The Evansville journal., 1868-01-16
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MEMPHIS, Jan. I5-Weather cloudy.
/ River rising; bank full Ga4s#
/ PITTsBURG, January I5,--River Cstationa-
i ry at feet. Weather moderating. a. asA
/ LOUISVILLE, January I5.-Riye- falling
/ fast; feet in the canal. Weather clear;
tn thermometer. 369. EHx
| CINcINNArI, January l5.-The river has
! fallen feet and inches. Weather clear;
thermometer, $40
The river was falling last evening with
great rapldity. going down even faster
than it rose.-.......The Louisville did not
get away until after 8 O'Clock.
addition to the arrivals noted on the sew
enth page. the Tempest passed up from
Arkansas River, at 3 O'Clock yesterday
morning. She discharged 4S bales of cot
ton here, TOR Fred. Huston, agent of the
famous White Line, making with that by
the Louisville, over 400 bales received by
that agency yesterday. The addition
al arrivals and departures last night, in
cIude the Armada to Cairo; ]. P. Webb
and Louisa, TO Wabash River.
a private dispatch from Captain ]. Slut.
Neal assures us that the great low pressure
Richmond would positively leave Louis
vile, last evening, and would be here ear
ly to-day, and we hope that she will be
able to add largely to her freight list, as
the energy and enterprise manifested by
Captain Neal entities him to a liberal
share of public The Armada
had considerable freight out, and a num-
ber of passengers, but lacked much of a
full trip......The Ollie Sullivan, we be-
neve, left early yesterday for Wabash
River, and the j. p. Webb and Louisa
We're preparing to go last night........The
Tarascon went to McClendin's Landing,
below Henderson, for ], 200 sacks of corn for
shippers to Louisville. There was large
amount of freight awaiting her here.........
The Indiana is announced to leave Louis
vile this evening, and may be expected
here to- morrow. The Great Republic is
also due here to-morrow........Adi dispatch
from Duke Nicholson, from Cairo, says
that the Sam. Orr passed the Cumberland
under way, at Grand Chain. We hope
these boats win not take to racing.
The St. Charles may be expected this
morning for New Orleans. Gu Williams
is intbe office...... The P.LW.- -Strad r left
for New Orleans on Monday. ..-..... Mr..
Lake, the popular clerk on F. NJ. HUM
phrey's wharboat, left for Memphis by the
Armada last evening". 9 O'Clock
yesterday morning coal oil lamp ex.
ploded in tine engine room of the cTaras-
con. by which striker canned Holmes, of
New Albany, was seriously burned about
LIE n6dQ QrhHuf lace I16 was IN nlS pain
and terror aboutto jump overheard. when
Charley Fitch, the engineer, seized him, 1
and wrapping piece of carpet about him
extinguished the flames. The explosion
also set the boat on fire, but it was innme-
diateIy extingui-h -hed without any damage
to the boat. It was marrow escape to both
boat and sHolmes....... i Dunk kerson & Co.,
contracted yesterday to ship so 200 bushels i
of corn, to the East, grown by one citizen
of New Harmony The Ollie suHiva n
returned from Henderson little before IL
last night, loaded to the guards withlcern.
......- The Great Republic will not be here
till saturday. hE tsszfwf .4K u
E MANIFEST ofsi Gamer Linton--R K Dunk1
erson 9 Co hhds tobacco; E g Vanriper.
5Wlft: box fmdze, chests, 9 pkgs furni-
lure, bbls mdze, 3 pkgs fndze; Reitz Il
nancy pieces machinery Ed Walters |
on board, 2 dry hides; Mr. Hicks on board. |
10 Liquor kegs; Preston & Menifee, 10 dry |
hides, bdi coon skins; owner on board. /
1 pieces machinery, l box do; Ragon d |
Dickeys lot hides, i lot bags, 13 liquor |
kegs. - 4 -. : = i
For Louisville-G Hunter q Ce. 50 beef
hides, sheep pelts, box tallow. Put of |
below-Mt Vernon, 400 gtaves Hender-
son, so dressed hogs, 8 bbIs whisky. 5