The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-14
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MEMPHIS, January l3.-River still rising.
Cold ad rainy.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. ID River falling fast;
Ii feet in the canal. Weather cloudy Their
mOmeter, 24o.
PTrrsBURG, Jan. IS.-River feet by the
pier mark. Weather clear and cold; mer-
curry, 1872.
CINcINEArI. Jan 81 The river has fall
en- feet 10 inches since saturday; 81 feet
8inches in he cnaune.. Weather cloudy;
thermometer, t6'.
The river was falling steadily and rath er
rapidly at dark last night. A heavy snow
storm set in about o'clock, and the snow
fell in masses, so that by o'clock there
was nearly an inch OF snow on the ground
with the mercury at 800, and the wind
from the noTth-north-east.
The additional arrivals and departures
up to midnight of yesterday, were the
Belle Lee, Louisville to New Orleans;
Quickstep, to Cairo; Ada Lyon, to Green
River; Emerald, Cincinnati to New Or
leans; Glasgow, Pittsburg to 81. Louis;
MayfloweF, from Memphis.
The Belle Lee arrived at 3 O'Clock, and
there was perfect rush OF people-men,
wamea and children-to see her. Thous-
ands visited her during her delay of an
hour here. There was perfect u nanimity
OF sentiment regarding her-all agreeing
that she surpassed. in beauty and taste
fulness. elegance and strength, any thing
in shape of a steam boat that ever before
appeared at this wharf. Her mod
ell is perfectly symmetrical, her cabin
the contamination of good taste
and elegance, her machinery an
index of tremendous pow5r, her mas
| sive wheels, indices of immense speed
Lou sviile has right to crow over this
/ beautiful production of her mechanics
and Capt. MeGill has a righL to be proud
OF his magnificent craft. II she does not
wake up some of those who have prided
themselves on their fast boats, we
I,will be greatly mistaken. We found
our old friend, Captain Dick Fnner,
in charge of the freight department, He :
ry Carnahan as steward, and Fred. and
VIII. Keislker, formerly of the Louisville
and Henderson packets, assisted by 9. P.
Dalton, as d1spensators of liquids. Her
pilots and engineers are also picked men,
Chris Damon and Reason Jameson being
at the wheel, and John B. Lentz Is
her chief engineer. Billy WhftloW
has charge of the forecastle.3 She
was loaded to six feet, and added scarcely
anything here.!..The Emerald had good
trip and added nearly 100 tons here, ship
ped by Hubs, Patrick & Oo...4.......!The
Glasgow had a fair trip. but has bat raint
| hopes of getting to ST. Louis ,.-......The May
flower arrived atS O'CLOCK last night, with
a good trip of freight and psople. She
could have had h,r full. compliment
of cotton, had she been willing to walt for
IL, but she chose to GO on time. She
pa opposed to go TO Eewburg, last night,
and will positively go out on time to-day.
Give her all the Memphis freight on hand.
THE Quickstep had a moderate trip
out She left with the Belle Lee and came
very near beating her around the point,
but when the Lee got fairly going, her
superior speed was very manifest. 1t Yves
power against agility, and power in such
cases always wins.........The MoIlir Norton
viii go into the docks as soon as the Min.
young comes out.....,..CapI. John Gilbert
and Guy Vineyard, clerk OF The Sam. Orr.
arrived by the. Mayf1ower Iast night.
The Anna did not pass down yesterday
morning, as we were led to suppose, by
finding her name on the memorandum at
the wharf boat. She is still at Cincinnati.
THE Richmond had not arrived at a
Ia. e hour last night. Alaska, Mel
notte, and Louisville, from New Orleans,
and the Peerless and Tempest, rom Ar
kansas River, are due this morning ........
| The Norman, recently sunR in, White
River, has been raised.
MANIFEST OF steamer Mayfiower, from
| Memphis to Evansville.-Hubbs,P atrick
d Co., 35s bales cotton; MacKey, Nisbet &
Co, bales GOTTEN; A Heloiing, pack
! ages; f. M. Humphrey, | safe. truck, l
pair scales; Mrs. c rney, box merchan-
disc: NJ. Calm, 43 barrels high wines F. r.
! Huston, barrel dried peaches. For OVENS
| boro-M. Hathaway, bag wool. For New
! Liberty-R. +. Ma a, bales colt q. For
| LCuisville--J. w. Morrill, 81 Co., o hides
White q Cocharan, box furs, l6 bales
| cotton; Mrs. w. b. ID AVIS. box m5rchan-
| disc; j. NJ. Gray, 2 boxes merchandise.
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