The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-07

For other River Items see Seventh Page.


PIT rsBURG. January 6.--River seven feet
three inches and falling. 1t has been rain
ing all morning.
PITTsBURG, January &c P. M-The
weather is cloudy, with cold. drizzl1pg
rain. The river is falling slowly; Z feet in
the channel. Busine s on the main land
ing dull.
LOUISVILLE, January 6.-River rising,
with nine feet four inches in the canal by
the mark. Weather very wet. Thermom-
eter 81.
CINCINNATI, January 6-1 P. M.-River
has fallen twenty-five inches since Satur-
day, Weather wet; It has been raining
hard since midnight Thermometer 80.
CINCINNATI, January 6-6 P. M.-River
has now commenced rising. 1t has risen
two feet since noon. - ttf
ST. LOUIS. January 6.--The weather is
unsettled and very heavy Rain Tell this
morning. Since then the mercury has
been SINGING, and 10 is now freezing hard.
1t was showing lightly at P. NJ.
MEMPHIS, January Cit is raining, and
the river is rising.
The weather, yesterday evening, was
growing rapidly colder, the mercury drop
ping from 80 degrees to 40 degrees during
the afternoon. There was slight misty
rain falling up TO dark last night, with in
dications of snow .-......The additional ar
rivals and departures mp to a late hour last
night include the Bertha, Cincinnati to
Nashville; the Qulckstep, to Cairo the
Mayfiower, Memphis to Newburg; the
Ada Lyon, to Green River; the Phan-
tom, to Eastport; the j. P. Webb, to
the Wabash River .....-.... The Bertha
had a very fair trip, including. a
vast quantity of furniture, even her cabin
being fuli....,.."In consequence of the heavy
rain yesterday forenoon, the packets all
went out partly light......-.The Mayffower
arrived at five O'Clock last evening. with
a fair trip, and did a large way business.
She discharged her freight, and left last
night for Newburg. for lot OF hay.
The Havana, after patching her boiler.
left at o'clock for Nashvi le-.The CIlrJevv
came up from below with a TOW OF enptv
barges. She goes to Troy for a tow of rock
=. THE LeWellin had IS tons of pfe, iron.
which she reshipped on the Morning star,
10000 feet Of lam Der, 100 bags o. peanuts
and other freight. She goes to Eastport
and Florence to-day at p O'Clock, and viii
hereafter leave on Friday of each week.
Her chief officers, Captain Davy and w.
d. CoYington, are obhging gentlemen
....--...-.....C aptaini Chess. dropped the
Charmer down TO the bone-yard again.
yesterday. but last evening concluded TO
leave to-day, for Cincinnati. The Charmer
will, therefore, positively leave to-day, for
Cincinnati and Pittsburg, Captain John
Chess comma nding and Dock Redmon. a
famous steam boatman on the forecastle.
The Charmer has elegant accommoda-
tions. Persons going up the river. or hav-
ing freight to ship, viii find this favora-
BILE opportunity .........Captain Throop of
the elegant steamer Mayfower, desires
to leave at u O'Clock to-day, and shippers
Will confer a favor by having their bills of
lading aboard by that hour. Il is impor-
tant that he should leave early to reach
Memphis on tTme.~...The Falls City, Green /
River to Louisville, a rived about 10
O'Clock last night,........The Indiana, st. /
Charles, and NJ. S. Mepham, are due ere,
this morning, en- route to Louisville.
MANIFEsT-Stdamer Mayfiower, from |
Memphis to Evansville-B W Allen, dry /
hides; A Coleman, bears (deadl: /
Mackey, Nisbet e Co, I bale cotton, II 1
Calm & Co. D bbls highwines; Fred R /
Huston, 139 bales cotton.
New AIbany-B H Russell, SO bales cot
ton. /
LouisyiIle-Ge0 S Keller. 10 bales cotton
Dispatched at Cairo 2I3 bales cotton.