The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-24
River and weather.


wharf-boats will be promptly attended to-
River and weather.
| The clouds of Wednesday night broke
| away, and yesterday was bright, clear and
pleasant Thesmometer, $50 at noon. The
rives is steadily rising, having risen about
two feet since the rise commenced, the
Courier's forty eight inches to the contrary
| Notwithstanding. There is now an album
| dance of water for medium classed boats.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals up to o'clock yesterday
afternoon, include the Tarascon, to Louis
Vile. at o'clock; Cora S.. Louisville to
Cairo; Charmer, Cairo to return: News
boy, Henderson to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Nightingale and Talisnan, from st. Louis;
Harry Dean and Golden Eagle, for Mem
phis; Naugatuek, from Memphis; Empe-
ror, for New Orleans; Nick Longworth,
and Argosy, from New Orleans; Rose
| Hite, from Louisville; Phantom and
Mary Swan, from Cairo; Importer, to st.
Louis.
Miscellaneous.
Although the arrivals were few business
was quite lively on the levee yesterday
morning. ............T The Tarascon had good
trip both ways, and did not get off on her
return to Louisville until four o'clock yes
terday morning ........... The Cora $. had a
good trip for Cairo.......The Charmer had
splendid trip up yesterday morning, in
Guiding I3l head of hogs for Louisville 40
hogsheads OF tobacco, 26 barrels of green
| apples and a large lot OF miscellaneous
freight, and q cabin full of people. She
was receiving largely for her return trip.
| Among other freights were $50 barrels of
cement for reshipment to st. Louis, and
/ ZOO sacks of corn for Johnsonville.....The
City Surveyor was yesterday engaged In
making survey OF the wharf on the
square below Main Street, and the work of
paving that portion of the wharf
will at once be commenced..................
The Mary Ament has not entered the
Louisville and Cincinnati trade as reported
by a reliable CITY contemporary yesterday
She runs from Cincinnati to Richmond,
Superintendent Gus. DuSouchet
has gone to work overhauling the Armada
and will put her into complete trim for the
fall and winter campaign. Her smoke
stacks have been taken down and new
ones of the most beautiful design will take
their place.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CATRo.--The high headed Nashville,
commanded by that distinguished come
dian and veteran officer, Capt. j. ".
Throop, leaves for Cairo at O'Clock. Billy
Dunn and Val. Sorenson are in the office
and are hunkey boys. They know their
duty, and do 1t like little men. 1t is a
luxury to travel with Capt. Jay Vee., Billy
and Val. 1 1aa
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The Mary Swan may
be expected up tonight, or early to-mor-
row morning for louisville.
GIeRnings from Our Exchanges.
CINcINEATL-The Commercial Of Wednes-
day says: ~ eaE4sfF Il
The weather was cool, wet and disagree
able yesterday, with light, ,drizzling rain
ed of pleasant last night. At Pitts
burgh the -riEer is falling, with 80 inches in
the channel. The KanaWha is falling with
rs inches in the channel. Here the river
has risen lS inches during the past "A hours
with 10 feet on the shOalest bars to Louis
vile. There is 8 feet in the canal.
The Darling dropped down TO the .leyee
yesterday in fine order, and VIII -sOon. re-
sumo her regular trips between Cincinnati
The Alice Dean made a trial trip yester<
day with her new boilers. SheWss laid up
in Liz king River. Superintendent Geo. ID.
L..
her out. She performed highly satisfaeto-
rily, making abundant steam easily. She
has a battery of tour new boilers. contain
ing five. ftues each. They are Is feet long
and 46 inches in diameter. aa5 E9ta
The greenish water in the river has given
| place to the usual muddy mixture, caused
by The recent rains and rise Consio cradle
drift came out OF the LiltIe Miami yester-
day. rAaHIA Ff Il -
Ihe sow-boat Clipper, recently sunk
| twenty-five miles above Maysville has
| been turned fright side up with care
Her boilers and machinery will also be re-
covered. ar~R3 -
| dropped down TO the leyee yesterday. She
| leaves for Cairo to-day having been built
for the Paducail and Cairo packet trade. "a
Mr.. john Watkins, mate of the Nymph.
No. z, died in this city last night. His re-
| mains will be sent TO Buffalo, West Vir-
! ginia on the Kanawha River, to-day, for
| hours sickness. He recently arrived from
| the Alabama River, after years absence,
and had been afflicted with chiIls and
We regret to announces that Captain Ovid
| C.. Williamson died at his residence in this
! city last night, of congestion of the BRAIN
| with steamboating on the Ohio and Missls-
| sippi Rivers during the past twenty-five
| years, as clerk and captain. lv.T r.
LoUGsy1LLE.-The Courier of Wednesday
says: .f nt
The river was rising slowly last evening
with feet inches water. In the can by
| the mark. During the previous "A hours
| 1t had risen tour inches at the head of the
| falls and one foot at Portland. The weather
| was cool and cloudy in the morning, with
| light rain, and the thermometer at 7Oo at
noon. In the evening IL was clearing OH.
ON the falls last evening there were 2 feet
nine inches water in the pass, down the
Indian chute, and slowly swelling.
| We learn that David Madden, mate of
| the Rose Hambleton, that arrived rom
| st. Louis yesterday, was drowned by fall-
| ing overheard at Peckenpaugh's bar. He
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