The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-21

weather mad water
Snow fell during Sunday night to
the depth of nearly one inch, and the |
weather yesterday morning was rather
mild with the mercury at 30' at A. NJ,
and 80 at noon. About 103 o'clock
it commenced showing again. with a
thick, misty, smoky atmosphere. The
river continues to fall fast, having
declined about % inches during the
"A hours ending at B o'clock yester-
day. The ice which was expected
had not made its appearance at neon-
The river is falling so fast that the
current is sluggish
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures up to
3 o'clock yesterday, not previously re-
ported, include the Cumberland, from
Cairo: Emperor, Memphis to Cincin--
natl; Pink Varble, Louisville to.
Passport; Legal Tender, Louisville
to New Orleans, Mayfower, from
Memphis, Indiana, to New Orleans
Newsbcy, Henderson and return;
Bermuda, Eastport to louisville;
Morning Star, .Shawneetown@ TO Louis
vile.
BOats Due
Among the first boats due here are
the Eeama Floyd and Delaware, for
Nashville; Shamrock, and j. A
Thompson, St. Louis; Sam. j. Hale,
for Memphis; CoraS and Minneola.
from Memphis; John Kilgour, John
Fl. Groesbeek, and louisville, for
New Orleans; ~Armada, from Cairo7
the Alice w., Atlantic, Westmore-
the p. W.. Strader and Belle Lee,
from New Orleans: Phaatom, from
sEastport; Petrolia No. 2, and j. p
Webb. from Wabash, River; Lin
ton, from ClarksyilIe; Taraseon, from
louisville. 1s9 ada ta49 7e
miscellaneous.
As usual en- Mondays, there was a
large number of boats at the wharf
Yesterday forenoon.......-.The Darling,
Sunday night, discharged a large
amount of freight here 1.-The En-
peror passed up full of eotton.....----
The Legal Tender passed down pretty
light, and will probably fad some
thing below Indiana got q
small lot Of pork here, and left at 81
O'Clock for Henderson, where there
were 400 hogsheads of tobacco await
ing her. She would be able tt
to fill out below.......-.The Cumber-
land came in at midnight from Cairo
with slim trip. ......-.The Mayhcwel
arrived from Memphis early yester-
day morning with POI bales cotton
and splendid passenger trip After
discharging her cotton she proceeded
to Newburg. where considerable
amount of freight is engaged for her
........The Bermuda had fair triI
from the Tennessee Riyer....--...Tht
St. Patrick was busy all forenoon
discharging her splendid cargo, ant
designed leaving promptly at thre'
O'Clock, freight or no freight.
Capt. Phillips, of the famous Louisl
ana. was passenger by the May
The louisiana is laid up a.
Cairo, with 700 tons Of St. Loui
freight aboard. Capt. Jim. Lusk !:
still aboard, and as gay as peacock
1.-THE Quickstep was receiving
pretty literally yesterday morning
and Master Walter" assures US tina
/ her reputation fer speed remains IN
furnished aud intact. 1t is well.......
The Great Republic and Richmon
are sweeping the shores. and will bot
go out of the river fully loaded-.......
Capt. John MoClain, with the Miehi
gan, pulled the Dry Dock off on Sat
urday, and the Mollie Norton is no
in the Dock. and will soon be read
for business. IT. TX
.. Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The feet and elegar
Cumberland will leave for Cairo at
O'Clock to-day. Captain Ben. How
ard is in command, and is an afab
and courteous gentleman. Tom Bri
shear and Bruce Hunter do the hol
ors of the office, with a suavity
manner that is refreshing and plea
ant.
The wild rafting Sam. Orr, feet |
an eagles flight, also goes to Cairo al