The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-05
River and weather.

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wharf-boats will be promptly attended to.
NJ River and Weaker. ausrs.
The weather has been variable during
the past "a hours; clear and cloudy alter
nately, with light shower of rain occa-
sionally yesterday morning. AT noon the
mercury in the shade stood at 81 degrees.
and the sun was exceedingly hot. The
river continued to fall until late honr
Monday night, since w which it has been
about at a stand The rise here, If anv.
VIII not amount to much, as the river is
falling at all points above. a4lasg 4E
rs Arrivals and Departures. sIfld
The arrivals and departures up to three
o'clock yesterday include the Naugatuck,
Cincinnati to Memphis; Phantom, Cairo
to Evansville; j. p. Webb, Eastport to
Evansville; Messenger, Memphis to Gin
cinnati; Newsboy, Henderson and return;
Havana, Cincinnati to st. Louis. lads0
Boats Due. 44Fro9
Among the first boats due here are the
Altoona, for Memphis; CaneIfa and Tails
man. from St. Louis; Darling, from Men,
phis; Silver Cloud and Argosy, from New
Orleans; Maggie Hays, Nightingale, Ar
nadlllo' and Argonaut, to New Orleans;
10 4soGtr% MISCELLANEOUS. ,HoEtHa31
- Business continues dull on the ievee.
The packets take and bring fair trips, but
outside boats add but little to the business
along shore. Considerable grain is being
brought here for shipment to Louisville
and points above, while freights for points
below are scarce........The Naugatuck and
Havana had good trips -an they could
faaf III
]. r. Webb had fair trips The Phantom
had over thirty passengers from Union
town and Shawneetown alone. ...... The
Messenger, which was sunk some time ago
in the Mississippi, has been raised, and
passed up yesterday morning. bulk
head had been built in just forward of her
matches, and forward of that she car
ried a nice fish pond. Captain Dean was
strongly inclined to tie up here and repair,
but finally concluded to go to Cincinnati,
where he could be near his wife and ba-
bies. We don't blame him, although we
believe IL would have been to his interests.
pecuniarily, to have stopped here....... Dad.
Combs is In the city, as we understand,
looking at the Plain City with a view to
purchasing her for the Louisville and
Green River trade........W We again warn our
merchants that most desperate eff
fort is being made by the n1er-
chants of Louisville to wrest from us the
rich trade of the Green River, and If we lie
snpinely trusting to the efforts of the J.
Baker and Jonas Gray to retain that trade,
we will wake up some of these fine morn
ings and find our expectations blasted.
One first class light draught boat, in charge
of some gentleman whose interests are
identified fully with Evansville, and re-
ceiving the undivided patronage of our
merchants, would secure that trade to
this city. We all remember the many
futile efforts to take that trade from
this city while Captain Drinkwater
and the Dunkerson were in the
Green River tradMs It was an unlucky day
for Evansville when they were frozen out,
by pandering to short-lived oppositions
in the interests of rival cities. We have
warned our merchants time and again of |
the dangers impending. We now warn |
them again. There is deal of caucussing |
going on in maratine circles. AS matters |
develop themselves we shall inform our |
readers of all that is proper to be |
written. We inadvertently wrote |
Tor Mariner, ON Sunday night. |
Our First Street neighbor pounces down |
on the fnaccuracy, just as if it was the first, |
we had ever made; but, in the very next |
paragraph says, "The Havana is due from |
vt. Louis to-day; whereas, the Havana |
passed down, for st Louis, at noon yester-i
day. Sdpiens homo est ilte of the Courier. |
The Nashville had moi a very full trip out |
yesterday ..-......Capt. Drinkwater was a. |
by the Eaugatuck yesterday
.Capts. Throop and Lemcke
were expected ON the Tarascon last night
I Boats Leaving TO.Day., ,fs