The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-13


weather and water.
A heavy rain prevailed during Mon
day night from midnight and contin-
ued more moderately yesterday till
nearly noon. The river is rising
steadily at this point, having risen full
" IS inches during the a hours end
ing at 8 o'clock yesterday. The river
is falling at Cincinnati and Louis
vile.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 o'clock yesterday include the Ar
mada from Cairo; Glasgow, St. Louis
to Pittsburg; Norman, White River
to Louisville Louisa and Chatta-
nooga from Wabash River; Mollie
Norton and News Boy, Henderson to
return; Robert Fulton from Louis
vile; Ollie Sullivan, to Canneltoh; J.
L. Graham from Carmi.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Havana and New York, for Nash
vile, Nightingale, for st. Louis; Min
nicola, for Memphis; Mary Erwin and
Empire, for Arkansas River; p. w.
Strader and Richmond, for New Or
leans; Tarascon, from Louisville; the
Quickstep, from Cairo; Ada Lyon,
from Green River; Louisiana, John
Kigour, Belle Lee and Indiana, from
New Orleans; the J. 2. Webb, from
Nashville; and the Sam. Orr, from
Eastport.
miscellaneous.
Business was not brisk on the levee
yesterday-.......The Cumberland was
adding considerably to her cargo, and.
with the hay obtained at Newburg,
would have a good trip out--....."The
Armada had fair freight and a large
passenger trip up......The Chattanooga
and Louisa had rather moderate trips
from the Wabash. The Chattanooga
lies over till Saturday......The Fanny
Brandeis and Lewellin were receiving
rather iberally......The Glasgow had
a full trip for Pittsburg 1.-The Robt.
Fulton arrived from Louisville, yester-
day morning, with tow Of Pittsburg
coal for the Gas Works. She was to
leave for Memphis yesterday evening.
The Ollie Sullivan left with consid-
cradle freight for the up river towns.
.........Capt. Ben. Howard has secured
the contract for carrying the mails on
the odd days, Tuesdays and Fridays,
between this city and Cairo, which
will prove Of inestimable advantage
to our business men and to the people
along the river below, giving them a
daily mail The people Of Evans
vile should feel proud of and care
fully and literally foster the Cairo
packets. They contribute immensely
to the material wealth aud prosperity
of the city.......The John Kilgour
passed Memphis on Monday, and will
be here o-night......The Belle Lee
and Indiana left New Orleans on Sat
urday, and will be here to-morrow.....
The j. L. Graham arrived from Carmi
full of freight and people She had
$50 barrels. of corn meal and -four,
8 hogsheads tobacco, 100 sacks corn,
100 sacks bran, 20 barrels eggs, 40
coops of chickens, and some miscel-
laneous freight,............-The towboat
Diamond passed down with an i'm
mense tow Of coal.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent Ar
mazda, Captain Gus Dusouchet, is the
unsurpassed packet for Cairo to-day,
at Ann. Neat, feet and safe, she is
deservedly a great favorite with trav-
elers and shippers. Capt. Gus. Du-
souchet, Will P. Fowler and George
Nicholson are among the most accom-
plished and most popular officers on
the Western waters.
For LOUISVILLE. = The imperial |
Tarascon is the regular Louisville |
packet this evening, and she is a good |
one. Capt. A. T. Gilmore is her re-
nowned commander, and Miles D. /
Warren is her accomplished and pop /
ular clerk Mr.. P. B. Branham is
her courteous and accurate freight
clerk. The Tarascon always gets her