The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-30

For other River ITEMS see Third Page.

The river is rising steadily but
slowly, having swelled at this place
only about six inches during the "a
hours ending at o'clock last night.
The weather during the greater part
of the day was really delightful, and
last night it was quite cold. The
fourth heavy white frost prevailed
yesterday morning, but it was not so
heavy as the three preceding frosts
were. If the adage is true that the last
three days of autumn rule the three
winter months, then we shall have
delightful winter indeed. for the old
est inhabitant does not remember two
more delightful days than Saturday
and yesterday, and the prospects for
third fair day were highly fattering
last night. Business continued lively
all day Saturday, and shipments and
receipts were unusually large.
The additional arrivals and depart
ures up to midnight Saturday, include
the Armada, to Cairo; Ella Hughes,
to Nashville; Zebra and barge. to Mt.
Carmel; Morning Star, Louisville and
return; Louisa, to Memphis; Emma
Floyd, Cincinnati to Nashville; Anna,
st. Louis to Cincinnati; Darling,
Memphis z Cincinnati Ileonidas,
Pittsburg to st. Louis; Quickstep,
from Cairo. There was not a single
arrival from midnight Saturday until
six o'clock last evening. Since then
the arrivals were the Altoona, Cincin-
natl to Eastport; Tarascon, Louisville
to Henderson Falls City, Bowling
Green to Louisville.
The packets on Saturday took out
very fair trips. Emma Floyd
Anna, Darling, and Leonidas had
splendid trips......."Capt. Ed. Evans
commands the Leonidas. and he is in
excellent condition, looking corpu-
lent and happy............The Darling
had 1000 bales cotton.........The Alb
coma had fair trip. We were graft
fed to see among her passengers
Captain G. w. Bachelor, President
of the Eagle Cotton Mills Company,
of Pittsburg, who visits Tennessee
Alabama, and Mississippi to ascertain
what he may respecting the cotton
crop........The Quickstep was late
Saturday night. not arriving till near
twelve o'clock...............The Robert
Burns took about $50 sacks of
oats at this port, besides other freight.
Captain Frank Maratta is in COM
mand of the Burns. not " Narsatta, F"
as the compositor makes us say else
understandable Darling discharged
nine bales of cotton here, and had
1000 for CiHcinnati.........The Falls
City arrived from Bowling Green
about nine o'clock last night, with a
moderate trip........Thc Rapidan No.
2 arrived at ten o'clock. pretty full.
.........The Argosy came off the dry
docks late Saturday night or yester-
day morning. She Will come to the
wharf this morning, and commence
loading for Memphis, for which port
she will leave on Tuesday............
The Ada Lyon was due at midnight
last, and will return to Bowling
Green at 5 o'clock this evening. She
has elegant passenger appointments,
and excellent oficers....The John
Kilgour, for New Orleans, and the
Nightingale, for st. Louis, had not
arrived at late hour last night.
Shey will probably be at the landing
this morning. and we heartily com
mend them to passengers and ship
pers.......The Dexter broke the fly
wheel of her doctor, near Rodney,
few days ago, and was detained till a
new one could be made. She passed
Memphis on Saturday, and will be
here this evening, en- route to Louis
ville......The Luminary. it is said, ran
into the wheel of the Louisiana and
broke her shaft The broken shaft is
coming up on the Alaska to be mend
ed at Cincinnati.........T There is a gay
old fight going on between the Belle
Lee, Gov. Allen and Burt Able for
The Vicksburg and New Orleans trade.
MANIFEST of steamer Qaickstep,
from Cairo to Evansville. Nov. Is
Preston & Menifee, l biol beans,
bxs do, bx eggs, l key; Schultze.
Thurman Il Co, 5 tons scrap iron,
bbls iran; F Shuley, l bbl and l bx
tallow, wagon springs. 81 dry hides,
6 green hides, 2 bgs feathers, bdl
rags, % sheep pelts; Wm Heilman.
circular saw; Stockwe'l x Co, l bbl
peaches, 6 dry hides; Miller, Gardner
& Co. cotton. l bdl dry hides; Pitts
burg, 20 bbls spar.
MANIFEST OF THE STEAMER RAPI-
DAN-From Tennessee River.-R. K.
Dunkerson, 36 bales cotton; j. q.
Dusouchet & Co., bales cotton,
bales broom corn, 10 .bbls sorghum,
IA head beef cattle; Kenney Il llar-
per, 2 bales cotton; G. Viele a. Co..
8 bales do: Weldon Bros. Il Co, Il
bales do; Mackey, Nesbit Il Co., l
bale do; Thad. Gibson d Co, 2
bales do.
For Louisville-12 bales cotton, 2
bags rags, 6 bales cotton, 3 boxes to-
bacco.
For Cincinnati-46 bales cotton, /
barrel peanuts, 6 bags rags, 3 do. fruit.
s barrels pears.
For New Orleans-56 bales cotton.
SO bags corn.
Paducah--17 head sheep. COW, 20
bags cotton yarn, 3 barrels fruit. 2
boxes merchandise, 3 bundles sacks,