The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-21

1900. The Weather continues warm. We
had very little rain on Sunday, and yes
terday evening after clear hot day, it sud-
denly clouded up and there was thunder and
lightning while a gale of wind blew the
dust about, but no rain fell.
1.-THE RiUer opposite this point was slill
swelling yesterday evening. 1t had not
however, risen more than eight inches since
the rise commenced. At Pitlsburg it con-
tinues to fall, with about feet in the chan
mel. At Cincinnati, after having rise n
about 4 feet it commenced receeding on
Sunday land up to last advices had fallen IL
inches; there were then about feet thence
to Louisville The rise was from the Kama
wha, Big Sandy, and other tributaries At
Louisville it commenced rising on Saturday
evening, but after having risen some 6
inches, began again to recede. Four feet
nine inches are reported in the Canal.
49,. The Charley Boaoe,l is the regular
packet for Cairo at II o'clock to, day.
.... The "big" Greg Eagle leaves for
Louisville at o'clock this evening.
Capt Fowler, OF the Dunbar, re-
ports the steamer Emma Dean sunk at Union
town. She was lying at the wharf and
leaking badly, when the water getting the
start of her pumps and her upper seams be-
ing open, she settled down to the bottom
We have no further particulars.
1.-The B9aoling Green arrived from
Green river on Sunday. She reports the
river almost dried up, and has laid up here
to await rise. In the mean time Capt.
Liter has chartered the Gue EaUes, which
runs wherever 'he sand is moist, to take
her place as the regular Monday and Thurs
day mail packet Mr.. John Travis goes on
her as first clerk, and the most of the crew
of the Bo1eIing Green has also been transfer
red to her. The EdVes left yesterday even
ing with a very heavy trip She will only run
up as far as Woodbury. Lock, which is out
of repair, with not more than or 8 inches
OF water in it, The Trader has gone above
to carry the mail through to Bowling Green,
the d b. Campbell having been laid up at
that point. When the river becomes so low
that these light boats cannot run, we sup
pose it will form good wagon road, and
the maLls-ean be carried up by coaches.
- 1.-The Masonic Gem has abandoned the
Cairo trade, aud left yesterday morning for
Louisville or Cincinnati to pick up a cargo
for White river. The John LdddeL has also
quit the Cairo trade and laid up at this port.
-. The ST. Louis Republican of yes
terday says
The steamer Atlanta, now lying at this
port, has been sold 10 Capt. Baldwin, lately
of the Umpire No. 3. Capt Mason johnson
sold his interest, one fourth, at the rate of
$4,000 for the whole boat. The Atlanta will
probably go into the Upper Mississippi.
We were informed last evening that tel
egraph dispatch had been received in this
city, stating that the steamer Choctaw had
been sunk at Island "a, about so miles
above Memphis. We hope there is some
mistake about it. The Choctaw has had a
pretty hard time of it fortwo or three weeks,
having been aground in several places be-
tween Islands Is and "a. The Choctaw is
bound from this port for New Orleans, with
a large cargo, and entered protest some time
ago, on account of detention, and having to
move her freigt. She is owned by Capt. D.
II. Silver, is worth SOS, 900, and we learn
is insured for $4,000.