The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-13

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II CINCINNATI. - The Commercial Of
Friday sayst tft.e
/ Capt. Geo. Wolf, BIZ the Mary Err
i win, received dispatches from Mem
/ phis aud Little Rock, yesterday, an
nouncing the sinking of the Florence
4 Ira Der again in the Arkansas River,
/ at Collier Shoals, 80 miles above
/ Little Rock. 1t is feared she will
prove a total loss, as the Arkansas is
1 rising very rapidly. The dispatch
/ does not state, but Capt. Wolff IS Of
/ the opinion she was bound down. 1t
/ will be remembered the Florence Ira
| Der sunk in the same stream a short
/ time since, and had just been raised
and thoroughly repaired. She is
owned by Capt. Wolf, and insured
| for SO 600 in the Central. Ohio VAL
ley, Enterprise, Union, and American
offices, of Cincinnati.
The Gazette says Il - s - +
The Louisville arrived from New
Orleans yesterday, and laid up at the
upper wharf LII was reported she
would 90 on the docks; but if SO, she
will be off to- morrow, aud if prospects
are favorable she will return to New
| Orleans. .-.er
| Lo11svInLEIEE.1 - The Courier sa Of
Friday, says,
During Wednesday night it com
.meneed raining, though it was of a
cold Temperature, and before day it
had turned to sleet, then snow and
yesterday morning, the 9th of April,
heavy snow storm prevailed, with
the snow falling for several hours. Tt
then turned TO rain, and was raining
at intervals all day. t--.-i ~ . 4
The snow at one time yesterday was
nearly two inches deep il the streets
aud on the papements, and the
thorougfares were nearly impossible.
On the falls there were five feet
three inches water in the pass down
the Indian chute yesterday, and the
river indicated q rise in the evening.
We heard yesterday of a rather
hard case for one of our mboat
captains to have to submit to In fill
ing orders for merchandise for Louis.
vile. A gentleman Of the name Of
Warren, representing himself as the
agent for Cornwall & Bro, and for Il.
Fable, induced Captain Neal, of the
Indiana, to purchase two hundred
barrels Of rosin In New Orleans, pro-
avided that itacould be bought for less
than five dollars per barrel for No, 4, |
the rosin to be delivered to the par
ties referred to, who would pay the
charges. On arriving at this port, the
consignees refused the rosin on the |
plea that Warren was not authorized |
TO act for them. sHT ga5elf
Captain Neal had the rosin thrown
upon his hands, but finally the parties |
consented TO take it at prime cost in /
New Orleans, the steamboat losing |
the freight aud drayage, as it was rep /
resented as drug on the market. |
This we regard as rather hard case /
upon steamboatmen, who were trying /
to accommodate and- bring trade to
the city. i4 3a 86
That is just like Louisville, for all |
the world. H 81 e.aa
The Democrat has the following:
THE BELLE. LEE CoMING.-We |
yesterday received the following dis
patch from Capt. McGill of the Belle
Lee, which magnificent louisville
built packet is now on her way to this
port:
TO Ri0er Editor Democrat. Thirty
one and half hours out. Full of pas
sengers. VIII arrive Sunday and
leave Tuesday.
Is ~ alaisot CAPT. A. McGLL.
The RAlIaa-T loft Nov Orleans
Tuesday, and will come to this port
on a business trip, in five days, if not
inside. of that time, which will be the
best trip made since the war, if not,
in fact, the best business trip ever
made. b.L.9 zas 81 asrIa 8a5 a@
ST.. Louis. - The Democrdt of
Friday says;b 7a5 .baD1e4 sE
A stormy night, coating of ice on
fences and. trees, a heavy rain yester-
day, retarding operations on the
wharf. River stationery yesterday,
having risen previously nearly two
feet. aaTrs i
The Republic left Memphis Sunday
night, Tor New Orleans, haVing added
1.272 bales cotton. Total cargo said
to be 2,40O tons. One item of her
cargo was 5000 barrels of -four.
MEMPHIS. = The Avalanche of
Thursday says
The Arkansas River IS recedinc.
with four feet from Little Rock cut.
and two feet above that point. White
River is declining, with twelve feet in
the channel to Jacksonport.
SHOT AND KILLED. Mr. George