The Evansville journal., 1868-09-07
RIV EE n y wv s
For other River Items see mira PAGE.

The river was about stationary dur
ing the q hours ending last evening.
but will, we presume, commence
rising again to-. day, as a considerable
swell is coming from Cincinnati and
Pittsburg.........A very heavy rain fell
for an hour or more last night, and
nice little shower yesterday afternoon.
......There is Al feet hSnee to Port
land Bar and 4 feet to Cairo......The
arrivals and departures up,to midnight
last were the Rapidan No. 2 to Cairo,
Rose Hite. Louisville and return;
Quickstep from Cairo, James Gray to
Green River, Mollie Norton and Sal
lie ". to Henderson; Rob Roy, st.
Louis to Cineinnati} Champion, Gin
cinnati to Memphis; Morning Star,
Louisville to Henderson; Ada Lyon
from Newburg, Milbrey, Cairo to Lou
isville, Ollie Sullivan from C1nneltcn.
The Rose Hite had good trip both
ways.........The Quickstep had fair
packet trip..-....The Rapidan had a
good cargo and many people..-.....
The Rob Roy and Champion had all
they could carry on the water. Among
the Champions passengers were Cap
tain James III. Pepper, on his way to
join his mammoth new boat Thomp-
son Dean at Cairo, and Joe McCul-
Tough, the renowned pilot, who goes
down to take an observation OF the
sand bars. Will. Mccullough is one
of the pilots of the Champion Cap
tain Pepper is looking extremely well.
.........The Nightingale, Captain Alex
ander Frazier, is, we regret to
learn, hard aground at Walkers.
and a considerable distance from
the channel, which has shifted con-
siderably Of late .........The Champion
had 300 tons of rails for the Il II. 4
N. Railroad, the same that were re-
Gently sunk near Cincinnati......The
Argosy is on her way with 500 tons
morc.........The Morning Star arrived
at q o'clock last night with a mod
crate trip. Bill Meek, one of her
pilots, had important business in the
city, and stopped off here. Wash.
Elder and Bill Campbell made us
promise to bail him out of the Gala
boose in case he fell into the hands
of the police. Up to midnight we
had received no tidings of him .........
The Romeo, in consequence of the
non arrival of the J. p Webb, de-
ferred her departure until this even
ing, when she will doubtless leave for
Clarksville and all way points......-..
The Milbray arrived from Cairo at IL
o'clock last night with 2,OOO sacks of
corn and other freight for Louisville.
Memorondun. and ManJest-Rail-
road steamer Quickstep left Cairo on
Friday, September 4th, at z pm.
Boats In port Wm. White, Louisi-
ana, and MoIlle Able; reshipped on
the latter steamer for Memphis 90
head sheep; for New Orleans 40 bar
rels -four, z barrels eggs, 30 half bar
rels beer, and several tens of assorted
merchandise; weather pleasant; river
rising slowly; Umpire at Paducah;
5.h-Met : Cumberland at Hurricane;
Nightingale hard aground at Walk
er's Bar, some distance from the
channel.
Have for G. Armstrong 2 bundles
rails; III. o. Babcock l speer wheel, 2
cart wheels; Peter Hess 81 hogs; G.
Bliss & Co. 5 tons scrap iron; + NJ.
Humphrey & Co. 2 pks mdse; VIM.
HeilmaD l boiler punch; G. Wilhelmi
5 empty ale boxes; Carpenter, White.
q Baker 2 deer; Preston Bros, l
box.
For reshipment per Rose Hite--
Mauc kport 129 bags wheat; Louis
vile lot of passengers and l hogs
head tobacco.