The Evansville journal., 1868-11-12

1 1 ON17 VIII De promptly attended
4 Weather and water.
The weather yesterday was beaut
iully clear and bracingly cool. Th
wind was stiff from the northwes
Keeping the river rough ali day. Tb
river during the twenty-four hour
ending at ; o'clock yesterday after
noon had risen 81 inches, and is nov
rising more slowly. 1t is fallip,
slowly at Cincinnati, bus anotbe
slight rise is announced in the Ale
gheny. There viii be fully 10 fee
to-day from Louisville to Cairo. ren
dering navigation easy and safe.
Arrivals and Departures.
q The arrivals and departures up 1,
3 o'clock yesterday, not previousl,
reported, include the Glendale. Pitts
burg to st. Louis; Belle Lee, Louis
vile to New Orleans; Romeo, from
Memphis; Darling. Memphis to Gin
einnati; James Gray, from Green
River; and the Henderson Packets
Henderson TO return.
.B.noT miscellaneous
Business was by no means active
on the wharf yesterday, though the
several packets we're receiving fair
freights-,-...The Glendale, or Tues
day night, discharged thirty.nine
tons Of iron for Sam. Orr a. Co., and
had a nice trip for St. Louis......T The
Belle Lee passed down Tuesday
night, with nice passenger trip and
considerable freight. Ii is at present
arranged for her to take the place Of
the Quitman, in the New Orleans and
Yicksburg trade. during the cotton
season, We regret to lose from these
waters tho magnificent Belle and her
genial and gallant commander. Capt.
McGHl, When the cotton season is over
she will return to the Oiio, and will
receive warm welc ome.. The Romeo
arrived early yesterday morning, with
6S7 bales cotton and sundry lots Of
miscellaneous freight She leaves
positively this evening for Memphis,
and we bespeak her a big trip. She
vent to Newburg yesterday for lot
IF hay,..........,.-The Darling passed
about 3 o'clock yesterday morning
'ull of freight.......-The Armada was
getting fair trip yesterday.y..Tbe
Fanny Erandeis was filling up rapid
y, and would have a good trip out
THE coal fleet, coming out on
his rise, has had exceedingly bad
uck. The Hyena. Erin, Sampson.
Panther, j. S. Neal. Diamond. Wild
Cat, James Gilmore. and Lake Erie
have sunk or grounded twenty.six
barges between Pittsburg and Gin
,innati.........The Lorena, from Pitts
burg to st. Louis; Argosy, Cincin-
iati to New Orleans, were due here
evening. F...
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here
ire the Nashville, from Cairo; Tar.
lscon, from Louisville; Rapidan No 2,
rom Eastport; Robt. Moore, for Nash.
lille; Lawrence, for st. Louis; Mel
1otte aud Nightingale. from St. Louis
for Memphis; Linton, Ar
lonaut No. 2, and Sam. j. Hale, from
Alaska, p. w. Strader, and
Dexter, for New Orleans; ST. Marys,
Legal Tender. Silver Spray, and Lou
siana, from New Orleans; Charmer,
or Cincinnati. tae
ci ROafs Leaving To- pay.
FOR CAIRO. = The excellent and |
inely appointed steamer Nashville,
captain Wiley Sims, with Jack Gram
nerand Walter B Pennington in tho
,fice. will leave at 4 O'Clock to-day
or Cairo andiall way ports,
FoR LOUISVILLE = The splendid
rarascon, Captain Mather, with Miles
D.gWarren and the inimitable Jesse
Jackson in the Office. is the unriyalled |
,oat for Louisville this evening at 6 |
,'clock.
FoR HENDEasos. - The Noble
Norton, Captain Perkins, and Sallie
", Captain Wal1en, leave as usual at
Pm. for Henderson, afording pleas
int accommodations to passengers.
FoR GREEN RIyER.-The James
Gray, Capt, Joe McReynolds, is the
'leasant Green River packet this
evening. 1q ..~ ..e.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The beautiful Ro-
neo, Capt. J. v. Throop, leaves for
Memphis and all way ports at 5 O'Clock |
o day. and has excellent passenger |
accommodations. George Throop and |
dr. Rudd are her attentive and oblig- |
ng clerks.
Foa New ORLEANs.-The splendid |
?. w. Strader. one of the best steam
RS Of her size that runs, will be here
o-day en- route to New Orleans and
III way ports. She has splendid pas
enger appointments. Capt. Albert
Stein and Kinnie Smith are her chief
known and esteemed By oil
,eople on the Ohio aud Mississippi,
FoR ST., LoUIs.-The feet and
inely appointed Lawrence, OF the
Express Line, will be here to- day en-
.oute to St Louis. Her chief officers
IRE Capt. Henry U. Hart and WIN.
,E...Ico and two pleasanter Qentle
men do not visit our wharf.
esIeanimes from our Exchanges.
PrrrsBURo.-A Pittsburg dispatch
IF Monday evening says: