The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-08
RIVER Ne w s.


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C1NcINxAAT1, January 1.-THE river has
risen 10 feet four inches since yesterday
noon; 35 feet 2 inches in the channel:
There was light RAIN ali day, which Sill
continues. Weather turning cold; Their
mometor $50.
PITTsBURG, January 7.-River 6 feet
inches and falling. Weather cloudy anu
damp, with the appearance OF more ram.
sPITTsBURG, Jan.7 Eve.-The weather was
Cloudy, with a light rain falling the
greater part of the day. The river is re-
cedIng slowly with 81 feet in the chan
main landing dull, and freight scarce. The
Kate Robinson is the only arrival. There
is nothing doing on the Allegheny wharf.
LOUISVILLE, January River II feet s
inches by the canal mark, and rising fast.
Weather cloudy and growing cold.
The river continued to Sc rapidly last
evening ard last night, having swelIed full
ly 30 inches up to dark, and as the rain ex-
tended along the whole length of the river,
from Cairo to Pittsburg, we confidently
expect to see it go over the banks. The
weather was steadily cold all day yester-
day. with the wind from the west north
west, and the mercury standing at
20 above zero. until towards
evening, when it rose gradually to 26 deg.
at 6 P. ID. A light snow set in about four
o'clock, and continued to late hour, with
favorable prospects OF holding out until
morning 1.-THE towboat Belle, with two
model barges, arrived yesterday from
Kenawha. She had 1900 barrels of salt on
herself and barges for L. Ruffner, Jr.........
The Cumberland, for Cairo: the May
flower. Tor Memphis; the VIM. White,
for Cumberland River; the Lewellin,
for Eastport; and the Florence and Janus
for Green and Pond Rivers, departed, all
with moderate trips. ........Capt. Rudd re-
ceived dispatch from Capt. Finney, ar
nouncing that the st. Patrick would |. ave
Memphis yesterday att o'clock, with 700
bales cotton for this city and 300 bales for
Louisville. She will positively leave for
Memphis on Friday private dis
patch was received in the city
yesterday announcing the sink
ing of the steamer Empire.
Capt. Yves. Whitlow, en- route from
Louisville to Memphis, in the vicinity OF
Columbus, KY. We have no particulars
-..-.Tne steamer Southerner is announced
for New Orleans to-day. She is first class
sidewheeI steamer. of great capacity, and
commanded by experienced and courteous
officers. The Charmer was preparing to
leave for Pittsburg az dark last nigh Oil
yer c. Bunting went out upon her as clerk.
.......The Michigan, Captain John Nc
Clean, arrived from Island Is, last night
with tow of five empty barges........The
Anna, with I,l90 bales of cotton, passed up
at IL O'Clock last night....... By our dis
patches from Cincinnati and Louisville, il
will be seen that the river is rising with
unprecedented rapidity. having risen 10
feet inches at Cincinnati, in "a hours, and
about feet at Louisville is no
doubt now that it will overflow its banks
.....-.Captain Dick Eastman, of the
Steamer Mate, arrived by fast
nights train, in search of an
engineer. He reports the Wabash
as having risen one foot at Vincennes.
The rain was not so heavy there as it was
here on Monday Moadey the JEFF
fersonville ferryboat, with the railway
passengers and mail, was caught in the
fog on the falls. and after floating about
for one hour, succeeded in landing at
Louis lille. steering by the bells and steam
VIII sites, which were sounded for the re-
lief of boats, the Louisville levee being
crowded with an anxious multitude, fear
ing she would be swept over the fails and
wrecked on the bridge piers.-...The Char
mer left az O'Clock last night, expecting
to load at corn piles above...-....C Capt. Jim.
Webb, of the Cobb-Webb, is in the city
stopping az the American House.