The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-15
As0afs Leaving To-day

IA u B0ats Leaving To-day. 4atgH
FoR cAIRo+- The elegant and fleet
Charmer III the regular Cairo packet at
three o'clock to-day. She has admirable
appointments. Capt. Billy Lowth is her
commander, a gentleman of the old school,
and Willie Fowler and Geo. Nicholson arc
her popular clerks. Her table affords all
the luxuries OF the season. ga .,. i
II FoR LouIsvILLE.-The palitial Morning
Star Ia the fleet packet to Louisville this
evening. She IL the fastest boat on the
Ohio. Capt. Ed, Order Is on the root, and
MilesD. Warren in the office. Everything
on board is lovely, and the tables groan be-
meath good things. e'al iiaF
Fois EAsTroRr- Phantom il the reg
ular Evansville and Eastpora packet to-
day. Her hour OF departure is four n. M.
Hodge Brown IL her commander, and Tom
Wilson her chief clerk. She is fleet and
neat. II she is not in on time she will go
early tomorrow.
For NEW ORLKANs.-The Stonewall, a
hrst-class side-wheel steamer, goes to New
Orleans to-day. Capt. Haines il in COM
mand, and Thorndyke, the inimitable, is In
the Office. She Is u good boat to travel on
Gleanlngs frOnl Our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial, Of Tues
day, says: H
The weather was clear and cool yestet-.
day. with the mercury ranging at 50 de-
grees at noon. AT Pittsburg the river is
falling, with feet In the channel. Here
the river has receded 20 inches during the
past "a hours, with ~ feet hence to Louis
The press of Pittsburg and all who have
examined Captain Donaldson's new steam
or Great Republic, universally agree that
al IA mil n ~ II AT ID
ness, as we'll as magnificent passenger,
steamers afi0at. t8HA tt HAf3
Lou1svtLLE.-The Courier, of Tuesday,
SAYS, ffou9U 8aE T8H hstgaaaa Y6l
The river was falling slowly yesterday,
with six feet six inches water in the canal,
In the evening, by the mark During the
previous twenty-four hours it had fallen
only three inches at the head of the fahs,
and D inches at Portland. The late rains
have materially checked the fall. The
weather yesterday was clear and cool, with
a heavy white frost in the morning. Ice
was also freely made the thermometer at
noon ranging at 40. Fg 98 HI
ON the faifs, last evening, there were AZ
feet water in the pass down the Indian
chute and slowly falling. ~
The Democrat of Friday says:
The swallow struck log below Cairo a
few days ago, and Is now on the ways at
Mound City.
+ AS the Swallow passed this city on sun
AAy AAbCAhbOAp rhG AAhAb hhNC DCGh NOO0b
Portland wharf when this accurate loca-
ton of her was made. 5000 le
ST. LoUIs.--T The Democrat of Friday says:
The river is falling 1t will decline rapid
ly. Very low water TO Keokuk and Cairo,
before the close OF navigation, In considered
quite likely. Boats are hurrying up with
their last trips of the year in the Upper
Mississippi. A few more boats will reach
Dubuque. There is or s feet to Cairo. The
Missouri Ia low and troublesome. The Illi-
nois In falling, but has good stage. BUSH
Ness on the rivers continues active. Weath-
er becoming senstbly cooler.
MEMPHIS 1.-The appeal of Saturday says:
The weather yesterday was gloomy, with
occasional sprinRlings of rain throughout
the day, and in consequence, business up
ON the levee was not as active as usual
White river IL rising slowly. The 1T.
Francis Is falling very slowly with twenty
eight inches TO Wittsburg. There Is four
feet in the Arkansas TO Little Rock, and
falling. AT this point the river Is ON
stand.
The Robert Il. Lee took 3,57l bales of cot
ton into the Crescent City ON her last trip.
This, SO far, rs the largest trip OF the sea-
son.
Capt. W. r. Holcroft, of the Louisiana,
contemplates building a new boat TINS
Winter for the New Orleans trade.
NEW 0RLEANs.-The Times of Saturday
says:
The weather opened yesterday with
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