The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-13
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At daylight yesterday the weather was
bright and beautiful, but it soon grew
cloudy, and a heavy rain prevailed for an
hour. The forenoon was warm and pleas
/ ant. with the mercury ranging. about G49.
About the middle of the afternoon the
| weather ehangeds the wind shifted to the
! orthwest, the clouds thiekened,- and It
commenced raining again, With some
4 lightning and thunder. The mercury fell
/ rapidly, and at . O'CLOCK was down TO 40.
The river was still swelling slowly, having
risen about. fourteen inches during the
twenty -fouT hours ending at O'Clock last
evening. 1t Is rising rapidly at Cincinnati
and r. uisviIle, and win be rising more
rapidly here today. tIhe arrivals and de-
partures since 3o'ciock Saturday, Include
the Pine Grove, Cincinnati to Nashville;
Linton. to Clarksvfils; ollie Sullivan,
to Wabash River; w. II. Curtis, from Pitts
burg to Nashville; Quickstep. from Cairo;
Belle Lee, New Orleans to Louisville; In
diana. Louisville to New Orleans; Bernu-
da, louisville TO Eastport ii mes Gray,
from Green Rlver; Moliie Norton and
James Gray, Henderson and return Morn
ing Star, Louisville 70 Henderson; Golden
Era, New Orleans to Cincinnati.
1he Pine Grove arrived at o'clock
Saturday with q splendid trip FOR Nash
vf1le. She discharged much freight here,
and left with her guards drag ging In the
water...-....The w. f. Curtis arrived near
mllduieht on Saturday. loa9ed TO her full
est capacity. She transacted no business
here.......-..,The Armada, Linton and Ada
Lyon had splendid trips out. 1.-The. Ar 4
mazda received lis bales OF hay by the Tar
aeon THE Ada Lyon made three trips
TO Green River last week. going ont full
each ttme-an indication of the import
ance of the Green River trade......The Hen
derson packets also had remarkably good
loaas out Saturday ....-..The Molhe Nor
ton took four hundred barrels Of lime aud
cement. They were both here agatn, yes
terday, and We are told the News0oy viii
maketwo trips to-day ...,........The Belle Lee
passed up at I'VE o'eiock yesterday morn
ing, four and halt days ont from New
Orleans, on q business trip. making land
ings everywhere. Captain McGHl Is rum
ming on schedule time, and will be here
20 itively on Wednesday next............The
Indiana arrived at ia o'clock yesterday,
with a fair start. added considerably here,
and left drawing six feet full. and with
engagements for all she wanted below.
The Bermuda had a moderate trip.
The Morning Star had one Of the best down
river packet trips. Of the season, as VIII be
seen by her manifest, kindly furnished by
her elegant freight clerk, Dick Hutchin-
SON.. The Golden Era goes to Cincinnati
for thorough repairs.........The towboat
Grand Lake passed up Saturday, flying
light and running for glory. THE Quick
step had moderate trip up.-....The James
Gray came IN yesterday from Green River.
with a moderate trip.......--The GoIdhnczt
overdue, had not arrived at dark last
night.........The r. r. Pierce discharged her
cargo OF hay ana shingles Saturday even
ing, and took her departure. The j. r.
HoyIe also left for Green River Saturday
evening.......The magnificent Mayfower
will be in port this morning, and will
leave tomorrow evening for Memphis
she Is always promptly on time.
The Morning Star ON her last trip made
the run from here to Louisville in twenty
three hours-pretty. good time for packet
From Tom collins. ofthe Mt Vernon
Democrat, who arrived by the Qulckstep
yesterday morning, we learn that the |
ollie Sullivan while trying to get out from
the landing at Mount Vernon Saturday /
night, broke her ftntaiI and her shaft, and /
then run through herself She will be /
lowed back to this city for repairs She /
left here Saturday, en- route to Wabash /
hlNef-.......-.-. We are indebted TO Mr.. +. I
Braugton, of the Belle Lee, for latest New I
Orleans ana Vtoksburg papers. The Belle I
had a splendid passenger trip.
MANIFEsT-Steamer CHATTANOOGA from /
Mt Carmel to Evansville Casey Stewart 1
It Santeman, SIS SKIS wheat; Richardson q I
Co ID bbls flour; q W Thomas cas- Ks .ba- /
con; q q Niblaci1, S57 SKIS corn; Hubbs, /
Patrick a Co, 32I bbls -four; Mackev MIS-
bet & Go, bx tobacco; Mat DalzeIi, & ibis I
eggs; F. nj Humphrey bzs eggs.
MANIFEST Of steamer Cora s.. Memphis /
to Louisville, ApIiI IL, lS6S.-R X. Dun /
kerson 4 To-, 5 bales cotton; T. r. Huston I
4 CO., So bales do; Mackey, Nlsbett & Co, /
81 bales do.
MANIFEST OF steamer Morning Star from
Louisville to Evansville, April u. IS6S.- /
442 bales line; 1,0z7l feet lumber; 80 bun
dies pillow handles; hOgsheads tobacco I
40 barrels potatoes; 8 horses; 8 buggies; ~
dozen chairs; Is barrels whisky; II bar
rels sugar; so bales sheettng; 100 bales
batting; Ia hides; 10000 shingles; 46 boxes
merchandise; 10 bags cOffees 40 packages
merchandise; plows; rOckaWayi 8 cad
dies tobacco.
River Dispatches.
CINCINNATI, April Ill P,M-The river
has risen four feet 10 inches, with Is feet in
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