The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-12
RIVER WIS



The weather yesterday evenings
was clear and delightful, notwith-
standing, it looked like rain during
the forenoon. The river continued
to decline yesterday afternoon, and
it required the wharf-boat men to
busy themselves to keep aaoat. Bus
mess was quito active, as all the pack
cts were receiving literally.
The additional arrivals and depart
ures up TO midnight. were the Came
liza, Pittsburg to Nashville; Clara
Scott. from Wabash River; Quick
step, to Cairo; Nick Longworth, from
New Orleans to Louisville; Petrol
No. 2, and barges, from Kanawba
River to st. Louis.
The Pine Bluff returned from Three
Mile with a fall load of hay......The
Phillips, q tow-boat froLa Nashville,
went into the docks for repair........
The Alice Dean discharged a large
freight list here, and received quite a
large amount of Memphis freight.
She gave the denizens of Water st.
"Shoo Fly" with caIliope aocompani-
understandable Emma Floyd also
discharged considerable freight...."...
Tho Clara Scott from Wabash River
haG anly a tolerable freight, having
discharged at Mt. Vernon some 1900
bags of corn and 300 barrels of -four.
The Hon. e. T. Sullivan, Of Mt. Yer
non, was q passenger by her, look
ing hale and hearty.....".""....
Tho West Wind did not arrive in
time last evening to leave. She will
be found at the levee this morning,
and will leave this evening for all
points on the Tennessee River. Capt
Alb. Mackey and Cash Thomas will
be found ready 10 do the honors.....
A large and elegant party Of ladies
and gentlemen OF our city, left yester.
day on the Tarascon, to welcome
Capt. Gus. Fowler and his new anc
beautiful Idlewild. She will arrive
tomorrow morning in all her splen.
dor.
River Dispatches.
PITrsBURG, March IL -Monongaheia ris
ing, 8 feet6 inches; Allegheny 10 feet ant
rising; brownsville stationary, 5 feet; ii
City 6 feet 4 inches and falling. Arrived
the st. Marys and Kate Putnam from New
Orleans No departures but the Belle fol
Wheeling. Business at the landing quiet
1t mas been raining nearly all the fo1e
o Thermometer 54'.
PIrrsBURG, April lit has rainec
throughout The day, but is clear tonight
Monongahela Q feet and rising. Arrived
st. Mays, Putnam, Arlington. TIL,
/ Whale leaves for Cincinnati Tomorrow
with 10000 bushels OF coal.
C~INCINEATI, April H. River 20 feet IL
channel, and falling; rs feet space unde,
the bridge. Arrived-Giendale and 81
Charles from P~ittsburg; II. r. Hudson
from Wheeling; Anna Laurie from Kama
Departed Giendal for st. Louis; Bell
Vernon for Pltlsburg. The North Western
dropped down TO h wharf to-day, and 1
receiving freight for st. Paul.
April It.ZRiver fallen
feet 6 inches, with 80 feet 1 inch IN tn,
channel. Weather clear in part. Their
mometer So.
LOUISVILLE, April 11.-Arrived-J. w
Garrett, Cincinnati: Mtnneola, Memphis
Departed-J. w. Garrett, New Orleans
Minneola, Cincinnati. The river has fan
en- IL inches in tho last "A hours, with j
feet 10 inches in the canal, and 8 feet 1
inches in the chute, and so feet under tn
bridge. Weather warm aud cloudy. Mer
curry Csc to 100.
ST.. LOUIS, April u.-Port List-ArrIved-
CIara.f from Kansas City City ofPekin ,fron
Peoria; Carroll and City of Alton, fron
Vtoasburg; Ida StockdaIe, from OuachIt
River; Minneapolis, from Reeds Land
Ing: Sam. Clark, from La Sale. Departe,
Belle st. Louis, to Memphis; Mountain
Ger, to Kansas city; Harry johnson, {
Keokuk; Victory, to st. Paul; Adeiia, Z
LaSaiie. River rising slowly. Weathe
warm and clear.
NASHVILLE. ARQEttbJ11n shoals. Weathss
sameund mild. ArrIved--UmpIre ant
Burksville, from Upper Cumberland; Ty
rome, from Cairo; Spray, from Cincinnati
Armada, from aduca Departed-Ty
rome, ior Cairo; Armada, for PaducRh; AL
pha, for Upper Cumberland.
MEMPHIS, April II.-Weather clear anc
pleasant. River rose inches. Departed
Belle Memphis, to st. Louis; II. E. Lee, L
Louisville; Rubicon, to Vieksburg; Leon
tdas, to Now Orleans.
VIcKsBUR0, april 1I.-Up, Great Repub
lie, Magenta and Natchez. River rising
Clear and warm.
/ NEW ORLEANS, April 1L-Arrived: Mary
Miller, Virginia, Louisville and Grand
Era, from st. Louis, There Were no de
p~artures.