The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-06


partly cloudy on Saturday, with prospects
of rain. The river was going down rapid
ly, having fallen some Is inches during the
81 hours ending at o'clock Saturday after
noon. At Pittsburg the river was station
airy on Friday, with eighteen inches in the
channel. Ggc
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 8
o'clock on Saturday comprise the MiDneo-
la, Memphis to Cincinnati; Phantom,
Cairo and return; Tarascon, to Louisville;
Ada Lyon, Green River and return; News
boy, Henderson and return
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Mary Erwin, for st. Louis, and Altoona,
from st. Louis; Ella Faber, Kate Rob-
inson and Harry Dean, for Memphis:
Darling, from Memphis; Tarascon, from
Louisville; Armada, from Cairo; Messen-
ger and Silver Cloud, for New Orleans;
Sam Orr, from Tennessee River.
miscellaneous.
The rapid decline of the river again re-
wives the hopes of the owners of light
draughts, some of whom have been hoping
against hope for low water for low these
brisk on the wharf on Saturday morning,
with but few arrivals 1.-THE Minneola
discharged 70 bales of cotton here for Mer-
rett's Express, and large number of emp
ty beer barrels for various consignees.........
The Phantom arrived early Friday night
with good trip. We are indebted to her
freight clerk, Il. l.. Conant, tor manifest to
be found below The Tarascon left with
Tss nnIxa at tpfr nd
She took about 1900 watermelons, which,
with the 4, 000 the Louisville Democrat says
she took last trip, ought to supply the
Louisville market for one week 1.-The
Adas Lyon had full cargo of tobac-
co, and the Newsboy had also con-
siderable amount of the same commodity
The Phantom was receiving considerable
freight Saturday morning .......Capt. Rudd
has concluded to lay by until the water
gets lower, when he proposes 10 renew the
contest -. We saw Capt. Liter IN the city
on saturday prospecting. It is rumored
that he will bring out the Mary AmeLt
again this evening, and will be here to-
morrow, when the fun on the upper line
will again grow lively Capt. Hall ex-
poets to be able to commence operations
to-day preparatory to raising his wharf
boat. She Is but little damaged.
BOaGs Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent Charmer,
the best sternwheeler afoat, leaves for
Cairo at o'clock to-day. Her passenger
accommodations are frst-class. Captain
Billy Lowth, and Clerks Fowler and Mich
elson, are also first-class officers and no
mistake. Go for the Charmer.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The elegant and fleet
John Thomas McCombs will go to Louis
vile at 8 O'Clock this morning. She is
neat, clean, finely appointed, and Captain
Order and Miles ID. Warren, her chief Off
GERS. are affable and pleasant gentlemen.
For CUMBERLAND RIvER.-The steamer
Advance, Capt Lancaster, is advertised for
the Cumberland River at o'clock to-day.
She is very light, and can't fail to get
through. rltt
GIeaninss from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial of FRI
day says:
The weather yesterday was cool and
pleasant. At Pittsburg the river Is falling,
with Is inches in the channel. There is
81 feet in the Kanawha and falling. Here
the river has fallen2 feet 2 inches during
the past "A hours, leaving feet water in
the channel
The Argyle was sold at sherif7s sale yes
terday, to Captain Dan Morten, for $500.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Democrat of Friday
says: E
The Ohio Is stilling at slow rate. leav-
ing 5 feet 8 inches water in the canal last
evening" and feet inches in the chute on
the falls. Business was about played
out " on the leyee. 1t looked like IL was
for rent. The weather was clear and
warm during the day. lt
The body of n white boy. drowned, was
fshed out OF the river at Brandenburg a
few days ago. He had light hair, cut short
behind and was ten or twelve years of age.
SUNK.-A barge containing l,527 barrels
of salt, belonging to the Kanawha Salt
Company, a bound for Evansville, sunk
| of the chute. Mr.. Sol Barlow of Jeffer-
| sonville, was at 1.-THE wheel" ''Salt won't
save her."
The Tarascon brought up $1,000 water
| We reckon the Democrat yesterday made
a slight mistake of about 5000 melons,
an error of slight magnitude it is true, but
still an error, a singular and unusual act
| for river editor.
/ The Courier says:
| On the first of August, last year, the same
| stage of water prevailed as now, and the
weather was similar in all reSpectS-not
| variation of an inch in the stage OF tue
| water, or tire heat, by the Thermometer
| indications. IS
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Friday
| says;
| The river is falling rapidly here, with
] feet water to Kepkuk, nine feet 10 CalIo
/ three and a half feet to Prescott, and three
! feet to st. Paul. The Missouri Is falllng
/ and the Illinois is declining bnslhess con
tinues unchanged. Freights are Inoelns
/ lively for the season. The New orleans
| packet could hardly receive all that was
/ sent to her during the afternoon anu even t.,
! ing The weather continues WARM ou
| less oppressive than of late.
MEMPHIS. Appeal of "Wednesday
says:
| fTha ,veather Yesterday was compare
| lively nleasant. refreshing breeze sprunt
mn in the morning and continued through
out the day, and though old SOL shot GOVT
| bSS fiercest rays, IL was endurable. Busi
ness was brisk in consequence of the move
ment in cotton, and the Ievee presented a.
aspect quite foreign to IT OF iate, tn9ugn IN