The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-06


f0a GAia9s-1'hs grand Armada ~ the
magnificent paekst foF Cairo al q 0'ei0ak
to-day, Tier commander IL that veteran
and highly efficient stsanboatman, Capt.
~. y. Dexter. Her clerks are those popus
lar and pleasant young gentlemen, Billy
Damn and Val, sofaRsoa, Her table fare
and passenger accommodations are the
best 0n the river.
Foa AAsnyfLLs,=Ths tidy light draught
steamer Advance, Capt, bradley, leaves
FOR Nashville ana ali Cumberland River
ports this evening, she Ia sure a. go
through,
FoH LoutsytLLE,=Th magnificent
Morning star. Capt I'D. crldsf, leaves for
Louisville at 10 o'clock this morning, of
fsring the most alinfing attractions % pas
ssngsfs and shippers. she ia the fastest
steamboat on the ohio. Miles y. Warren
Ii her courteous clerk, ana "a eisvsref gena
tlsmaB don't breathe. lie Is assisted by
careful ANA attentive subofdlnatas.
The peerless John r. MecombA Ii the reg-
uiaF mail paal4et for Louisville this SVEN
ing she will bs commanded by that
highly popular gentlemen, Frank Bank
smith, with John ouerbaelsaf ana Lon,
liaaisr Ia tie once, ala exceedingly strong
team, Go tor the beautiful MeCombs
aIaaninaa from Our Exchanges.
CfAothnATi.mTb Commercial Of Thurs
day, sayel
The weather was cloudy aBd mild yeaters
day, with fog during tile Night previous,
~ fitlsbutg, the river " falling, with
feet Ia the channel, The khnhwlst IN fall
ing, with feet Ia The channel, Here the
river las rsaeded . fest daring the past "A
hours, with ~ feet hence TO Louisville.
LouisyuLbH.m'fhe Courfef of Thursday
sayAi
The river was falling steadily yesterday,
with 10 feet = Inches water ~ ths canal ia
the evening by the mark, During tho pre-
viouA "a hours ~ had fallen Inches at the
head of the falls, and ~ Inches al Portland,
The weather was cloudy aud lowering all
day, with tho Thermometer at 90 In the
morning, and n at noon.
on the falls last evening there were iest
inches water for steamboats, over the
rocks, aud y feet inches water Ia the pass
down Indian chute,
The old Superior came ~ rom Evans
willie yesterday, aud landed while ~ her
old stopping place, along side the mail
line wharf boat. hha IN on her way 10 GIN
otnnatl to be dsmantied, Capt. Josh,
Throop and others having contracted at
Lhat point for new bout Ia her place
Cincinnati got the contracts beonuAa they
were cheaper than the bids here, Possibly
the predictions of the contracting parties
were for Cincinnati Al all hazards. How
was IT,
They wanted good steamboat on aaiois
time. That's why they went Ia Cincinnati
They could have had good boat built
here bat feared they could not get her out
Ia time.
MEmpnIs,--The Appsoi Of Sunday sayai
The weather continues clear ana plens-
1 ant, which we hope viii give new lnpets
! uoua 10 huEinaAA, ms 10 viii give the PLAN
| terh an opportunity 60 pick the litllu COTTON
| which the recent heavy rams nave l-it
thon' business was na inlt ubon INV NV
days, Tho river during FRIDAY niAht ana
| up 10 noon yesterday rose about nih lh.nea,
| AZ that time u came TO "a hthbu, nnd nhh
| aimee remained stationary, though VI doubt-
! iaaa will commences falling this morning
Nav oni.nASr The Times of Monday
aayHi
There was no peroeptible change In the
weather yesterday from that 81 In prede..
ceaaor, tho last of September having passed
! OF fina aud pleasant through out
HuaineRH matters on the landing were, ~
IN usually tho ease for the Sabbath, OK
! tfomcly dull.
The weather, ycHterday, continued nne
and pleasant
nusinesa on the landing WINS quite active
for the Originating of the week, There were
four departures. all of which hhd very good
trips. The following were the departures
the A lone, for afouroho, the Nina himms
far nnyou sara; the Armhdillo, for Cinoln
natl, aud the J. u. Hind, for opolouAea.
The arrivals since our lnHt are fair II
number The Alone came In from La
Eoureha. tho Nina Rimma from Bayou
SARA the Lotus No. from Pittaburg, til,
Grey eagle from NickAburS, the Norman
ne rSai rom cs,rd river
A cairo dispatch 10 tho Cincinnati Co'H
mercial, OF Thursday, sayai
The araenhaok brought down Mr.. w
Milver Roberts and party, who have beei