The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-10

hDnAH Leaving N9~APmysf
FoH cAfao.-'rbe magnificent steamer
Armada. Capt. n. T. Dexter, Ii the regular
packet for Cairo and way ports to-day, 40
three o'clock promptly. Her clerks are
those elegant and accomplished gentle
men, Diiiy Dunn aud Val. sorenson. than
whom no eieverer fellows grace an ONCE.
tsr appointments are firstselass.
foR LouisvtLLR,aThs great Morning
Star will DC the Mail Line packet for Louis
Vile tliia evening. She IN "a regular float
Ing palace, with the most Luxurious NC
eommodations. Capt. Ed, order and
Miles u. Warren are her popular and ae-
eommodating officers. q ai H1hH
Il GlaaninRa frona our Exchnngea.
CiHctrsArL-The Commercial Of. Mon
day. aaysi
The weather was ciear aud mild yeeter.
day. with slight fog during the night
ing, with feet IN tho channel Tho Ka-
bawhn n falling, with . feet In the chpn-
nell Here tle RIVER Inns raceded 3 feet
To fBhiHVfilr. fft WIG Bf +
Leyis Alnttenneld, well known clerk
on The Ollie MiFaihaippl and Arknnsas
Rivers. died ia thiH city, Of eiiolern, on Hat.
arday night, The doc6aaed has relatives
residing In WilkanHburgti, F1nnsy lvhninI
BoutsylLLr.-fbo Courier of Monday
SAYS
The river continues TO fall quito fast, with
only six feet water in the canal last even
ing by the mark. During the previous
forty eight hours Il had fnllen two feet ut
the hcnd OF the falls, and six feet ut Port
land The weather has con tinuel dry fer
more Than n week, and was clear ma
rather warm yesterday, tho indications
fayoring another rain though the sRy was
clear Inst evening; and the thermometer
Arranging In the 20 ties. .fE
he fuI La a "a
four feet watorin the pass down tho Indian
chute, aud the river steadily falling.
The falls have ceased 10 be fayigablo for
ascending boats for several days, aud they
VIII soon DO unnayigable for Descending
boats. The canal has freely come Into rr.
QUESTION again for ascending boats, and all
laden boats Descending. 'a'
Dense fogs continue 10 prevail on the
river. and the movements OF tile regular
packets have been very much delayed In
consequence,
IN. Louts.-rhe Democrat OF Monday
1 anyAt nte9d auh
The river aeighteen INCHES lower than
at any time this HenAOn. The decline ~
! Atendy, and now about ak inchea PER day.
| Tho river Is not in good condition To cairo.
The boats plying To keohnk lose consider
E9lS ts "F F6e misadnt fS Ss S6htinaes TO
| flll. Il Boats don't attempt now TO cross tho
| lower rapids. No more bulk grain VIII bg
+ tallpn from Dubuque, as the dtnicultiOsinre
| nhd bnrees cannet ba safely loadcd TO draw
over eighteen inches. Freight for. TINS
/ market Is abundant ON the Upper MissiH-
| sippi, and sufficient tonnage tx being rap
| idly supplied. Business hero IL quite acc
| tive, and tho prospect II good for the entire
season, The weather has been pleasant,
/ with last evening Indications OF rain. For
| the ohio there iA n fair amount OF freight,
and u heavy tonnage ~ In port.
| The steamer len. johnson, on her way
| from Omaha to 81. Louis, with ~ valuable
/ cargo OF produce, sunk ON saturday IN the
| Missouri, four miles below BoonNilie, IN
| about i've feet of wntcr. Probably tnuch
| of her cargo Will be damaged. IL ~ our
/ opinion that the boat may have been
| alrbndy raised. She Yns owned here ~
i Capt Ben. johnson aud others, "A now and
good side-wbeeler, and probably well IN
! hurcd. ft..'t
Tho Noble Dozier, sunk above 50, Joseph
IL reported To be broken In two, ana there
fore "a total loss she WIN soon be doel
under the sands OF the Missouri. A morn
! ing contemporary states that sho was valued
4 at ga, 900 aud was insured for s2i,Oo. Upon
this point, most people Will remark-"NerS
high figures" .Hf s#fH
| RNEMPnIs.-'rh -Appcdi OF Friday says;
Yesterday was cloudy and murlSy, ant
lust the day 10 give one the blues atlel
the fine weather we have had Tor some
days past. business WIS quite brisk com
pared with the day before, The river II
still reccding, but very slowly during th'
day II fell some two inches only. r
NEW oRLEASs.--rhe Times of Saturday
says, H lG .U
The temperature OF the weather yeSter
day was cool and plensant-lilSe, whlle Tn
: sky became darkened at Intervals pre-
sonting the appearance OF rain ana, hlte
all the commotion among the atmospnnr
icnl clements, there fell but sign
l al .l.ttte sfar fsttrf