The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-09
weather and water.

yesterday morning. Inc sun SnOue
brightly and warm. The river con
tinued to rise at the rate Of about 8
inches in t%wenty-four hours.
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures since
last report, are as follows: Altoona,
Cincinnati to St. Louis; Clifton, Gin
oinnati to Memphis; Glendale, Pitts
burg to st. Louis; and N~ewsboy and
Mollie Norton, Henderson TO Evans
vile.
B0ats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Pine Grove and Emma Floyd, for
Nashville; the }. H. Groesbeck, from
New Orleans; the Westmoreland,
for New Orleans; the Talequah, for
Arkansas River; the Legal Ten
der. Louisville to New Orleans
P. ". Strader, for New Orleans
Bermuda, for Tennessee River; Mel
notte, for st. Louis; Emma Floyd.
for Nashville Mary Erwin. for Ar
kansas River, and Richmond, for
Louisville.
MfsceIIaneOus-
Business was but moderate on the
wharf yesterday forenoon..."..The
Altoona, from Cincinnati to St. Louis,
had a splendid trip, being loaded to
the guards. She received part Of her
load at Louisville, getting better rates
there than she could get at Cincin-
nati........The Clifton, Cincinnati to
Memphis, had only a moderate trip,
and received but little freight here.
THE Glendale, Pittsburg to St.
Louis, had a splendid trip, being
loaded almost to the guards.~.....The
Henderson packets had about the
usual amount of business.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-The Armada, a pleas
ant boat. neat and fast, with accom-
~modating officers, will leave for Cairo
to-day, Captain Gus. Dusouchet in
command.
FoR LOUIsvILLE.-The Tarascon is
the regular Louisville packet for to-
day. She is fast, safe and pleasant,
and is ofhcered by very polite gentle
men.
For CINCINNATI.-It is expected
hat the Darling will be at the wharf
to-day bound for Cincinnati.
: For GREEN RIVER. - The Ada
Lyon, Captain Edwards in command,
will leave at6 P. NJ. for Green River.
Rob RoY.-The Rob Roy will leave
for Cincinnati at 10 A. NJ.
GIeaninEs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial of
Thursday says:
The weather was warm and show
cry yesterday, with the wind from the
southwest. The river here has risen
Is inches during the twenty-four
hours ending last night, with 253 feet
in the channel by the Water-works'
mark, and 76 feet under the Coving-
ton bridge foripassing steamers.
PITTsBURG. - The Commercial of
the 9th says:
Business along the landing was only
moderately active. The weather,
however, was unfavorable. The Bay
ard, for Parkersburg, departed on
time. She will be followed to-day by
the Grey Eagle, for the same point.
The packet New York is announced
for Nashville, this day, positively.
The Argosy, Captain V%andergIift,
takes her departure at . P. NJ for
Cincinnati and way points. The Kate
Robinson, one of our best boats,
leaves to-day for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Silver Cloud is announced for
the Upper Mississippi.
MEMPHIS. - The AUalaacHe, of
the 9th, says:
Weather warm and cloudy. The
river here declined four inches in the
past forty-eight hours. The lower
Ohio is falling. The Cumberland is
still r%eceding, with 10 feet water on
the shoals. The Arkansas is declin-
ing from Fort Smith down, with is
feet in the channel from Little Rock
out. White River Is receding slowly.
ST.. LOUIS. - The Democrat of
Thursday says:
The river is stationary. The Hi
nois was swelling still, yesterday, very
high and encroaching upon the ware
houses on the west bank. But the
upp Mississippi and the Missouri
are declining. Another heavy rain
yesterday, but the rain ~soon-ended,
the clouds passed away, and the sun
shone down in all its efulgence.