The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-11

clouds were dark and lowering all
day, with light drilling rain most
of the time, and sometimes amount
ing to quite a shower.
The river has risen three feet dur
ing the twenty -four hours ending at B
O'Clock yesterday, and was then rising
at the rate of II inches or more per
hour. The prospects are favorable
for a big food. On Monday there
was sixteen feet in the channel at
Pittsburg and rising, and it is now
rising rapidly at all points hence to
that port. ..-.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 O'clock yesterday include the Silver
Spray, New Orleans. to Cincinnati;
Silver Moon, Memphis to Cincinnati;
Camelia, Nashville to Pittsburgh Ar
mada, from Cairo; Tennessee, Longs
Landing to Parkersburg; Mollie Nor
ton and Newsboy, Henderson and re-
turn; Lewellin, from Tennessee River.
BOats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Melnotte, for ST. Louis; Law
renee for Nashville; Minneola, from
Memphis; Indiana, ,Southerner and
Atlantic, from New Orleans; Alice
Dean and Belle Lee, for New Orleans;
Chattanooga, from Wabash River;
Emperor, for Memphis; Altoona and
Carrie, for Missouri River; Ada Lyon,
from Green River; Sam. Orr, from
Tennessee River; Quickstep, from
Cairo; Linton, from Cumberland
River; Taraseon. from Louisville.
miscellaneous.
A heavy fog prevailed yesterday
morning, tending, to some degree, to
retard navigation. Business was not
very active on the The
Silver Moon passed up with 2,143
bales of cotton, the largest cargo of
cotton ever taken up this river by one
boat, and indicating her title of
Cotton " as well as Ice King. Capt.
Walker will hand over the horns
with all the grace and dignity that
characterize his every act 1.-THE
Cameiia received from F. NJ. Hum
phrey & Co. large shipment of corn.
1.-THE Silver Spray had a good trip.
1.-THE Armada had 220 bales of cot
ton and considerable other freight......
Shipments were not large yester-
day........The tennessee left for the
corn piles above, and for Parkers-
burg, at o'clock yesterday morn
ing. She received a full cargo of corn
from Mr. Geo. Lewis, the popular
representative of the great House of
Braudeis & Crawford.........The j. r..
Hoyle was receiving a fair trip.
Considerable quantities of light drift
were running yesterday, evidently
from small side streams. =. -.
The Lewellin arrived at noon yester-
day witha fair trip, and returns to-day
to Eastport.. call the atten-
ton of steamboatmen to the fact that
a bill has passed the lower house of
Congress, authorizing the building of
a draw bridge across the Ohio River
at Paducah, and suggest that such ac-
ton may be taken Immediately as
will be likely to induce the Senate to
defeat measure which will so Sc
riously affect the commercial interest
of the great Wabash Valley and the
navigation of the Ohio River. There
is no time to be lost
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The pride Of the
Cairo trade, the beautiful and grand
Armada, is the regular and sole
packet for Cairo and way lands, at
o'clock to-day She has frst-class
accommodations, and her officers are
among the most courteous, expert
eneed and popular gentlemen on the
western waters. Captain Gus. Dusou-
ehet commands, and Win P. Fowler
and George Nicholson do the honors
of the Office, Give the Armada all
the freight she can carry. Passengers
aboard will live like princes.
For LOUISVILLE. - The peerless
Tarascon, the feet and beautiful, is
the regular packet for Louisville and
all way landings at s o'clock this