The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-18
River Dfspatchas.

PIrTsBURG, March "a. - Monongahela
falling, with feet inches; at Green's
Doro, feet 8 inches and falling slowly: at
Brownsville, 81 feet. No arrivals. The
Arlington departs at Ia for Cincinnati.
The st. Charles win not leave for Clncin-
natl until Saturday. Frelghts continue
scarce, 1t was showing hard during the
forenoon. Thermometer 29o. Last even
Ing barge OF coke, containing 5000 BUSH
els, in tow of the steamer Lark, was sunk
one mile above this city. in the Mononga-
hela River. It was owned by Thomas
Lory. The loss is about 81, 800.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-THE river rose. Q
feet 6 inches, with q feet 6 inches In chan
mol, "A feet inches space under the bridge.
Weather undertaking: Business south duh.
Anderson from Wheeling; Alice Dean
from Memphis. Departed-Alaska to New
Orleans.
CINCINNATI. March II. - River risen
3 feet inches, with % feet inches in th
channel. Weather unsettled. Thermom-
eter 80.
LOUISVILLE, March I7.-Port lIss-Savan-
nah, Pittsburg to st. Louis; Sam. ] Hale,
Cincinnati to Nashville; Norman, Gin
clnnati to Evansville, River rising, 6 feet
10 inches on the falls; and 8 feet 10 Inches
in the canal. Weather clear and mild.
CAIRO, March 17.11Port list-Mary Miller
Louisville to New Orleans, 8 p. NJ; Colora-
do, Vicksburg to st. Louis. 1 A. NJ; Cfias-
gov, Camden to st. Louis. 8 "A. NJ; City OF
Evansville, Evansville packet; Continen-
tai, Cairo to New Orleans, A. NJ; Tyrone,
Nashville packet, 10 A. NJ; Kate Kesrney'
New Orleans to (. Louss. IL A. NJ; Vir-
g1oia, Louisville to New Orleans, IL A. NJ:
St. 10 eph. Columbus to st. Louis, IL A. n;
May Houston, New Orleans to Louisville,
PM: Grand Era, New Orleans to Cairo.
p. NJ; Wauanita, New Orleans to Cincfn-
natl. P. NJ; Shark, Cairo to New Orleans
P. N Nick Longwortb, New Orleans to
Louisville, P. NJ; silver Spray, New Or
leans to Cincinnati, q p. NJ; City of Cairo,
st. Louis to Memphis p NJ: Silver Bow
Red River to St Louis, Up. n. River rose
5 inches. Weather clear.
NASHVILLE, March I7.-River falling.
with feet large on Harpeth Shoals
Weather fair and cold, Arrived Tails
man, from Cairo; Umpire, from Upper
cumberland.
ST. LOUIS, March H. Arrived: Sam
Brown, from Cairo; MolIie Ebert and
Henry Ames, from New Orleans: Marble
CITY. from Memphis; Illinois, from Peoria:
champion, from Cincinnati. Departed:
Little Giant. for Memphis; Ida Stockdale,
Tor Ouachlta River; Mary Davage, for
Pittsburgh; Tom Jasper, Wicks, and Ar
thur, for New Orleans; David Watts, for
Waterloo. River falling rapidly. Weather
clear and warm. All the snow and ice
has disappeared from the streets, Frefghts
to the South are plenty. Navigation to
the North viii be resumed tomorrow.
MEMPHIS, March I7.-Weather clear and
cool. River fell 4 inches White River
stationary. Arkansas River falling. with
"a feet to Little Rock; Departed-BelIe.
Louis; Fanny Brandies, for Cairo; Julia
for Vicksburg. st. Patrick's day was ceIe-
brated with great eclat, by the various
H1bern1an societies.
VIcKsBURG, March II up, Pauline Car
roll, Strade1-last ntght-Robert E. Lee.
River stationary. Weather clear and cool.
NEW ORLEANS. March II Arrived. the
Olive Branch, Nick Wall, LeonIdas De-
parted, the Commonwealth, John KfIgOur
and Belle Lee.