The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-15

: @uu sbeauy from . TO y pRr vvffb
indications Of more rain during ~ ~,
! night. Our dispatches from Piffsbn,--oo
Z last plight report Z feet and risino d,
the Monongahela marks. The SIie
enemy was also rising at Oil CITY Iaet
night, with 50 inches water. while ~
Monongahela was rising, with 9 feet
at Greensboro and S feet at Browns
vile. There viii be abundant water
to let out feet OF coal from Pitts
burg.
The Ohio is now in fine navieable
order from Pittshurg to Cairo. while
all the tributaries are pouring out a
food. Licking commenced running
out very heavy Thursday night, and
was still pouring out a torrent and
large quantities OF drift last night, in
Guiding d log raft. Navigation Is fully
resumed in the Muskingum to
Lanesville. Here the river has risen
4k feet during the twenty-four hours
ending last night, with II feet in the
channel By the water works mark,
and still rising rapidly. There will
not be over 4 feet under the CoVing-
ton bridge to-day.
Notwithstanding the inclement
weather, business was very lively
aiong the levee yesterday. All the
snuTI packets arrived and departed
NJ NTH az the freight they could handle.
= ne oTerlngs We're moderate for Pitts
purg, while the Altoona, for st. Louis.
DaarllRng, Tor Memphis, and Cora s..
Ior New Orleans, were receiving
| largely. The Altoona was compelled
TO refuse new lots, having ENGAGE
ments to NIL her cut She deDarfs
Tor ots h0nls to-day, and will be fol-
lowed by the Shamrock 10 tn Fx-
press Lane. The Thompson was also
receiving considerable Cumberland
River merchandise.
Capt. Sweeney and Clerk Dorsey
are at the Spencer House, en- route
from Wheeling to louisville. Thev
will load the st. Marys at the latter
point for. New Orleans.
Capt. James S. Wise yesterday pur
chased the Robt. Moore, from Can't.
Wash Kerr, for $4,000 She viii take
the place of the Pine Grove, recently
burned, in the Nashville trade. Capt.
Wise left for st. Louis in last nights
train.
Capt. Martin returned to st. Louis
last night, where he will load the
Maggie Hays for Pittsbufg.
Capt. Yerkes went down to Louis
vile last night, to take charge Of his
recent purchase, the Norman. She
will arrive here next week, and load
for Arkansas River.
The Gazette says:
The Nick. LongWorth, which has
been undergoing material alterations
and improvements at Madison, was
lowered into the river on Tuesday.
1t is rumored that Capt. Gus. Ever
hart is in the city to try to purchase
the Louisiana.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier of
Saturday says:
The famous Louisville and New
Orleans packet, Indiana, will come
up on the present rise, and will leave
here next Saturday for New Orleans.
She has been laid up at Cairo during
low water rand has been putt thorough
repair.
About one hundred yards of the
temporary trestle-works Of the bridge
company was carried away by the rise
in the river yesterday. Ii is feared
that the present rise will carry away
all Of the temporary structure II
such a catastrophe should happen, it
will greatly delay the completion Of
the bridge.
The Bermuda, with George Dick
inson as Captain and George Patter-
son rs clerk, will follow the Tempest
to White River, leaving here next
Wednesday
1t is reported that Mr.. Smedley, Of
Paducah, las sold his one-half inter
est in the Fanny Brandeis to COmm0-
derc Hughes, Of Nashville, for $1,000.
The other half interest In the boat is
owned by Captain Henry Miller, her
commander.
Captain w S. Vanmeter left ior
Evansville Friday 1t is reported
that he has gone there 70 purchase
the Ada Lyon for the Green River
trade
He did not succeed
d The Journal says:
Mr.. r. p. Lodge, of the Richmond,
was in the. city yesterday from New
Orleans. He reports good times com
ing. SAYS that color I'd Democratic
clubs are plentiful ia that city, and
exhibits a badge and certificate OF
honorary membership Of one OF said
clubs. He says there is the utmost
good feeling among the whites and
Democratic darkies there.
MeraJHc Dictul Has iHle Bob.
Lodge placed himself on an equality
with the niger? Who would have
link it, ,..
ST., Louis.-The Democrat Of Sat
urday says:
The river came to stand and was
slowly on the decline yesterday. A
fair stage Of water in the river during
the Fall, is anticipated. Several heavy
showers of rain fell during tho day.
Warm and very wet weather has pre-
vailed over the Northwest, giving inn
proved water for steamboats, 10 All
the upper rivers. At Dubuque, for
instance. the river is over half a foot,
and in the Illinois about the same.
At St. Joseph, the Missouri is re-
ported rising rapidly, and there 10 a
greatly increased volume IN the Ohio.
business continues moderately lively
at the wharf. Some big cargoes will
be taken out to-day.
= NEW ORLEANs.--Tbe Times Cf
Thursday says:
The weather opened yesterday with
a close temperature, which continued
up to p, NJ, when a heavy shower Of
rain came to, hand, accompanied by a
stiff breeze, which cooled the atmOs-
phere TO considerable extent.
7 Business on the landing was unu- .
sually brisk for Wednesday. Each OF
the departures left with excellent
trips of freight, besides fair paasen-
ger trips.
Law CARDS.
rorF,S NJ. erRrrsy $3.50 oHAr1goEY s. CONgER
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