The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-20
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smoky, like indian Summer. Mercury 2Ss
at @ A. NJ, 40 at noon ia the shade, and 58o
ia tie sun. The river during the twenty .
four hours ending at 3 p. II. yesterday, had
risen 90 feet, and was rising more slowly.
II lacks now abOu ~ feet OF beng up 10
the high water mark Of 1867. II is reported
Stationary at Cincinnati, and we may hope
IL Will rot rise much more here-perhaps
not over two or three feet. II rose four
inches between 0 q u O'Clock yesterday.
Arrivals ana Departures.
The arrivals and departures up 10 y. d.
yesterday include the Silver Noon, Mem
phis TO Cincinnati: Mary Houston. New
Orleans to Louisville; Petroiia No. 2, Hen
derson and return West Wind. Wabash
River 10 return; Ollie Sullivan. from East
port; Morning Star, Louisville to return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats duo here are the
QuIckstep, from Cairo; TaTaseon and
Falls City, from Louisville; Alice Dean,
from Memphis; Rapidan No. 2, from East
port; Emma No. 3, Richmond, and Vir-
ginis, from New Orleans; Robt. Burns, for
Memphis; Spray, for Nashville; Mary
Houston and p. W. strader, for New Or
leans; Lawrence, from Nashville; r. vans-
vile, from Green River.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRO. The fleet, low-pre.sure
Quickstep - the regular packet for Cairo
and AL way ports at 4 o'clock to-day, hav-
ing unsurpassed cabin accommodations,
Captain Jack Grammer and
waiter b. Pennington and Eugene Rudd
are her clerks. She gives through receipis
for freight or passengers 70 all points
south or Wes..
For LoUEYILLE.-Tbe peerless Taraseon
Is the unrtvaled packet for Louisville ana
ali way ports at 9 O'Clock this evening
She Is a grand noating palace, and finely
Differed. The veteran Captain James
Mather commands, and Frank o Smith
and Phil Beverly are her clerks, each
uTbane, attentive, and obliging.
For BOWLING GREES. - The feet Falls
City, Captain Robinson commanding and
Murray Bewley Ia the ONCE, Is due here
to-day, en- route for Bowling Green. She
has splendid passenger accommodations,
and her oficers are pleasant and obliging
gentlemen.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The gay PetrolIa No.
2 leaves promptly at 3 P. T.. to-day, for
Henderson, as tne railroad transfer packet,
Captain Billy Cole commanding, and with
Messrs. Durland and story In the office.
FoR NEW ORLEANs.-The famous steam
er r.. w. Strader may bepositIvely expected
here this evening, en- routeto New Orleans.
The Strader is one OF the best boats ia the
trade, and her caief officers. Captain AL
bert Stein and Alex. Stuart are as pleasant
and Obliging gentlemen as ever ran q
steamboat. We bespeaE for them q liberal
supply OF freight.
miscellaneous.
RuefnCGQ was incidentally octfva -, eho
levee yesterday, though arrivals were not
numerous 1.-THE Silver Moon passed up
at AM. with all the cotton she could
stow and much mlsceilaneous freight........
The Mary Houston arrived at 4:3O with a
nice up river trip".."..she discharged here
293 bales of cotton for II. X. Dunkerson q
Co., and proceeded TO Louisville. She may
be expected here on Saturday. ....-.The
Ollie Sullivan arrived at 10 o'clock, hav-
ing 90 tons OF pig irOn, 80 bales OF cotton
and considerable miscellaneous freight.
Captain ~CovingtOn %purpOsed leaving last
night for Eastport.........Tho West Wind
arrived at I0:3O with a large lot Of freight
from the Wabash. She discharged about
5000 bags Of corn AZ Mt. Vernon. She met
the Indiana At Dixon's lower landing,
where she took a large quantity OF corn.
1.-The West Wind would Teidrn 10 the
Wabash last evening. Her officers report
the Wabash bank full and rising rapidly.
The low bottoms aIe overlooked, ard the
whole country VIII be submerged. The
rapidly rising river has caught ~cOnsidera-
bic corn that had been piled along the
banks ...~~Bnly Bryant, the great medi-
cine" OF the Indiana, topped over hei to
await the arrival OF the sisters OF Charley
and Elliott Miller, who make a trip with
their brothers 10 New Orleans, on the
Indiana. They were expected on the
Morning Star, aud woul go forward on
the sam. Orr, last evening. Freight and
people by the Quiekstep, to-day, viii over
AXE the Indiana at Cairo.......Th Petro-
liz No. ?, arrived at II o'clock, fun OF peo-
pc, and with some freight, including q
number Of horses. After ~discharRlng, she
went above TO rescue stock from the high
water. The A. L. No. ], with a barge, was
engaged in = like work Of mercy........... ..
While the West Wind was lying al the
bank below Mt. Vernon, taking freight,
the ban cavtd in and did her much dam
age, coming very neaF sinking her........
The Morning star arrived at 1880, with q
fine trip OF people and much freight,
Among her passengers were a number for
the Indiana, who went Onward on Tho
Sam. Orr.
GEeAninEs from OUR
CIECIEEATI. The Commercial OF Tues
day says;
The food has washed OF the p~iIot-house,
texas n chimneys OF the sunken SWal-
low. She Will prove ~ complete wreck.
Wharf space was restricted to the Public
landing between Main ana Broadway, as
the water is now from three to four feet on
the sidewalk above and below.
The LeOno No. 2 came OF the Marine
Railway Oh Saturday, Ia good condition,
and left for Madison, TO resume ke= trade
betWeey that city and Louisville.
Below, we give the extreme high waters
in the Ohio River during the past ten
years:
February 22.....-....--. ........IS59, 50 ft. 5 in.
April l6......... .......... ...... ...lS60, 40 ft. 2 IN,
April l0............ ......~.-. ...~.l86l, 40 It. 3 In.
anuar 21.--.-...s...... ..-... ...lSB2, 80 It'll In,
March 1858, AZ II. D IN.
December - 70. j IN.
MaIcn l'.-...s+".". .... ...-.-....IoDOt % u. y IN,
September 20.-.... .....- ............lS66, AZ IL. q in.
FEBRUARY % ~. i III
January I..,... ...... .-... -.<.....l6IOs d u. 4 In
JaEuary lS..... ........ ...... ......l510, % II. z In
The Gazette says;
water is in the second story OF houses
at the foot OF Main Street, and as the river
was reported rising three Inches per hour
at Portsmouth, yesterday, IL was believed
that the water would be mp to the Spencsr
House to-day. The Little Miami and
other tributaries are at flood height, and
some Of the trains on sauna Of the roads