The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-18

The weather yesterday was nearly
clear, and little cooler, the mercury
ranging at co. at noon. The wind
blew strong from the northwest, lash
ing the river into high rolling pillows,
and much impeding navigation. The
river rose 3 feet during the twenty
four hours ending at o clock yester-
day, and is rising fast. It IS again
rising rapidly at Pittsburg, with IS
or 20 feet in the channel There is
IA feet onthe falls at Louisville.
Arrivals and departures.
The only arrivals aud departures
up to 3 O'Clock. yesterday since mid
night of Monday, were the Armada,
from Cairo; Mollie Norton and News
boy Henderson to return.
BOat~ Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Shamrock, for St. Louis; Havana,
for Nashville; Mary Erwin for East-
porti Cora s., and Sam. J..
Hale, from Memphis; Richmond,
Dexter, p. w. Strader, West
moreIand, and John Kilgour, from
New Orleans; Louisville, for New
Orleans; Louisa, GAINESVILLE aud
J. P. Webb, from Wabash Riv-
err Altoona, for Missouri Biver;
Ada Lyon from Green River;
Quickstep, from Cairo; Tarascon,
from Louisville; Lewellin, and Sam.
Orr, from Tennessee River; Rob Roy,
from Cincinnati.
miscellaneous.
There was not much business done
on the levee yesterday. Freights for
all points were very scarce, and there
were no arrivals outside the packets
up to 3 o'clock. The hurricane Of
Monday night and the fierce gale that
prevailed yesterday, rendered naviga-
ton somewhat hazardous.......-The
Armada had a nice trip up, including
thirty-seven hogsheads tobacco. She
was compelled to stand the full fury
of the gale Of Monday night, which
amounted to a hurricane, standing
out in the river, as the water on both
sides was up among the trees. Wash.
Phillips, her skillful pilot. laid her
head square to the wind, and with the
aid of Capt. Gus, who was IN the
pilot house, held her steadily there
till the gale expended its fury. When
the storm first struck on the larboard
forward quarter, she listed heavily,
till her starboard guard was under
water, and her larboard wheel was
clear out of water, but when she once |
Strengthened up she CALAMITY rode |
out the storm without the slightest |
damage. The night was as
dark as Erebus, and neither
shore could be seen except when
the lightning's lurid glare rendered it /
for a moment visible, only to be again
clothed in deeper Understandable
Armada went to Green River Island
yesterday morning, after diseharging
her freight here, and took 1000 bags
of corn for Brandeis & Crawford.........
The Cumberland and Mayfower were
receiving slowly, and the prospects of
big trips for either were not fatter-
VIM. White was receiv-
ng a fair trip for Cumberland River.
The Romeo had not come out of the
Try dock at noon, the heavy wind,
not allowing the sinking Of
.he Gock........The Henderson pack
ets had excellent trips out on Mon
lay, but came up pretty light yester-
& Brinkman had
70 keep men at work all night Mon
lay to keep their ock boat afoat.
boats Leaving To day.
For CAIRo.-The grand Armada,
he pride of the people and of ship
)ers, leaves for Cairo and all way
oorts, at o'clock to-day, and has un-
passenger accommodations.
Japt, Gus Dusouchet is her excellent
md gentlemanIy commander, and
Will z. Fowler and George Michel
on are her Clerks. Being a home
the Armada IS entitled to
ii tie packet freight offering.
.HOR LoUIsvILLE.-The great Tara
con, a grand floating palace, with
distinguished and highly courteous
md popular officers, is the mail boat
or Louisville tonight. Capt. A. T.
commands, and Miles D
Warren and Phil. Branham are her