The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-29
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PITTsBuRe, February 20 The river is at
a stand, with SIX feet six inches In the
channel, by tile mark. Weather clear
and cold.
C1NerNNArf, FEB. 2sZP. m.-The river is
rising slowly The weather Is clear. Their
mOmeter 500.
LoUIsv1LLE. Feb. 2s.2T.he river is swell
ing. There are 0, ieet s inches water in the
canal.
Tee river. after remaining stationary for
twehty-four hours. commenced swelling
slowly, yesterday evening, and up to dark
had risen fully s.n ineh.........The addition
al arr walls 7ahd departaFes yesterday even
fngwere the Cumberland, for Cairo; Glass
gov, St. Louis 10 Pittshurg; Westmore-
land. Glnelnnatisto New Orleans; Louisa
and ollie Sullivan. from Wabash River;
Valid end bargegto acorn plleibelow; CHI
ton, Cincinnati TO Memphis; st. Patrick
from Memphis; aSt. Mary's to ParKersburg.
The st. Marys, tired Of. waiting for the St.
Patrick and j. p. Webb cleft at so'clock
for a corn pie aud Parkersburg 1.-The
Havana, having beenfRind bound for "a
hours, passed clown without landing, at
noon yesterday. ..,...., :. The Westmoreland
received a large addition TO her Il eight list
here. and left at s o'clock last might with
her guards in the water Capt. J. NJ. Chen
oweth was IN command, and Messrs
Deem and Vandergrift were in the office.
Cspk Chenowetll never fails to get freight
II there is any going. I'VE are glad to
learn that Capt, Ed. Evans Is Improving.
.................The Clifton discharged a vast
amount or freight here. and had a
good trip to Me mphis...,.!I The Glasgow
was loaded TO The guards with iron ore
and grain. -. Billy Ford is one of the
lots feFg nj
tague is at 4heB wheel OF the sGlaSgow........
The Louisa had 4,7OG bags OF corn. and
other freight, from the Wabash, and tue
ollie sullivan had i 800 bags OF corn, hav-
ing discharged parL Of her cargo az Mt. Yer
non. Both boats return to the Wabash
positively to-day.----...~The ST. Patrick ar
rived nom Memphis at 8 O'clock last
night, with LOO bales of cotton,
a large at Quit OF other freight
and fun OF people. Among her
passengers were Joe McCaloch, the
popular clerk OF the famous Liberty No. 2.
and large arty OF young folks from
Uniontown, KY, on a pleasure excursion.
Joined BY nunlberof young folks of the
city. they " tripped the light fantastic toe
for several hours. to the sweet measures of
delicious music made Dy Henry Hart and
his renowned string band. -. We are au-
thor1zed by Capt. Archer to say that the
st. Patrick win not be Withdrawn from
this trade. she has built up
good trade, and is doing a business
highly satisfactory to her owners
We were shown a private dispatch from
Memphis last night, which quoted corn at
IS cents on the evee, and 81 90 from store,
with an active market for provisions Of
all kinds THE Armada in attempting
to land at irish Jimmy's Bar on Thursday,
got hard aground, aud would probably
have remained so had not the Cumber-
land come along, and after removing her
freight. pulled her on. She will be in early
this morning. and leave promptly at
o'clock to-day.
THE ST. PATsICK's MAMIE EsT.-Jones q /
Catch, pkg. cigars, 4 kegs liquor, 2 bbls OF
whisky HubbS. Patrick g. Co, so bales of
cotton r. II. Huston, 20 bales cottons f.
H. Ehman Il Co 13J bales cotton, box of
tags; J. A. Lewis, 40 bales cotton; F. Z.
Robertson, 108 scks wheat; J. p. M, = dry \
hides, 2 kegs; James Oakley bales waste;
Minor & Dallam, l box furs; Preston &
Menefe, 50 dry hides. deer skin; j. l..
Dixon. dry hides Re- hipmsnU to Gin
Ciuuatk. 100 ba, ton. &c.