The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-09
Weaaher and water.

uS MSdthCfs 9CotCi00Js was S-NtANy
aud very eold-mercEry 1872 above
zero at 6 A. M, and DO at moonlight
misty snow falling daring the fore
noon. The river is rapidly crawling
up the levee, having risen four feet
during the twenty-foHr hours ending
at 3 o'clock yesterday, and it is now
almost ready to overflow the low bot
toms in this vicinity. We again warn
farmers along the river to see to their
fences and other property, as there is
a heavy freshet coming.
Arrivals and departures
The arrivals and departures up to
three o'clock yesterday, include the
Southeruor, Louisville to New Or
leans; Linton, for GAINESVILLE; ]. 2.
Webb, from Wabash River; News
boy, Henderson and return; Laurel
Hill, Louisville to New Orleans;
Tarascon, Louisville and return.
BOats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the W. F. Curtis and Pine Grove,
for Nashville; Shamrock, for St.
Louis: Silver Moon and Minneola,
to Memphis; St Patrick and Sam.
j. Hale, from Memphis; Tahlequah,
for Arkansas River; Laurel Hill,
Emerald, Wild Duck, Nick Long
worth, for New Orleans; Quickstep,
from Cairo; Vim. White, from Clarks
vile; Mollie Norton, from Cincinnati,
Legal Tender, St. Charles, Great Re
pu lie, Richmond, Alaska, Emerald
and Indiana, from New Orleans; Tar
ascon, from Louisville; Ada Lyon,
from Green River. -
Miscellaneous
The appearance of the weather yes
terday afternoon was highly favora-
Die for heavy snow storm. if the
temperature should moderate little.
There was not a large amount of
business done on the levee, freights
continuing scarce 1.-THE Armada
was receiving a good deal of packet
freight......The Southerner and Lau-
rel came in from Louisville, compar-
atively light, and both lie here
till to-day, in hopes of getting
some additions to their freight
lists...........The Linton came IN
from Cumberland River with a
broken wheel, the J. P. Webb
having run into it between this and
the mouth of the Wabash. She will
repair in time to go out on Friday,
her regular day. She did a good way
business. She reports the Cumber
land rising at the rate of six inches
per hour.................The j. p. Webb
knocked a hole in her hull en- the
chain in the Wabash, and had to
return here to repair, and will
go IN the docks as soon as the
Ollie Sullivan comes out.............
The Ollie Sullivan struck a log
in the Wabash above New Harmony,
on Monday, and returned here and
went into the Dock yesterday. She
had thirty eight timbers broken.......
The wind blew steadily from the north.
I'VE learn from Capt. Twoomey, of
the Laurel Hill, that the Empire,
sunk a few miles below Columbus,
KY, has been raised and returned to
Cairo to repair 1t is reported that
she struck towboat......The Sam. Orr
has her shaft again aboard, and her
wheel was being filed yesterday. She
will come to the wharf tomorrow
morning, and leave for Cairo in the
afternoon, in charge of that popular
gentleman and experienced COM
mander, Capt Billy LJwth, with Guy
Vilyard in the office......The St. Pat
rick will be in from Memphis to day
with big trip, and will leave on Fri
day. Shippers for Memphis should
hold their freight for our own packet
if they would increase the prosperity
Of the city.........The Louisa went up
the river yesterday, to bring off some
corn nenaced by the rising water......
The Newsboy went down to
McLain's Landing. and brought up
about 159 sacks of corn...........
The Laurel Hill changed her pro
gramme, and left at p O'Clock fol
below.....The Tarascon came in at
o'clock in gallant style full of people
bat with a moderate freight......The
rivar was rising hand over hand al