The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-30
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About o'clock yesterday after-
noon one Of the heaviest rains we
have witnessed for q long time set in
and after a short interval it opened
again with Increased violence. The
streets we're flooded, the cutters were
overlooked, and the sewers rushed out
with extraordinary fury. Terrific
lightning and thunder accompanied
the storm. Considerable wind also
attended the rain. Sycamore Street
sewer was gushing full, and the mouth
being covered By a few inches of
water only, perhaps a foot. The water
as it passed from the sewer, boiled up
to the height of four or five feet, and
for long time kept the river in
tumult in that vicinity, and for a time
it was believed that it would sink a
coal barge lying near.........Another
brisk shower fell at 7 P. N. After the
rain the atmosphere was quite cool
and pleasant. By 10 o'clock it was
almost cleaF..-...The river continued
to rise steady..""The arrivals and de-
partures up to midnight, not previous
" reported, include the Champion,
st. Louis to Cincinnati; Mollie Nor.
ton, TO Henderson; Oam berla I'd, to
Cairo: Ada LyonI to Greet river;
Lizzie Tate, New Orleans to Louis
villei Rapidau, to PASSPORT;
Minneola, Memphis to Cincin-
natl; Rose Hite, Louisville
and return; Romeo, to Nashville.
The Lizzie Tate passed up Monday
night at 81 o'clock, touching at the
coal fleet below the wharf for coal.
She goes 70 louisville to be disman
tled.....ae,The Champion passed up at
, P. M.........The Stella and barges
passed up late Monday night.......
The Petrol. with an immense tow OF
salt, passed down yesterday afternoon
She has been handsomely painted
and looks as white and neat a.
p1cket-....-The Champion had a
very good trip,.......The Minneola
discharged l6l bales cotton for r. X.
Duukerson & Company. agents Of the
South Shore Fast Freight Line.
She had Que hundred thousand feet
cedar lumber, taken from the Umpire
at Smithland. The Umpire broke
her shaft there, and sent it up by the
Armada and rcshipped it here on the
Minneola for Louisville..~.......The
packets generally had fair trips out.
........The Ada Lyon had an excel
lent trip......The Romeo had all the
separators she could stow, and
large amount of other freight. The
Rose Hifo arrived late, having done
heavy way business......Tbe Louisiana
passed Cairo at 10 pm. Monday, and
was due here last night, but had not
arrived at midnight....,.-.Ogr Louis
vile dispatch ANNOUNCES the Min
nicola as among the arrivals
at that port, and even roships Che
Strader's freight upon her But as
the Minneola was here when the dis
patch was received. we arc Inclined to
think the press reporter at Louisville
little mistaken...,...-.Col. w. J.
May and Capt. o. Hewitt, Of the Nor
man, were passengers by the Rose
Hite last night.,......SeVeral parties
are negotiating for the purchase of
the Norman. She in an excellent
boat, and can be purchased a reason
able rates......."The Rose Hite was
still taking freight at midnight, aud
would leave pretty .full......As the
river is rising, tie 4. z Lee be ex-
peeted here to night.....sBThe Terra
Haut Express of yesterday says
/" The steamer James Gray came in
yesterday. just this side of Darwin
she ran afoul Of a snag and knocked
hole IN her hull, causing a few
hours detention" as8HUI