The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-27

/ ten inches at the head of the falls. and
I thirty inches at Portland. The weather
was mild in the morning, and wss clearing
| up, with the thermometer at noon at 45o.
In the evening 1T clouded over with fall
| of snow and rain.d fsars 10 bar WRtssf
On the fezis last evening there were six
/ Ieet Lnree inches water in the pass down
| the Indian chute, and five feet four inches
steamboat water and the river rising 1t
had nearly come to a stand at noon, but
commenced swelling again in the morn
| ing. 'sa8 tf'oa -ttF 9flft# tststl F3ElIf--1
The Courier, of Monday, says: bad iia@
The Richmond, the magnificent low
pressure passenger packet, is now ready
for launching, and II is hoped she win be
noated of the ways by the first High tide
The indications are favorable and we think
she VIII be afoat on or before the New
The Richmond is being completed on the
ways, or cradles of the marine ways at
Madison, where she sits as securely as If
riding at anchor in the dock. In the
meantime from her position the hull be-
comes. seasoned, and nothing that money
and skill can do has been neglected in
making nef perfect in all respects On or
before the expiration of the first month of
the new year we expect to greet the Rich
mOnd at our wharves. Expectation runs
high in regard to this great boat, and on
ner appearance, new era takes date in
The Richmond is designed exclusively
for the passenger trade between this CITY
and New Orleans She isathe only low
pressure boat on the western waters, but in
a few years we think they will be teeming
in every trade. fe~ rlsss+ seeFs-.s
The Democrat, of Sunday, says:
The Charmer undertook to pass the
Palestine, near Evansville, last trip, and
the result was that the Palestine cut her
wheel off, and left her to learn lesson. +
The Charmer did pass her, and the PaIes-
tine drew over and broke out a section of
the Charmer's wheel, but still the latter
beat her to Evansville, The owners of the
Palestine WILL propably, learn a lesson.
ST. LOUISVILLE Democrat, of Tuesday,
says:
The business season is over, yet there is
business. II is kind of jerking and
spasmodic affair. Steamboatmen are |
neryously apprehens1ve of a sudden cold |
spell, and the signs last evening Justified |
their fears. A hard freezing night was ex- |
pected. The Antelope got in from the /
Missouri. Her appearance reminded us of |
Pole. She was stopped by the ice at ST.
Johns chute some time ago. No arrivals |
from the Upper Mississippi yet. Probably
no more will come from the Illinois this |
year. River still rising slowly Several
Memphis. alI1 -
sternwheler, old Johnsonville packet, to /
somebody of Evansville, for 81 0OO She is
now i'll the Ohio, and will ply in the Wa
bash or Tennessee River trade = .sreH
q. w 10 - tlat Somebody ana what boat
Is it fs+,4 ,f ets,...4. lf ,,T
= AsHyILLE.-Theb Press and Times of
says: aaf aft,.. -
! UPPER CUMBERLAND RIVER PACKETs.--
BY mutual understanding between Conn
modore James Hughes who controls the
above line of packets, and Captain James
Lowell, the. neat little steamer Alert will
enter the ring in the above trade We
hope, as the above line is owned and con-
rolled as a. home institution, it will be
ven supported feg fftsastv 80 ss.t n 4
MEMPHIS lI,F IS: The Appeal, of Saturday
'ays:
The day just passed was q very beautiful
1ne, but business was not brisk The Ohio |
tiver'is rising at Pittsburg and all the way
Town to Cincinnati. The Mississippi at ST.
louis is also rising slowly, with about Y / =
eet to Cairo. The Arkansas, White and
st. Francis are high. At this point IL made I
stand to-day. but will rise again in day
The Arkansas River business having
ibout played out, many of our river friends
sre about to leave for Brazil, and in q wear
'r two our readers will hear of palatial
packets running upon the rivers of the
Empire, under the guidance of some of our
,est known Arkansas River pilots. Bully
or them! When they get a line estab- :
lshed, we want a posish on some river
olumn in that land of gold, pIantains,
md half-breeds. q5.ts II -