
Wheelhouse.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRO.-The fleet aud elegant
steamer Cumberland, Capt. Ben.
Howard, is the regular packet for
Cairo and all way ports at / clock
this evening. She has fine passenger
accommodations. Tom. Brashear and
Bruce Hunter are her courteous and
obliging clerks, and passengers and
shippers viii be well cared for.
FoR HENDERSON. - The Mollie
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