Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-30
River News.

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The River and Weather,-Ths river is agaIn
declining along its whO,s length hence TO Pitt.
burg, and the continued hot, dry weather renders
extrsm low wster not only insfitabie but close
at hard. Five feet of water "a all th 1t can be
f1uad at Flint IGland and bats icadad to that
depth will End 10 extrsn ely oInaeaIt 20 get
through.
ArrGgas ard Departures The Darling,
from Memphis to Cincinnati; r. L. Wood ward.
Eas' port 70 Louisville; indiana, New Orleans to
Louisvi,le; Colder Fagis, Mamie Bysrs, and Gem
traiia, Cine matt 70 Memphis; Geo. HaIISck,
HsncerSoD and return CbsFmsr, Cairo to EFass-
VILE; Liberty No. 2, Louisville TO Memphis;
Phantom, Eastport to Evans Tile shanroek, st.
Louis TO Cincinnsti, constitute the arri'als aud
Boat Dus.-Ths st. Pa'ricE and Superior from
~ mphis; Little Eagle, from Louisville; fam
Orr, from Cairo; Eymph No 2, and fdahoe- from
Cincinnati. are among the first boats due here.
Miscellaneous .--The Darling had all nbe could
carry on tie wster. including cabin full Of
people.
The n. L. Woodward had a good trip out Of
the Tennesses, snclHdfng I46 bales Of cotton dis
charged here and consigned 70 Brown, D1nksrson
q Co. agent OF the BeIlsfontains Cotton Express,
by which IL was forwardsa with the usual els
patch
The Golden Eagle, Nan -~And Centralia
all bad good trips The @sts dis
charged large quantity q frtfght bsrs sor vsEi-
Gus consignses.
The big Indiana passed up yesterday morning
from New orlssDs, with good deal Of freight
on board. bnt drawing oaIy three feet water. She
will be down about FRIDAY or saturday, ualess
the river TOO IoW fef her get out. Capt.
Bysrs Informs that be has no intention Of en-.
terisg his boat for he Louissiiis and Evansville
trade. Our informant, who said that she would
snssr this trade va eyldsatIy mistsksu.
The charmer arrived about O'Clock yesterday
evening with splsnSii trip. We are Indebted 20
her attentive clerk for manissts.
The Locai Of the indianapolis journal gives
. graphic and humorouI account or te first trip
Of tbs famous White river packet Gov. Morton.
which took piaescn Sunday last. The sccount 10
TOO long for re publieatioa. The Morton worked
well. and tho exoursFonists wers we'll pleased
All the land. marks and water marks on tbs river
srs given 9Th Ra.afcuraey that shows The efsivsr
Editor" Of the Journsi we'll posted. PiliDg
wood for fusi on the boiler-deck' - is rather .
new feature 10 stsamboatiag. We hope the Nor
ton will have long and brill ant career, and that
our friend Hsrding's hat may carry perpetual
chalk mark Instead Of Grape.
The Liberty No. passed down At lojz O'Clock
With good trip.
The Phantom came in nom the Tennessee river
With 8 good trip. She returns TO PASSPORT this
evening aud should bayss big trip
The Shamrock passed up from st. Louis with
two barges Of pig.iron In Tow.
.s eEEAsIssa TRex Qua ExcHAasEs.
Csneinmati. The Commercial Of Monday says /;
The weather CONTINUES mild and clear, The msr-
curry raging II go at uoou yesterday. The
Rhts are very cool. At Pittsburg here are ~
ssst W der 10 the chanst ! and falliHs HIRE the
r4ssEs has rsesded " inche daring the psat 40
hours, with { ct hence TO Louisville, and feet
10 the can !.
nora, arr we'd rom afro on Saturday, having 20 d
the paoket to q eeupls Of young adRs 70 SIS 900
for ths Alabana r YER trade. Miss Adsiia Hill
man. o. Uiinton, Missi aippi, aud Mass zEie
Frail, Of Prov q nee, Rhode IslAad, are the pur-
cha ers
noaisvills. The Jonrnai Of Monday says;
i The river CONTINUES TO fall slowiy with 4 feet 3
inehss Of waIer IN he canal, and fsst inches In
Ths iharmometsT stood SOC iE shs shade at neon
yesterday. Business very d4il on the 'svee
Ties Gamer Potomac left yesterday far Cincln-
nstiin ths place Of the steamer ~. oholss; the
freight and make her return trip on time. Low
water was the eanse Of her dsiention.
The Democrat of Monday Says
The Warren d lie Capt VS.. vapmeter, ar
Aived from Green river night before last fnil o.
pass myers. Tho boat has had hard time Of il
getting DOT, being mi elIed g. foree her way
about hTee haadred yATds-down through or be-
low Bumsey Leek. dstafn ng her Ave Gays. at .
very he W expense 20 her cwneta. The psssen'
gers On board aud the 6ittizens of Rnmsey got up
aeomp limsBtary card and appeal to the Board Of
Trade In tehalf Of Capt, Vanmetsr aud bis err W,
all OF which he richly dsaetved. The Belie viii
load for New Orleans and rnn 10 some other trade
until Green river IL navigshls asa ain.
What would have been the condition Of Green
river navigation, had fAs rebels succeeded in
blowing up the locks as tsiey attempted
The following boats are at Portland, having
gone into summer quarter 8" John kilgouri
Nick Longworth }. n. meCoombs. and Hunts
man Tin eladl, The john KilSour belongs TO d
Mississippi Compa y, and will SO south soon 81
the river - = little higher.
Right before last the 70 OF the Mai, Anderson
caught nre, near one OF the ehimpeys, a. the boat
nsared Aurora. Some excitement was caused GU
beard for awhile, but the fire was extinguishet
without serious damage
The so Hife il laid up a. Portland.
The Palestine leaves for Cairo this evening at
o'eio' K She l. fast and 6 cd boat to t'svsl on
Her officers are No.
3 81 Louis.--The Democrat of Moner- says:
The RIVER IL falling steadily at this point. with
fifteen feet TO Cairo siN feet 90 Keoknk. and foul
feet 90 Saint Paul. The Missoari IL stationary
with lour q 20 Omaha. The Illinois is declin
ing and sim at high stage.
Business iS rather fiat on the wharf ProsT ect
Of eng quiet during this we X. Weather DR.,
eApd hot roa 10 dusty <a W
The monitors Lying on cairo will l ave fol
Phila felphia on the first flood Of next spring
The Manyunk is not haiahed.
BOATS LEAVING ro.EAY.
For Caire,-Ths elegant light draught oharme
leaves promptly al o'eIoek fer Cairo and all wa.
ports. Capt. Gus. lie exc is her elegant com
'mAAder, and Billy Duan and Val. sorenson ar
her accomplished aud popSlar clerks.
LosdssfIs The splendid and popular stoanic
Little Grey Eagle, with Capt. Ayers in eomman
and the elegant aud courteous BAnkamith IN tn
once. will be the popular pas kst Tor HendSrso
aud Louisville this evening.
Mamffsm Of Steamer Charmer. a Rudd,
hhda tobacco; Morris Ranger, hhds tobacco
VIII ts Bros, 25 hhds tobacco; Ford, Noel a Co
Is hhds tobacoo; Brown, Dunkerson A Co-s Z
hhds tobacco, s bales cotton MIR. Ashwsii, 81 dr.
hides, bags wool; Joha sinHieh, l box de
Iglshart Bfos. As bags wheat Lowenthal Go
BID mdze; Lava, box drug; w Helm an.
piece casting; Head & Menifee, sacks wool,
bag feathers, hxa tobacco Hayhurst a Viii Ia
k~T. bxs bacon Geo woldin, ibS sAcks bran. g
bills dorr. Registered on the up trip from Cair
$50 cabin posse ayers sb 10 for Evansville.
BANKING.