The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-04
The Heather, yesterday, was op

1900 The Heather, yesterday, was OPP
pressively warm, Notwithstanding the fact
that there was considerable air stirring.
The thunder shower which for three or four
successive afternoons, has regularly visited
us, failed to make its appearance, the wind
being from another quarter, and the even
, ing closed clear.
1.-The bottom of the river continues to
! approach the surface at this point, but the
bars are beginning to cut out so that there
is reason to believe that the channel will be
: in a better stage for navigation in a short
: time. Hence to Louisville the depth is va
riously reported at 81 to A feet. At Lou
,isville there were inches reported in the
canal yesterday, with a fall of about 2
inches in tie preceding "a hours. Thence
to Cincinnati there are A. feet reported.
! The river hence to Cairo IS in a good stage
for boats of the lighter draft.
...... Business yesterday was very dull,
the shipments inconsiderabe and the rates
unchanged. The Louisville Courier has
the following with reference to the rates at
that port. Freights to New Orleans have
further advanced, with engagements on the
Fanny Built at rs cents per Dbl. for pcta-
toes, 81 to 81 % for pork, 81 80 for whisky,
80 cents to 81 for -four, and 80 to 60 cents
The rate for mules was IS per head, with no
shipments.
1.-THE Lue Fares came in from Green
River last night, with Warren's brass band
on board, and crowded with visitors, who
came to witness our celebration of the
Fourth.
'-.'.- The Masonic Gem got in from Bowl
ing Green at III last night, with PIG pas
sengers, most of them visitors attending
the celebration of the Fourth. The German
band returned on her.
1.-The GREY Eagle arrived at about half
past o'clock last night, bringing great
number of passengers, who visit our city
for the purpose of participating in our cele-
bration of the natal day of our national
independence.
800, The Dunbar arrived this morning,
and will leave for Paducah at her usual
hour to-day. Any persons coming up on
her to attend the celebration here, who may
wish to remain till evening. can take pass
age on the Autocrdt, which will return to
Mt. Vernon with the excursionists who
come up on her.
.. Four o'clock this evening is the
Lue EdUes's regular time Of departure for
Greco river, but as she is to carry back
some excursionists she may not get away so
soon.
-'''- Tomorrow is the Bracelets regular
time of departure for Louisville, but as she
has been taken out of the trade, there will
be no regular packet on that day unless the
Trio arrives and takes her place. This she
should have done on Monday, but failing to
get paying trip she preferred to wait for
better time.
-To-morrow is the Masonic Gems
regular day ofdeparture for Bowling Green
She was not on her regular time at her last
departure from this place, but we presume
there will be no further irregularity 10 her
running.
-.--" The Autocrat left yesterday evening
for Mt. Vernon, with the intention Of
bringing up any citizens of that place who
might wish to participate in our celebration
of the Fourth. She returns tonight to
convey the visitors back to their homes.
1.-The history of the steamer BoloLinq
Green, which was sold here on Monday by
Sheriff Gavitt, to satisfy some twenty-three
executions, all directed against her, presents
a remarkable example of the advantages of
experience and superior management in
steamboating She was built i'll the latter
part of the year 1855, by Capt Liter her
z recent purchaser, for the Green River trade,
in which she was successfully run by him
until within year ago. Out of the profits
accruing from this trade, the steamer Brace
let and large warehouse at Bowling Green,
Ky, were built, after which her owner
traded her off for the farm on which he
now resides. Here her period Of usefulness
seems to have terminated, and she proved a
very bad investment to the person into
whose hands she fell, for within less than
twelve months she was hopelessly involved
in debt, and her purchaser left without
either boat or farm. Since she has gone
back TO her original owner, she will doubt
less begin anew a profitable career. Capt
Liter says he purchased her with the inten-
ton of trading her for another Kentucky
farm. We doubt not he will realize hand
somely upon her, in any event.