Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-02
River News.

River and Weather .--Ths river declines gsntly
and slowly. and before our next issue ths bottom
WIN In places in front Of the upper psrt Of the
city, be above the surfaes. The rsign Of big
steamboats, IL ended for tins, and stsrn-whsel-
srs Of ght Taught now have their day.
The weather is partly cloudy but hot, and more
rain msy be expected.
Bassns,s.- Buginsss was lsmsntably dull ysstsr-
day, y fin great dsarth Of steamboats,.
Arrivals and rspastnra.-Tbe Gen. HAileck,
Z n, ndsrson aud retnrn, the Superior, for Mem.
phis, ard the Pbanta m, for Passport; Idahos,
cincinnati to 81. Louis; Maggie Hayes, cincin-
natl to Memphis, and Palestine, Cairo to Loris-
willie, constitute tbs arrivals and departures yes
tsrday.
Boa1s Dus-Ths Amelia Poe, for Hashyilie;
Mamora aud Lady franklin, for St. Louis the
Caroline and Miami, for Memphis; Hard Times
John Kilgour and Carrie, for New Orleans; the
st. Patrick, for Memphis the ohnrmsr, from
Cairo; the Morning Star, from Louisville, and
the Liberty, from Memphis, are among the FIRST
boats duo here
Miscellaneous never witnessed dullsr day
on the lsves than yesterday, the only arrival, up
TO 6 o'clock, being this Gen. Hallsek from Hsndsr.
son........The Superior left for Memphis, and tho
Phantom for Eastport, with moderate trips.....-
Captain josh. ". Throop hss got his famous Ar
NADIA nearly eomplstsiy ovsrhaued. and shs look
o. beautiful a. q woman. She viii be rofurnahsd
and will come out for tho fall trade nice a. new.
oLxAHTsos FRoA oUA ExcHAHsEs.
ctnetHMass. Tho Commercial Of Thursday
says:
Tho weather was scorehing hot and clear ysster-
daT, tine mercury ranging at ninsty four degrees
IN the shade 1T noon. At Plttsburg there are
feet water In tho channel, and falling. Here the
river hes retedgd one inch during the past "a
hours, with feet honce 20 Loui1vil Q, and So
feet In the Canal.
The h. X. Iub kerson csme In from Evansville.
Bhs viii undergo thorough rpsirs here, before
entering che Green river trade agaiu. Captain
Drtnhwa IL halo and hearty a. usual
Captain john Collier, formerly of the Willie
Gamage, has purchased tbs Anglo Saxon for &c.
900 eash. She IL undergoing thorough pairs IN
the Eureka Docks, and will DO ready for BUSINESS
In two weeks
packet J.. d. HiEds for $4,000. for the Red river
trsds,
Captain DORIS Davis has also purchased the Lit
tie Champion for Is, 900, for towing coal from
PaTksrsburg to Cincinnati.
Captain Gus. Dusouehst Is ut the Gibson House.
He purch sed new carpet and cabin OUTFIT yes
tsTday. for the Armada, and expects to return to
Evansville next week.
LoHssSiIls.--Ths Democrat OF Thursday says
The river continues to fall slowly, with 9 feet
In the Canal yesterday. making abort Il inches
water on the Falls, and about feet on the bars 40
The weather yesterday was very hot aad dry.
and fair prospect for "worue and more Of it.'
Business on the wharf was dead. the only stir be
ing that Of dust. which was plentiful. The water
rs will be 90 low ir q day or two that
'sids. wheel boats must 20 to shore,
And stern wheel steamers vent ure more"
The Lady Grace, Captain John Rchey, has
Just como on the dotk, and looks handsome as
che LEFT for Oino matt yesterday TO load for
New Orleans and Bed river. She will get good
tnp.
St. LeHis.--Ths Democrat Of Thursday says:
The river 10 declining steadily at this point.
There sabout fourteen feet OF water TO Cairo. To
Kstkux there is good stage, and to st. Paul q
fair stage, but low water 1T early date 10 con-
sidsrsd certafe. The Illinois 10 going steadily
down. The Missouri 10 In bad condition. Every
succeeding arrival gives . more deplorAbis &C
CONT Of the sand bars ard snaga. Boats 20 SLOW
both wzts and much freight has been prsma-
BisiDsss 1. lair. There Ia more freight offered
here fer the Missouri than the boata can take 1T
once. Small beats will soon have IL their own
way.
'essN ssAvslis The Press and Times Of Wednesday
says:
The Cumberland 10 ut too low stage, rntii the
fall freahets, for any business.
ThA,s mar Ontario, OF the Sc Louis line, 10 At
Johnsonvilie, laden with freight tbs city,
awaiting the transfer Of the railroad TO the civil
authorizes. which, u wes expected would have
been consummated yesterday.
The Intelligeno 7 says;
the 19th Of August, Deputy sheriff William ;.
Irwin attached the steamer Hard Times for debt,
and that Capt Henry Brown and other officers OF
the beat refused T. FecogoiEe bis authority bat
showed out fsom the wharf snd went on 70 Pitts.
burg. earryi tho sheriff with them. They
there settled the amount OF the claim and thoughi
the matter was euded. Yesterday evening 7hs
Hard lines again o. rived 1t the wharf, when the
Sheriff and hs aids went sboard and arrested the
Captain upon . warrant issued by one Of the ia
tees Of the county. He wss taken before Squire
Thompson. who held him 20 bail In the sum OF
one thousand dollavs for his appearance AZ the
October term Of the Circuit Court The punish
ment for the onenae IL Inc aud imprisonment.
The Journal of Thursday says;
There 10 q change In the Democrat. Hazy'l
province now 10 70 attend TO the Ohio river. But
when he sets u on IRE, what's to become Of the
nshes and stsamboatsf
rsf soArs LEAVING To-pAr.
For Cair0.-Ths feet aud popular 0hArmer
Capt. Gus. Lsmcke, the renowned, on the hurTi
cane, DUE Nicholson and Val sorenson In tn
ofaoe, will leave for Padueah, Cairo and al va,
ports, at s o'clock.
For Lswisvifls.-The elegant and neet httl'
Cry Has lie, Capt. Ayers. will be the regular mai
packet sor Louisville this evening. The elegant
and genial Banksa ith is in the once.
For Memphis The Wild ST. Patrick, o. Hart
master, and Bruce Award, rs clerk, VIII 90 q
Memphis to day. The Saint 10 " stunns " AND
cnpfait George 10 ditto.