The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-06

CINcINNATI. March 5-The river has
risen 70 inches, with q feet inches IN the
channel. Weather clear. Their. 469.
PIrrsBURG. March 5-Noon.- River six
feet six inches by the pier mark. Weather
clear and pleasant. Mercury 3O'.
LOUISVILLE, March 5-The river is rising
slowly, with feet7 inches in the canal by
the mark. Weather cloudy, with indtca-
t1onS of rain. Temperature mild.
The weather continued to grow milder
all day yesterday, and at PM. the mer-
curry ranged at CO. above zero, and. the
thickenIng clouds were highly indicative
of rain. The wind continues In the south,
but the wild gulls were fitting numerous
ly about in the harbor all day. The addi-
tionaI arrivals and departures up to mid
night include the Henderson packets;
Quickstep, to Cairo; ollie Sullivan, to
Wabash River; Goldhnch. to Nashville;
James Gray, to Frostburg; Linton, from
Nashville.
The Nick Longworth added but little
here, but received orders from Mr.. Nib
lack, representing the house of Verheof,
Jr., & Co., for $500 or 5000 sacks OF corn
below............The Alice V. received 3,O37
sacks of corn, so barrels of whisky, a large
quantity of eggs, pork, oats, sc, from W.
g. Brown & Co.'S wharf boat, and was
nearly fiat on the water when she left at
AZ o'clock 1.-The Goldhnch, after all
picked up a right nice trip, including a
large quantity Of Government -four.
The new ferryboat, Transit, built here for
Hawesville, made trial trip yester-
day, and appeared to work inely...-........
The Quickstep had a nice trip out. Fol-
loving the Mollie Norton, which made a
gallant race, the Quiekstep proved herself
the fastest boat, and passed her antagO-
EfesN
dash attracted large coneourse OF people
to Water Street, who took great interest
in the eontest.........The Linton arrived at
seven O'Clock with nice packet trip. Her
clerks have our thanks for manifest. She
leaves again on Saturday .........The Louisa
took down one of her ehimneys yesterday
for repairs, and had not got away at a late
hour last night-......-..-..... A private note
from Vincennes, advises us that the Wa
bash was rising rapidly on Wednesday,
having risen two feet during the previous
twenty-four hours. A good rise in. that
stream will greatly facilitate business.
-. The new ferry-boat built here will be
loaded by Robert Boyd, the distinguished
architect, with material for the new
Court House at Hawesville, for build
ing of which he has the contract, and
will probably leave here on Saturday.
Capt ]. p Webb arrived FROM the Wabash
last night on the Linton. He reports the
Cobb-Webb doing thriving business, but
complains that they keep Eaonstrous mean
whisky on board. The Cobb-Webb brought
out of the Wabash over 700 bags corn on
her last trip THE Morning Star had a
moderate trip both ways, and left at six
O'Clock in the evening.........The New Al
bany Ledger of Wednesday evening says;
Captain Emory L. Ford, who went to
New Orleans in command of the steamer
Atlantic, return ed by rail last night, bring
ing us New Orleans papers of Sunday.
Capt. Ford was called home to take charge
of the Office business of the glass works.
Capt. Ed. Ford Joined the Atlantic at
New Orleans and resumed command. "......
Men of taste everywhere appreciate the
inimitable job work turned out at the
JOURNAL Job Rooms, and we are daily re-
ceiving orders by snail and telegraph,
from Louisville, Memphis, Hickman and
elsewhere, for job printing, such as can be
done no where else...--...Capt. Frank Bank
smith, of the firm of Banksmfth, Hum
phrey & Co., was in the city yesterday. He
went up the river on tue Morning Star
last Z ight.........Capt. Amor BaIonder, OF
Aurora, Ind, famous fatboat and steam
boat pilot, was In the city yesterday, in
fine health, and jolly good humor-laugh-
ing all over.....It commenced to rain about
81 o'clock last night, with a fair prospect
Of good rain before morning THE ]. r.
HoyIe came in at 10 O'Clock last night with
a good trip. Thanks to T. L. Conant for
manifest..-...The Rob Roy had not arrived
at midnight. She left Cincinnati Wednes-
day evening for this port, and will be in
to-day. and leave tomorrow morning. we
suppose......The Louisa left at midnight for
the Wabash River.....A Memphis dispatch
to the Cincinnati Commercial says the st.
Patrick is hard aground, and out of the
channel, at the head OF Island Thirty
seven"
MANIFEST OF THE STEINER LINTON From
Nashville to Evansville: RagOn, Dickey &
Carson. box merch andise; BOetticheT &
kellogg, l bundle of rat traps; Preston q
Menifee, l barrel eggs, ] saddle; A. o.
HutchisOn, empty hOgsfHeads; Reitz &
Haney,2 engines, l crank and eccentric; |
+. H. Ehrman & Co, Is hogsheads tobas eco; /
r. G. DunkeTson Co. q hogsheads tobac-
co; Hodge. Carr y Co, box merchandise.
For Louisville-J. @. Hunter g. Co, bar
refs lard; 40 beef hides; Ray & Co., hogs
head OF tobacco.
For Cincinnati-Dunean, Ford s. Elder.
"A sacks peaches; 3 sacks Mayapple roots:
1 sack yam roots; bags cotton.
MANIFEST steamer J. r. Hoyle, from
Green River, March Sc. q. Van Ripper, |
hOgsheads tobacco; A. Hehling, I box
hardware: Woodrow, Reitz & Co. 10 plOw
wings and l package merch 9ndise; VIM.
Holman piece casting; 4. GumbertS 5 I
dry hides. l bundle cooc skins, 5 bags
feathers, 9 beef hides, 2 barrels eggs: \. j. |
Gillett 10000 feet lumber; NJ. Hammond
l bundle hides, D bags rags; Thos. Worth
ingtOn % dry hides, bundle cOOn-SktnS,
4 barrafS eggs Tim (1qEiSK < hQrraTC pcsUg