The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-03
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LOUISVILLE, March. 2.-The river is
swelling. with seant z feet water in the
indications of snow. Thermometer "a.
tINCINNATI, March 2.-The river has
risen is inches; now is feet in the chan
mel Notwithstanding, with the Their
The weather continues cold and bus
terry, with the mercury at 28o at o'clock
last evening. The river remained sta
tionary..... The additional arrivals and de-
partures last night. were the silver Moon.
Cincinnati to Memphis; Quickstep, to
Cairo; Chattanooga and J. p. Webb, to
Wabash River; and the Henderson pack
cts, to Henderson THE Virginia added
here 5000 sacks of corn and few barrels OF
pork and eggs, ali at low rates.........T The
Webb had good trip to the Wabash.
The GAINESVILLE, a small stern wheel
steamboat, from the Washington River
arrived at our wharf yesterday morn
ing, and is in search OF a trade. She is a
handsome little craft, about the size of the
Chattanooga or Ollie Sullivan..........T The
Silver Noon was full OF freight. She dis
charged a large amount here.........,..T The
Quickstep had fair trip out.........The Vir-
ginia laid up on account of the storm sun
day night at greensboro, and was dashed
by the wind against the wharfboat with
such violence as to start some OF the butts
of the latter. The proprietors demanded
81, 600 as damages, and threatened to tie
up the Virginia, but the matter was COM
promised for a triding compensation. ........
The Maylower arrived at 81 o'clock last
night, with a good trip, having made a
splendid run from Memphis, despite the
storm of Sunday night. She will leave
promptly to-day as advertised, and should
ft~VV 81 F-n
sengers to Cairo and did large way bust
ness....,.....The Falls City, from Bowling
Green to Louisville, had a good trip of
grain, tobacco. &c..........The Emperor had
1000 bales of cotton..........Ceo. Throop has
our thanks for manifest OF the Mayhower.
..... The clouds broke away last night
and at 10 o'clock the sky as nearly clear.
........The Alice V. and the Swallow may
be positively expected this morning, en-
route for New Orleans.......The great low
pressure Richmond passed Memphis sun
day morning, and will be here early this
morning, en- route to Louisville. This is a
rare opportunity, for passengers bouni up
river to travel on this truly palatiaI and
magnificent steam EN- The Level in ar
rived from Eastport at o'clock last night
with fair trip. She is announced to re-
turn to day. Her officers are proverbiaI
for their kindly attentions to passengers
She reports the Sam. Orr making the trip
with one engine, and expects her in to-day
or tomorrow. Orr broke but one
cylindar head.
IMPORTANT TO STEAMBoATBEN.-By re-
ference to the proceedings of the CounciT
II will be seen that an ordinance was pass
ed last night, prohibiting the blowing of
whistles on steamboats, at the wharf under
penalty of $40 for the first Offense, and
SIS for each subsequent offense. The ordi-
nance to be in force from and after Mon
day next. This ordinance was passed once
before, but never published, and is now
renewed on petition OF a large number of
business men OF the city. Masters of steam
boats will bear this in mind.
MANIFEST OF STEAMER MAYFIowER -
From Memphis to Evan syille.-For Reitz
& Haney, AZ pieces of machinery; Preston
Gibson, bales of cotton; F. IL. Ehrman,
bales of cotton; +. II. uston, SCI bales of
cotton. LoutsYille-C0rnwatl " Bro u
oil barrels. She Will leave March 81 at
BPM.
MANIFEST of steamer Chattanooga, trip
No. 5, evansville to Georgia, Henry Scott,
Master.-H. Verhoeh, tr.. 48) empty bar
rels. 2 $50 sacks corn; Hubs Patrick & Co.
81 casks hams, bags feathers, crates rags,
barrels eggs.
MANIFEST of steamer Lewellin. Trip No.
TO- from Eastport, Miss. to Evansville,
IndIana.-F H. Ehrman & Co. 70 bales
cotton, l MID. tobacco, 2 tons pig iron, 5
fruit; Thad. r Gibson, . bags corn bales
cotton; J. Q. Dusouchet & Co 9 bales cot
tom, Wright q Harper, bales cotton.
Vile, Tenn, s tons pig iron; r. d. Hughes,
Highland. / barrel whisky; b. q. Bragel-
ton, Paducah, 100 sacks corn q bales cot
ton; J. w Dickson & Bro. IS, 8 bales cotton;
II. Myers, on board, beef cattle, 8 mink
skins, beaver skin, otter skin.