The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-02

For othsse 85vey. Ttenss see 8eBenth PAGE.

mark. Weather. cloudy and cool.
C1NcnSNAT1,a February 29.-The river is
uncha nged weather clear, with the Their
IN ometer nj ~.
sta tfotlstry with six feet six inches water |
bin the channel. The wea her Is cloudy, /
put mid.
The weather moderated rapidly Satur
day night, and yesterday morning was |
cloudy and mild. A light rain set in at 10 |
O'Clock and continued all day. and at |
times the showers were quite heavy. By |
a close inspection we find that the river |
had riser in all, since Friday evening, |
i've inches. and is rising very slowly. If
the rain increases in violence, and is gem |
eraf towards Pittsburg and the upper |
rivers, we may expect good rise soon.
.....e1ur port list since Saturday after |
noon. has been moderately 81 large, In /
Guiding the Armada, ID Cairo; OIlie sulli-
van and Louisa, 30 wabash River; st. |
Patrick, to Memphis da Lyong to Bow
ling Green; Linton, to Nashville; VIM.
White, from ClarksvilIe; Quiekstep, from
Cairo: Camelia and W. f. Curtis, Cincin-
natl to Nashville; r. c. gray, Cairo to
Pittsburg; Morning star, Louisville 70
Henderson; Darling, Memphis 70 Cincin-
natl; J. p. Webb and Chattanooga, from
Wabash River; ]. r. gHoyle, from Pond
River; BE muda, Louisville to Tennessee
River; Champion, Cincinnati to st Louis;
Coosa, from Cairo.
The Armada, Ada Lyon and Linton had
good trips out....--The st. Patrick did not
get off till midnight. she got a far better
trip than Captain Archer expected, and
had good engagements belows.....s...The
Tarascon LETT at 91l O'Clock Saturday night
with good trfp.....-..I heJ ]. r. Hoy1e had
a moderate trip, and leaves again Tuesday
evening. T. l.. Couant has taken an in
terest in the Hey1es and wiz be foufei in
1.-THE office. The Hoyle Is a feet steamer,
with pleasant passenger accomTn 0dattons
.......The VIM. White had good trip from
the Cumberland River s..@s. The Qutc step
/ arrived at nine o'clock Saturday night,
/ having made the run from Cairo In twen-
! ty-four hours. she had a moderate trip.
| Thanks to Master Walter for manifest and
memoran dum.........T Camelia and w.
F. Curtis were fully loaded. The former
discharged much freight here,........The
/ Darling had 1000 bates OF cotton, and was
towing large transportation barge load
/ ed with live stock 1.-THE r. c. g ay was
loaded to a. feet with sugar and moiasses,
| reshfpped from Cairo by the Great Repub-
I lie. The ]. P. Webb and Chattanooga
! had big trips from the Wabash, being both
i full of grain, and the ChattanoOga had a
/ barge in tow fully loaded. They both
leave this evening for the Wabash. The
/ Webb is comm anded by Capt. Bon Lancas-
/ ter. with Chef. Bradley in the omce-ooun
pIeasant and accommodating gentlemen.
Captain Henry Scott commands the Chat
! tanoogaa.......The Petl'olia went to shaw
| neetowu this trip-..-.-.....-Ihe Louisa anu
ollie sullivan had fan: trips out Saturday
i evening for the Wabash.........The Morning
/ r.Ff fol1 an
down last evening. Wa-h. Elder and Bill
4 Meek are her distinguished pilots, and
Bin Campbell is her renowned engineer.
No better ever handled a throttle.....--..
Fl Captain Allen Duncan has experienced
another disaster, which is the fourth that
fate has awarded him during about as
many months. We regret to learn
that the sam. Orr broke wrist
near Birmingham. in the Tennessee River,
II which resulted in knocking out both
heads of one cylinder. and throwing heE
pitrnan overheard. We regret this ex-
eeedingly, for If there ever was deserv-
ing gentleman c. pit. Allen Duncan is one
He has, with an energy deserving the
highest commepdation, labored forthree
years to build up the Tennesses River
trade, and despite adyersities, such as few
men have experienced, had succeeded In
establishing a good business. In view O.
mast services we hope our business men
Il and merchants will extend him such
material sympathy will enable
him TO make good his losses by hi
1 several accidents ........Captains Hazleti
and singer are stlll III the city ........C Captain
I'D, Carlin of the steamer Welcome, Is IN
the city stopping at the American House
.A bout dark last night the clouds dis
Z appeared and the moon and stars shone
out brightly for a few minutes, but soon
clouded up again and poured down rail-
with great violence, with Indications Of q
protracted rain........The great low pressur
Richmond, Legal Tender, Nick Longworti
q and P. w. Strader gre all due from New
Orleans to-day. dispatch to CAPT
Rudd, we learn that the MayhoWer lei
Memphis Friday night viii 600 bales cot
:. ton for this port. She viii arrive thi
evening and leave on tomorrow evening
.........Capt. j. P. webb is in the city
Z stopping at the American House ...-.-..
Ben. MerrieHees's celebrated Ice King, th
u Silver Moon, may be positively expeete
: for Memphis this orning.........TheS wal
|, low. OF the Cincinnati and New Orlean
& Express Line, may also be expected pos
I; lively to-day. Capt. McCarty and jon
Spencer are experienced and obltgtn
officers. .........-. The spacious Alice \
may also be expected for New Orlean
to-day, and is {. No. steamboat
!; Her officers are splendid gentlemen..-..-
The Bermuda passed down aboutsS o'clocl
Saturday night, with a moderate trip, t
the Tennessee River.........The Champion
from Cincinnati to st. Louis, arrived at
O'Clock last night, with good trip. .-...Th
Coosa, with John Robinson's Circus an
Menagerie, arrived at 10 O'Clock last nigh
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