The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-25
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nuda. Tennessee river: Emperor. Cora s.
Memphis; ". F. Curtis, Nash Vile; Um-
pire, Wabash river; Rob Roy. EVansvllle:
depart ures, United States, Emperor. ROD
Roy, Cincinnati; Blue Wing No. 3, Moll1e
Gratz, Madison; New state. Plttsburg; ".
r. Curtis. Ptttsourg; IaraScOn, henderson
LenO, Troy. IN POrt-Bermuda Cora >
Leg Tender, Norman, p. W. Strader
River falling fast, with fourteen feet In
the canal. Weather continues warm and
cloudy, with rain early In tue morning.
The moIneter 70'; On the Fails there Is
The p. w. Strader is permanently en-
tered in the Louisville and New Orleans
trade. The Curtis has 3 100 bales OF cotton
tor the East via Baltimore Ohio Rail-
road. Nearly $500 bushels of coal have
been received here since the 10th inst The
March 18th, are 400 600 bushels.
MEMPHIS. March H.-Clear and very
warm Frei<hts very scarce. River rising
slowly. Arkansas falling very fast. WniIe
falling slowly. The Governor Allen de-
parted for New Orleans, with 800 bales OF
cotton: the Luminary and Marble City,
for St Louis. The Belle Lee had fair trip
for Louisville; and the st Patrick light
trip for Evansville. The Silver Moon Is In
port.
NASHVILLE, March 24.-The river is fall
ing with feet on Harpeth Shoals. The
weather is warm. The Tyrone departed
for Cairo The Delaware and Pine Grove
arrived from Cincinnati.
PITTsBURG, March 2I-Weather clear
and pleasant. River six feet, and at a
stand.
ST. LOUIS, March 2k.-Aside from the
regular packets only the steam erMary Nc
Donald arrived to-day from Leavenworth,
and the Kate Hart departed Tor the Ten
nessee River. Weather cloudy and very
sultry. A heavy rain fell this morning.
cOntfpu ng till nearly noon, since when
IL mas been showery. aud another heavy
rain threatens tonight. The river -
rising, and all the upper streams are swell
ing slowly.
PIrTsBURG, March 24-The weather here
Is pleasant. In the river there are feet
water. and at a stand. There was no arri-
walls except the LEGAL packets. Departed
Julian No. -, for GAINESVILLE; Wild Duck
and barges, st. Louis. The Kenton, Ar
menia and Glendale are due at this port.
GRAY, for Memphis and New Orleans;
America, for Nashville; Kate Putnam,
for st. Louis; Wauretta, for the Missouri
River; Messenger, for st. Paul.
CINCINrArI, Marsh a THE river is fall
ing, with 81 feet in the channel. The fol-
lowing is the port list for the past "a hours;
Arrivals Tuesday-Kate Robinson Lore
ma. and Yorktown, from Pittsburg; ArgO-
naut No. 2, from PaTkersburg; Leontd as,
from New Orleans; Belle Vernon, from
Wheeling. Departures Tuesday - Emma
No. 3. for Pittspurg; Yorktown, from 81.
Louis; Dove No. 2, for Kentucky River;
X. r Hudson, for Wheeling; Annie Lau-'
RE, for kanawha River; Lorena, Belle
Vernon, for ST. Louis; Kate Robinson,
Tor Louisville; Umpire, for Nashville.
PTrTsBURG, March 2L-The river is about
feet. and falling fast. Weather ciear and
| p easant. ..ff s.. ....5 ..tI.
CINCINEATI. March 2i.-The river has
fallen 3 feti inches, with 50 feet inches
in the channel. Weather cloudy, and IL
| rained some this morning. Thermometer
LOUISVILLE, March 24.-The river Is fall.
ing, with IA feet water In. the canal by the
mark.
The only additional arrivals yesterday
evening were, the Nick LongwOrth, New
Orleans to Louisville; Nightingale, Gin
cinnau TO St. Louis; Ada Lyon, from
Green RIVER; John w. Garrett and SWal-
low: New Orleans 10 Cincinnati
The Cumberland, for Cairo; Mayfiower,
for Memphis Henderson packets, to
Henderson; ]. r. HoyIe, to Green River,
and Louisa, to Wabash River, departed
mostly pretty Ugh 1.-THE MayfiOWer
mad very nice trip out, but by no means
sucha cargo as we desired to see her take
1.-THE Cum Der! and also left pretty light
| ......The Maydower and MoIlie Norton
went out together, the Mayfowe about
three hundred yards behind at
the start. A tow boat with a large
feet Of coal barges was passing At the
time. The Mollie went to the right OF the
Dsrges, and the Mayhower to the left. the
latter having the advantage of the shorter
line, and she rounded the point 80 seconds
in minutes and g seconds from the time
the Mollie Norton started her starboard
wheel forward--the Mollie's time was 8
minutes IS seconds, about as good time as
we ever saw made on that piece OF river.
......-.The Nick LOngwOrth was almost en-
tirely light. The prospects are so gloomy
that Captain Irwin thinks OF going 10 the
bank 1.-THE Nightingale was literally
packed fun and covered all over with
freight and people from the tower deck to
the top of the Texas, where the girl in
green dress attracted so much attention.
We never saw Captain Alex. Frazier 60
with poor load. The passen gers were
mostly emigrants to the far West. She dis
charged largely here. IN landing, the
wind blew the Nightingale against the
J. r. Hoyle, and her wheel caught under
the fan-tail OF the HoyIe, tearing it or and
delaying the Nightingale sOmetime.-.-.....
The HoyIe left for Green River quite light
THE Louisa was preparing at dark to
leave for the Wabash with but little
freight.-...--T The Swallow arrived early last
Right with a moderate trip. She discharg-
ed At barrels OF molasses and barre Is of
tar at this port. Ada Lyon had
handsome trip from Green River.
The J. w. Carrot with three barges and
1000 sacks OF corn, arrived from below
/ about nine o'c.o ck last night. She win
take 5000 or 1000 sacks here, and mole at
points above. A tremendous rain fell
for about an hour last night, fair
ly flooding the streets. Il was attended
by terrific lightning and thunder, one bolt
Of which must have struck in the city.
The atmosphere was exceedingly hot and
sultry, presaging more rain before morn
ing. The Nightingale was still at the
wharf at 10 O'Clock last night..........The