The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-13
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For other River Items see Seventh Page.


CIECINHATI. January 1.-THE river has
fallen n inches; Al feet 8 inches in the
channel. The weather is cloudy; Their
mometer Do.
The river was swelling slowly at this
place. yesterday, having risen only about
i've or six inches since three o'clock sat
urday up to five O'Clock yesterday. 1t is
falling at Cincinnati and Louisville, and
will be found declining to-day, and will
probably go down pretty fast....-.The
weather. yesterday, was partly cloudy and
very cold, the mercury ranging from I4o to
49, and resting at 18o at p. N. last even
ing. There was a heavy flow OF drift,
yesterday on the Kentucky side, the wind
blowing from the North.
The arrivals and departures since
o'clock Saturday were the Armada to
Cairo; J. p. Webb. Louisa and Petrolia
No. to Wabash River; resent City,
from Wabash; st. Patrick TO Memphis,
Quickstep from Cairo; Fanny Brandeis
from Cairo: st. Charles, New Orleans TO
Louisville; Bermuda. Louisville to Tennes-
see River; Mary Erwin, Eastport TO Gin
cinnati Phantom from Eastport; W.White
from GAINESVILLE; Morning Star. Louisville
to Henderson; Cora y, Louisville to Mem
phis.
The Crescent City came in from the Wa
bash with a big trip, including Is tons OF
bulk pork, ,545 bags wheat, % tieTees lard
and SO bbls. pork, which she discharged at
the foot of Locust Street. She leaves for
Wabash River at 10 O'Clock this morning,
with Capt. Gus. Start In command, and d.
E. Start AS clerk, and we commend her to
SHIP ers and passengers .......Tne ST. Pat
rick got of at 8 O'Clock Saturday night,
and took out a considerable amount of
fraf To, II hal SAf
cotton and large quantity or m1scella-
neous freight, leaving at II ne o'clock
Saturday nIght...-..........The Quickstep
Fanny Brandies. Phantom, and the VIM.
White. all had good trips. ManIfests of
the first three will be found below ........
The 81. Charles had good trip. She dis
charged thirty-four hogsheads of sugar
and the household goods of the late r. b.
Speed, marked to Madisonville, Ky.-the
former residence OF Mr.. Speed-to which
the family have returned, terribly be-
eayed........The Mary Erwin had big
trip for Cincinnati.............-.Tb Ber-
muda and Cora =. also had fair
trips .....,.... The Fanny Brandeis has a
sarge amount OF freight for Cumberland
and Tennessee Rivers and Memphis.........
The Phantom leaves again for Eastport on
TuesdAy.-sh her regular day, and the VIM.
White leaves on Tuesday for GAINESVILLE
..... The Fanny BrandeIs returns to Gin.
cihnati on Tuesday morningat 10 O'Clock
1.-THE Belle Lee, due herd this morning.
Is 500 feet long, 43 feet beam. 90 feet extreme
breadth, with 81 feet hold, with cahacity
OF 100 tons. Her cabin is 265 feet in
length, liz feet wide, and IL high. Her
cabin finish Is of the Elizabethan style
and very beautiful. Her cylinders are 3415
inches in diameter, with feet stroke.
The water wheels are 81 feet In diameter.
I6I feet buckets. The shafts are % inches
In diameter, and weigh 1900 pounds, ex-
elusive of the cranks. She has eight boil
ers, 40 inches In diameter and 80 feet Icing.
She has IN addition a"dOctOr" engine, a
" darkey" fire engine, and an engine for
hoisting freight out of the hold. On her
trial trip she is said to have made ten
miles in twenty-six minutes, down stream,
without being put 3, her full speed. She
will be here this morning for the inspee- |
tIon and admiration of our peopIe..-.......A |
boat come down the river last night, about |
81 O'Clock, and landed at the dry docg- |
supposed 10 be the Moiiie Norton, Captain !
Perkins new purchase. ..........The Ada |
Lyon arrived from Green River last night |
at 10 O'Clock. with good trip of freight |
and people....-..Cap John II. Triplett, OF |
the Tahlequah and LeonHrR No. 2, when |
in the Evansville and Cincinnati trade, is |
in the city prospectIng-........As special dis |
patch sfrom Memphis to the Louisville |
Courier of saturday. says The Mayhower |
LETT on. Friday evening with S00 bales cot |
ton. The Alaska afided 100 bales and the |
MeInotte 300. The Louisville would leave
ON Saturday with q load OF cotton for Gin
cinnatI. The Mayfiower will he In to day, |
and return on time to-Ino row. Give her !
all your Memphis freight.
"a
Quickstep left Cairo Fri LAY. 10Th, at p. NJ.
Boats in port-Laurei Hit GOldhnch. Ty- |
rome and Pauline Carroll Empire wait
ing to 90 on docks. Weather clear and
C Id. -Four feet water y i ~'een cairo and
st. Louis. tIorge of ice rep. Tted at Cap
au Girls. January llIh-met Linton at
BirdsvIlle, Cumberland at t.o'eonda, Pal
eStine at EliZab>thtOwn. Armada above
Mt Vernon, 81 Patric& at Diamond
(Monday) January IL, AT 4P.A
Have for Dunkerson 4 Co, 800 bags corn,
two hhds tobacco; r. X. II 'Ston, 2s3 bags
corn; VIM. Heilman, one cOrn-sneiler, lot
of scrap iron; r. III. h Inns & Co., bales
cotton; II. Joseph & Co one box of SOCKS;
Winn, 8 pkgs Indse; F. r. Huston. 1 pkgs
mdse: Cincinnati, IL bbls pecOns.
MANIFEST OF ste amer Fanny Brandtls
from CINCINNATI to nv tnsvilie: sparks &
Piquett. 10 bbls refined o /. bbis benzine;
Wark g. Henning, IS boxes glassware;
Hubbs, Patrick & CO.. 40 bdls gunnies;
Hayhurst & Whitaker, 1876 bdis gunnie |
RagaH, Dickey & Car ON, 30 boxes soap.
l iron safe, SO pkgs mdse, IA hlf bbls mack
erel. 80 kits do, 50 bags coffee. 10 bbls SUI
gar. bag ginger. 90 boxes glass, bb
liquor. 10 hf bbls liquor, y kegs do, . bxs
do; j Sinzich & Son, bbls herbs; Chas.
Ehrhearf, 20 kegs beer for reshipmenk: w.
M. Adm. so hogs; DAM. Miller, 20 double
shovel piows; q. ID. Williamson & Co., >
bDls beans, do alcohol: r. Right. 70
Nj # lumber: Hamblln & Paine. l6s pigs
mdse; w. I. Evans, | rool bagging, coil
rope; Murdoch & Bro l mid shoulders,
fierce sides; h. ]. Buchanan. 50 bags oats;
]. Stoute. roofs bagging. coil rope.