The Evansville journal., 1866-09-06

place of the Rose Hite, and viii, we pre=f
sumo, continue in her place until another
boat can be got ready, or the Rose is got
afoat again ,.....,.T There isa continuation OF
the caucussing among steamboatmen, and
q changein inarintiie afiairs may be an
nounced at any time Among other
prominent steamboatrnen, we were glad,
Yesterday to- meet our much esteemed
friend. Mr. John Gilbert of Golconda. alo a
Boats, Leaving To-day. 198Ta9 a
For CAIRo.-The superb and elegant
Charnler, the best stern wheeler af1oat, is
the regular mail packet for Cairo and all
way points to-day. Capt. Billy Bowth and 4
CLERKS Fowlerand Throop, are knowra and 4
admired by all for their fine social quail.
ties and careful management She leaves
at O'Clock. al2eiio7 9n 7aatad0 ,seaqAI 9aI
For LouIsVIInE-Th J. Il. McCombs is
the regular packetfor louisville thisseven-
ingi Capt. Ed. Criderfs her popular Com-
mander and Miles d. Warren is her ele-i
CANT and affable clerk The McCombs is a
good one and a fast one. ''d o1V'7loe
GIeanfmgs from Our ExcIian$eS. "a
CINc1NNATI.@Th Commercial of Tues
day says: tp%2o $50 a= Y" eI
The weather was cloudy and warm yes
terdayE with the mercury at S0o at noonsa
daylight, accompanied with terrific thunder
and lightning A large quantity OF ram
fell inundating all the creeks in this Vic
cilitys and doing, consiG damage.H
Both MialniS poured out perfect Hoods.
Capt. Whftten says he never knew the Big
Miami to pour out more plenteously than
itsrdlds yesterday morning The current
swept, the drift to the opposite shore. of The
Ohio, making a big sand bar, leaving inst
enough room for passing steamers to get
around it. At PittSburg the river is station
ary, with 20>inefes i'm the channel The
Kanawhas Is st taflonaIy with ~ lIehestn "a da
inches during the past-tMenty -four hours,
having swollen 21a feet altogether, with
feet on the shoalest bars hence to LOUIS
ville.AtG q M4s ~ wa ~ = IA E.sAHs
The Big Sandy packet, Revenue, Captain
Wash Kerr, while bound down, on Friday
evening last, struck root or snag, one
mile above Buena Vista, Ohio, and sunk
| in O. few minutes, the water being three
| feet over her lower deck. She will doubt-
| less have to be wrecked. Her cargo, some
200 tuns, PRINCIPALLY iron nails &C. VIII
| The Nightingale, Captain J. A. Frazier,
having given up. her New Orleans. trip, re-
Shipped on the Silver Spray, and is now
| LoUIsvIIIE!- The Courier Of Tuesday
! says: SIS .zl1
| The River was rising yesterday, and ris-
| ing unexpectedly fast, with fouffeet water
! in the canalln the evening by the mark
| During the previous "a hours it had risen
/ inches at the head of the falls and Is in-7
/ cIies at Portland, a good, as well as an OPP
portune rises The weather. as Ewe. had in
timated, has turned very warm, IN A., the Ehero r
4 about ninety in the shade, followed about
1 nine O'clock with a sudden storm and a
i remarkabie heavy fall 1of rain me ram
/ for a brief space actually poured down,
!. flooding the streets and making pedestri-
!. anism rather. difficult of accomplish shrnent
/ Yesterday morning another rain feIii
though il was not heavy or Of long dura-
! ton. -'
On the falls last evening there were two
! feet water in the pass down the indian
chute and rising, with every prospect that
i that channel viii be called mmedlate
i requisitjon.
i river telegraph along the Lowe Ohio, as far
/ as Evansville and Henderson, was In the
i city yesterday. He is progressing rapidly,
i and we will soon have two or three daily
i reports of marine news from the different
points along the route. A submarine eapAe
i is to be- laid across the Qh1o, e0nnectlhs =
Cannelton and 1HaweSyiIle, and then a
shore line up and down the river, connect
ing the leading towns. II -fs.s.aet c,slg -,
T,Fir. Booth is a very energetic Telegraph
wfre-workeg, and at present is making lls
Il headquarters at Brandenbprg,se securing
the best cedar and locust posts for ms
wires. .-GuG9 ai1 qsf'a ton iiiW }L .r5f1Hh
j ST.. LOUIS. The Democrat OF Tuesday
The tendency of all the upper rivers Is TO
swell few inches. The river here was sta-
| L1OnaTy anu 'bllC
were also stationary whenlthe last arrivals
Were coming down. The weather was
pleasan yesterday, after addItIonaa a. neany
Il rains Sunday night. The wharf IS pelng
closely shingled with boats again. Ionage
continues greatly in excess OF aeinan1, zen a.I'+
The agents say they expect to get her on
Tomorrow evening with spfflclent Trip
| Cant Gregg is in command. - - 49,
The RerfTa is off the docks, we believe,
and will load for the Ohio. The Rose Ham
bIeton will likewise load immedlately Ioi
bleton was expected from Cincinnati yes
terday.
I MEMPHIS The AppeGt of Saturday says
The weather continues clear and pleas
2 ant, but business languishes. awaiting th'
( arrival of the new cotton crop. Ihe rlVel
is still rising steadily at this point. Arkan
sas rlyer is falling slowly with 70 lnches q
"a a iroInsta iI @ about, who had just shippe,