The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-14
River and weather.

River and Weather.
Yesterday was scorcher. The sun fair
ly bIazed, and hot vapors rose from the
parched streets and levee. The river here
had fallen three inches up to three o'clock,
yesterday.
Business was dull all the forenoon yester-
day.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals up to O'Clock yester-
day, were the Columbia, from Cincinnati
to ST. Louis; Marietta, from Cannelton to
shawneetown; a tow boat with four barges
of hay in tow.
Boats Due.
Among the boats due here are the EN-
peror, for Nashville; Rapidan, for Tonnes
see river; Argonaut, Nightingale, Import
er, Lawrence, Shamrock, and Bertha, for
st. Louis; Golden Eagle, Anna, and Lib
erty No. 2 for Memphis; Navigator, Silver
Cloud, Nick Longworth, and Louisiana.
for New Orleans; Lady Franklin, and Ar
madillo, from st. Louis; Morning Star,
from Memphis; Argosy, from Cairo; ]. T..
MeCOmbs, from Louisville; Westmoreland,
VIM Butler, and Louisville, from New Or
leans; and VIM. White, from Green River,
Miscellaneous.
Business was rather at a low ebb yester
day forenoon, but one boat arriving up to
three o'clock-the Columbia, with good
trip to ST. Louis. Lipman's circus boat, the
Marietta, and tow boat with four large
hay barges in tow, passed down......- The
Superior dropped down below the mouth
of the Pigeon, yesterday, and lies to the
bank............The Armada was receiving
pretty freely, but would not go out with q
big trip ........The Ada Lyon was picking up
a fair lot of freight for Green River. We
are happy to see our clever friend, Captain
All. Edwards, doing well, he deserves it.
........Cox d. Humphrey have their new
stages about finished, and we expect to see
their mammoth wharf-boat looming up at
the wharf again by the end of the week.
.......The Madison C0a6rier's local says that
he wants us and the Louisville Democrat
feller" to quit calling him q cuss." We
never called him anything of the kind, but
ifhe don't take back his false accusation
that we drink, we will cali him something
wuss.' We don't do it.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.--The strong and swift Argosy,
Capt. Pendegrift, is the elegant packet for
Cairo and way points to-day. She has adj
pleasant officers.
\ For LoUIsvILLE.-The John I. McCombs
the regular mail boat for Louisville to-
nxs Captain Crider and MIR. Warren are
ms f<gant officers.
@Aseln DrlnkwsCreT, szz--s@. ssssgSss IN
ea>a1ffice, is the regular Green River packet
his evening.
.4eaninss from Our Exchanges.
SISCINNATI.-The Commercial of Tuesday
Us:
~ The weather was clear and warm yester-
cay, with the mercury ranging at 90o at
noon; AZ Pitts6urg, last night, the river
II receded inches during the "A hours end
ing last night, with feet on the shoaleSt
bars hence TO Louisville. There is S feet in
the canal. 0' ~
Several companies of Regulars leave
newport barracks during the week for Lit
tie ROCK, Arkansas. They go to Louisville
on the big Louisiana.
Captain Gus. Lemcke, of the Evansville
ana cairo Mail Company, is in the city, Sc
Letting summer suit for Captain ToSh v
Throope. Business was duff along the le-
zee Yesterday, as is generally the case on
Captain Lew. H. Morris takes CHARGE Of
the river department of the Cincinnati
Daily Union to-day. In addition 10 a
knowledge of steamboating Captain Nor
RS also knows how to dish up a good item
We expect to peruse some rich and racv
marine items in the Union as soon as the
captain $ machinery is worn smooth in his
new profession.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier, ofThursday.
says:
Inc river was almost at a stand yester-
gay, with feet 10 inches water in the canal
IN the evening by the mark During fine
previous twenty-four hours it had not
varied an inch, though falling in the
morning and swelling IN the evening. The
weather was exceedingly warm ali day,
tne thermometer ranging as high as 81 |
with light rain in the afternoon.
Z. ON the falls last evening there were scant |
: leet water in the pass down the Indiana /
ehute, and the river apparently rising
though 1t was falling in The morning.