The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-20
River and Weather.

River and weather.
The weather was cloudy and clear yes
terday, with one of the best rains of the
season, cooling the air to some extent, and
reviving the parched vegetation. The
river has risen few inches, but the rise
viii be small and brief. lgaf1
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and, departures up to 3
o'clock yesterday include the Charmer,
Cairo and return; Indiana, Louisville to
Paducah; Newsboy, Henderson and re-
turn.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Altoona, st. Louis; Yorktown and Wau-
anita, from st. Louis; Minneola and Maui
gatuck, for Memphis; Armadilo, Mel
notte, New Orleans; Louisville and Mes
senger, from New Orleans; Tarascon, from
Louisville; J. P. Webb, from Canton;
Armada and Nashville, from Cairo; Ada
Lyon, from Green River.
Miscellaneous.
Business yesterday was quite dull up to
afternoon, with scarcely any arrivals ........
The Charmer had good trip, including
rs hhds. of tobacco, 27 head of cattle, and
1876 passengers. She was receiving consid-
cradle freight for her return trip.........The
Indiana passed down entirely light. She
goes to Paducah to go on the Ways.
The General Lyle ran into the wharf
boat at Vevay the other night and played
smash" The Reueille says the Mail Conn
pany will have to " foot the bill $50 ..
Parties in New Albany have agreed to
build boat for the Peoples Line of Louis
vile packets, which will make the run
from Louisville to Cincinnati in seven
hours, to be built on the German model,
and we understand the Company have ac-
cepted the Offer. This will be making
quick time between the two points. and
we hope the project may be effectual...
The j. p. Webb in coming out of the Cum
berland, struck some obstruction, suppos-
ed to be the wreck of a sunken boat, break
ing several of her timbers and causing her
to leak badly. She went to Paducah to re-
pair. Reuben Lawson, United States
Inspector, viii be in Evansville on the
goth, and remain few days for the renew
al of licenses, inspection of boilers, and
all other matters pertaining to his ONCE
ai tie BOats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The grand Armada is the
regular mail line packet for Cairo and way
ports to-day at 2 O'Clock. She is the most
pleasant boat on the lower Ohio. Captain
Josh v. Throop is her elegant commander.
and Billy Dunn and Val. Sorenson are her
accommodating clerks. D'@ s."
The Nashville is the Opposition "Peo-
pies Line" for Cairo to-day. Capt. Rudd
is her commander and Capts James and
Bently and Kit Rudd are her clerks
Gleanings from OUR Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial OF w edues-
day says: 81. o
The weather was clear in the morning
and cloudy and warm toward night, with
the mercury at SO degrees. In the evening
there was a refreshing rain. At Pittsburg
the channel. The Kanawaha is falling.
with % feet in the channel Here the
river Is receedlng slowly; with feet on the
shoalest bars to Louisville, 4 feet 4 inches
in the canal, and feet on the falls. 80 Il
we learn that on Saturday evening as
the General Lyle was passing Bellevue,
She was nailed by some persons seeming to
be in distress. A yawl was sent out from
the Lytle, when it was discovered that q
white man and woman and two negro men
We're almost drowned The white man
and woman were saved, but the negroes
could not be reached in time. and thew
were drowned. They had been out in a.
and upset them all in the river
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Wednesday
says: 4OH a 4
The river was still rising Yesterday.
though but slowly, with feet 5 inches of
water in the canal at noon, by the mark
had risen two inches at the head of the
falls, and inches at Portland, making a
rise, altogether, of some Is inches at the
foot of the falls.
The weather was somewhat cooler to-day
and cloudy, at times threatening rain.
though none has fallen. The thermometer
in the shade ranged as high as 90o, in the
afternoon, with a moderate breeze stir
ring. r.,r 80 ~ /
The river was falling last evening, with
feet inches of water in the canal, and
down the Indian chute. 80 tst 81
The Indiana, having run a long and
prosperous career, is about TO be laid up for
the season. The summer is half over and
freights scarce.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat, of Wednesday,
says:
There is a good stage of water to Cairo,
four feet to 1Leokuk, and about thirty
inches to st. Paul. Minnesota river is so
low as to be navigated now by barges only.
The steamers which ran above the rapids !
on the Minnesota, have all laid up. Sew
eraI steamers of a very small class run
from St Paul down to Prescott, to take up
passengers and freight from the larger
packets unable to cross. Missouri river
falling, with good stage. Illinois river |
still falling. The small Lotus, going up on
ucT HISJ "Trip. SUCK 0SfSeiI on Naples naLS, |
and was lighting on to barges Another |
Illlcois boat has laid up--the Admiral Far |
ragut, because of dull business and low
water.. A good deal of rain yesterday, but |
the weather still hot. Business fair for the |
There is heavy Ohio river tonnage |
in port. The Yorktown left with fair but |
long delayed load. The Wauanita gets q
dray load occasionally, and several Ohio |
boats seem laid up-The Franklin and |
Champion.
MEMPHIs.-The appeal of Sunday says:
Yesterday was another excessively warm |
day, the mercury standing at 92o in the |
shade, and a dead calm pervading. There |
was more activity on the levee than at any |
time during the week, in consequence of
the miscellaneous freight discharged by /
the Emperor and Anna.
NEW ORLEANs.-The Times of Sunday |
says:
No change in the weather yesterday
rom that of the previous day-the heat be- |
ing very oppressive, and at times through