The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-09
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inches in the channel and rising slowly.
weather cloudy and mild with appearance
Of more rain.
CINCTNEATI, March THE river has fall
len two inches ; = feet inches in the chan
mel. Weather cloudy thermometer go.
LOUISVILLE March THE river is rising
with feet inches water in the canal by
the marx. a steady rain is now falling.
PTTTsBURG, March S-Weather clear and
I warm. The Allegheny River com menced
TO rise on Saturday, and during the night
I the ice began to run out. o-day the river
| is full Of floating ice. The river is broken
| at OIL City and as far up as Horse Creek
The suspension bridge m arzs indicate
| about l012 feet water IN the channel and
rising The MOnongahela has swelled
slightly. By the bridge marks, there are
va feet water in the channel.
| MEMPHIS, March S-Raining hard The
river Is rising six inches per day. Depart
! ed-Ind1ana. at noon, for Louisville Stra-
/ Orlea s. Hercules and Adam Jacobs, for
! ST. Louis-all with light trips Boats from
/ haiow report freight scarce.
! The rain that commenced Saturday
morning continued until about O'Clock
| P. NJ, and during the entire afternoon was
quite heavy. Before O'Clock P. NJ Of Sat
| urday the sky was nearly clear and yes
terday was bright, mild and delightful, the
mercury ranging above So all day The
river is swelling rapidly, having risen
fully IS inches during the "A hours ending
at dark last night.
The arrivals and departures since three
o'clock Saturday afternoon, up to mid
night Sunday, include the Armada, to
Cairo; Henderson packets, to Henderson:
Linton, to Nashville; Ada Lyon, 10 Green
River; Havana, Nashville 10 Cincinnati;
J. H. Groesbeck, Cinninnatf to New
Orleans; Anna. Cincinnati to st. Louis:
VIM. White, from ClarksYille; Quick
step. from Cairo; Messenger, st. Louis to
Pittsburg; Bermuda, Eastport to Louis
vile; Morning'Star, Louisville to Hender
son; James Gray, from Pond River;
Michigan and barges, from Cinninnati;
GAINESVILLE and Chattanooga to Wabash
River; Pink VarbIe, Louisville to PASSPORT
.-.......... The Louisville found some rivets
started in her boilers, and had to cool
down and repair. She LEFT for Cincinnati
at II O'Clock Saturday night........The Ha-
vana had fair trip from Nashville, and
Hubs, Patrick & Co, gave her 2.543 bags
OF corn here, Nhich pretty well hattened
her out.-.......-.The Quickstep arrived from
Cairo at 9 A. n. Saturday, with rather a slim
trtp.........The VIM. White came in just after
with a very good trip....-..The Messenger /
received from Hubbs, Patrick & Co, $50
bags corn, 90 hogsheads sugar, IS barrels
molGsses, 2 bags peanuts and considerable |
miscellaneous freight. This shipment in
cluded the balance of the cargo of the i'll |
fated Sherman. She took part of the corn |
on a barge in tow........The Bermuda had a |
fair trip.........The Morning Star had fair /
freight list and many people.........The Ar |
mazda and Ada Lyon had good trips out /
...-..-..The st. Patrick was unable to get of /
Saturday, or even yesterday, It being
found necessary to put a new sheet in one OF
her boilers. She has all her freight on board
and will positively leave at 10 O'Clock this
morning. Shippers and passengers will
find her feet and finely appointed and
by popular and attentive Off
GERS. Captain J. b. Archer is on the roof |
and Captain Billy Wood, most elegant
and accomplished gentleman, Is in the
office, assisted by two courteous and accu-
rate freight cIerks....T he James Gray arriv-
ed from Pond River, yesterday with a good
trip 1.-The Michigan and barges arrived
from Cincinnati at midnight of Saturday,
and lies above the city...---The ZanesvilIe
left late Saturday for Mt. Carmel, with
Darges for a load of corn. d. w. johnson
and Iohu w. Rea is her pilot
Zine Pink Marble had rather slim
new ferry boat for
was not loaded with material
-or the new Court House being built st
hat place by Mr.. RObt. Boyd, on account
IF the rain. She left on Saturday evening.
She is an Evansville built boat out and
'ut, and is represented, by good judges, to
De a most excellent job. Her machinery
vas built at the Mechanics Foundry and +
Machine Shop, and is a credit to that I
TOung and enterprising house...........We !
lOtice two large hatboats full of salt lying :
,e,Ow the wharf They were left here by S
he towbOat W. H. Brown. Groes-
eek was dragging her guards in the waller.
he just touched to land passengers, ana
i'd not tie a line........I he Anna had big
Dad of freight and an immense crowd of
eOple, chiefly emigrants to the far West
......Th e Chattanooga left at dark for the
Anna discharged an i'm
lecse amount of freight here.... CAPT
Vim. Baker, late clerk of the Sherman,
aving shipped the last of the freight of
hat Inflated vessel, leaves for Cincinnati
his morning. We hope soon TOO meet
Inn in the office of another fine steamer
MEMORANDUM AND MANIFEsT-St Gamer
Cairo Friday. March 9th,
P. u. Boats in port-Ruth and Great
let Nashville at Smithland. March =
let Cumberland at EiizabeJhtown, Dex-
er at ShaWneetOWn, Richmond at Mount
ernon, Armada at West Franklin. The
lights during the voyage were dark as the
artarian shades; wind blowing a lorna
o, IaShlng the waters into tuIy-waves
bling mountains h gh.
Have Tor Charles BabcOck, l bundle of
ldeS; W m. Holman, Al pieces of lumber:
harles Niele & Co., II bales cotton; Thad.
. Gibson & Co., 2 bales cotton; Cincinnati,
pkgs rags.
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