Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-09
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cIscunAr1 The Commercial of Tuesday sa

| CINCINNATI The Commercial of Tuesday says:
The weather was ehangeable Yesterday At 8
| A. M. the mercury down 10 90 degrees, max
ing thin ice. in the street cutters, during the
night previous. violent gale of wind prevail
cd for two hours at noon, blowing the steamers
| at Giimore's wharf stern up stream, Last night
1t was cloudy, with the mercury ranging at 81
degrees, indicating rain or snow. At Pittsburg,
the river was stationary last night, with 612 feet
| in the chan ell Here the river mas risen inch
| es during the twenty-f1ur hours ending last
night, with feet hence to Louisville.
| Yesterday at A NJ. the New Richmond and
| Cincinnati. pack t. Clermont, bound down, when
| near Chilo, burst her main steam pipe. DuriD G
the noise and confusion CAUSED by the accident,
/ the engineer, Mr.. L. Ross, Of New Richmond,
| and the mate, Mr.. Sam. Selby, of California, KY,
| together with a couple of tine cabin boys jumped
| overheard. The cabin boys succeeded in swim
| ming ashore, while, sad to relate, the engineer
| and mate were drowned. The B9stona No 2,
| Captain Montgomery, came alorg shortly after
| the accident occurred, and brought the passen-
| gers and freight Of the Clermont to Cincinnati.
The Bostona No. reports passing the towboat
Dick Fulton agrC und, with coal bargss scat
| tered all over tie bar at Burlington - ~
The Sc Charles has been Dgthsned forty-two
| feet, making err entire length $50 feet on deck,
while she births fifty more passengers, with
| commodations for $50 passengers Her bow is
| sharp, while t, Q entire model is graceful, with
| easy water Hnes.-Her bow reminds of Captain
Trademarks fast mail packet Yorktown, the cur go
| of the stem and figure aead beirg similar. She
promises to be of the fast clippers, as she
| came from Madison to .incnnati, on Sunday, in
| eight hours and thirty minutes, notwithstanding
she was flying light, and out Of trim, being twelve
| inches by the stern.
Captain Lewis Davis, of ckson, Ohio, former
ly of the steamer General Anderson, is in the city.
He is looking and feeling fine.
rhe Pittsburg telegram Of Monday night to the
Commercial says:
The latest from Oil Oity reports seven inches of
snow on Sunday. The Allegheny river was fall.
ing at that point, but rise is anticipated from
the moderation of the weather. The Mononga-
hela was rising yesterday, with six feet six inches
on the marks.
LOWisviEEe.-The Journal of Tuesday says:
The river at this point is rising briskly. During
the "a hours preceding six o'clock last evening
the rise amounted to six inches. There is now a
depth of feet Q inches In the canal, and feet 9
inches on the falls At New Albany the river has
risen about Is in hes since Saturday, and contin-
ues to come up quite fast
st. Louis.-The Democrat of Tuesday says:
The river Is falling from st. Paul TO Cairo; the
Missouri and Illinois falling. There is 8 feet
to Cairo, feet to Keokuk, feet in the Illinois,
rnd feet in the Missouri ZEE. 2. -i.f.ffgsvhfr
A dispatch dated Omaha states that the sters
wheel steamer nton has sunk. We understand
thss abe gill he raised. and that she Was iRsESsd
ton owned by Captain John Oopeiin, and
was about two years old. She under charter,
transporting railroad ties on the Upper Missouri.
Memphis.-The Argus of the Sd says:
There being some def cts in the machinery of
the Dictator, she will ge either to st. Louis or
| Louisville, aud undergo some changes. We were
mistaken when we saId that Turlsy, who Jumped
| from the Commercial 10 a crazy fit, into the riv-
| er, was drowned. Mr.. Duffy succe ded in getting
| him ashore, when Turley commenced cursIng
| him for not saving his hat, aud told him to get
1t. Rascality among negro drsymen and labor
| ers seems to be quite predominant now. Yestsr-
day while one drayman was loading his dray,
| another jumped on dray with two bales of cot
ton on it, and after driving it TO store mp town,
sold it. The cotton recovered and the negro
| lodged in tn jail The laborers engaged by the
Golden Eagle we're more than usually thisvish.
Several of Them attempted to walk off with some
freight and take it up town, but Ootter and PEN
| oleton, who are no ard'Less detected several Of
them.
| BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Cairo.-The beautiful and fleet Charmer,
commanded by that popular gentleman, Capt.
Billy Lowth, and with "My Lord Duke Niche
son in the office, goes to Cairo at O'Clock to-day,
and is worthy of a Zig trip of people,
For Louisville. elegant Rose Hite, In
charge of those veteran and popular officers, Capt
Ballard and John Ouerbscker, goes to Louisville
| this even ing.
Also, the bright and beautiful Morning Star,
smith will be fouId in the Office, WEARING the
most genial smiles.
For Cairo ana Memphis.-The famous, swift
winged Liberty No. q commanded by that ele-
giant gentleman, Capt. Eugene Bowers, goes to
Memphis at noon to-day. Capt. Ed. Fl. Judge,
one Of natures nobIsmen, graces the Office, and
will attend to passengers with the most sunny
smile and bswitching grace. Passengers for
Memphis can't do better than go by the Liberty