The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-22
asoAts LenyIng To-DAy.

Boats Leaving To-day. ''a
FoR CAIRo.-The high-beaded CharIaer
In the regular packet for Cairo and way
points to-day. She has elegant passenger
appointments and good freight capacities
Capt. Billy Lowth, Willie Fowler, and Geo.
Nichelson, are her coterie Of popular Of
hcerk. ~ 9J
FoR LouIsviLLE.-The great Morning
Star liz the regular mail packet for Louis
Vile to-day. II In limited that that veteran
and highly popular officer Capt. Aaron
Ballard In to take command OF the Star
Miles u. Warren ~ her accomplished and
obliging clerk. aa
For MEmPIfIs.-The wild-winged Liberty
No. goes 10 Memphis to-day, in charge OF
those favorite officers, Capt. j. Is. Archer
and Joe q. Mcculloch. She Is one OF the
finest boats on the Ohio. .....,. 80
6leanings from OUR Exchanges.
CINcINsArI.--The Commercial of Tuesday
says:
The weather was cold and cIoudy yester-
day, with steady rain all day. The nerctl-
~ ranged at % degrees at noon. Al Pitts
burgh the river IL falling, with feet In the
channel. Here the river has risen 2 feet
during the past "a hours, with 10 feet hence
Capt. Liaycomb, late OF the Llnote
Drown, having purchased the command
ing interest In the Rose HambletOn, will
load her for Arkansas River forthwith.
The Weatmoreland follows the Emerald
TO New Orleans ia The Express Line.
There was ten feet, and raining, In the
Cumberland River last night.
The emma Floyd follows the Havana TO
Nashville, and the Anna the Nightingale
10 Sc. Louis. 3f-
LouIsvILLE.--The Democrat OF Tuesday
says; hHl H aai s..ri -Iai
The river was rising yesterday, with
eight feet I'VE inches In the canal last
evening. This makes six feet Ave In the
chute on the falls, and Ave feet Ave over
on account OF the bad condition OF the
weather IL rained nearly all day and was
The Laurel Hill, Captain Yves. Conner
arrived At New Albany Saturday night.
The Ledger says. she VIII undergo the
most complete repairs here, have new
and made In every respect n first-class
steamer. :" ref ""
sr. LouIs.-The Democrat OF Tuesday,
saya:
The rlveris declining rapidly. AtSt. Paul
there IN doubtless fioating Ice. The upper
river Is falling all the way down: The III,
inois IN down 20 q grounding stage, and
the Missouri In likewise on the fall. Win
try, with dear bread, high rents, and stag
lower In price In Cincinnati than here,
and therefore numerous orders are going
there from Nashville, &C., while none are
received here, The Anna White and Lex
inRton, receiving yesterday for Nashville,
will leave to-day. Business Is quiet, and
weather pleasant.
= CUMnEisIAND RIVER TRADE COMPETE
TIoN.-ThIs trade has been opened with a
larger supply Of tonnage at Sc. Louis than
has been usual heretofore The Cumber- /
land In at "a fine stage from the mouth to
Nashville and beyond. so that all other
considerations being favorable, steam
boats will have for some time 20 come. no
reason TO complain. That there Is, or Will
be, this season, enough business 70 Keep n
ceivinR ut this port for Nashville, H. very
doubtful 10 say the least. Captain David
White lends of with a egular line, nam
ing the Anna White, j. u. blackboard and
Imperial, ali good boats Captain III. y.
McComas will make a hard nghtI no doubt,
with the Lexington, slue-Wheel boat,
which he has secured the cohhhhhu VI
The Little Rock, good stern-wheeler,
in command of Capt. Jonh boyie rs ~ an
dav. The Anna White and Lexington
will sail to-day, in the somewhat interest
ing role OF competitors, and we presume
the l. little Rock will be pitted against one
of the packets OF the White star Line.
From what we have seen Of these contests
going 10 lose money in the st. Louis and
Nashville trade. The Cumberland Is free,
however, and, az boatman remarked,
"no boat going to Nashville can take in
the river after her.
Evansville will have word TO say in re-
gard TO the Cumberland River trade.