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

The Mary Ament was here on Monday.
She was blown ashore at JimtoWn coming
down, and arrived here so late on Monday
night that she could geo no coal or sup
plies of any kind. While the river is SO
extremely high she can not make her
regular landings. ID returned to ChtlO
last evening. and will lay up there tDl the
river declines.
the Wren is laid up here on account of
the high water in Kentucky River.
The q. L. umo will not leave for War
saw again until IL becomes unnecessary TO
aunt q channel / Il somebody's cornfield.
The Emma Floyd Is lying below the
bridge, the water being too high for her TO
pass under that structure.
The Robert Burns will leave tor Mem
phfs to-day. She Is lying a short distance
above the foot of Race Street. Teams, to
get to her staging, pass through Blangys
Captain George w. Neare, agent for
underwriters, arrived from 81. Louis. yes
terday morning. Before leaving, Monday,
he sold part of the damaged cargo of the
Kate Robinson. Included in the sales
were $50 barrels of flour at an average OF
So per barrel, and 3O0 green hides at 5Hc
per pound. 1t cost about $50 TO raise the
| Kate Robinson. The loss to the insurance
companies. on the boat, will be $1,000 or
the Chronicle OF Wednesday evening,
says:
The Alaska came through the draw on
the Kentucky side or the bridge at Louis
vile, the first boat ever attempting the
feat. she was barely able TO squeeze
Through on the present stage of water.
LOUISVILLE - The C~ourGer-Journa Of
Wednesday says:
The river was rising yesterday evening
two inches an hour, with about 81 feet In
the canal and 30 in the chute, having risen
about II feet in the "a hours ending at g
p N. yesterday. The reports from above
would indicate that we are to have five or
six feet more water, which will make It
above the high water mark of 1867. The
easements or all the houses on Fourth
Street, as high up as NeWcOmb, Buchanan
81 Co.'S were Inundated, and everybody
had removed their plumber TO more secure
quarters.
The New Albany ~ferryboats were land
ing yesterday at the foot Of Shinault Street
near the mouth of the new canal.
Harry Walker, clerk Of the Mary Hous-
ton, arrived in the city yesterday by rail,
and will await the arrival of his boat.
Montcalm d Co, have moved their office
into the building occupied by the Union
Cement Association, No. 80 Fourth street,
between Main and the river.
The leVee yesterday presented q lively
appearance, so many people having gone
there to watch the movements OF the
water. But little freight was discharged
or received. Weather clear and cold.
The high water and heavy running DRIFT
wood broke loose three barges OF salt be.
longing to theK anawh and Ohio salt
yesterday evening, at Sanu
Island. The Falls Pilot went IN search p, 2,
them, aud il was supposed that she woulu
be able to secure them.
The Commercial says:
Navigation about the fails is exceedingly
limited, yet there is no real peru 10 steam
ers. While the main channeL IS Closed by
the bridge structure, boats have easy pas.
sage through the canal anu through the
space OF the draw-prldge 70 Inc north O
toll III taken by aI~Iascendiug and descend.
ing craft. The fact That the nigh tide has
IeyeIed the current tween the CITY whar
Eafe.
, MOUND CTTY.-The Journal says:
The Kate Robinson is the most thor
oughly used up boat ever seen that wa