The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-06
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For other River items see Third rage.

The wind abated before night yesterday,
though it was quite fierce during the after
nOOn,' and light sprinkle OF rain fell.
The drift was tending toward the middle
of the river last evening, an indication
that the river was coming to stand...-.-
che additional arrivals and departures up
to midnight include the Emma Floyd,
Nashville to Cincinnati; QuicKstep, to
Cairo; Hartford, to Green River, Rapidan
to Eastport: Nick Longworth, New Or
leans TO Louisville; W. III. Brown ana
bsIges, Kanawha 10 ports below; Armada
fr IN Cairo; Ada Lyon, from Green hlVer'
MoIlie Ebert, Pittsburg to Fort Benton.
The Emma + lloyd arrived at P. NJ. load
ed to the guards. She discharged 90 hhds'
tobacco here and viii add argely. She
has large quantity of ear corn. She viii
lie We here at O'Clock this morning, and
people desiring to go up the river Will find
her an elegant boat, with flrst-class officers.
Captain jim. Chenoweth commands,
and Bob Wise is her popular clerk.........
The Quickstep had splendid trip out.
She made a magnificent display of speed
and elegance, running above the city and
passing down like a bullet fired from
gun..-......The Rap1dan had also beautiful
trip OUT. THE Hartford left full of
freight and people........-...The Nick Long
worth arrived from New Orleans at ~ M.
with a fair passenger trip, but with little
freight. She discharged loo tons at Cairo
Capt. Hates and Eugene Bowers were in
high old health and fine spirits. We are
told that the Longworth got one pa SEN
ger here, who left the city in hurry.
The Robert +. Lee made the run from
Louisville to c ncinnati in l21S hours. and
the run from Cincinnati to Louisville in
hours and AZ minutes against strong head
wind. She will be here early to-day, and
ana will be here long enough to afford our
people an opportunity to visit and inspect
the best steamboat ever built.-.......The z.
W. Strader was advertised to leave Ciucin-
natl last evening .........A special from ST.
Paul say the ice in front of the city COM
menced moving yesterday. A piece half a
mile square fell down stream about 100
yards, caTryir with it the steamers Chip
pewa Falls and Ellen Hardy, and two
Government store boats This noen
another piece moved. taxing with II the
wharf boat, which struck the Government
steamer Montana, and carried her down a
few yards, fnf1icting some damage on her
boot. There are serious appr- tensions ex-
pressed that If further movements take
place before the Ice is more broken con-
siderable damage VIII be done, not only TO
the above named boats, but also to the
Lake Superior Railroad bridge, on which
the ice is now pressing heavily. The river
is very high and rising rapidly ........The
Armada arrived ut 10% chuck full of
freight and peOpIe-,.......The Ada Lyon ar
rived at IL o'clock With good trip. she
leaves for Green River this evening".
The MoLie Ebert, Capt. Poe, arrived at
midnight loaded to the guards. Jim Mon
tague was one OF her pilots. He says IN
vesting in peacocks and guinea fowls
don't pay.........The r. L. Lee left Louisville
last night, and viii be here early this
morning.
BzanifesaS.
MANIFEST of the St amer Armada, Cairo
to Evansville, April 9Th, 1869:
For VanSVille-WoodrOW, X eitZ & Co.
packages OF iron and wood work; w II