The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-04
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The river has commenced rising again.
During the last - hours, It has risen y in
ches. A heavy rain fell last night, after
which Il cleared or and became quite
pleasant THE Nightingale, with a light
trip, passed up for PlttsbuTg THE Tenn
pest, from White River TO Louisville, with
a fair trip, also passed up. APT I'm. Hum
phrey shipped 800 bags Of corn on her for
LOUSY ne...--Tne Havana, Nashville to
C~incinneti, received OF Capt Humphrey.
10 hhds. or tobacco az this port~.-..The
Tarascon, Louisville to Henderson, had
a fair freight and passenger lst.......-....---
The Alice Dean, Cincinnati TO Memphis,
with a fair trip. passed down yesterday.
THE Quickstep. with a fair trip, AR
rived Saturday night. She leaves to-day
for Cairo"-The James Gray, for Green
River, brought twenty-five hogsheads Of
tobacco. besides some other freight, hav-
ing "a good trip ....-...T The Armada, for Cairo,
with a fair trip. the Ada Lyon, from Green
River, the j.. p. Webb, for Cumberland
River. and the sam. orr, for Tennessee
River, all left on Saturday, each
having fair trips 1.-THE L~eonidas. from
81. Louis 70 Cincinnati, passed up loaded
to the guards-.....The Cora g, with a good
load for st. Louis, passed down Sunday
evening"-.The Bermuda, from Nashville
to Cincinnati, with a light load. passed up
.....-,..The Legal Tender, from New Orleans
20 Louisville, passed mp light-....rhe Pine
Grove, for Nashville, loaded to the guards,
passed down........r The ollie sullivan, Capt.
Hugo in command. will leave for Wabash
River at 3 Pm Hurry down your freights.
MEMORANDUM.-Steame Quicastep left
Cairo Ffiday, Ma lst. AZ = u. Boats In
~port-Julia aud Tyrone. Weather clear
and pleasant. River falling. Mays2-Met
Sam Orr az GOicOnda, Cumberland az
Parkersons, Belle Lee 81 Mt. Vernon,
Amanda AZ Island.-Arrived
MANIFEsr-W. O. Brown 4 Co 10 hhds.
tobacco; ReitN q Haney, ! bdle. gas pipe;
Il. 1. ~Prutovins, 3S sacks bran Ed. r.
sacks potatoes; Jno. Pavid, 3 tons scrap
iron r. Walfe, 2 tons scrap iron; II X.
Punkerson & Co, II hhds. tobacco.
ST. LOUIS, May 2.-Arrtved-Ruth, from
New Orleans Lewis and Allen. from
Omaha; Peter Boleu, from Dubuque. De-
parted-COsumhus. TO Omaha; Itasca and
Minnesota, TO ~. Paul; Curtis, TO Cincin-
natl Belle Vernon 20 Ptttsburg; Kate Hart,
TO Tennessee River: Marietta, To AtchesOn.
The river Is stiIl rising, aud has risen
is rising, hut falling aboveSt. Joseph. The
Lower Illinois Is falling, bat "a rise is re-
ported above Peoria.
MEMPHIS. May 2-The weather Is clear
and vety warm. h river ielll inch. De-
parted-Julta, to Sew Orleans: Magenta,
ana Belle u Louis, TO Et. Louis the lat
ter took the remains Of Capt Don Mussul-
mann, OF the Belle Memphis. who died at
Bailey Springs Few days since; M~elnotte,
TO Cincinnati.
~PIT1sBURG, May 2.-Weather cloudy and
rainy.
River six feet four inches and stationary.
Arrived, Armadhl0. from -. Louis.
No departures, ther rain having retarded
tins shipment Of freight.
LoUIsVILLE. May ARRIVED, Alice Dean
and Pine Grove, from Cincinnati.
Departed, Alice Dean, tor New Orleans
Pine Grove. for Nashville. Cora 3, for
Arkansas River.
River swelling slowly with six feet. seven
Inches water Ia the canal, four feet, seven
Inches ia chute, and three feet, seven
inches ON ROCKS
A heavy ain set tn about 3 o'clock this
morning aut continued durinE the greater
laIt OF the forenoon.
Busintss futt.
The new ferry boat for the Virgins
Ferry Company, Of 81. Louis, was success
fully launched Today.