The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-28
River DisDatclres.

ST. Louis. November 27.-Arrived:
Messenger. from Pittsburg; Lucy
Bertram, Rob Roy, Keokuk; Belle
Memphis, and Forsyth, from Mem
phis Lizzie Gill, Bismarck. and
Olive Branch, from New Orleans.
Departed: Sam. Jasper, Rob Roy and
Lucy Bertram, for Keokuk; Belle
Memphis, for Memphis; Savannah
and Armenia. for Flttsburg; City of
AltQp, for New Orleans; Julia, for
YicEsburg; Itaska and Northern
Belle, for Paducah
The river is falling slowly, but a
rise of over foot is reported at Du-
buque. There is about 9 feet water
to Cairo, and good stare in the Illi-
nois aud to keokuk. Weather clear
and very ine.
The Armenia has 200 tons ore for
Ironton, $50 tons pig iron, 40 tons
bargts, 200 bbls -four, and 40 tons fine
clay, for Pittsburg. Twenty-fv
steamers are laid up at points between
this city and Carondclet An attempt
was made to-day to sell the Great Re-
public at auction by the u. S. Mar.
shall, but as only $4,000 was bid, aud
nothing less than $4,000 would be
entertained, the sale did not proceed.
The Marshal will make a return to
the Court morrow and await fur
Their instructions Captain Semmes
bid $40, 600 and claims the boat, but
it is not likely that he will get her at
that price. ltasca and Northern
Belle, of the Northern Union Line,
have gone to Paducah to have their
machinery taken out and put in new
hutls building there. which will be
ready for the Spring trade. 4
The work on the Golfer Dam, at
Syracuse, on the RaDids, is so far
progressed that the water will he
pumped out as soon as the river falls
sufficient to render it safe. The dam
inclo ses sixty acres Of the river.
Seven hundred thousand feet Of lum-
Der has been used in its construction.
six bundred aad eight boat leads Of
dirt, one thousand cords Of rock, and
an immense amount of iron and
spikes. The work so far has cost
$50 600, and this is only small part |
of the work that is to be done. The |
contractors, Case u Co, are also pre-
pairing to improve, Comels & Smith |
Chains. The work at Syracuse will |
be completed, and the dam removed |
by the opening of navigation in the |
Spring.
CINCINNATI, November q. = The |
river has risen 10 inches; now 10 feet
10 inches In the channel. Weather |
clear. Thermometer 46o.
! PITTsBURa, November 27.--Mo |
nongahela IL feet 6 inches, and ris- |
ing. The rise is mostly from the
Youghiogheny. Business on the |
wharf is moderate. Arrived-St. |
Charles, from Cincinnati, and the |
packets. Weather clear and pleasant.
CAIRO, November 27.-Port List
New Orleans to Cincinnati.
10 P. NJ; Tacony, Eastport to ST.
Louis, 10 P. NJ; Anna, st. Louis to
Cincinnati, A. NJ; Alton. St. Louis
to New Orleans, s A. H.; Itasea and
n Northern Belle, Dubuque to Metrop-
oils, 9 A. NJ; Peoria City, New Or
leans to St. Louis, IL A. NJ; Wild
Duck, Pittsburg to st. Louis, noon;
Darling, Memphis TO Cincinnati, 2
P. NJ; Savannah, St. Louis to Pitts
burg, 2 P NJ; Julia, st. Louis to
Vicksburg, P. NJ; Quickstep, Evans
vile packet, P. III. The river has
fallen inches. Weather clear.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 27.-The river is
rising rapidly, with z feet water on
the shoals. Weather clear and pleas
ant. The Mollie Gratz arrived from
huntsville, and the Havana departed
for Cincinnati.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 27.-The weather
s clear and cool. The river is rising.
Qeparted-Contin entail and Fulton
No. B and harges, for New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, November 27.-River
TX feet five inches in the canal, four
eet five inches in the chute, three
Get five inches On the rocks; rising
lowly. Business quiet. Leonidas,
3ittsburg to st. Louis; Emma Floyd,
to Nashville; Robt. Burns,
o New Orleans.