The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-12
weather and water.

weather and Water.
The weather yesterday was cloudy,
mild and wet, with light driZzling
rain, nearly all day.
The river is not rising as fast as on
Tuesday, having risen only about two
feet during the twenty-four hours
ending at 3 o'clock yesterday. 1t is
rising fast at Cincinnati and Louis
vile. and falling slowly at Pittsburg,
with 49, feet IN the channel at the
latter place.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
8 o'clock yesterday include the Chat
tanooga, Wabash River to return;
NewsDoy and Mollie Norton, Hender-
son to return; J. P. Webb, Wabash
River to return; Pine Grove, Nash
vile to Cincinnati; Kate Putnam, St.
Louis to Cincinnati; John KilgOur,
Louisville to New Orleans; Indiana,
New Orleans to Louisville; Tarascon,
Louisville to return; Romeo, from
Wabash River.
Goats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Melnotte, for St. Louis; Law
renee for Nashville; Miuneola, from
Memphis; Richmond, Dexter, p w.
Strader, Emma No. 8, Southerner and
Atlantic, from New Orleans; Alice
Dean and Belle Lee, for New Orleans;
Ollie Sullivan, from Wabash River;
Sam. J. Hale and Emperor, for Mem
phis; Altoona and Carrie, for Missouri
River; J. r. Hoyle, from Green River;
Sam. Orr, from Tennessee River;
Quiekstep, from Cairo; Linton, from
Cumberland River; Morning Star,
from Louisville.
miscellaneous.
The wharf was crowded with steam
boats yesterday, and most of them
came well freighted The Cobb
Webb had ,341 sacks corn.........The
Chattanooga had 1,O3O sacks corn
for Brandeis & Crawford; also, 378
barrels -four, which Hubbs, Patrick
& Co. re-shipped upon the John Kill
gour.........The J. 2. Webb came in
full as she could be stowed.........The
Hoosier and Buckeye, which came in
on Monday, had 2,100 sacks corn.
The Lewellin had nearly 100 bales
cotton and much other freight....-...
The Pine Grove and Kate Putnam
were loaded to the guards, the
former with pig iron and the
latter with iron ore.........The
Indiana was pretty Ight..-......The
John Kilgour did not have enough
freight from louisville to pay her
coal bill twelve hours. She added
largely here, and had good engage
ments beloW..-.....The VIM. White,
Lewellin and Armada were receiving
liberally........The Goldinch has con-
oluded to lie over till o-day.........The
Ada Lyon had an immense quantity
of cooper stuff. A splendid trip.......
The Romeo arrived yesterday morn
ing from the Wabash, and dropped
down to the dry dock, where she will
be put in thorough repair..........The
Belle Lee will be here tomorrow.
and should have a liberal patronage.
She has proved herself the fastest
boat on the Ohio.........The Wabash
and White Rivers are nearly at food
hight, aud destructive freshets are
anticipated in those streams........The
Upper Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois
and tributaries are all rising.
Boats Leaving To day.
For CAIRO-The lightning winged
Quickstep. Captain H T. Dexter, a
veteran and popular officer, in com
mand, will be the unrivalled pack
ct for Cairo and all way ports
to-day at 4 o'clock. Her clerks are
those courteous and accomplished
young gentlemen, Jack Grammer and
Walter B. Pennington. If there is
anything to go, the Quickstep always
gets it.
For LOUISVILLE. - The brilliant
Morning Star, the stately queen of
beauty, is the regular packet for
Louisville and all way ports at six
O'Clock this evening. She is com
manded by that princely gentleman,
Capt. Elijah Posey Upton Hollcroft.
with the in:mitable John Ouerbacker
in the Office, and the courteous Henry