The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-09
Arrivals and DeDartures.

/ St0aullS abtA0 TdIe Oh one IOOb per uay,
and strong hopes of low water are now en-
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/ Arrivals and Departures.
There were but few arrivals and depar-
lures up to o'clock Saturday, including
the Phantom, Cairo and return; Newsboy
Henderson and return; Bermuda, Louis
vile to Tennessee River; Tarascon, Louis
vile and return. ts
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Lady Franklin, Wananita and Champion
for ST. Louis; Lorena, from St. Louis En-
peror and Anna, for Memphis Silver
Spray, P. w. Strader, Louisville and Nick
Longworth, for New Orleans; David White
Indiana and Silver Cloud, from New Or
leans; Mary Ament and Tarascon from
Louisville; Armada and Nashville, from
Cairo; Myrtle, from Nashville.
miscellaneous.
Business was moderately dull on Satur-
day, there being but few boats in port, but
for the past three or four weeks has been
quite active on the levee and in the city.
indeed, our citizens and steamboat men
have cause to congratulate themselves that
business has been more active during the
entire summer. in proportion to popula-
ton, than at any other point on the river.
1t is only by contrast with 1868 and 1854,
that business appears duh; then there was
an imitation of trade, now it is steady,
solid and healthfuL Thirty-one steam
| boats arrive and depart from this city as
regular packets each week, without count
ing boats in the Cincinnati and Memphis,
Louisville and Memphis, and Louisville
Norn nrIa do nd 1ul1i oh 1xua
do considerable amount of business. We
probably have too many packets. One
boat each day, with regular mail is all
that is needed for the Louisville and Cairo
lines, and we want daily mail on those
lines, and every effort should be
concentrated to build them up and make
them permanent. Their proprietors ask
no bonus to run their boats, but do solicit
an undivided patronage. We care not
WHO runs these boats, we only want to see
these lines well established in the interests
of Evansville; so that Louisville and Gin
cinnati interests may not be advanced at
our expense. Let the business men of
Evansville consult the permanent inter-
ests of our city.......The Phantom had a
slim trip up, Saturday morning, but had
an excellent trip out, including a large
quantity of Byron Bingham's XXX Andy
Johnson whisky, for reshipment to New
OrIeans.........The Bermuda had about half
a trip, and was towing an empty barge
for her return trip........The Newsboy had
her usual cargo of tobacco....-.TheT aras-
con had "a m oderate packet trip, and looked
as gay as a peacock. Thanks to her atten-
tive officers for late papers.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo-The beautiful Charmer, the
best stern-wheeler afioat, is the regular
mail packet for Cairo to-day at two
o'clock. Captain William Lowth is in
command, and William Fowler is in the
office, while George Nicholson has charge
of the freight department.. They are all
pleasant gentlemen, and take pride in ac-
commodating passengers and shippers.
Get your freights down early, so that there
may be no detention or disappointment.
For LoUIsvILLE.-Tha elegant John
McCombs leaves for Louisville at nine
O'Clock this morning, and has unexcep-
tionabIe passenger appointments, and her
officers are splendid gentlemen. Mr.. War
rem is her popular chief clerk.
Gleanings from Our Exchanges.
CINcINNA ATT. The Commercial of Friday
says:a "a 9H1 lt
The weather continues clear and hot,
with the mercury ranging at So degrees
yesterday. At Plttsburg the river is fall
ing, with twenty-fOur inches in the cham
nell Here the river has receded twelve
inches during the past twenty -four hours,
with ten feet on the shoalest bars hence to
Louisville. There is five and half teet in
the canal.
The Silver Spray having abandoned her
trip to New Orleans; reshipped her freight
on the Lady Franklin.
The RoWena, Havana, Reheoca, Natoma,
Mariner, Anglo Saxon and Champion We're
all picnicing on the Fourth. The Rowena
careened and shipped about three feet of
water near Sedamsville. She reshipped
her guests, when she was pumped out in
three hours, and was all right again.
The big Louisiana has laid up at Port
land for the present. Capt. HolcrOft and
Clerk Lazier were in the city yesterday.
The Lawrence has laid up to repaint and
refit generally.
Lou1svILLE-The Courier of Friday says:
The River was falling rather fast yester-
day, with five feet one inch water in the
canal in the evening by the mark. During
the previous forty-eight hours it had fallen
eight inches at the head of the falls, and
two feet at Portland. q very material de-
cline, which, If continued a few days long
er in the same ratio, viii make Sand-barS
prominent and navigation precarious.
The weather was rather of a pleasant
character on the 4th--cloudy and cool for
the SeasOn-but yesterday was regular
scorcher, the sun blazing, and the Their
sprung up in the evening, which somewhat
allayed the heat.
On the falls last evening there We're three
feet full in the pass down the Indian chute,
and falling, and the river business decl1n-
ing to about the same stage as the river.
MEMPHIs.-The Appeal, of the Sd says:
The weather opened cloudy yesterday
morning. Began to rain gently about
eight O'Clock A. NJ. and continued for near
an hour, sufficient to lay the dust which
has been exceedingly troublesome during
the last few days.
The River at this point is said to be
slightly on the decline. Though there is
some business doing ON the 1evee, it is
mostly confined to the metropolitan raid
on the mackerel brigade and greedy hack
men. All these old customers had better
put for their holes of exit and pull them
in as they go.
NEW ORLEANs.-The Times of the sd
says:
Since our last the weather has been of a
stormy nature The sky darkened up at
an early hour in the morning, and slight
shower fell which scarcely laid the dust,