The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-02
River and Weafher.


The weather yesterday was cloudy with
strong disposition to rain, but that dispo-
sition had not fully developed itself up to
the hour of closing this report. The river
is nearly at a stand here's probably de-
Ginning little. Pilots differ as to the
amount of water in the lower Ohio, some
estimating it as low as five feet, and others
as high as seven feet. The latter we think,
is most nearly correct. There is four feet
on sHarpeth Shoals in the Cumberland
and stationary. #03J
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals since our last report
are the Charmer and Superior from Cairo;
the j. p. Webb from Nashville; the James
Gray from Green River; the Myrtle from
the Boneyard for Nashville; the Tsrascon
and Mary Ament from Louisville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due are the Ha-
vana, for Nashville; New York, j. G. Black
ford, and Lady Franklin, for St. Louis;
4 Naugatuck and Harry Dean, for Memphis;
Virginia and Louisville, for New Or
leans; American, Silver Spray, Amazon
and Indiana, from New Orleans; Armada,
m from Cairo; Rose Hite and j. NJ McCombs,
3 from Louisville; Ada Lyon, from Green
River; Golden Eagle and Darling, from
Memphisi Nightingale. from St Louis.
miscellaneous.
River news is as scarce as hens teeth
there not being enough arrivals and de-
partures outside the regular packets to af
ford an item......-.The Charmer, Superior
and J. P. Webb, arrived during Thursday
might, all having good trips. The Charmer
and Webb had over 100 hhds of tobacco,
each, and the Superior about 40 hogsheads.
The ChaTmer has gone to the bone yard,
nd xUil hQ
.........The Superior took out the Charmers
mails yeterday, and will probably take her
day until the Charmer is ready to resume
her trips.........The Myrtle takes the place
of the Webb for the present, while the
-- latter goes into the dry dock. After she is
ont the Charmer will go in and be put
into complete repair. 1t will be probably
three weeks before the latter is again ready
for business .......The Superior had not an
overwhelming trip out yesterday. Among
her passengers were Manager Golden and
his excellent Theatrical Troupe, who go to
Paducah, to the kindness of whose citizens
we commend them..-..The James Gray
came out of Green River yesterday almost
light.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The elegant and popular
Armada-the peoples pet-with that great
Josh v. Throop in command, and those ac-
compIished young gentlemen Billy Dunn
and VaISorenson in the office, is the regu-
lar mail packet for Cairo and all way
points to-day. There is no use urging peo-
pie to go on the Armada. They always
q do. F&0 IN
FoR L0UIsvILLE.-The grand Tarascon
the queen of the lower Ohio, goes to Louis
vile at 9 o'clock this morning. She is one
of the most complete steamers in all her
appointments now in commission. Her
elegant and popular officers are Capt. Jim
Lusk, veteran commander, and John
Ouerbacl1er and Arthur Field as clerks.
* The elegant Mary Ament also goes to
Louisville this morning, with the most un-
- exceptionable cabin appointments. Capt.
Liter, a gentleman of the old school, is in
g, command, and is careful and competent.
n Mr.. Caffrey is her elegant clerk.
For MEMPHIS great Morning Star.
aperfect beauty, goes to Memphis to-mor-
row. Capt DOLLS and Frank Banksmith
do the honOrs, and none do them better.
VGleanings from Our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial of Thurs
day says:
tfs,g The weather was delightful Yesterday
+ clear and mild-a shade warmer than dur
ing the day previous. At Pittsburg last
night the river was on q stand, with forty
one inches in the channel. Here it has re-
r. coded four inches during the twenty-four
hours ending last night, with five feet on
the shoalest bars hence to Louisville.
There is four feet in the canal.
Captain John \. skunk, late of the Eme-
raid, has taken charge of the Kate Robin
son. The Kate takes the place of the
Clifton, and leaves for Memphis on Satur-
day, in the Memphis and Cincinnati
Packet Company's Line. Mr.. ]. Wherry
The Marietta packet Ohio No. 3, has laid
up for the present, owing to low water.
The colors of all the steamers in port
were displayed at half-mast yesterday, in
respect to the memory of the late General
Capt. SloanNof the Alabama River packet
Onward, is here. He contemplates con-
tracing for a couple of elegant side-wheel
packets for the Mobile and Alabama River
trade.
st. Louis and Memphis Packet Company,
passed through the city yesterday en- route
from Washington City to Louisville where
he will inspect the new packet recently
completed for his line.
The Rose Hambleton, bound from Mari
eta, on Tuesday, struck a log at Walkers
Landing, five miles below Portsmouth, and
was in a sinking condition, when the BoS-
loved Ter asbore The Rnse H 41olg ann
arrived last night, and will go on the docks
for repairs.
MEMPHIs.-The Argus of Tuesday says:
The morning broke bright and fair YES
terday, promising the same beautiful
weather of Sunday. About o'clock thick
clouds gathered and soon covered the
whole sky; a good shower soon followed
which continued till afternoon, the rest of
the day remaining rather cool. There was
y scarcely anything doing on the levee- The
river has fallen two feet since Saturday
night. White and Arkansas rivers, as
we'll as other of the tributaries of the Miss
issippi, are falling.
The negro crew of the City of Cairo, up
on her arrival here on Sunday night, de-
manded their pay, and refused to work.
The officers of the boat would not accede
to the request and we understand the ne
groes have instituted a suit against the
company. ts